The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-07-25
Down on DR.. Mellow.

CHARLESTON, July 1S.-Dr. T. B.
Mellow, the slayer of Capt. Dawson, was
expelled from the South Carolina Medi.
cal Society to-day. At special meeting
of the society the following G resolutions
were passed
Whereas, it has been brought to the
notice of this society that DR.. T. Ballard
NlcDow has been proven, by his own
confession, guilty of immoral, unprofes.
sional and ungentlemanly conduct, and
that after due notification the said DR..
Mellow has failed to appear before the
society to exonerate himself from said
charges:
"Resolved, That he be expelled fiom
this body.
"2. That the secretary be directed To
publish copy of these resolutions, over
his official signature, in the three daily
papers in this city and two reputable
medical journals
When Mellow graduated with honors
from the Medical College here, some
eight or ten years ago, he applied for
membership to the Medical Society and
was black balled. a certificate of mem.
bership of the Medical Society is consid.
cred almost as much requisite for
practitioner as q diploma. The certi6.
cate of the Medical Society opens the
door to the holder of every household in
the State. McDow's reputation was so
shady, even at that early stage of his
career, that he couldn't get into the
society. His standing in his class, how.
ever, secured him position in the city
hospital, and his marriage with the
daughter of q respectable and wealthy
German merchant soon secured him
practice. Just about q mouth before he
killed Editor Dawson be finally succeed.
cd in being elected member of the
Medical Society. Two days after his
triumphal acquittal, he sent in his letter
of resignation to the Medical Society.
The society refused to receive it. It is
to the credit of the physicians of Charles.
ton that they demand q hearing of the
case. Mellow knew the rules-knew
that he could not be expelled from the
society without hearing. The society
met to-day and adopted the resolutions
given above. The action WAS unanimous.
It was also decided that no member of
the society should under any circuln.
stances, enter into consultation with
Mellow.
The veterans and honorary members
of the Lafayette Artillery are to hold
meeting shortly to discuss Surgeon Nc.
Dow's relations with the corps. 1t is
understood that all the honorary mem.
bers of the Lafayette Artillery of this
city, of which Mellow is the surgeon,
have decided to resign from the compnny
unless Mellow is expelled. The honors.
~ members, some thirty in number, have
notified the company to that effect
Special 10 the Register.
CHARLESTON, S. O., July 21.-The
parsons pitched into Murderer McDow
to-day without gloves. At the Hugenot
church, the oldest French Protestant
church in the United States, on the place
of worship for two hundred years of the
old cavaliers of Carolina, the Rev. DR..
Vedder preached powerful sermon from
Proverbs 17:15. Alluding to the Mellow
verdict, he said:
Our city, 30 long and so worthily the
pride of those whose birthplace it is, or
who have learned to love aud call it home
never more dear than amid the calami.
ties with which it was visited; nor more
worthy Of honor than from The spirit with
which they were borne, and the strength
with which their desolatiors were repair.
ed had already passed into popular liter
ature as the "city Of disaster" when its
crowning catastrophe came from its hall
of justice. Whether or not the Judgment
there rendered was technically warranted
and it was reached, by some at least, oil
unimpeachable integrity, some at least,
who might have been Mistaken think
they were, but who would not knowingly
be unjust or untrue, yet there can't be s.
doubt that a very large and influential
portion of our community, and we'll nigh
our whole land; bold it to have been there
demonstrated that Charleston holds moth.
ing more cheap than human life, that
truth has been stricken down in what
should have been its very citadel; that
one whose loss was perfect calamity has
been stealthily put to death under circum..
stances that sicken the heart which hears
the recital of them, whilst the wanton and
worse than worthless Slayer goes forth,
not only unscathed of penalty, but ar.
plauded by some Us we'll doer. This is
the verdict ola very extended and ou.-
spoken public sentiment.
At Grace Episcopal church, the fash.
ionable church Of the city, the Rev. DR..
Charles Colesworth Pinckney, who is first
vice president of The national society Of
the Cincinnati, preached from Genesis
9-2-6, "Who sheddeth mans blood" etc.
Life is far TOO cheap in our land. 1t is
sacrificed with a ecklessness which would
not be tolerated in England, or any other
civilized land, where Gods law is known.
The result of the recent trial in this city
seems to fall very short of any censure OF
homicide. It has failed to condemn
crime, to vindicate Gods law, or to pro.
tect human life against the murderers
pistol. That a human life has been taken
by violence is an acknowledged fact, and
the tribunals of justice have no word of
censure tor the deed. The slayer is res.
tored to his place without condemnation
of any sort, without fine, imprisonment
or any legal disapproval of the wrong.
TIE murder pollutes the land beyond all
other evil deeds, and leaves an indelible
stain in Gods sight. Nor can this blood
stain be obliterated until it be "washed
out With the blood of him that shed it."
Mercy 10 the murderer is cruelty to the
community. Every deed of violence,
whether murder, manslaughter or mob
law becomes the seed of future crime
unless repressed by the majesty of the
law.
The Dogs Of Laurens.