The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-12-18

GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 13.-A few
nights since, Mr.. S. 81. Clamp, wealthy
farmer living near Blythewood, in Fair
field county, was, while going home after
selling cotton in Columbia, beset by
gang Of desperate highway robbers. and,
being rendered unconscious by blow on
the head, was robbed of S40O, with which
the robbers made off. He was found Ia.
ter by friends, and it is now thought he
| will die from his severe wounds. No clue
to the perpetrators has been secured.
CHAMBERsBURG, Pa, Dec. 10.-Polk
Wilson, well-known character about
town, was sent to jail to-day by Justice
Hayeman, for eighty days, under the
Pennsylvania blue laws Acts of 1874, for
swearing eighty profane caths. The pen-
atty for protane swearing is 67 cents for
each oath, or in default of payment
thereof, one day in Jail for each oath.
Wilson would not pay the fine OF $500
for the oaths INDUCED in during a drunk
| on Saturday night, so he went to jail for
eighty days. A conviction under the blue
laws is very rare occurrence in this
State.
NEwBERRy, December l3.-There was
2 fearful accident on the construction
train of the Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens Railroad about one mile above
here this afternoon, by which Conductor
Walling and two negroes were killed and
several others injured. The engine was
pushing several flats loaded with iron and
crossties. One of the cars loaded with
crossties jumped the track, and in some
way showed under the car loaded with
iron rails and turned it over. On this car
we're Conductor Jas. T. Walling and
several of his hands. Walling and two
negroes we're instantly killed. Another
negro had his arm smashed by 8 heavy
iron and was otherwise injured, and will
probably die. Several others were slight.
ly hurt. Walling is from Columbia, and
leaves wife and one child. The inquest
was held this afternoon.
S. L. Stroud, a young farmer living FIVE
miles above the city, near Maydell post.
Office, killed Drury Jewell, another young
farmer, at o'clock yesterday morning,
by cutting him with knife and clubbing
him with gun. The homicide occurred
at MIR. Stroud's house, and the body of the
dead man was allowed to lay where it had
fallen until some time during yesterday.
From information gathered it seems that
Pike Barbary went to Stroud's house at
O'Clock in the morning to have CONVEX
sation with him. At first Barbary want
ed Stroud to come out but he refused to
go. While talking rap WAS heard at
the door. Stroud stepped to the door and
opeEed it. The first thing he saw we're
the barrels of double. barreled shot gun.
With his hands he knocked the gun away
and stepping behind the door, quickly
drew his pocket knife and opened it.
Jewell advanced into the door. Jumping
from behind the door Mr. Stroud again
pushed the gun to one side and closed on
jewell, cutting him first in the left breast,
near the heart, and then cutting his throat
almost from ear to ear. He continued to
cash Jewell, and at last took the gun
away from him and battered if almost to
pieces over his head and body. Picking
the body up he threw it out into the yard.
The real cause of the difficulty is not
known. 1t is said, however, that an old
teud existed between Mr.. Stroud aud
jewell, and that Jewell had been talking
about Mr.. Stroud's wife. When he was
asked about it he did not deny it. Mr..
Stroud was still at his home yesterday
morning and it is supposed will come in
and surrender himself to Sheriff GiIreath.
1t is also believed that Barbary and Jew.
ell went to Mr.. Stroud's house for the
purpose of enticing him out and doing
| him harm.-Greenuille Ne1na. 13th.