The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-08
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in the bridge keepers house at the
foot of Gervais street. DR.. Gray con-
ducts a drug store in Brooklyn and
lives in Columbia. He had walked
across the Congaree bridge and had
tried to catch the 8:45 car. Having
missed his car, DR.. Gray went into the
house of Mr.. Lybrand. the bridge.
keeper, and was talking and joking
with those around the fire. Mr. Ly-t
brand says that Dr. Gray was stand
| ing with his back to the fire and was
apparently in good health and spirits
when he took step forwards as II to,
go to the door, He fell forward upon
his face, and when Mr.. 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 shock to his family
as it might otherwise have been.
L. o. Russell, a well-known citizen
of Anderson county, met . sudden
death under peculiar circumstances
Friday. He and his son, young man
about grown, had been to q neighbo&
hood house and were returning home.
They were in a buggy and In some way
one Of the shafts broke and it was i'm
possible to proceed further with the
vehicle Mr.. Russell was under the in
fiuence Of liquor, and his son decided
to leave him seated in the buggy while
he rode the mule home for assistance.
The young man went on home and
when he came back short while after
wards he was Mortified to find that his
father had fallen from the buggy and
broken hB neck. He had fallen over
the dashboard, landing on his face The
coroner held an inquest Saturday ana
the jury returned verdict Ia accord
ance with the facts.
Thursday night at negro frolic on
Mr.. Bob Cowan's place, about two
miles from Rock Hill, Sam Allison wasy
shot and almost instantly killed by his
stepson John Smith. 1t seems that Al
iison was beating his wife, when thel
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-caiibre pistol.
Allison fell and Smith came to the city
and gave himself up. At the inquest a
verdict was rendered ief ktlling In self
defense. Smith, however, ls>i in the
guard house here, having been fuand
guilty Of carrying, the wrong size
shooting IRON" ..-''ss 80. >
Coroner Black held an inquest Fri
day morning upon the body OF O. N.
.Swanegan- at-.his home in the West
End of Greenville, and the jury rem
dered verdict that the deceased came
to his death from an overdose OF NOR
phine administered by his own hand.
He bought Is cents worth OF morphine
on Christmas day at the West End
drug store, and that night ended bis
life by swallowing, the fatal drug. His
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.
He told her that he had been tried
three times for his life and that his
people had cast him of. 1t Is not likely
that he was passing under his proper
name, and his true history will prob
ably never be known. Swanegan is a
very unusual name.
Saturday afternoon Officer Hall, OF
the police force arrested on the bone
yard" in Spartanburg middle aged
white man who has been going about
the streets pretending to be mute and
soliciting aims. A number OF persons
pities the apparently afflicted man, so
we'll did he carry out the deception.
The police were told that he was a
fakir and the officer took him to the
station house. He played the role OF
mute for three hours; but then caved
in and told the officer that he was
shammingl He produced package OF
cards, on each of which was printed a
lugubrious wall, asking for charity for
the afflicted. He will be tried In police
court.
The directors Of the Mollohon Man
ufacturing Co., of Newberry, at meet
ing decided to increase the ncapitaS
stock of the company from 100000 to
$500 900 and increase the capacity OF
the mill to $4,000 spindles. When the
mill was built it was expected to in
crease the plant, and this Improvement
and enlargement will not affect the
running. The population OF the mill
village will be about double.
A total destruction Of eight Illicit
distilleries in Oconee county by reve-
nue. officers. Six complete outfts were
destroyed, while fermented beer and
low wines in large quantities were
found at two. Officers succeeded in ar
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 at
her fathers home. The ball entered her
left Jaw and lodged in the back OF her
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