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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25
HIS DYING CONFESSION.
Dick IIawo's Statement About Killing His
wife and Daughter.

The written confession of Dick
Hawcs, the notorious wife and child
murderer, will never be published in
book form, rs was expected. The
following details, which arc contained
in the confession, clear up some of
the mysteries Of the crime, and arc
now made public for the first time.
Hawcs states III the confession
that he did not contemplate the mur-
dcrs until Friday night before they
were committed Oh Saturday night
1t was then his wife refused to leave
the city, as she had promised to do.
and the plan of putting her out Of
the way for good WAS quickly decided
ON.
Detectives have hunted in vain for
the conveyance Hawcs was supposed
to have used to remove her body to
the lake, and his confession clears up
that part of the mystery. His wife
and children were induced to drink
liquor until both were intoxicated,
and then, under some prctcXt, they
were taken to the lake and murdered
on the banks, and their bodies were
thrown in.
They were not killed ut the house,
rs it has always been supposed He
says the negro woman, Fannie Bryant
who was convicted as his accomplicc,
assisted him from beginning to end,
and when the bloody work was finish
cd they sworc terrible oath never
to bctray each others secret.
The confession admits that Fanny
Bryant told the truth in her tosti-
mony that Hawcs took little May
from her house Oh Monday night
May would have been murdered on
Saturday night, but they could not
induce her to drink the liquor, and
another plan had to be adopted to
get rid of her
In concluding the confession Hawcs
wrote that he fully deserved the late
in store for him, and he wanted no
one else to die for his crime.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25
4 Dangerous Trick

COLUMBIA, $. G., July 1i.-On Sun,
day night Il party of young negroes
finding John Robinson, fifteen yeal
old boy, aslccpon bridge near the
outskirts of the city, they determined
to play a trick on him. A quantity
OF heavy paper was procured and
saturated with kerosene oil, and sc.
curcly tied around the naked legs OF
the sleeper. A light was then up.
piled The boy sprang up and the
flames ran up his legs. He screamed
'for assistance, and 3 White man liv-
ing near by, with his hands, tore the
burning paper and clothing off The
boy is very dangerously injured,
and his rcscuer had his hands serious,
burned.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25

L was n lad L used to 90 ora TO the
railroad track and put my CIR down
on the track, and l could heathe ex-
press train rumbling miles awy, and
coming on; and today, my friGds, if
we only had faith enough. we could
put our ear down to the gray. of our
dead, and listen and hear in the dis
tance the rumbling on of the chariots
of resurrection victory. 0 heaven!
Sweet heaven! You do not spell
heaven rs you used to spell it. You
used to spell it heaven. heaven.
But now when You want to soell that
word you place side by sile tie faces
! of the loved ones who are COLE, and
! III that irridiation of light and love,
and beauty and JOY YOU spell it out as
never before, III songs md halleluiahs.
der the = sou &Sfe 81 sfse Hes; sssssef = sSwn UP
ut the thought of this reunion. Oh!
how much YOU will have tCtcll them
when once you meet item. How
much YOU have been through since
YOU saw thclu last, On tic shining
shore you will talk it all ovcr. The
hoartachcs. The loneliness. The
|
you had no more power to weep, be
cause the heart was withered and
dried up. Story of vacant chair, and
empty cradle, and little shoe only
half worn out, never to be worn again,
Just the shape of the foot that once
pressed it. And dreams when you
thought that the departed had como
back again, and the room seemed
bright with their faces, and you
started up to greet them, and i'll the
effort the dream broke and you found
yourself standing amidroom i'll the
idnight-alonc. Talking it all ovel
and then, hand in hand, walking VI
:4;Sfi3 .la1a in the light. No sorrow
No tears, no death Oh, heaven
beautiful heaven! Heaven where on,
pcct to be.
Oh, how different it is on cartl
from the way it is in heaven when a
Christian dies! We say Close his
eyes. In heaven they say, "Givt
him palm. On earth we say, Lie
him down in the ground In hcav
Ell they say, "Raisc him on n throne.
On earth it is, Farewell, farewell.
In heaven it is, welcome, welcome.
And so see Christian soul coming
down to the river OF death, and h,
steps into the river, and the waite
comes to the ankle. He says, ''Lor,
Jesus, is this dcath!" NO, say
Christ, this is not death" And 1t
wades still deeper down into the wa
ters until the flood comes to the llne,
and he says, Lord Jesus, tell me
tell me- is this death?" And Chris
he wades still furfHer ds yy1.2g.' g.'aatn TN
wave comes to the gir1lC and th
soul says, Lord Jesus, is this death?
) No" says Christ, ''this is not" An,
deeper in wadcs the soul till the bill
low strikes the lip. and the dcpartin!
, one cries, Lord Jesus, is this death?
, No" says Christ, this is not" Blu
when Christ has lifted that soul on
throne of glory, and the pomp anc
Joy Of heaven came Surging to it
feet, then Christ says: This, ol
| transported soul! This is DEATH"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25
WOMEN LAID BRUlN OUT.
Brave Fight 6f Two Molus River Matrons-
Both Unhurt.

VANcEBoRo, Me, July 17.-Thcrc is
still little of the old timo pioneer
spirit to be found among the women
of the present day who live i'll the
sparsely settled regions III this sec
ton.
1t has cropped out no more plainly
than in thrilling incident at Molus
River, provincial town, II few nights
since, i'll which two women were the
hcroines Rodcrick Mcdonald, who
lives in one of the remote parts of tho
settlement, was absent from home,
leaving his wife and sister as the sole
defenders of his household, and most
sa6sessSlHl5H Si4h ttsH .s48I tast they I
JUST at dusk the TWO Women, who
were busy about their household
duties, were suddenly attracted by a
believing among the cattle in the
barnyard They listened for n mo-
mcnt and were convinced that the
noises were those of terror among the
animals.
Without the slightest hesitation
the women armed themselves with
the only weapons ut hand, an axe and
Il pitchfork, and sailed forth to meet
the foe, and Il most formidable op.
poncnt they found.
Only n few steps had been taken
before they saw an enormous black
bear, who stood aggrcssivcly await
ing them. At either side of hiu lay
an OK, which had fallen under his
heavy blows, while the rest of the
cattle were huddlcd closely in on,
corner of the yard, believing pitcous
ly in their fright. The women los
no time. ,....-
Mrs Mcdonald, excited ut tn
sight of tho dead animals, rushed II
the bear with pitchfork and thrus
it deep into his neck. a roar o
mingled anger and pain followed, ant
with Il sweep of his paw he struck tn,
weapon from her hands and sent i
rattling Oh the other side of tn,
yard.
The other woman had not been idl
in the meantime, and ns the bCa
made this movement she struck II
him with an axe, disabling one of hi
forclcgs, Mrs. Mcdonald run for he
pitchfork, recovered it, and the tw'
plucky women then went Mt bruin will
hammer and tongs. Mrs. McDopal,
worried him with the pitchfork i
while her companion did deadly exc
tteution with the-axe
j Tho battle was short and SHARP
land the bear was dead i'll few me
5tments, He was very large and ole
nave considerea nm N gSSd s cspeNA' Sasas
The women had their clothes badl
torn, but beyond fow scratches IN
the fright, suffered no injury
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25
What Congress Has Done.

The present Congress cannot be
charged with not having done any
thing. 1t has done much. Much
that will have to be undonc, and
much that the people will have cause
to regret. 1t has doomed to dc
stnMtiprs al, tazht has s,sheen accom-
p'ishcd BY Ralf a dozen wars and the
wisdom Of 100 years of statesman
ship. 1t has done too much. The
people should give it an eternal rest
if they are ever again permitted to &C
to the polls and vote.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25

"A special to the Louisville Even.
ing Times from New Albany, Indi
ana. says: The Gosport accommoda-
ton train on the Msmon route coli
dcd with II freight train at Smith
will, a flag station eight miles south
OF Bloomington at $50 o'clock. Ten
lives are lost.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25
IL Requires n Head.

A.: "Preaching don't require much
head work"
B.: That's what I thought until I
read in n paper the other day that
colored preacher had conquered
stubborn mule by butting him"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25
Two freight cars loaded with six

Two freight cars loaded with six
teen tons of powder exploded at
Kings Mills, o., Tuesday afternoon,
causing the explosion of the cartridge
factory, which set fire to thcs nromd-
ing buildings, about ten of which
were destroyed, and killing six per
sons and wounding twenty men and
women.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25

During n marriage ceremony Q
Gently III II church ut ChristiansOurg,
Va. n goat deliberately walked Il
and interrupted the ceremony by Civ
ing the groom grand send off wi'a1
his head. The bride fled to the pulpit
for safety.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-06
NOT ISOLATED CASES.

To show that the cures made by joys vege-
table Sarsaparilla are not only; not exceptional
cases, but that it helps everybody, we cite few
instances where two in the same family took It
and were both cured.
Thomas Stephens of 16s Sixth ST., s. F., took
it for weak stomach and dyspepsia, 1t entirely
cured him. He then gave ito his wife for her
sick headaches, since which time she has had
no return. 1t cured them both.
Mrs. R. L. Wheaton, of 7o4 Post St., s. F., was
a sufferer from stomach and liver troubles and
biliousness. Finding that it relieved her, she
gave it to little girl living with her whose af-
Fiction was large open sore which nothing
seemed to heal. 1t also cured the child.
H. s. winn, of Geary Court, Geary St., s. F.,
prominent in the Order OF Red Men, was very
feeble and greatly reduced. joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla restored his health and accustomed
vigor. He thereupon gave it to his wife who
was similarly afflicted and had nervous prostra-
ton. 1t had the same happy effect upon her ii
had upon him. Scores OF similar cases could be
cited but we have no room for them here.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-06
NEWS NOTES.

Anna Mckinney, a native of Great
Britain, was made citizen yesterday by
Judge Wade.
The Louisiana Social Club will hold its
meeting this evening, at 7:30 O'Clock, at
No. 5s71a South Olive street, near Ssv-
enth.
1t is said that Captain M. F. Tarble is
to be one of Major Cards deputies.
Gard is the General of the G. A. R., and
all his deputies are likely to be of that
order.
w. E. Dussey, charged with forging an
order for money on the Tribune Com
pany, was examined before United
States Commissioner Van Dyke yester.
day. The decision is reserved.
A pie and cake and pink tea socia'
will be given by the young people of the
Vernon Congregational church, thii
evening, at 7:30 O'Clock, at Niles hall
All are invited to be present.
The Y. M. G. A. concert, given by thu
faculty of the Los Angeles Conservator,
Of Music last night at Y. M. G. A. hall
was great success, and netted hand
some gum for the building fund.
There will be meeting of all the pas
tors of the city at the call of the Minis
terial Association and the Methodist Min
isters' Association at the 7. nj. o. A
rooms today to confer and devise way
and means to save the building.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Levy Concert.

The audience which assembled last
evening to hear the Levy concert did not
look large in the Pavilion, but it would
have we'll filed either of the theaters in
the city. 1t manifested an extraordinary
degree of enthusiasm over the cornet
playing of Mr.. Jules Levy, and was evil
dently well pleased with the efforts OF
the other performers who took part in
the programme. Mr.. E.. M. Shonert,
the pianist. rendered valse caprice of
Ruhenstein and List arrangement of
Rigoletto with superior technique and ex-
preston. Nine. Levy gave several bal
lads and the famous "Waltz Song" OF
Arditi. She has strong, well-trained
voice. Mr.. w. ]. LAWN sang with good
expression and pleasing voice. The
playing of the world-famous Levy shows
the variety of wonderful effects which
can be produced with the cornet. The
shrill metallic notes which are often
emitted from this instrument are done
away with, and in their place come tones
of flute like mellowness but of incom.
parable force. At the end of the first
part Of the programme the audience in
sisted upon calling him back three
times. The company gives another per-
formance this evening.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-06
A LIEN LAW CASE.
Am Example of the Peculiar Wav II
Operates.


An instance of the extraordinary
fashion in which the mechanics' lien
law works is recent experience of the
Santa Fe road. A man by the name oI
L. ID. Owens, in Orange county, wanted
to build a warehouse. on some land
owned by the railroad company. He
leased the land and proceeded to build
the warehouse. About the time it was
finished he became financially embar
rassed and found himself unable to lif
the mechanics lien which had beer
placed on the building. According tc
the law the land on which the building
stood was included in the lien in spite oi
the fact that the land was not owned by
the builder. 1t therefore became neces
ssry for the Santa Fe company to pay of
the lien and take the warehouse as secur
ity. 1t happens that the company did
not lose much in the transaction, as the
warehouse was we'll worth the amount ol
the lien, but it is evident that in some
cases serious injustice might be worked
against unsuspecting land owners. The
case was tried in the Orange county
court some time ago and was decided
| against the company.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-06
The Fire Board.

The Fire Commissioners met in the
Mayors Office yesterday morning in reg
ular session, Mr.. j. Kuhrts in the chair
and Messrs. Ksefe, Moore and Lowell
present, the latter, however, not putting
in an appearance until almost the close
of the meeting.
A communication from the City Clerk
enclosing the correspondence to the
Council of W E. Stoermer, was received
and ordered filed.
The usual number of demands, amount
ing in the aggregate to $2SS 26, were ap.
proved.
Ga motion of Mr.. Lowell, recon-
mendation was sent to the Council to &C.
cept the proposition of Mr.. /. Schwartz
to erect brick engine house on Third
street, and rent it at $3.50 per month.
The board then adjourned.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-06
ASTHMA.

It is common error to suppose every disease
which ls at ended by oppressed breathing to be
Asthma or Phthisic. We have shortness of breath
in Consum pti0n and Pneumonia, Just as we do
in Asthma, only that in these diseases it is al
ways present, whereas in Asthma 1t occurs in
par0Xysms.
Asthma is spasmodic disease of the lungs
which manifests itself in periodic attacks or
fits " 1t comes on suddenly and is attended
with great difficulty of breathing while it last
but when the attack is over the patient breathes
almost as well as in health.
Nervous, Humid and Dry Asthma are names
given to different forms of this disease. Emphy-
sema is an other and more inveterate kino of
Asthma, while Hay Fever or Rose Cold is pc
culiar variety OF Asthma which occurs at a
of disease differs somew hat from the others in
SYN ptoms, but practically these distinction are
of very little value. 1t does not matter to the
patient which form Of Asthma he has, since his
expectoration becomes yellow, and we call it
bronchial In another it is light and we csll it
dry. When he coughs Up clear water. with
Humoral Asthma. In Nervous Asthma there is
very little expectOration of any kind. Hay
Fever always begins as crying cold in the
head or influenza, and clear water runs from
the nose and the eyes before the Asthma fit
| comes on In Emphysema the expectoration is
generally thick. aud continues SO in the
of breath is increased on the slightest exertion
1t is foolish conceit of many people to
believe that if they have Asthma they cannot
get Consumption. The truth Is The very op-
posite They are more liable to fall into Con
sumption because they have Asthma. Another
idea is that Asthma itself is not dangerous
disease, and yet the published bills of mortality
| for this city prove to all who read them that
great numbers lose their lives every year by
this foul destroyer of our homes.
WITT out courage and perseverance, nothing il
durable. But with these aided by proper and
skillful treatment, Asthma can be cured even
after the lungs are extensively diseased.
Persons desiring treatment by this system oi
practice can use the remedies at home as well
| as at our Office, and wb ch will cause no incon
venieuce or hindrance from business whatever
Every case of Asthma is durable Eastern
visitors and invalds will be wise in being cured
before they return home.
Those who desire 70 consult with me In regard
to their cases had better call at the ONCE fol-
an examination, but If impossible to visit the
Office ersonally can write for list of questions
and circular, both OF which will be sent free o
charge. Address
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-06

restore the patient to his usual rational
frame of mind. About an hour and
a half later, however, he became very
much worse and made violent assault
upon his wife with chair, injuring
her severely on the head and arms. Her
cries brought three men to her assist
ance. one of whom was Charles Duns-
moor, who resides next door, and it re
ouired their combined efforts to hold Nc
Curdy down until DR.. Still again arrived
and administered morphine. To prevent
his doing any further violence it was
deemed advisable to have McCurdy
locked up and the police were notified
The worry incident to his inability te
procure employment is attributed as the
cause of insanity.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-06
A sad Case of Insanity.

About l O'Clock this morning tele-
phone message was received at police
headquarters to the effect that lunatic
had attempted to kill his wife at lodg-
ing house, No. 208 East Fifth street, and
asking that he be removed. Officers
Rowan and Houston were dispatched to
the place in the patrol wagon, and the
lunatic was conveyed to the
city Jail and locked up. He was
then under the influence OF NOR
phine, which had been hypodermically
injected by DR.. Still, who was called in
twice to attend to him. The unfortunate
man, whose name is Frank Nc Curdy, has
been out of work for some time and has
been very Gespondent of late, bat the
first intimation received by his friends oi
his malady occurred about IL O'Clock las'
night. DR.. Still was summoned and ad
ministered morphine, which appeared te
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-06
PERSONAL.

j. H. Comrades, of St. Louis, is visit
ing in the city.
W. A. Bissell went north yesterday on
the afternoon train.
R. L. Cunningham, OF San Bernardino,
was in this city yesterday.
DIR. and Mrs. T. G. Stockton, of San
Diego, are visiting the city.
Mrs. J. B. Lankershim is spending
some weeks at Hotel del Coronado.
B. F. Stevens was passenger on the
afternoon train yesterday for the north.
Fred Crowley, one of the proprietors
of the Hollenbeck, has gone to San
Francisco again.
Commodore G.. Brown, U. S. N, com.
mandine the squadron of the Pacific, ia
the guest of Judge and Mrs. Haines.
Mr.. Whitridge and family, of Rock
Island, who have been spending some
time here, left yesterday for San Jose.
A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. O
]. Brain, Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Folsom and
Mrs. G. @. French, of Salt Lake City, is
visiting Los Angeles.
George Rice, compiler of the State
Board of Horticulture, arrived from San
Francisco last evening. He will remain
here about two weeks.
s. F. Taylor, New York; l. ]. Tru'
man, San Francisco; G. L. Stapleton
Santa Ana; Phil Stein, Pomona; w. w
Hawley and wife, Theo. P. Hawley
Santa Barbara; DIR. B. W. Day, San
Diego; r. L. Cunningham, San Bernar.
dino; A. Mclean and wife, Pasadena
j. W. Everson, Washington; S. Bern.
stein, New York; r. w. Waterman
Sacramento; w. II. Landreth, Whittier
E. E. Pollard, Mrs. A. Renney, Azusa
R. M. Pogson, TETON Ranch; F. P. DAILY
San Diego; P. Dunphy, Nebraska; Mr.
and Mrs. ]. S. Doe, San Francisco o. L
Bond. n. A. Bond, Toledo; George H
Miller, Colorado; g. E. Strickland, San
Francisco E. D. Page, San Francisco
J. w. Penfeld and wife, Ohio; Jules
Levy, Nine. Stella Levy and maid, w
J. Lavlin, +. NJ Shonert, Levy Concert
Company, sre at the Nadeau.
E. @. Hamilton, Kansas City; o. j
Brain and wife, H. D. Folsom and wife
Mrs. G. o. Freeman, Salt Lake City; A.
Lilyard and wife, John Kirschens, Day
ton, O.; G. W. Gregg, San Bernardino
Capt. A. E. Teuch, Niagara Falls, Ont. ;
G. 81. Swallow, G. Romney, E. Romney,
and V. Romney, San Diego; Frank O.
Young, Whittier; B. G. Truman and
family, California; H. Chartroop, Chi,
cago; P. w. Goodrich, Greeley, Cal
Col. J. Zabrigkie and family, Arizona /;
Abram Csas and family, Richmond,
Ind; o. L. Chusedale. jamestown,
N. D.; Mrs. L. H. Wilson and mother
Saticoy, CAL; Alfred Adair and wife
Bracebridge, Ont; A. w. Havmond,
Chicago; Phil III. Kennedy, E. G. Dyer,
W. A. Robinson, W. Fl. King, Whitney,
Palachi, Simon Ling, A. Anambide and
Sig. Sachs, San Francisco; DR.. T. G.
Stockton and wife, San Diego; Alex.
Barring and wife, New York; J. F. Roe,
Fort Wayne, Ind, are at the Hollen-
beck.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-06
The Electric SOld

Mr.. Dan Mcfarland telegraphed yes.
terday to Colonel II. G. Rowland, of this
city, that the electric road was sold
to the Topeka syndicate. Mr.. Mcfarland
went on to New York yesterday, but will
return soon. He will bring with him to
Los Angeles the Messrs. Hentig and
Manspeaker, to whom the properly will
be turned over. At ouce it will be put
in thorough repair and put in motion in
the early summer.
Colonel Rowland has sacrificed all he
had in order to put the road in shape
to run it. His action in the matter was
of the most public-spirited character.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-06
A WaYWard Girl.

Officer Sanchez yesterday morning
arrested 14.year-old girl named Ida
Nustede upon a warrant charging her
with wandering about without proper
guardianship. The complaint upon
which Ida was arrested was sworn to by
Mrs. Watson, of the Girls Home, who
alleges that the girl lives with her
mother on Brent street, off Temple
street. Mrs. Nustede is employed at the
Troy Laundry, and consequently is
obliged to leave her home at o'clock in
the morning, remaining at work until
evening every day. Ida is said to have
taken advantage of her mothers absence
to run about the neighborhood and mis-
behaved herself to such an extent that
it was deemed necessary to administer a
little wholesome correction in the shape
of few months confinement in the
Girls Home. Ida was taken before Jus.
tice Austin for trial yesterday, but, after
hearing some of the testimony, the case
was continued until Saturday morning