Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-13
F. W. DAWSON KILLED.
THE SOUTHERN EDITOR Is SHOT DOWN
PHYSICIAN.
Dr.. NcDOw Murders Dawson IN BIS 0tics Where he
Locks Up The Dead Bdy-Thrse hours Later
HsSurrsndsrs Himset-Grsai IHiglatoa
Among the 0ihzsns-Ths Cause.

CHARLESTON, S. G., March II The
city tonight is in terrible state OF excite
ment over the assassination of Csp. +.
W. Dawson, the editor of the Neic, and
Courier. The murderer was T b. McDow,
young physician who is married and has
several children. The evidence in the
case is very meagre, bat it has been learned
that Capt. Dawson was murdered b-cause
of an attempt to demonstrate with Mellow.
for trying to seduce a servant girl IN bis
employ.
The murder, is is said. was committed
about 3:45 p. m, bat was not discovered
for three hours afterward. when the mur-
derer surrendered himself The body of
the murdered man had in tre meantime
lain in the Office OF the murderer. not ooe
hundred yards from his own re.id-rce
Capt. Dawson left the Ncic and Courier
office about $3.50 p. m. and was never seen
alive again.
II appears that he had suspicious that
his maid servant who hsd charge of
his children, was not behaving herself
properly. Last week he asked the CHIEF
of Police TO detail a detective % shadow
the girl, stating that he did not desire his
children to be entrusted to girl who wss
not strictly honest. The detective ac-
cordingly Swallowed the young woman
On Monday morning be saw her PEI ou
Ruthledge Avenue car, where -he WAS
soon after joined by DR.. Mellow, The mur-
derer.
The detective followed the pair for ssy-
eral hours and submitted a report in writ
ing the Chief Of Police, who communicate
its details TO Capt Dawson THE morning
AS stated above, Capt DAws0n left h-
office at $3.50 p. m. to-day, and WIS found
murdered about $3.50 p. M. IN the ,lics oi
Mellow. His face was badly belte1 aud
pistol bullet was found in bis hear, 70
is supposed that be went to Dr. McD0w's
to demonstrate with him, q married man.
and the father OF several children, against
seducing his maid servant and that Dr.
Mellow ehOt him.
After the murder Mellow disarpnre7
till $50 p. m, when he appeared 40 the
police station and surrendered himslr
Mellow is said to be the only doctor 800 the
city who is not member OF ih3 Safe
Medical Society and has an unsayory rsr-
utation. lie married, some years ago. fho
daughter Of Z. C. Ahreus, q rich retired
grocer, and it is k1ow that the po ice h8ve
Dsen asked to shadow MN ssyera times.
The city is in terrible state of excite
ment All the evidence adducld thu. ar
shows that the murder WIS mos oisbolical
Capt Dawson was shot whilesluing down
The shot was fatal one
After numbering his victim, d. McDow
left him lying on the floor, locked his office
door and went out.
There is evidence that he tried % bury
the corpse Of his victim, but thst in the
meantime suspicious had GOT cut. and ilnl-
ly, three hours after be had kllei Captain
Dawson, he surrendered himself to the po-
lice authorities
Tonight the city is drlped in mourning
and the murder is the suffice o. discus
sion. The body Of the mr-' - o --r, was
taken to his residence
ner's impaDnelling iui
the inquest until 10 NOR
derer was hurried 10 n
As he surroBdofoi hh
present ia safe from lynch
well nigh impregnable.
had ust met tonight
the murder was telepho.,., -.--
the Council at once adjourned.