The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-04
A ROMANCE: INDEED.
The Surprising; Sequel 10 u Village El"pe-
mcnt Zen ear After 1 Occurred.

The Surprising Sequel 10 :, Village El"pe-
men. Zen Years After Occurred.
BATHS May 2o.-I'he little v:lia.e
Of Wynkooprillc, Lawrence comtl,
has Il sensation that is unique II is
way. Ten years ago the VIE OF
George AXm!llcr, Z carpenter OF y yll-
koopvillc, ran away viii; :; young
lawyer named Sainucl Graves. the
son Of Il prominent citizen OF the
county. The runaway woman was
only II years of age, and had been
married to Aym;llcr less than 4 year.
She was remarkably handsome, but
OF an illitcrate family. Aymiller was
al industrious young man. well
thought Of. He spent MI tie money
be could raise trying to find his wife.
OF whom he VAS passionatcly fond
but 40 trace Of the rlnaw&Es VAS
eyer discovered Young Grayess :
father died within q year after the
clopemcnt. and lett Ills property,
valued at $4,000, 20 a distant r"i:l-
tive Us his wife was doali and the
runaway son was his only child.
The cid man. IL his will, ,isowned
his son.
Nothing Was ever heard OF the
elopme couple. axlailler remained
in the village and worked ut bis trade.
Last Sunday night Il carriage stop
ped il front OF the village postoftice,
and q mas who was in the carriage
asked !; passer-by where George Az
miller live The house was pointed
out TO the stranger, who drove on.
This was about nine o'clock at
night. On Monday morning when
Axlniller came out Of the house where
lie li5cd. he saw Il package on the
hill. He picked il Up. 1t was adj
dressed to him. He opened it and
found that it was Il package of bank
notes. On the top note WAS Il piece
OF paper or which was written the
following:
Amanda is dead. Five years ago
Since then I have saved the enclosed
II it is any rccompensc for the injury
I did, for Gods sake take it. $. G..
Amanda was thn name OF !AXlnll
ler's runaway wife. The package
contained $4,000 in 500 bills. Nc
one doubts that tic man who asked
where Ayln;llcr lived Sunday night
wlS Samuel Graves. He disappeared
as suddenly us nc appeared, and lef
no trace. No one begrudSes Axmilie.
his good fortune
Heart Failure" or Heart 3rc;,l?
Mrs. Florence r. 1Iasterson. tn
wife of cx-Judge Mastcrson, OF Pres
colt. All, fell dead in the hallway 0
the Grand Union Hotel last evening
Ex-Judge 1Iasterson is Tie mine own
er who. with Miss Alice II. Eopllin
son. figured i'll 4 shooting aifray il
the Grand Central fats at No. 6
West Thirty sixth Street last lIoIda,
week.
Mrs. Maste,son was living in Dem
ing, n. H, when she heard about th
alteration i'll which her husband fs
ured and she determined to com
East. for what purpose is not ye
known. She was about thirty-eigh
years old.
She reached this city Tuesda.
morning and took rooms temporaali.
with her nephew. Dr.. c. =. Adams
of No. 131 East Thirteenth Street
She appeared to be worried and de
} pressed, and spoke frequently abou
her husbands troubles. Mrs. Mas
terson seemed most anxious to Sc
her husband, md she sent serera
notes 70 him. requesting lin to call
He paid no attention, it is claimed
to herrequests.
The lady went to the Gand Uniol
Hotel yesterday morning. intending
to remain there several days. Dur
ing the afternoon she called upon Dr
Adams again and discussed her oEl
troubles with him. Tie fact that he
husband had ignored her requests t
call, size said distressed her yer.
much.
Shortly after seven o'clocl; las
evening she said she would return K
her hotel. DR.. Adams accompanied
her. They entered the hotel eleva
tor and were taken up the floor OF
which her room waslocated. Just a.
they stepped from the hallway 2lrs
bIastcrson raised her hand aad fel
| dead, Of heart failure it is supposed
DR.. Adams hastened to ex-Judg'
Mastersons apartments, No. 33 Wes
Thirty second Street, and then t.
his Office, at No. 6 Wall Street. H
was found at the latter place, and be
came excited when he heard the new'
of his wifes death. he hastened tt
the hotel, and was very much affected
as he looked at herdcad body. Dep
uty Coroner Jenkins gave a pelmi
for the removal OF the body which
WAS taken TO IN undertakcrs estab
lishment 1T No. 354 Avenue and PIE
pared for burial