The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-03-19

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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, March -.
"A special to the Democrat states that
Herman AlcConkey, of Springport, Jack.
son County, has been fast asleep for 8
months. Last July he lost the power of
speech, was taken sick, went to bed and
had not spoken or opened his eyes since
on Saturday night blood began to flow
from his head and ears and he suddenly
came to his senses. The doctors suppose
blood became clotted in his brain and
prevented it from becoming active.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, March 49,
Henry Hall, who killed his wife last year,
was yesterday found guilty of murder in
the first degree, and the jury recommend
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life. Hall is 70 years old and very feeble.
His hair and long beard are snowy white.
He cannot live long. His two young
daughters testified chiefly against him.
He pleads insanity.
SpARTANBURa, March 10.-Captain J.
81. Montgomery, who is President of the
Pacolet Manufacturing Com psny, has just
received telegram from Pacolet inform.
ing him that warehouse No. 2, containing
$500 bales of cotton was destroyed to-
night by fire. The origin of the fire was
unknown. The loss is in the neighbor-
hood of 100000. The cotton is covered
by insurance; the house is uninsured. It
was with great effort that the flames we're
kept from spreading to Warehouse No 1.
At this hour, 11.30 p. M, the fire is uneer
control.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, March l3.-Wii!ian
T. Cundiff,, of Texas obtained a judgment
to-day for $4,000. Three years s3o
Cundiff lived near Columbia, Ky, al
one night twenty of his neighbors care
to his house to carry out threat pre'i-
ously made to fog him. He met theTcc
with shot and killed Farle,on Bradshaw.
He was acquitted on the murder of Brad
shaw His trial cost him heavily, but he
at once began suit to recover His judg-:
meut is against well-to. do citizens of Co.
lumbia.
CHICAGO, March ia dispatch from
Zanesville, Ohio, says work at the coal
mines of Rondrille, Hooking County, 20
miles southwest Of this city, has been
suspended for several weeks. The miners
are in destitute condition, and the fam
lilies of most of them are suffering for the
necessaries of life. Yesterday so of them
proceeded in a body to Mccoy & Will
liams' store, broke it open and carried off
thirty barrels of -four, and several hun
dred pounds of meat. They made no at.
tempt TO conceal their identity, but said
they had to steal or starye. Active meas
ures are being taken to inquire into the
wants of the people and relieve the sut-
fering.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March IA fire
broke out at the Central Insane Asylum,
seven miles from this city, on the Muir
.freesboro pike, at about IL O'Clock last
night 1t started in the rear of the male
wing, which has already been destroyed,
and the flames continue unchecked. Two
fire engines have been started from here,
and it is thought will arrive in time to
save some of the buildings. The cause
of the fire is unknown. There were %
patients in the wing, and of them were
cremated. There are about 400 patients
in the asylum, and all are now in the
main building. There is no further dan
ger of loss Of life.
VIRGINIA, NEVADA, March l2.-Miss
Bella Preusch, Is years old, was suspend
ed from school yesterday for thirty days
for insubordination. She went home and
shot and fatally wounded herself with g
revolver.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 13.-In
Blount county yesterday, Frederick Pat.
rick, an old and highly respected farmer,
wasshot and killed by Jefferson Vanhorn,
his son-in-law. Vanhorn had married
Patrick's daughter few days before
against the wishes of her parents. The
old man went to the house where the
young couple were staying, and tried to
induce his daughter to leave her husband
and return home. While he was talking
to her, Vanhorn shot him dead with
shotgun. The murderer had only recently
served term in prison for killing man
four or FIVE years ago. That was the cause
of the parents objection to the marriage.
The murderer was compelled to flee to
escape lynchiug at the hands of the old
mans friends.
FERGUS FALLS, MINI, March 10
Mrs. O. G. Hanson, of Pelican Rapids,
hanged herself aud her year.old baby this
afternoon. She fastened string on the
edge of the door just above the hinge on
which she hanged the baby. She then
drove nail on top Of the door casing and
attached stout string to which she
hanged herself. When found both bod
ies were hanging and life extinct. No
cause for the suicide is known.
HAyERHILL, MASS, March 12.-Hon.
John e. Carr, ex-member of the New
Hampshire legislature, was attacked by
mad bull in his pasture this morning, and
tossed in the mir before he could escape.
He endeavored then to kill the beast with
pitchfork he had in his hand, but was
too weak from his bruises and loss of
blood and the bull again knocked him
down, rushed upon him and gored him
terribly, stamped upon him and Inflicted
injuries from which the unfortunate man
died before he could be rescued.
SAN DIEGO, Gail, March 10.-The
particulars of the killing Of VIM. Trim
mer by Frank Cato at El Cajon forms a
sensational story. Trimmer had been
courtiug Cato's sister, but was objected to
by her relations. Yesterday the young
men met and Cato forbade Trimmer to
call on his sister again. After quarreling
they decided to fight duel. Twenty
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firing. After few shots Trimmer fell
dead, while Cato received aseVere wound
in the arm and back. He has been ar
rested to await the action of the grand
jury.
spARrAsBURe, S. c., March H.
There occurred horrible accident near
this city, by which very near an entire
family was poisoned, with results which
may yet prove fatal. Mrs. ]. S. Haynes
is quite wealthy lady, of good family,