The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-01-07
A SAD HISTORY.
a Member OF IA aDistiuGui~lud Family ,.ov

riamp.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dee. 3U.-.,uln Der.
sey, the man who was arrested on Chw, T.
mas Day on suspicion Of havin1 been
the Packwood murderer at New S!uyy-
ma, Fla, is a defendant of one .! the
finest families III Maryland
| Yesterday Il Chronicle rcnorIpr =
search OF further news relative t. II.
case, drenped ou 10 the history OF IN.
suspected man, and il 5 iDtrry,;,,,.. -
many parliculary.
John Dorsey was born forty 81, -r,"~
ago in Howard County. Mary land. IS
lathcr being CpsOn Dorsey. ono OF ,Gr
most noted and DISTINGUISHED ",nil.-
men, not only in Howard County. nut
IN the state OF Myrvland. When uo
war broke out between the States. zee
Dorseys drew their swords in d,.iCnco of
me confederate cause. John D.,>n,
I'lch young man, Joined tie fItI
maryland cavalry, Capt. Browns Conn
pany. In this company there wc"o s9;..
cral menlbers The Owens family. who
were also among the LEADING families ~
Maryland. When tic war Was 0Y...
young John Dorsey married Nil Ow y.
The daughter OF Honor Or ms. Tkr,r
union was blessed with one Lhih, Il ipy
VINO IS now 20 Years Old, only child of
The man IN Richmond CuunLv ia.I. Thy,.
however, did not live happily tO-;lhI,.
owing 70 lie habits ut yorlnu y ,r>,,.
VINO was dssipa!cd and Il spcn,|lhy.',.
Miss Owens wa@ very wC,IlhE. ai,,ly, .
was feared Dorsey would su,arGrr -
the property, his wlle's relatives inIur.
ner 10 leave linn, taking the clulI VIA
her. This was nearly cirbi,r.,, v,nr.
ago, and she is How !Ninr ia Now .,r.
cry County. Md.
Alter The separation, .lujn Nv..v
went OIL and gradually J,rAmn r.,n.-
i.lon tramp. lie has tlnm""i ncaril ~
over the country. lie would w3IL i
little, get stake, and then w:ulu.r y
to some other part OF III, c"im,ry. Il
spent great deal Of TING y fnr.G,.
working N orange 4r0Nca ..rar lad. -
lNVcr. lie worked luy tir:!r On g.,
Wadc's place, and also Got. Ec"G :. o..
Sullman, Ca, VINO has ;tu u."!r.u. ....,,
III Florida. AS soon, lgvg"c., i. ,.-|
would get little money. ne rr,Iiu. lar.
on on tramp again. las, Maze" =,
lett Florida on Il steamer a;d ~.
New York City ana did some va.r
there. lie then lci! Sew York a.ld wa,
to New Jersey, the last mau ne vo,4;,..
Tor being Aaron BrUunrr, u@ur pEu !
held, n. j. lie then w.ui - Yi,na.,,
aud was there durIns rrc Gt,t l.,..:. g..
November. From Tlcrlon l.. went !.
ihladclphla by water, au, hui., u,.,,
he went down The Chcsapu4!a ,.qI..
Baltimore. lie then tranprd i from
baltimore to Bett@vil!c, Nd then on f.,
bladenSbug, where he Spcm, Il n.ynt.
Inc next day he passed tn.Yu- Il !
washington City on toward FroIcrla..>.
Durg. lie then continued his ira,Hl !
Chrouyh virginia, North Cdruiinl AND !
doWh INTO South Carolina. OK De. II |
ne reached the Ed;StU lilCr and l..> !
dlhner with man naincd IpIdcl. DIl
Inc ION he stopped at Inc house q, = |
MIR. MOTIFS, near an irGn bridge thai |
was being ConStruc ed over the river. |
On The l7th he stopped Jolnsun's set. |
tlement, near a saw mill, and on thc |
18Th he put up at Mr.. Davis house. and !
on thc next day he stopped with Ny,
On the 2ULh he crossed l',a |
Savannah river at Sand BaY, Ferry. ard
came TO Augusta. Blu: Auyu.la did |
not suit Dorsey much, aud Httur s}cud. |
ing several hours N the Guy !,c Left ,aNn |
ana went Dack INTO Carolina. By way rl |
inc North Augusta bridge, az on up 10 |
lIdgchcld, where he was arrested, which |
mas ended Tor while a tramp OF seven. |
teen years. n singular thing and m iIa- |
poftant one in DO 'Scy's case, is Chat he |
cannot account for hiMscIt previous lp !
tlle l2Ih, he stailug that tramplny as ne