The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-07
SLAIN IN THEIR STORE.
A CRIME IN CAROLINA LIKE TIE
HAERTBL MURDER.

An Aged Couple Killed With Axes
by Unknown Assassins-Ths Mans
Head Split Open While He Was
Measuring Out Corn-Negro Phos-
phate Hands suspected.
CHARLESTON, 5. c., March 6.-The de-
tails OF a horrible butchery committed at
Ltncolnville on Saturday night last have
just come to light. The victims are H. Fl.
w. TweiJmann aud his wife, a German
couple who kept store in the village and
who were slaughtered on Saturday night by
parties who have not yet been discovered.
The story Of the crime and its discovery is
as follows: AT an early hour Sunday morn
ing a oolored woman, as was her usual
habit, went to the house OF Mr.. Tweitmann.
just back OF his store, TO deliver Sunday
paper. The door was open and seeing no
one she laid the paper on
chair inside the door and went away.
DISCOVERY OF THE CRIME.
In the afternoon, in passing the house,
she noticed that the door still stood aiar and
going up to it she saw the paper lying un-
touched on a chair. lamp was burning
in the room, the approaching dusk made 10
noticeable. Thinking these circumstances
strange she began to look around, and on
the piazza for the first time she noticed
great pool Of blood. This alarmed the
woman, and she hastened away to tell the
neighbors. The marshal and other citizens
soon gathered.
THE CoRPsEs IN THE STORE.
The house was searched, and then an en-
Vuaa fy,Nr /, IL.
secured by bolt and paddock. A CHASTITY
sight met the gaze Of those who entered.
Strong men turned pale aud weakllngs
quickly left the scene. Lying on the floor
near the DacK door, we're two corpses COW
cred with blood, and their faces almost beS
yond recognition, so fearfully we're they
mutilated. Henry Tweitmann and his wife
lay side by side, their heads literally split
open with axes, or some such Instruments.
The bodies had evidently been placed ia the
position found when the crowd entered, for
In corn barrel near by was a measure and
bag and all were stained with blood.
sTRUUK FROM BEHIND.
The unfortunate storekeeper must have
been struck from behind with an ak while
be was measuring corn The poor woman's
head was cloven nearly in two with some
sharp instrument. Bloody tracks showed
that she was then dragged into the store
and laid beside her husband. The mur-
derers then closed and locked the store door
and carried away the key. Investigation
shows that the money drawer was cleaned
out and some valuables taken from the per-
son of Mr. Tweitmann. Two Charleston
detectives were sent to the scene of the
murder, but have as yet discovered no
traces Of the murderers.
THE sOEEE OF THE CRIME.
Lincolnville is settlement twenty@ons
miles from this city and just one mile south
Of Summerville, famous health resort 10
was settled by eK-Congressman X. H. Cain,
who was also a bishop of the African
church and is populated almost entirely by
q thrifty class Of colorsd people. The coun-
try round about, however, where the phos-
phate mines are located, is peopled by gangs
OF negro desperadoes. No less than half
dozen murders have been committed In that
vicinity within the past two months. The
laws are so loosely administered here and so
many murders 20 unpunished that there has
been serious talk Of establishing vigilance
committee for some time past.