The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-08
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saturday night about 9 O'Clock DR..
Andrew N. Gray of Columbia fell tend
Ill tn" bridge Keepers house at the
foot Of Gcrvais street. Dr., Gr,y con-
duets drug store in Brooklyn and
lives in Columbia. He had walked
across the Cnngaree bridge and had
tried to catch the S:45 car. Having
missed his car. Dr. Gray went into the
house OF MI Lybrand, the bridge
keeper. and was talking and joking
with thostS around the fire. Mr.. Ly-
brand says that DR.. Gray was stand
Ing with his back TO the fire ana was
apparently in good health and spirits
when he took Il step forwards as il to
go to the door. He fell forward upon
his face, and when MIR Lybrand and
Others in the room got to him and
turned him over. Dr. Gray was quite
dead. He was subject to attacks Of this
Kind. and his death. while unexpected.
was not much Of a shock to his family
rs it Nigh, Otherwise have been.
l.. 0. Russell, well-known citizen
Uf Anderson county, met a sudden
death under peculiar circumstances
Friday. He and his son, Il young man
about grown. had been to Il ncighbor-
hood house and were returning home
They were in buggy and in some way
one OF the shafts broke and 1t was I'M
possible to proceed further with the
vehicle. Mr.. Russell was under the in
Nurnce OF liquor, and his son decided
10 leave him seated in the buggy while
be rode the mule home for assistance
The young man went on home and
when he came back a short while after
wards he was Mortified to find that his
father had fallen from the buggy and
broken his neck. He had fallen over
the dashboard. landing on his face. The
coroner held an inquest Saturday and
the jury returned a verdict in accord
anrc with the facts.
Thursday night at a negro frolic on
Mr.. Bob COWan'S place, about two
miles from Rock Hill. Sam Allison was
shot and almost instantly killed by his
stepsOn John Smith. 1t seems that AL
lison was heating his wife. when the
boy came up and interfered. Allison
upon seeing that it was the son jumped
up, kicked him and then went for his
shotgun. He tried to shoot Smith. but
the gun failed to fire the first time
and as he was trying the second time
Smith shot him with 3S-calibre pistol
Allison fell and Smith came to tho city
and gave himself up. At the inquest q
verdict was rendered Of killing in self
defense. Smith. however. is in the
guard house here. having been found
guilty of carrying the wrong size
shooting iron
Coroner Black held an inquest I'ri-
day morning upon the body of O. N.
Swanegan at his home in the West
End Of Grcenvillc and the jury rem
dered a verdict that the deceased came
TO his death from an overdose Of NOR
phinc administered by his own hand
tlc bought Is cents worth Of morphine
on Christmas day at the West End
drug store, and that night ended his
life by swallowing the fatal drug. Ills
alleged wife testified that he said to
her that he would take the morphine
to kill himself and that he had threat
ened several times to cut his throat
lie told her that he had been tried
three times for his life and that his
people had east him off. 1t Is not likely
that he was passing under his proper
name, ana his ,rue history will prob
ably never be known. Swancgan is Il
very unusual name.
Saturday afternoon ONiccr Hall OF
the police force arrested Oh the "hone
yard" in SpartanbUrg a middle aged
white man who has been going about
lhc streets pretending to be q mute and
soliciting aims. \ number Of persons
piticS the apparently afflicted man. SO
we'll did he carry out the deception
The police were told that he was IA
iakir and the officer took him to the
station house. He played the role OF q
mute for three hours; but then cavcd
in and told the Officer that he was
Shamming II" produced q package OF
cards. on each Of which was printed Il
the. afflicted. lie will be tried in police
court.
The directors oF the Mollohon Man
ufncturing Co.. OF Ncwbcrry, at a meet
ing decided to Increase the capital
stock Of the company from 100000 to
$500, 600 ana increase the capacity OF
the mill to 2S.G00 spindles. When the
mill was buii, it was expected to in
crease the plant. and this Improvement
and enlargement will not affect the
running. Tho population Of the mill
village will be about double.
y total destruction OF eight Illicit
NiotllleriGS In OcunCc county by rove
n,lc officers. Six complctH outfits were
destroyed. while fcrmeNtcl bee" and
low wines in large quantities were
found at two. Officers succeeded in az
resting four operators. who are now
in Walhalla Jail awaiting trial.
Miss Alice Watkins, daughter OF Mr.
j. N. Watkins Of the Long Creek sec
ton, was shot Tuesday evening last al
her fathers home. The ball entered hcl
left jaw and lodged in the back of hen
mead. ihc condition OF the young lad!
is said to be very critical. One othr,
person was present when the shot wa!
hred. No cause has been assigned fo
The shooting.
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