The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-24

was under the indaeace OF whiskey when
he put his Da:Ae OF The register. All day
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Sagnal
drank heavily, attracting the attent!on OF
the fgeouenters abont the lobby CT the CAL
houa. II was evident from the quality OF
his clothes and his general Appearance that
the stranger was L person OF some stand
ing.
From Thursday n.cra;rg rrtli Saturday
night B&grGl ,a"ac & number OF aciualnt-
n.ces. the most obSeT"aat OF WHOM did not
fail t. notice that the Young C.aa acted IL i
rather peculiar manner. 10 addition 20 his
intoxicated condition be seemed to b. in =
melancholy and despoaGent MOOD, ana
made frequent references to his unsucceSS-
Tu! efforts to iud situation.
Saturday night he drank more heavily
than usual. and staggered into his room
about II o'clock The next morning he
arose before daylight and came down into
the lobby and sat by the stove for &bont i've
minutes. He told Sam Thompson that be
intended 70 60 back to bed aal get a few
hours sleep before rising again. He bade
Thompson goodbye and assembled the iob-
by stairs. This was the last seen OF him
alive. One of the bell boys saw Bagnal go
to his room and close the door behind him.
Sunday the young man did rot show up
aad the hotel attaches thinking that he
was sleeping of the effects Of his Saturday
nights spree, decided not to disturb him.
Yesterday morning Bagnal's room door
was still locked and up 10 IL O'Clock he had
not put in his appearance. 4 chamberma!d
Knocked on the door but receiving no re-
sponse, she reported the matter to Head
Clerk Barlow. MIR. Barlow went mp acd
forced open the door. He was horritied to
see the PROSTATE form Of the young strao-
ger living on the bed cold IN death. Blood
was slowly oozing from the mouth Of the
dead man and altogether the spectacle that
rmet the eyes Of Clerk Barlow was /. grre-
some one indeed. Coroner Rivers was no.
tilted and few minutes later appeared on
the scene. The coroner after making an
examination OF the room found a bottle OF
lepdauum on the dresser aid the dead
mans clothes hanging Cd {. .e.,.,:r beside the
bed On the bureau q few inches from the
poison were two notes written in pencil
and upsealed. The first one was addressed
to Miss Bonnie Brown Of Sumter. care of
the Rev. C. c. Brown, a2d in part was rs
follows:
81 am now going to try . different world
and if YOU had only been faithful to me
things woald have been different with me.
But Won will never know the agony suf-
sered before did this If had never met
YOU would never have committed this
deed"
Tue other note was addressed to Mrs. l.
II. Bagnal, Manning, 5. G. Il was as fol-
lows:
10 my Loving Mother: Don'tworry your
" 10, fNrT 7 o,>,f n
!. different world l hope there IS soale-
thing better for me there. I tried to get
work aad after I could not woall rather
die than tramp and lay ont. Tell pa that
10 parent ever loved child more than he
did his only son. Don't you or pa worry
auv longer nov about me. Tel all the
eir!s, that is Daisy. Tora, Hattie and Ada,
before would lniict thsm any more by
drinking and tramping l would rather be
dead. I leave ali have 10 yon
and pa rs long as you live, and when you
de give it to Hattie Ma, hate to do this.
but would rather die than go back home
and have TO ask outside people for any
thing Nay the great and glorious God
help you all, and tie girls, IS the wish OF
yoa- loving son, V. c: BAGSAL,
Sh?itly after noon the body was remove.
to McAllister's undertaking establishment
at the corner OF Meeting street and Hori
beck alley, where it was elnbalmea. The
Young mans relatives at Manning were
also notified.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Rivers held
IN inquest over the remains OF Bagnal and
the jury returned a verdict to tie effect that
the deceased had come to his death from an
/, I ,i,,.c ct.ra2 3J-rl
fit OF mental alteration.
Bagual was about % years old and up to
a short time before he came to Charleston
he was employed in the Davis Hardware
Company's store at Manning i is said
that he lost his position and Immediately
set out to seek other employment. He had
a number Of letters certifying 70 the excel
ieuce OF his character and standing in Man
niEG.
Tie following dispatch was received from
Mnnning last uight:
Manning Nov. 22-Special: Manning is
shocked e. the suicide OF young Willie
Bagnul, who to1k iauGunum in Charleston
His father, l. NJ. Bagnal, is one OF our best
! citizens, and the young man stood we'll, his
gres. fault being drink. He left here q
| few day s ago 10 go TO Charleston to seek en-
/ pkONNtIl, atIutNl Will SeNSitl! iSltelS W
recon- endatioa, excepting as to his drink
ing }. II. l..
Sir. Louis Applet and Capt. W. c. Davis,
coasin Of young Basnul, and Mr.. Z. G.
/ Horton arrived IL the city last night to look
after the remains Of the deceased Nr. APP
pelt, in conversation with reporter for the
| News and Courier. said that the news Of
the yoang ul;:i!'S death had been received
with universal! reSret 1t Manning
The above is a corrected account Of
what appeared in yesterday morn
ing's News and Courier.
: The body arrived in Manning yes
terday morning and was met at the
! depot by large concourse offriendS,
who escorted the remains to the
cemetery, where an impressive SER
vice was conducted by Rev. James
i Mcdowell, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church, assisted by Rev. ". H. Hod-
ges of the Methodist church and Rev.
J. O. Cough Of the Baptist church.
His grave was covered with beautiful
floral offerings, some of which came
from friends in another town.
We might add that warm sympa-
thy was expressed by many in Char
lesion for the family of the deceased.
The sad and tragic death of Willie
Bagnal has lacerated the hearts OF
! hi. Family who were devoted TO him