The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-04-14
Run Down by Over-Work,

BALTIMORE, April The Rev. Dr.
j. j. q. Webster, whose recent marriage
to Miss Birdie Skinner created a mild
s"ns::::::-1.. II. .turch circles, mysterious
ly disappeared last night, while MS wife
was waiting for him at her mothers
house. 1t is thought that Mr.. Webster
went Off while laDOring under Il return
OF the nervous trouble which prOstrated
| him just previous to his marriage a few
| weeks ago. AT that time it. WAS thought
| the determination of his liaucr TO break
the engagement, in Difference TO the
wishes OF her own and DR.. WehSt cr'S
families, had a great deal to do with
his sickness. Before this marriage DR..
Webster was widower, fifty years old,
while his bride is but twenty four. The
couple returned from their wedding
| tour few days ago, and last night they
called on Mrs. Skinner. Mrs. Webster
remained with her mother, while her
husband LETT for Waverly NJ. +. church,
as he said, to hold 4 quarterly confer.
ence, the first one since his elevation
to the presiding eldership. lie did not
hold the conference, and was last seen
| at the Baltimore and Ohio depot. The
ticket agent says he sold a ticket tor
Washington to a man answering DR.
Webstor's description. The young wife
is disconsolate, and is using every
means to find him. 1t is believed the
doctor was run down by over-work.
lie IS one OF the most prominent diyineS
| of the city.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, April G.--The
dead body OF Rev. j. J. q. Webster of
Baltimore was found early this morn
ing lying on the sidewalk in front of
his hotel. His head was horribly
smashed, showing that he had fallen
| from the window of his room, which
was located on the third story. The
gentleman arrived here last evening
and wrote on the hotel register "Worth-
lngton, Washington" a note was
found on the table in his room. The
note contained the words: "luin, dis
! may, despair" 1t was later discovered
who the deceased was ana q telegram
was quickly sent to his family in Bal
tllnore. He was a ruling elder of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of East
baltimore, and was very popular. lie
had been in poor health for some time
and recently he married secOnd time
lie disappeared from his home last
Monday and the news of to day Is the
first since that date.
a DesPsrado.
MURPHY, n. g., April G.-B!ll Muir.
ply, a Tellico Mountain desperate, has
declared his intention to kill ten men,
and he has already made good start in
that direction. Recently his brother
George married q daughter Of an enemy
OF the family, and during a quarrel
over the matter Bill shot his brother
dead. Frank Medlin, brother of the
dead mans wife, gave the body burial,
and on Wednesday he was shot dead
from ambush. a moment later Bill
Murphy sprang out into the road and
threatened death to any one that should
touch the body. 1t was about to be
mutilated by hogs and Mr.. Morse and
wife approached to guard it, when
Murphy fired, hitting Mrs. Morse, and
she is supposed to bo dying. On Wed.
nesday night Murphy went to the
house OF man named Bailey and de-
manded lodging. Bailey hesitatcd, and
Murphy shot him in the right shoulder.
Murphy heard that Ben Martha had
been criticising his conduct, and TODAY,
armed with his Winchester, he found
Martin at W ork Ia his field and shot
him dead.
THE DEVIL PUTS fresh rcsin on his
bow and the Republican party pats a
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