The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-28
GREENWOOD LETTER.
Knocked I'm the Head-IDjunctiOn =
Lectures-Bonds- Houses.

Green WOOD, ). c., April ~, lo9O.
One OF the most shock Ing and brutal crimes
Greenwood has ever had In her limits was
committed on Saturday night. Mr.. b. Nj.
Martin, who runs fancy grocery store near
the Gibbs place, closed his store room about
10 o'clock went across the street TO the store
of Mr. A. Med. Singleton and deposited what
money he had taken in during the day IN
MIR, Singleton's 8 safe, except that he Kept S3oO
tor some use. From Mr.. Slngielon's ne staIt-
ed 10 his home. which was Just around the
corner of the Gibbs place, fronting on the
Seaboard road. When he bad proceeded u
little ways, and was In a low secluded spot,
blow lust behind the left ear, rendering him
unconscious for sometime, and In the mean
while relieving him OF what money lie mad In
his poss ession. When he reganed conscious
ness he was able TO get homo, and had DIR. 6.
p Neel i'm mediateiy sum moned. The wound
though painful was not found dangerous. and
at this writing Mr.. Martin Is getting along an
well as could be expected. Yesterday morn
inp ali the evidences OF the crime were found.
Just where Mr.. Martin fell was lound large
chinaberry club, and nearby was seen the
tree from which 1t had been cut. 1t was
pure case of waylaying with intent TO com
nit the crime which was committed. Such
crimes are perpetrated In one olock OF MAID
street in the progressive city OF Greenwood
"Tien Tba news ln W that Chief Justice Fuller has
granted a temporary injunction against the
new county OF Bamburg was received In Green
wood last week, and caused some discussion: on
we were in position to be likewise enJolned.
The usual number OF lectures were given In
Greenwood last week. Miss Bertha A. Will
sea entertained small audience on Wednes-
day evening, and Ernest Willie did likewise
on Thursday evening".
Last Monday evening the little hneen
months old child OF MIR. and Mrs. w. g. Cal
houn died of congestion or the brain. IL was
buried on the following day.
+, 3. Grier, ESQ.,, was called 10 Columoia
last Wednesday on business connected WIN
the Myers' arson case which has received so
much attention at the hands OF the neWspa-
pers Mr.. Grier represented the prosecution
and went down TO protest against commuta-
tion OF the sentence.
Dr. Lewis H. Russell has opening his dental
office ur stairs In the front room OF the build
inc ioIninp the Bank OF Green wood building.
His office is being elegant tly fitted up, and DR..
Russell has every reason TO expect success In
his new home. "
The right of the town council OF Greenwood
TO issue bonds for the erection OF Court
House and Jail for Green wood County will be
before the Supreme Court In q few days. and
an ex parte proceeding asking for an ipjunc-
tiop. The case Is brought on advice OF the
city attorney to test the law on the subject OF
before the bon DIS are Issued.
The committee to select sites Tor the Court
House and Jail have bought for that purpose
the lot OF Mr.. K. P. Blake. The selection Is an
admirable one and will give general satlsfac-
tiop, except that q number OF our citizens
think the value OF their property VIII be I'M
paired by the location, and that the assemo,
ling of the crowds about the Court House Will
prove more or less OF nuisance.