The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-25
FOUND AT LAST.
Thinking Her Husband Dead Lady
Marries Another Man.
CURIOUS STORY OF WEDLoCK.
The Husband MysteriousIy Disap-
pcared Three years Ago, aud
His Remains found in the
Woods Last Week.


4, His Remains found in the
! Woods Last Week
Ihe following dispatch published
ed in The State on Tuesday, nth i'm,
, slant, caused considerable comment
IN Columbia and elsewhere:
"A human skeleton was found i'm an
isolated spot in pasture six miles
from Wilmington, near the coast, and
identified, as result of an investiga-
ton by the coroner Wednesday. as
that OF w. W. Young, "A white car
penter, 32 years old, who disappeared
from his home in this city Nav 3.
1900. The cause Of the mans death
Is unknown and the investigation is
being pursued. Members of his fami-
ly say they advertised for the man
and made diligent search, at last piy-
ing up hope Of finding him. Young
has a wife and two children in Column
bia, ). g., Mrs. Young having married
railroad employe named Roberts
after the first husbands diSappear-
ance."
On last Thursday morning the State
published the following SEQUEL to the
aLove diSpatch:
The Mrs. Young referred TO is the
widow OF the late Mr.. VIM. J
ROBERTS, Il car inspector in the employ
OF the Southern railway, who was kill
ed a few weeks ago by being run over
In the Atlantic Coast Line yards. She
married Mr.. Roberts, believing her
tirst husband was dead, no word hav-
ing been heard of him since May. 1900.
The dispatch from Wilmington was
the first information she has had con
cerning him since that time
Mrs. loung, or rather Mrs Roberts.
lives at 929 Oak street i'm the Shannon
district, and when seen Wednesday
10y State reporter gave the details OF
her hrSt husbands strange disappear
ance.
In the year 1890 Young, a carpen-
ter by trade and native OF Camden.
married Miss kairby, the daughter
OF farmer living i'm that county.
Ihey made their home i'm this city
Tor a short period Of time, leaving il
to go To ParkSvile, and thence To
Augusta. After two years residence
the couple went to Wilmington y
IC.
During the period of their life in
That latter city IOungS health broke
down and he was able To work at his
trade only at intervals. He grew no
better and gradually his mind became
affected. AT the end of seven wears
Mrs. Young decided To leave Whining
ton with her two children and return
10 TINS city To make her home with her
father. The little family was then in
very reduced circumstances and the
plan was practically forced to a con-
ciuSlon by tEiS dire necessity. Young,
VINO was then almost totally incapaci-
tated for work, was left with his sis
terS in Wilmington in the hope that
he might recover.
Mrs. Young was in constant commu-
nicatiOn with his sisters from time
she left North Carolina in November.
1899, but her husbands mental condi-
tion did not improve. He grew moody
and took long walks alone if not
watched. At times far out i'm the
forests he would fall to the ground i'm
the rigOrS OF an epileptic tit and i'm
his paroxysmS intiict personal injuries
upon nlmSelf. Once or twice he was
found lying across his mothers grave
ia bellevue cemetry.
Finally it was decided that he
should be sent To the North Carolina
State Hospital for the Insane and
medical board was appointed by the
authorities To examine him as to his
sanity. But On the day previous to
The examination Young mySteriouSly
disappeared and nothing has ever 'een
heard or him until the grueSume dis
coNery ON Monday last OF his grinning
skeleton lying in the dark woods near
the mouth OF the Cape Fear river.
After Young was lost To sight every
attempt was made to ascertain his
whereabouts. The country for miles
around Wilmington was searched and
advertisements Offering rewards in
serted In the newspapers OF the State.
His fate remained a mystery, through
III was practically concluded that he
had fallen, in one of his perambula-
tiunS, into the Cape Fear river and
had been drowned. His life was in
Sured and his widow kept up the pre-
miumS for many months, expecting
that his body would be recovered For
this purpose She used in part the re-
ceiptS from the sale Of his tool chest.
When all hope had been abandoned
the policy was allowed to lapse.
Mrs Nnnnu has pnNu ,u, ,.h;ll,,, a
and | years old respectively. born to
her by her first husband. On Feb
ruary Il, 1902, she married Mr..
Roberts, firmly believing at the time
that her first husband was dead. 1T
is a question as to whether his death
had occurred at the time, hut the pro-
liabilities are that it had.
Torn by Bear.