The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-17
SOUTH CAROLINA.

NEWS OF ueplOraDle accident IN the lower
part Of Aiken county has reached Aiken. Ell
more Kennedy of Messy was hauling a load
of cotton to the gin, when he was thrown off
the wagon and killed instantly, his neck
being broken. Mr Kennedy was one of the
best citizens OF Aiken county. He was an in
dustrious klnd hearted Christian man, and
was about 90 years OF age.
Register: Constable George Just Brown
was painfully hurt Friday afternoon in front
OF the State DiSpensary AT Columbia. tie
had been to the union depot and was return
ing on an electric car. He did not get off the
car at the corner Of Gervals aud Main street
but attempted to jump of in front OF the dis
pensary. As he jumped one of his thumbs
caught in the railing OF the car. Mr.. Brown
fell TO the ground and was dragged along for
some distance. His thumb was terribly lac
Grated.
Columbia Register: Some additional facts
about the poisoning Of Miss Mary Brazell
and Mrs. Lee who live in the county, near
Columbia, were learned, but there is still
something strange about the whole affair
and the facts will probably not come to light
The story told is that Miss BraZen and Mrs
Lee went to the house of Miss Brazell 5
grandmother on Saturday night. While
there they drank some coffee. On their way
back both were taken i'll with symptoms Of
sugar OF lead poisoning. Mrs Lee took does
of EPSON salts which Is an antidote for
sugar of lead poisoning, and soon got well
but Miss BraZel was in a serious condition
until sunday morning, when DR.. Hopkins
was sent for Dr. Hopkins says that while
poisoning, there may have been something
else wrong. Miss BraZell drank only three
sips OF the coffee, because it was hot. An
other feature which cannot be understood is
that the young lady is a favorite with her
grandmother and if there was poison in the
coffee ii got there acCid sntallV.
The Florence Evening Times: Chief State
Constable NJ. I Holley of Aiken. S c.. and
Constables J. H. Kennedy of Aiken A H.
Gardner of Edgehed. ana W. +. Holmes
of Barnweu, arrived in the city Wednesday
a a f,f4rAfy1 OF
ley was seen by the Times reporter Thurs
day and had quite pleasant talk with him
Mr.. Holley and his assistants that are here
with him are indeed very clever gentlemen
They are not Of the type Of some Of the men
that were on the force at this place and at
Darlington before the diSpensary law was
declared unconstitutional M. Holley is
coOlheaded ana clever, vet determined. OF
course he has made no raids In Florence as
yet, and he says ne no pes he will not have il
TO do. He said further that II the act is de-
clared constitutional by the supreme court
that he felt that he would have no trouble as
he thought those who were now selling
liquors would simply get rid OF their stun and
not sell any more He is fair and square
man, and believes IN treating every one with
that courtesy that should be shown 10 every
human being. With such men as Holey and
his assistants that are on the constabulary
force there Will be no bloodshed In Florence
and we may add in the state.
A writer in the New York Weekly Witness
prohibition paper, publishes the following
OF GOV ltllman: several weeks ago il was
my lot to be seated alongside OF a STRANGE.
| looking and peculiar, but interesting man.
| We talked together for about an hour and |
| pust say that the time passed too swiftly
| That strange man, with only one eye, was
GOV Tillman of South Carolina. Among
other things he told me was L will be
| elected United States senator That's set
| tied At the time had my doubts; but now
| II looks as If Senator Butler, the idol OF The
| South Carolina aristoCracy, had been turned
| down ana that the off hand somewhat
| crude, but naturally gifted Ben 1illman will
| have seat in the United States senate II
| he makes good what he told me he would dc
| when he becomes senator he will cause many
| OF the members OF that conservative body Il
| open their eyes and wonder who has come
| among them. The New England Home saws
! that ten years ago the governor had never
! seen a railroad, or bank or hotel Dur
| ing the campaign he has made MANY
| speeches, and has called the gentlemen with
whom he VIII be soon associated some very
/ hard names. HIS heart is better than hi.
| tongue and while he gives hard knocks he Is
willing to receive them without a murrnur
| Gov. llllman is one Of the strange politica
! products Of the popuhsts."
Florence Times: Wednesday Afternoon
/ when the Cheraw ana Darlington train pulled
into the Coast Line depot, at this place. two
/ prisoners that were en- route for the state
| penitentiary from Chesterfield Jail and sun
/ posed to be under the charge OF "a guard q
/ the lame OF White, were escorted out b,
! the conductor. Capt h. NJ RrunSOn Whef
| they struck the platform they were coupled
/ together with handouts. The guard who haC
! them In charge got out ahead OF them leav
| ing them alone, and walked up to the ives
| end OF the platform. When the traiI
| started back 70 the sidetrack the guar
! got on ana was carried with the trair
! down in the freight yard his prisoner,
| being left alone. Some OF the BOYS in fur
asked them why they did not walk or bu
/ they said they did not want 20 do that; the,
/ would rather 20 on 10 Columbia. BY this tim,
/ Detective Newbold came up and took charge
/ OF Them and carried them on to turn then
/ over 70 sheriff MdLendOn. The guard never
! showed up any more, but we suppose he wa.
I found later i'm the evening The two convicts
/ were jackson Hardcsou. "a negro sent up foI
| three years and Leonard Dickson a white
| man sent up for fifteen years for tho sun
/ posed murder othis stepfather Julius Hahn
! a passenger on the train said that the guard
/ was so iull and trying 10 shoot NJ the pasSen
/ gers on the train that he had TO take the gur
/ away from him. lie was certainl, In a nnC
! condition when he got TO Florence"
! Lieutenant ladmiriug his image I'm the mir
/ rorl-And yet they call women the fair sex. -
l tuegende Batter.