The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-07-02
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

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GREENv1LLE, IS. O., June 1.-THE
Rev. Jesse A. Belts, d. prominent Metho..
dist minister of this county, has been
expelled from the ministry and the
Church for immoral conduct. The
charges were made by his colored cook,
and were sustained by the testimony.
New HAVEN, Conn, June 19:-Mary
Shields, aged 10, was divorced from Al
exander Shields In the Superior Court
to-day on the ground of intolerable cru
city. In less than an hour she had ap-.
piled for marriage license and had be-
come the wife of John Gilia.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 19.-This
dertook to cross high railroad trestle
near Union Springs, Ala, when they
were caught by passenger train of the
Central Railroad, and both were run over
and killed. They were neighbors and
were on their way to the station when the
accident occurred,
PtrTsroN, Pa, June 17.-Jennie
Kneer, aged 10, and Frank Bigbee, aged
% yearD, we're drowned In the Schuylkill
River, near. Parker's Ford, last night.
Miss Kneer and several companions were
wading in the water when Bixbee came
along and said that he was going to teach
them how to swim. He carried Jennie
into the river beyond her depth and both
sank. It is believed Bi1bee was into1i-
Gated.
CINCINNATI, June 19.-This afternoon
q large number of passengers over the
Cincinnati and Oovington suspension
bridge saw man deliberately Jump into
the river, ninety feet below. He was;
rescued alive by boatmen and taken to a
hospital, where he died two hours later:
He was able to speak and to say that his
motive was suicide, but he refused to
identify himself further than to give the
name of Richard Rhein. he is a stranger
here. At all events no one has been able
to identify him.
7BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 19.-At
Moulton, John Severly yesterday bought
pound of power, pair of shoes and
new tin pan. He put the powder and
shoes in the pan, set the pan in the back;
of his wagon, where the sun ehone di-
rectly on it, and started. home. He was
not smoking, and no fire vas about the
wagon, but mile out of town the powder
exploded, knocking him out of the wagon,
most tearing his clothes off and burning
him terribly about the face and body.
The bright tin had acted as sun.glass to
concentrate the rays of the sun to focus
on the powder, and hence the novel ex.
plosion.
sEBEwA1Na, Mich, June ia ter
| rible fight between man and an infuri.
ated mule occurred in Heyman's black.
smith shop on Wednesday. The mule;
had an aversion to being shod, and had
to be thrown. Heyman said he would
shoe that mule in the regular way or die.
With the help Of three men, Heyman f.:
nally fixed the shoes and went to the door
to cool off. He had hardly done 40 when
the mule broke away from the man hold
ing him, and with distended jaws made
for Heyman. The mule chased Heyman
all around the shop, stretching his snap.
ping jaws to Heyman's face and bit off
the nose and lower right cheek. Heyman
fell to the floor and the mule deliberately
pounded his PROSTATE body, The doctors
fear Heyman will die of poison from the
foam hecked lips of the mule.
CHERAw, 8. O., June 19.-J. B. Jor-
dan, white man, rho lives in Mount
Crogham Township, about 9 miles from
Chesterfield Court House, was killed yes.
terday by another white man, named
Miles. Some time ago Jordan bought an
OK from Miles, he paying part cash.
/ Y esterday Miles called to get the re.
fmainder ofsthe, money due on the OK.
| Jordan told Miles he could not pay the
money then, whereupon Miles said he
must either have the OK or the money.
| Jordan objected to this, but Miles went
into the field where the OK was ploughing
and while there Jordan struck him with
stick. Miles in return stabbed Jordan
with his knife in the face and heart, which
resulted in Jordan's immediate death.
Miles at once fed and has not yet been
captured.
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga, June 49,
Yesterday evening Mr.. ]. Wesley Baker,
a well.to do and prosperous young farmer,
living three or four miles north of this
HldCC3 SOmulbtCU ouACiOo Wy OlOWluS tu0
top of his head off with double barrel
ed shotgun. Young Baker is nephew
of Mr.. r. L. Mosely, who. for number
of years was in the wholesale grocery
business in Atlanta. he leaves wife
and two small children. 1t is said that
for several months he had been paying
too much attention to neighbor's
daughter. and recently his wife and some
of his neighbors reprimanded him for it.
Early after dinner yesterday evening he
sent his wife and children to his mothers
to spend the afternoon and when they re.
turned late in the evening they found the
husband and father lying upon the floor
of the homo with the top of his head
blown off and beside him an empty,
double. barreled shotgun. He Was buried
this evening in the family burying.
grounds.