The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-08-29
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
WA7ERrowN, N. Y, August 2S.-Tho
second train of the Barnum & Bailey
show was wrecked late last night about.
two and half miles East of Potsdam,
while en- route on the Rome, Watettown
and Ogdensburg Railroad from qouven.
er to Montreal. A broken axle was the
cause. Twenty.four ring horses, includ.
ing one Of the four chariot teams and
two camelB,. we're killed. Six cars we're
derailed and two teloscoped SO that every.
thing 10 them was crushed. There were
three trains conveying the show. The
firot train, which carried the tie ents and
their belongings, passed into Canada
safely, but the second train, conveying all
the animals, met with On awful disaster.
The scene Is one Of confusion. At either
side of the track are distributed tbs
bodies Of the dead horses, with here and
there poor beast which had received in.
iuries that render It hseless tethered to
fences. At the side of the highway are
one camel, sacred cnws, steers and various
other animals which were rescued from
the derailed cars. Tie cars are crushed
and twisted into all sorts OF shapes, and
piled upon the track in seemingly hope
less ENHANCEMENT. The elephant, which
were in the first Car that was derailed,
were not burt, and have been taken from
thee and are swaying their bodies
angrily as if displeased at their unusu.
ally long confinement. barnum's part.
ncr, J. &. Bailey, is at thu scene. lie
.nys it is difficult to estimate the loss at
ynsent, but it will be in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000.
WoDuRM,. MASS, August 24.-This
morniog Fred s, Nichols, living en- Grove
street, Winchester, while delirious from
typhoid fever, got out of bed, procured a
revolver from bureau drawer and shot
his nurse, Miss Smith, through the
heart, killing her. Before he could be
secured be fired two shots at his father,
Stillman Nichols, but without effect.
Miss Smith was a trained nurse from
Boston, who came yesterday to attend the
patient. Young Nichols is 90 years old.
His father iB member of the Boston
firm of Cowdry, Cobb, Nichols & Co.,
piano case makers.
BLAcKv1LLE, August 24.-Mr Ionic
Seideman, IN old German resident of
this place, committed suicide here last
night about half past 10 O'Clock by shoot.
| ing himself through the head after retir.
ing to bis room. He had been drinking
very hard for q number of years, and in
the past few days he seemed to have ar
rived at that stage when the stomach
would retain the liquor no longer, and, it
is thought, he became more sober than
be had been for many years, and medita-
ting upon and realizing his position, he
determined to put an eud 10 everything.
The preparations around the room showed
conclusively that he was very deliberate
and knew we'll the step he was taking.
The night marshal heard the shot and
ran Immediately to the room and found
him dead across his bed. He has been
financially embarrassed for some time,
and this fact may have contributed to the
sad catastrophe. He has no relative in
this country except Mrs. Meyers, wife of
Mr.. E, R. Meyers, Of this place.
CHICAGO, August 25.-Ye Yesterday de.
veloped another installment ofreal life in
oThe Romance of Poor Young Man."
The actual name of the young man who,
| under the name of George Dunning, is
serving four year term in the Joliet
penitentlary as a result of his love for a
milliouaire's daughter, is Ernest Dunni'
want. His father, an old Chicago prin.
ter, died four years ago, leaving widow,
seven daughters and two SOUS. Upon the
earnings Of Ernest the family were de.
pendent, after the death of the father
until the boy went to the penitentiary'
Since then the family's existence has
been maintained only by severe strug-
gle. The mother was seen by q reporter
| and corroborated the story told about the
persecution of her son, giving the story
| in detail. She said further that the
millionaire's daughter came back to the
city last year, after long absence, and
called on her. Mrs. Dunnivant spoke
Indignantly of Ernest being in the peni.
tentiary and wanted the mother to write
him how much she thought of him and
how much she would help him when he
got out. The girl said she herself had
been practically in prison during hel
absence from Chicago. Mrs. Dunnivant
added that some time last year an attor.
ney was recommended to her as a man
who conld not be bought off: I went to
him, and he said he would assist me-
He asked if had any letters. I,told him
had several from the girl. The attor.
ney said these were just what he wanted
that he had made this same millionaire
settle for two scrapes he had gotten into
and that by showing the letters to him.
he would Immediately get Ernest pardon.
ed out. Igave him the letters, and that
| was the last [ ever heard ofthem.
LAuRENs, Aug. 26.-Albert Meredith
and John Jones, negroes living near
| Fowler's Mills, in the northern part Of
! this county, became engaged in scufle
on Saturday afternoon, which ended in
Meredith's shooting and killing Jones'
The circumstances as far as your CORES.
pondent could learn are about as follows
Jones came to Meredith's house and
began playing and scuf1ing with him,
subsequently Jones ran out of the house
and Meredith ordered him to stop. On
his failure to do so the latter seized an
old fashioned Colts pistol lying over the
door and fired, the ball entering Jones
back and causing bis death in about 6f.
teen minutes. Meredith was arrested
by bystanders and detained until the
arrival of Deputy Sheriff Winters, who
brought him to Jail yesterday afternoon
| The verdict of the coroner's jury was il
accordance with the above facts. Mere
dith claims that the killing was purely
accidental and that he Was only in fun
JACKSON, Miss, August 25.--State
Agent L. F. Childs arrived here thi.
afternoon. He delivered Kilrain tt
Sheriff Cowart at Purvis this morning
and took his receipt for him and kept the
train on to New Orleans, and rushed or
home by the Illinois Central. He sale
be did not have time to give any of the
particulars of his trip with the ex-cham.
pion, but that after he was finally given
over to his custody by the Baltimore
courts, that. .Kilrain gave him no trouble
that he behaved well-better than Sulli
van. He said that he thought it was
Kilrain's intention to give bond at Purvi'
to-day, and start back to Baltimore to
night.
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