The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-21
The Dancy BIewiit Tragedy.


now lies at rest in the little bur
ial plot at Trinity church and IN
I less the woman who is at presen
behind the bars in this city car
be induced to talk it is more thar
probable that the tragic story OF
his end may never be told.
AS soon as the horrifying dis
covery was made by the search
ers Tuesday preparations were
made for an inquest. Justice o.
| the Peace George Hairston was
soon on the scene and empaneled
the following jury to inquire into
the cause and circum stances OF
the young man S death: Messrs.
J. E. Cox. T. j. Hines. J. M.
Bryan, j L. Fancher, Will Cox
and Baskerville Hardy. After
spending several hours in the
examination of witnesses and the
exploitation of every theory adj
vanced for the purpose of solving
the mystery of Blewitt's death.
they finally returned a verdict
that he came to his death from a
pistol wound inflicted with his
own pistol in the hands of some
person unknown. The body
when found was in such condi-
ton that immediate interment
was necessary and it was buried
in the Trinity burial ground at
ten o'clock on Tuesday night.
Young Blewitt left home Mon
day morning to come TO Colum-
bus. He was coming here to Sc
cure tonic and he was given
money for that purpose by his
father. He pursued his regular
course until he reached Cedar
creek which he crossed. He left
the road way and went perhaps
two hundred yards out of his
way and it was here his body was
found. It was cold in death with
pistol wound entering his right
side near the nipple and ranging
down coming out near the left
hip. He had removed his rain
coat which was spread out on the
ground and his top coat was also
removed being carefully folded
up and deposited close by. His
pistol was found in another spot
close at hand one chamber being
empty.
The only clue advanced for the
young mans death was that he
was killed by the husband of the
negro woman, Matte Fell, who
is in jail in this city. The Fell
woman and her husband had sep
arated and he attributed it to
young Blewitt. The woman was
seen coming away from the Sec
ton where young Blewitt was
killed and shortly after witnesses
heard a pistol shot in that direc-
ton. While this theory is offer
ed in explanation of the killing,
the officers and au til orities
have found no one who has seen
the woman's husband in this sec
ton in months.
The theory of suicide is scout
ed by the dead young man s rela-
tives and friends. They point
out that absolutely no reason ex-
listed for him taking his life and
they repudiate the idea that he
was a victim of self destruction.
True his health was run down
but not to that point where he
would want to take his life. The
explanation that possibly he came
to his death by accidental shoot-
ing is equally scoffed at by those
near and dear to him.
The Fell woman denies every
thing. She is emphatic in her
statementofb being at the scene of
the killing and denies that she
knows who was his assassin or
murderer. She was bound over
by Justice Hairston to await the
action of the grand jury and fur
Their developments which, it is
hoped, will throw further light
on the deplorable affair.
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