The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-12-20
ALmosT MURDERRD.
Another Warrington Tragedy That
Rivals the 8onine Case.

Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis, q fashion
| ablo dreesmakor, Of Washington, d. O..
vas found in an almost dying condition
in her room at5 O'clock Wednesda,
morning under circumstances thai
promise to rival tho Bonine murde,
case. Her pkull was fractured, law.
bono broken end loft ear almost sever.
cd from the hosd. Her left arm bore
bruises indicative Of q struggle and hel
clothing aud bedding weIo saturated
with blotd. Sho Wan removed to the
Gsr6eld hospital and o largo forco ol
detectives put on tho oaso. The name
Of her aDsailant is unknown.
The general belief is that Mrs. Dan.
MS was attacked while asleop In he,
back room on tho first floor, and thst
tho frat blow, in all probability ad.
minietered With 4 pisno stool, which
was smesrod with blood, rendered hol
unoonsoious. The preliminary inves
tjgations by tho polioo fail to indicate
that there vas any struggle. Mira.
Donnis, in q conscious moment while
boing carried to tho hospital esid that
some ono had s'burt" her, but when
prossod for details merely responded,
never mind"
Robbery apparently was moi tho mo,
two for tho orimo, aB on the table al
the foot Of tho bod, in plain view, was
q small box containing q pookotbook
woll fillod with sreenbacks and other
money, There wss bloody imprint
ct q hand on tho piano lid in the parlol
snd window in that room was open.
It 10 supposed the. assailant escaped
through this window. Whom Mrs.
Dennis was found she was Glad in he,
night garments and was in bed under
tho cover. She was partly conscious,
although she has been unoonsoious
most Of tho time sinoe.
The detectives ere aatisAod the gov
eral blows of tho piano stool must have
boon welded with considerable forct
and that there was no outosy at least
after tho frat blow. Her grosns, how
over: wore haard by q woman on The
third floor, and in on adjoining house
About tho ssmo time Policeman Liv.
ingston and wstohman who wore two
block, away, heard what thoy. believed
TO be. d 57orueu's 8 sore an. Nj Il IS. Donn;S
is about AZ yoars old, and is one Of the
bost knpWn women; ia business here.
Sho is tho widow 6f$Walter Dennis, an
aoto1. sS5 Il q ,yy5is 4. , 4. s !,
All Were Killed.
Wednefdsy at Houston, Te xss, when
officers ,JsE y. James and HernGan
y YoungstssStemp,od to arrest an alleged
bunco stess y id Preacher, the latter
|s9peE,e u a tiSqs salt ho, gans thp
1sss so YSIiasss, sss
sknoeki & him cwn and vas on top 3qs
him beating the oMoee @ hon j anus
raised {himself from ths gutterand isoa
three times, killing Preacher, j amee
and Youngst died within tho safne mo,
meDt Preaeher was we'll known to the
police and had been arfeated PC quent-
~. Tao police have b:on watching
him closely during carnival woek. With
q shotgun OH his shoulder he won't to
tho police and complained that thoy
were interfering ia his huoinoaa. The
lpolioe attempted to arrcat him when
Eho opened fire on them, Several hun.
dred poople saw the duel. Awarran,
was sworn out by tho deputy 6hiei
| Of police for j. B. Brockman,
Pfeaohor's attorney, charging him with
| murder and ho has been Jailed. It il
charged by tho police tho attorney ad.
vised Preacher to use o shotgun in case
any attompt WAS mado to Arrest him.
Lato in tho afternoon q boy with two
sho' gans and largo number Of buck
shot cartridges which he said he wa.
carrying to Bfoekman's Office was. ar
rested and the arms conRacated. 3