The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-24
KILLED A MAN.

Mrs. Bivens, Wife of Senator givens,
Of Dorchester County,
Shoots and Kills q Pe,ldler so,. In.
sulting Her at Her Homo
I'm the Country.
The Columbia State says Just after
the senate convened for business Sat.
urday morning Senator ]. D. Biyens
OK Dorchester received She following
telegram:
Your wife killed the Jew. Come
home at once. Particulars later.
u. A. Limehouse.
The State further says that Sena-
tor Bivens was dumb. founded on re.
oetpt Of this news from the deputy
sheriff OF his county, and immediate.
~ left for his homo. Just after he
had zone communication was estab.
lished on the long distance telephone
by friend, hut this disclosed little
Just before he left, Senator Biyens
said that be supposed the telegram
referred to Jewish peddler named
Greenburg, who had intended opening
store In the neiGhborhood Of Rave
mel, where Senator Bivens lives.
When The State received the news
OF the tragedy 1t immediately set
about to obtain the particulars, but
the district has SO very few white
people that this was difficult. The
telegraph operator at Rayenel knew
nothing of the killing, and so The
State wired its correspondent at St
George, the county scat Of Dorcres.
ter. The following message was re.
oeived:
a telephone message from Sum.
merville says Mrs. Dccia T. Btveps,
wife OF State Senator John D. Bivens,
killed burglar -peddler who entered
her home Friday nigh.> Mr.. Blvens'
home Is some 10 miles from Summer.
Vile and 25 miles from Dorchester.
Inc particulars OF the killing cannot
be ascertained."
Next tho news vas sent to the
charleston correspondent OF The
State, who wired as follows.
a dispatch received here Saturday
afternoon states that Mrs. John D.
Bivens, wife of Senator B.vens OF
Dorchester, killed peddler named
Greenberg Friday night, and Satur.
DAY the jury OF inquest exonerated
hnding veraiJt of justitlable
homicide. 1t appears that Mr.. Green.
berg was arrested at D 3rchester a
week ago for insulting Mrs. Bivens,
but was released and prose ccution drop
ped on his promise to quit the town. .
He returned Friday night, calling at
the residence of MIS-. Biyens, who
raised az alarm, bringing a mum ber
or neighbors to her assistance. The
premises were searched and Greenberg
was round IN an Clubhouse. He ventur.
ed the explanation that ne had re-
turned to the place at the re-.
quested of Mrs. Bivens, and the re-
mark enraged the woman, wlo accom-.
panied the party, to such an extent
that she raised her husba0d s shotgun
which she carried and shot Greenberp
killing him Instantly. Mrs. Biyens
was released on nominal bond"
Saturday night Senator Cole T.
Blease or Newberry, vino is a close
friend OF Senator Blvens and who &c
companted him home, having been en-.
gagged as counsel for Mrs. Biyens
wired The State following message !:
Magistrate Cummings held inouest
over the dead body of Greenbere. jury
returned verdict OF justihable honi.
clae' MIS-. Blvens released under boad
TO appear at next tern OF court.n
The Associated Press explained the
tragedy In the follow leg telegram:
Givhans, Feb. 1l.-A killing took
place near Dorchester Friday morning
at about 6 O'Clock. A peddler named
Greenberg frequently visited the hcmc
or j. d. Bivens up to about q week
ago, when he made advances to as.
sauli Mis-. Bivens and was arrested.
lie promised to pay fine and leave
the neighborhood II they would free
him, which was done. But he came
back Friday night and entered the
Bivens' house and made the same ad-
vances toward Mrs. Blvens, when she
shot him with shotgun, the load an.
terlrg bis neck. Magistrate Cum.
mlni's was notified OF the killing, and
he summoned jury Of inquest, the
verd ct being justltiable homicide. Mr..
Bivens was in Colum bja at the time
a letter from RidgeSile to. The
State says Greenberg was in the habit
or stopping at Mrs. Bivens when in
tie 1eighborhOod and that Mrs. Biy
ers had him arrested for threatening
her life and making impr oper propos.
ais to her. This charge vas dropped
upon Gfeenberg promising to leave
the neighborhood and not return: On
the evening of the 10th of February
Greenburg returned to Mrs. Bivens
About O'Clock the following morn.
Ing, Mrs. Bivens sent for her neigh.
Dor, Mr.. Platt, to come to her home.
On his arrival she told him that G rceu.
burg had attempted to criminslly as.
sault her. Mr.. Platt, leavidg Mrs
Bivens and Greenburg In the house.
went to MIR. r. NJ. Limehouse, a
neighbor who lives about two miles
from Mrs. Blvens. The two returned
to Mrs. Biyens' about 6 O'Clock the
same morning. AS they reached the
hall door Mrs. Blvens came to the
door and they heard some one running
through the back door. On entering
the house Mrs. Bivens told them that
Greenburg mad run into the shed room,
They found the door locked. Mrs. BIy.
ems brought a hatchet and they forced
the door open and found Greenhurg in
hn q.