The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-02-13
A Popular Physician Accidentally Kills
Himself

Last Friday aftcrnoonabout o'clock
the people OF the city were painfully
shocked when the announcement was
made that DR.. Edward G.. Frierson
had been suddenly called from time
into eternity by the accidental dis
charge OF his gun at his home on West
Benson street. About 12 o'clock that
day, having just returned from the
bedside Of sick patient, he was on the
Court House Square mingling with
friends and made an engagement with
one Of them to go hunting the next
day, if the weather was favorable.
After making this engagement llc went
to his home and immediately entered Il
storage room, on the second floor, where
he kept his gun. Shortly afterwards
his sister, Miss J:iii;: FTi; i1;;ii. she
was down stairs, directly under the
storage roo III, heard the report of the
gun and some one fall to the floor.
She Immediately ran up stairs and.
entering he room, found her brother
lying on tl.. floor and the gun at his
feet. Iirl sciciiiiS attracted the ;ittcE-
ton of Mcssrs Finley and brennan at
McGcc's livery stable and they rushed
to the side OF the unfortunate MIN.
who was about gasping for his last
breath. Other friends soon came in
and upon examination OF the body Il
hole was found on the left side, just br
low the nipple and near the heart.
II
brecch loader, showed that lir had
been cleaning it. One of his hands
was greasy, and some cotton waste
and an oiled rag were lying Oh ilc floor,
but just how the terrible accident lap
pcncd will never be known.
Coroner Banistcr held an inquest,
and after hearing the evidence the jury
rendered verdict that the ",lcccasrd
came to his death from IL i,un>hot
fired by accident in his own hands"
DIR. FricrsOn was the third son of the
late Rev. ID. L. Fricrson, ID. d., and
was in the 44th year of his age. He
was born in Marion County, S. G., and
came to Anderson with his father about
thirty years ago. lie attended tho
schools Of the city, and in his young
manhood spent two years at Erskinc
College, Due West Later he went 10
Baltimore and graduated from the
College of Physicians and Surgeons.
He located in Abbevillc County and
practiced his profession for several
years, when he returned to this city
and has ever since made his home
here. He married Miss Matte Towers,
Il daughter Of the late A. Is. Towers,
and she preceded him to the grave
about eighteen months ago, leaving
four little boys, who are now left to
cherish the memory Of devoted faith
or. DR.. Frierson had the advantage Of
religious training from infancy, and in
his boyhood he joined tho Presbyte-
rian Church and lived strictly moral
life. He was thorough gentleman,
and possessing most noble, genial
disposition he was highly esteemed by
wide circle of friends who will ever
cherish his memory and who deeply
sympathize with tho brothers and sis
ters and four little boys in their sore
bereaveIEent.
The funeral services were held in the
Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon
ut 4 o'clock, and were conducted by
Rev. j. l.. McLin, assisted by Rev. JAS.
Boyce, of Due West. after which the
remains were inferred in the Church
yard by the Woodmen of the World,
Of which order he was an active men,
Der.