The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-02-20
AWFUL TRAGEDY AT BLACKSBURG.
a Stranger Assa33ina;od in tho leartot Town.
A Woman in tho Casc.

A Woman in tho CaSc.
The murder OF Chas. II. Williams, Il
stranger in tho town. has created in
tcnsc excitement in "nd around Blacks
burg. The foul decd was committed
in one of tho principal streets, and for
time tho affair was wrapped in
mystery, but tho coroncr's jury render
cd II verdict which cleared up the
mystery, as follows: That Chas H.
Williams came to his death by pistol
ball shot from Il pistol in the hands of
Nj. II. Rccsc, and that one Dan Luckic
is accessory"
On Thursday night two citizens re-
turning to their boarding house stumbl-
ed over the dead body Of y man. IN
vestigation showed it to be Chas. ~.
Williams, Of Tunnel Hin, Ga. An
alarm was raised and on searching his
| body three notes were found from Mrs.
| Anderson, IL millincr. Mrs. Anderson
has been twice married to her present
| husband, having been divorced. and
then remarked about eight months
ago. From these notes it was found
that Williams had been sent here by Mr.
Anderson in the capacity Of II peace
maker, and while acting in this ca
| paclty was murdered.
There is no direct proof as to who
committed the murder, but Marion Il.
Reese and Daniel J.uckic are moro
than suspected. Reese is one of the
richest mon in town and has Il wife in
GrecnvilIe County, with whom he has
mover lived. Luckic is u brother Of
| Mrs. Anderson. Both have left for
| parts unknown.
| The evidence against Reese is this
Reese is known to have been insanely
jealous Of and almost wildly infatuated
n I'm m n rh ,r
the murder there WAS q party at the
house of Marion Moore and on Il piazza
overlooking tho residence Of Reese
was Miss Harrington, who testified
that she saw two people ut the time
Of thu shots run from where tho dead
man was found. One OF these parties
she positively identified as Reese and
| the other went into the house Of Mrs.
Anderson and Is supposed to have been
Luckic, he being the brother OF Mrs
Anderson. Reese WAS reported to have
boon unduly intimate with Mrs. An
dcrsOn, and, it is said, furnished "
house ana su pportcd her, only IL fcw
doors from his own residence. Will
| liams, in spite OF tho warning OF Mrs.
Anderson, called ut hey house about
$3.50 on the evening OF tho killing, and
| was shot Il short while after.
The mOstsintcn5C lyri' 'mcnt prevails
in Blackshurg. Mi. turrington has
left fUr Charlotte, saying that ahc was
afraid violence would be done her if
she remained here. The friends of
the murdered man and tAc town cOun-
Gil have employed counsel TO prosecute
Reese. Detectives have been employ
ed, and are now actively searching for
Reese, who is supposed to be with
friends near here. 1t is the universal
opinion that he committed the murder
FULLER ACCOUNT OF TIE STORY.
The Galfney Ledger gives q much
fuller statement of the troubles which
led to the awful tragedy, in tho follow
ing version Of its correspondent at
Blacks burg :
The woman whose pcrfdity inspired
this tragic deed is Mrs. NJ. E. Andcr-
son. who is renowned in this c0mmun-
ity for her beauty. She is a blonde,
not large, but stately, with charming
features, and generally wore Il smile
that would be calculated to drive some
men crazy. oho came here about two
years ago from Georgia. She, with
other parties, q man and q woman,
opened millinery store in tho Iron
CiJy H0tcl building. After few
months the man .drcw out and the two
women continued the business Il short
while. Then Mrs. Anderson run the
business alone until January '01. In
the meantime she boarded with Mrs.
Dcmpsy, prOprictrcss Of the Iron City
Hotel, and for awhile had the cntro
to the best homes Of BlackSburg. Mrs.
Anderson was grass widow. She
finally left the hotel and rented q SUITE
of rooms in the rear and above her mil
linary store. Thcn it was that her
intimacy with Reese became so pro-
nounccd rs to cause comment. Gossip
became so rife she quit keeping house
and went 10 board with Dr.. Rams0ur,
highly respected citizen. Her di-
vorccd husband came to the city about
July year ago. He sought Il recon-
ciiiation aod the pair were remarked
by the Rev. Mr.. johnson. Tho next
day after tho rc-marriagc the husband
left, and he has not been heard OF
since. 1t is thought the woman desir.
Cd to appear to have q source OF liveli-
hood and that she ind tced her hus
band to return and remarry her for the
purpose of hayinr that aOncanance