The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-05-28
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

GREENv1LLE, 8. O., May 19.-J,
Sproule Marshall, a prominent young
man of this city, and one of the leading
families of this State, was stabbed last
night by W. B. Jennings, a young man
of this city. Mr. Marshsll's wound is
very serious and may prove fatal. The
stabbings. resulted from an alteration
which began on Broad street. Jennings Is
in Jail.
ORANaEBuRG, S. G., May l9.-Leon, q
young son of Mr.. August Fischer, was
accidentally shot this evening with par.
lor rifle by Boyce Slater while engaged
with the latter in target practice. The
wound is in the forehead and directly
above the left eye, bat at the present
writing Drs. Hydrick, Doyle and Scovill,
who examined the wound, are very hope.
full as to his condition.
WICHITA, KANs., May 21.-On Tues
day a cloud burst over house belonging
to Joseph Sherman, in Comanche County.
Sherman and his wife and six children
climbed upon the roof of their dwelling,
which foated away in the current. 1t
capsized, throwing them all into the wa
ter, and three of the children were
drowned.
CHARLESTON, May 19.-Violent thun-
derstorms prevailed in various parts of the
State last night and to- day. Last night
Isabella Scott, colored, was killed by
lightning in Beaufort. This afternoon
Sam Grant was killed by lightning at ST..
Matthew's, and Mrs. John Blackman was
stunned, but not killed at Sumter. ct
Kershaw this afternoon John R. Ashes
turpentine still and warehouse were burn
ed by lightning.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, May 29.-W.
j. Asley, an aged merchant tailor of Sc
vance, committed sensational suicide
here to-day by jumping from the highest
point of the new County bridge. In fall.
ing hundred feet Asley's body never
turned, but struck the water feet down.
No cause is assigned for the rash act, de-.
ceased being man of considerable prop.
erty and father of an interesting and
happy family.
HAMMOND, Wis, May 23.-Wm. Pee.
less and Charles Chapman, employed by
Thos. Murtagh and Thos. Fitzgerald, two
farmers living six. miles north of here,
had fist fight last night, in which Pee
less was killed. The men took this mode
of settling q dispute. They had not
fought more than few seconds when
Peeless fell to the ground, dying in fifteen
minutes. Several bystanders attempted
to part them, but not until it was too late.
Chapman escaped.
GREENvILLE, 8. o., May 19.-Samuel
Pickle, prominent citizen of this city,
cut his throat with pocket knife last
night and will probably die of his wound.
he is O dealer in horses, and during the
last summer doctored horses which had
been bitten by mad dogs, and which af-
terward died of hydrophobia. Pickle
became possessed with the idea that be
had hydrophobia, and although he had no
symptoms of that disease, the thought
preyed on him 80 that in a moment of
extreme depression he cut his throat to
escape the horrors of death from it.
EDGEF1ELD, May 2O.-A few days
since the country adjacent to Liberty Hill
in this county was the scene Of q spirited
shooting scrape, the participants being
Mr.. w. P. Cheatham and Jack Whatley,
both active and progressive young far
mers, and belonging to prominent fami-
lies. 1t appears that bad blood had e9-
listed between them for considerable
time, and this led to frequent quarrels,
and finally it was agreed to meet at q
certain time and place and s'shoot it out. "
Accompanied by friends the parties met