The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-04-18
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

SAVANNAH, Ga, April l1.-Prince
Law, negro living on Springfield plan.
tation, killed his four.year.old child this
afternoon as a sacrifice to the devil.
Law is locked up. He admitted the
killing and says he was ordered to do
it by Heaven to appease Satan. Law is
religious fanatic.
ATLANTA, GA. April 1.-THE house
of w. P. Ward, a house carpenter and
millwright, living in Rabun county, was
burned to the ground last night. The
entire family, consisting Of his wife and
five small children, perished in the flames.
The house was g email one, With the
chimney in one end, and escape was bar.
red for this reason.
ST.. CLOUD, MINI, April 11.-Sebas'
tian Merdam, German farmer was
engaged in plowing yesterday. -Four
of bis children, playing in the field aud
following the furrows, found the roots
of wild parsnips, and all ate Of them and
became violently sick. Three of them
died in terrible agony. Another, a girl,
is still living and may recover. The
three children were buried in one grave
this morning at st. Joseph.
SHARON, Pa, April 9.-Masked burg.
lars broke into the residence Of Lewis
Patterson, a wealthy resident of Centre.
vile, this morning, and demanded large
sum of money which they supposed was
concealed on the premises. Hanging
failed to make the old man reveal his
secret, 30 the rufians thrust his feet into
hot stove, burning them so terribly that
smputation may be necessary. After
ransacking the house they left with
gold watch and less than $50 in cash.
Parties are out searching for the gang
to-day, and if caught they will be lynch
BATEsBURe, S. c., April 9.--Last
night at Leesville, town two miles
porth of this place, the marshal arrested
drunken Irishman and put him in the
guard house for safe keeping. During
the night the guard house was consumed
by fire and the poor unfortunate was
roasted alive. The origin of the fire is q
mystery, but it is thought that when the
man awoke and found himself confined
he attempted to burn his way out. He
is said to have been sewing machine
repairer, and his name is supposed to be
John Doyle. The verdict of the coro.
ner's jury was in accordance with the
above facts.
KERsHAw, S. c., April 14.-A difficult
ty occurred here this evening, in which
Thos. McCraven lost his life, and BENZ.
Hilton, the town marshal, was badly
wounded. McCraven and man named
Harrison were drunk and boisterorls on
the street, and when demonstrated with
by Hilton commenced firing at him. The
officer was shot in the neck three times.
McCrayen was shot six times and died
about an hour after the shooting.
Hilton's wounds at this time are not
| considered dangerous unless some unfa:
vorable symptoms set in. Harrison had
his arm broken by pistol ball, and is in
the lookup awaiting the arrival OF the
sheriff.
ATLANTA, Ga, April IA charge
of dynamite was prematurely exploded
through the carelessness of workmen this
afternoon at the Tom Alexander quarry,
just outside the city. A hole had been
drilled and the dynamite charge inserted
just before dinner. Immediately after
dinner another group of workmen, not
knowing that the charge was there, gaug.
ed the depth and concluded to drill deep
or. At the first pressure of the drill upon
the cartridge the dynamite exploded.
John Holder, Green Patterson and Pat
Houston, all negroes, we're seriously in:
Ijured. Houston cannot recover. Several
other workmen were slightly injured by
bits of shattered rock.
BELLEv1LLE, ILL.,, April l5.-A re-
markable freight wreck occurred on the
| Cairo short line two miles from Belle.
vile, yesterday morning. A freight train
was running toward Belleyille. The track
was clear ahead when suddenly, without
any warning, the road began to sink and
the engineer and fireman jumped FOR their
lives and both escaped with a few bruises.
The engine and train went down ten feet
and terrific wreck occurred. Cars, en-.
CINE and freight were smashed and de.
stroycd in the earth. AS soon as the
frightened trainmen could recover their
wits they learned that the train was over
| Marsh's coal mine and that the mine had
caved in. The track for distance of one
hundred feet had sunk from eight to ten
feet. Two brakemen went down With the
wreck and were seriously hurt.
ST. LOUIS, April 13.-Early this morn
ing when the janitor of the St. Louis
Grain Elevator Office, southwest corner
Of Biddle Street and the levee, went into
the office to clean up be found John
Jackson, President of the Elevator Com.
ny, hanging to one of the high posts oi
the center railing dead, and the body
cold. Mr.. Jackson had evidently stood
upon chair while adjusting the rope and
then kicked the chair away. Several
letters we're found on Jackson's desk, one
addressed to his son and others to business
friends. at this writing their contents
are not known. Jackson was one of the
best known business men ofthe city, with
large interests, and the news Of his suicide
caused great sensation on the exchange.
He is said to have been heavily interested
in May wheat and tits reported on change
that bis grain transactions probably had
something to do with bis self destruction,
but of this nothing definite has yet trans.
pired.
MANSON, Iowa, April 9.-Robt Schi.
deler and wife were driving to town yes.
terday when q spark from Schideler's
pipe ignited the clothing of his wife, and
as the wind was blowing stiff gale she
was enveloped in flames in an instant.
Terror stricken she jnmped from the
buggy on one side and her husband on
the other. he did all in his power to
quench the flames but to no avail. The
grass took fire around them, and Mrs.
Schideler was completely enVeloped in q
fiery shroud and died before her hus-
bands eyes. Schideler's hands we're burn.
! ed to the bone. He was brought to town
and his wounds dressed, but it is feared
his bands will have to be amputated.
BE is nearly crazy from the shock of his
wife's death and his own pain, and his
physicians say he may die. The family
Ia one of the oldest in the county, having
been here for thirty years. Mrs. Schideler
was IS years old and her husband 70.
ALLEGAN, MICH, April 11.-A man
| named Hurlburt, an employee at the