Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-22
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

BROWN SIXTH, who has been separated
from his wife for some tine, attempted to
enter her home, in Dawson, Ga. She sent a
bullet through his ferehea |. She has not
been arrested as the killing is considered
justi6abe
As freight train was rounding a curve
near Bennetsville, S. G., one OF the cars
jumped the track carrying ano. her with it.
Boyde Farley, John Mitchell and Charlie
Owens, employees of the road, were killed
and W. D. Polk, Andrew Whitsl and Ed.
Powell were injured.
Two children of F. H. Ashmore, car
penter, Knucklesyiae, Ala, were killed by
rattle snake. While at play in the woods
they overturned an oil log, under which
was the snake, which bit the five-year-old
girl. Her brother, two years older, came TO
her help, Tut received two bites The chill
dren were taken homo and domestic remed-
les applied, but the little ones died in horri-
bic agony.
AT barbecue at Red Oak Station, Tenn,
day or two ago, whiskey flowed very freely
and was the cause of Emmett Johns and
Charles Parsons, who had heretofore been
friend, engaging in a quarrel. Parsons at
lacked Johns with a knife and the latter
pulled up rail and struck Parsoss fatal
blow on the right side of the head. He fell
senSeless and was carried home with blood
running from his right ear and nostrils,
whore he fingered in an unconscious con-
dition for several hours, when he died
A SERIOUS cutting ARRAY toof place near
Rome, Ga. NJ. F. Boyd, tax receiver, caught
Walt Mitchell, a man of high standing in
Rome, in bis room. Boyd advanced on Nit
chell with knife, cutting him several times
on the head and severing arteries in the left
arm. Michel was taken to his home in a
dying condition. Boyd gave himself up to
the sheriff but was released on bond. Boyd's
wife was placed in jail. The affair created
sensation owing TO the prominence of both
parties.
GERALD MCCARTHY, North Caro- ina State
botsni t, was struck by an engine at Uni
vorsty Station, near Rs eigh, and seriously
injured. He was at University Junction
waiting the arrival of the train and amused
himself studying some plants that grew on
the track. A special train came along The
engineer supposed the man would get of the
track, and on approaching nearer slackened
up Tut Mccarthy, who was quite deaf, did
not move and the train could not be stopped
in time, so Mccarthy was knocked or by the
engine. His let ley was broken, his head
was gashei and other injuries inflicted.
dreadful accident occurred at the brick
yard of the Chariot Brick aud Tile Com.
pany, Charlotte, n C. The boiler exploded
k Iii g William Hlnnicut, a young white
man instantly, and injuring o hers. Hunni.
cut was standing by the throttle Of the en-.
CINE when it exploded His body was blown
up in the air seventy-five feet AID landed
fifty yards away. Nearly every bone in his
body was broken. Pieces of boiler an tim.
Der were blown 200 yards away.
NEWS was received in Nashville, Tenn, Of
the killing of four manin Jackson county
At Granville G. r, and r. P. Maddox killed
Bill Lanson in self-defence. Llnson attacked
the Maddox boys with knife aud they shot
him.
Mrs, JAMES PEARcF, wifeof a respectable
"a ii0'' "a hooi - iatols ielu'i het WIN
horrible death. While in an epileptic fit she
fell held foremost INTO the fire and was
burned to death. Mr.. Pearce and wife con
stitut9 the family, He left as usual for his
WORK Immediately after breakfast, AMI died
not return till noon. When he reached the
house he expected TO see a smoking dinner
ON the table, but there in the fire place
among the glowing enbers lay bis dead wife,
whose face and head were burnel beyond
recognition. H + arms and hands bore
marks of the forl1e1 tonguel flames. Mrs.
Pearca was 81 years oil