The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-07-23
a SlCKENlflG SIGHT.
Tho Roting Kcmains of IN Unknown
White Man Found.

White Man Found.
AUGUSTA, Ga, July l4.-Thc de-
composed remains of an unknown white
man was The CHASTITY discovery which
was made by Rufus Harris. colorcd,
late Thursday evening over in Carolina,
near the two-milc post of the South Car
olna railroad.
Rufus aud Il compl lnion went out coon
hunting Thursday afternoon. When at
the edge OF the swamp, and while he
was going towards his dog. which had
freed coon, he walked suddenly upou
an object the sight ol which made his
blood run cold and Il shivcr to pass over
him.
Ihcrc, riLht in front Of him, lyin. on
the ground on his back, with his arms
slretcnrd out. was dead mnu, or rather
WhaC was nee human being. 1t had
been there SO long that tie color of the
man could hardly be recognized.
The body of the unknown man was
last dcc"mrosing. Nothing remained of
his head but the skull. His lees were
dlslomtrd from the trunk. and only the
bones remained. The flesh was zone
from the hands, and only the bones re-
manned. The vest and coat of the man
was still on. but were last falling to
pieces. These garments were of Il
brownisll hue, and apparently made Of
goods Of line texture.
About three yards from what remain
ed ct the body was found pair OF pants,
that, when touched, began to fall to
pieces. These goods also seemed to
have the appearance of having been OF
excellent material, when first purchased.
The body was lvin" partly in the water,
about 80 yards from the railroad track,
and in the edge of the low, marshy
swamp which extends all aonY the rail
road III the vicinity Of Horse creek.
The news Of the CHASTITY find did not
get out to any extent until Yesterday
morning, when it was tho subject of
much talk especially in Hamburg. \
good mauy people, among whom was Il
Chronicle reporter, visited the place
yesterday morning and went down in
the swamp to look a. the mysterious uu-
known. The sight was SO repulsivc that
Slancc at the object was as much as
an ordinary person could stomach. The
picture Is too nauscatiny for details.
Although great many said that he
was negro, there can be no doubt, from
exposed portions of the body. that the
remain, are those Ola white man.
Hraphch to Aiken for Il coroner to hold
an inquest, but a, there is no evidence
to give Il clue as to who the man was,
the investigation Will hardly reveal any
thing.
Some OF those that saw the body think
that the man was killed. as the locality
looks rs il it would be Just the place to
hide crime. Olhcrs. however. think
that he was drunk and wandered down
there from the railroad trayk while in
That condition and He'd. The remains
have evidently been there for several
weeks. possibly several months. During
hlSh water IN the river all that sect ion
Is inundated, and it is possible that the
BODY Is that OF some man drowned i'll the
river many miles from here and washed
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