The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-02-22
MYSTERY OF THE SWAMPS.
A CHASTITY AFFAIR WHICH PUZZLES
THE CORONER.

Finding OF the Dosd Body of a, Unku,wa
White Man Nea- tho C:ty-A, Uasva,l-
Ing Search Yesterday.
COLUMBIA, S. g., FEB. l2.-At noon
Yesterday negro g'rl named Ellie Mey.
ers. accompanied by another named Car.
RE Jefferson, came TO Police OH ,er Jones
upon the streets apparently very much
frightened, and told him they had walked
up the Atlautic Coast Line track from q
point about five unilss from tue city.
They told him that just beyond, the
tresLle, at IIampton's pond, about twen.
ty.live or thirty feet distant from the
right side Of tho trestle, they had found
the body of O white man lying in the
b''ar patch near tha water. They fIc.
tn stated that his pants ware off, but
he still had his shoes aud other clothing
on. They said that he looked like
q tramp, bl! had evidently been dead for
several days, j ldging from the swollen
appearance OF his face. Oni;er Jones
notified Chief OF Police R,dclff,, aud
the chief of police forthwith notiGad
Coroner R)acl. Iu u short tina the
news spread over the city, and cons,d.
erable excitement was caused. It was
generally supposed that the MA Was
one Of the desparadoes who hadrooosi
tho houses on the Hampton placs dur.
ing the early portion Of last weak. It
will bs remembered that this patty
Of despcra does was (iced iato aud tbs
] general bolof was that this alau Was
wounded and crawlod of into the swamp
to dis.
Abols 2 O'Clock C>rolsr Roach, &C.
companicd by Deputy Pollock and D..
Frank Green and several newspaper
| tod i,, tlr I> L. 4
ves.igation. They drove 70 ths scene
Of the supposed trouble ani bsgau to
search for the remains Of the MA. This
search WAS worry complets, and coatiuad
Tor several hours IN the pouring raiu. but
although several miles Of the swamp
land was gono over by tho sc archers,
e.. never Il traca Of tho alleged dad man
could be iouud. Coroner, Roach, af er
getting wet through to tho ska, stated
that it was The licst tim, 10 hls export.
, ence as coroner that he had eyer had to
search for deal boly. Hecat store, hs
!. saws, the exact location has always bsen
-. pointed out to him, After a search of
about three hours, the coroner and those
O assisting him finally gave up the search
and returned TO the city, reaching here
# a. about O'Clock.
Upon his return to the city Coroner
R>acl who, when ha left, had no fur
:. thor Information tn Al that given him by
q The cAlet OF police, sought On cor j ones
N and obtained from him the whereab OUTS
al aud names Of that OIL ;er's lnformants.
f. This morning the coroner will take
. charge Of these wtnes ses aud carry them
i. down with him for the purpose Of locat-
lug the body. Hs is determined to soIya
# the mystery, let it cost what 1t NAV.
= He televes that the body is to be found,
, and IT Il is not sons one WILL very like.
4 ~ be made to suffer for the chase which
o the officers OF The law were compelled to
q lead yesterday aftern BON in the puring
e down ram.
q The coroner and all others who heard
+ the story OF the two women arc inclined
4 TO the belief that this dead man, about
whom there is so much mystery at pre-
a sent, Is one Of the desperadoes referred
, to above.
There wore some very amusing Incl
dents OF the search yesterday afternoon.
ana, not the least was the disappoint.
mont OF the newspaper men. who wasted
nearly all OF the day in such q fruitless
sear'h as was shown by the statements
made at tho very damp conference held
under dripping tree at tho completion
OF The sc arch for the purpose of deciding
Whether to return to the city or resume
the search until. darkness fell. Every
man in the crowd was pretty wet, and
not single one wished TO remain longer.
oreVen accompany the coroner back this
ng.--State,