The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-13
A Camden Merchant Murdered
iii the Street by Robbers.
A DESPERATE CRIME,
MIR. R.SA. McDowaII. a Prominent Mer.
hfht,Waylald and Assassinatcd In
5he Heart of the City by Foot.
IL pads for the Purpose of
Robbery.

MI, r. A. McDowall, q merchant Of
Camden, S. O., was Waylaid and foul.
ly murdered on his way home on
Tuesday night of last week about 8
O'Clock and robbed Of his watch, keys
and all the money he had with him.
He was struck In the back OF the head
presumably with heavy club.
The spot selected was near large
tree opposite Hampton park. AS lie
was late coming home Mrs. Mellow
ALL his wife, said to her son, Robbie,
who IS about l3 or IA years old, thai
he had better go and see what was
detaining his father. He had not
gone far before be sturnboI over his
father VINO was in tho last throes OF
death.
The city is thoroughly aroused and
all atreets are hcavlly guarded 20 pre-.
ventithe escape Of tbs tsisssin. Tbe
oloodhoung S will be im edialely Sc
cured from the Stato farN, wAich is
about u miles distant. Chiaf of Po
lice Halle is very &oaiyo a0d is leaving
no5hing undoOo TO capture the guilt,
party.
Tha State says: II is natural tl,at
Camden should be do ply sG,rrcd ovsr
the bold aud terrible MuIGer Of q
peaceabic citizen in taD heart OF the
Gown. l6 seems thal IL there Is not
gang Of desperate tnuas and hiEu.
waYBien Ia tins STAGE, hHat q wave OF
a new form Of lawles meas has takeu
hold here, as robbefi.s Of Uhis Sotr,
SUCH as have occurred IL Uolunh!a rec
emily, are no6 common II SUuLu Caro-
lima, Whatever elao may be uhc sloro.
comings OF the STATE.
Mr. McDowall, the murdered man,
was about 49 years Old and was q re
spectcd, sober merchant Of Cam
den. He leaves his one s1n and his
wife. who was Miss Hale. He il a
brother of Mr.. w. M. MoDowall, the
editor.
1t vas stated that Mr.. MoDowal,
was Srryipg home his books to post
VI % aass aassf>" ,hnnirS '"anA-- e..snd near
his u, His wife, becoming uneasy
about Is delay In coming home, sent
her son to see what was the matter,
and the son found his father nos more
than a half block from his home. This
spot where She murder was commit
ted Is on DeKalb street, between
Main street and the Southern rail-
~ay depot, opposite Hampton park.
1t is not known how mGch. If ANY,
money Mr.. McDownll had on his per
son when killed., and a peculiar thing
lS that his keys were taken, as WAS
the case whom the highway held
up Judge Ernest Gary In Columbia o.
week ago. 1t is said tAat Mr.. Nc
DoWall was not known to have enc
mics and tnat robbery Is the only INC.
tive for the murder.
a telephone message from Camden
at LAO o'clock this morning stated
that the bioydhoundS from the State
farm had then j1st arrived and were
being taken TO the scene, which had
been carefully gu,rded in order to
prevent 5he obiiGeratlon OF the SCENT.
1t seems that Mr.. McDywall was
struc6 on the side OF the head under
Che let6 ear poW9rfUl blow which
must have felled him at once and psr-
haps prevented any attempt on his
part to fight for his life. 1t is thought
chat there was ooly one roboer but
there is said TO be ahsolu ely no clue
or suspicion Of his indcn,ty. 1t Is
stated that the r0bber secured, be
sides the keys in Mr.. McDownlrs
pockets, the amount OF $25 in cash
and his watch. q large crowd was at
The scene until tuo dogs arrived.
At 2.l5 this morning a message
from Camden was TO The effect that
tue bloodhounds had been On tie
ground for some time, but had failed
TO take tho sceat, ana were wander
ing arCur d the p)k, whore 25 or so
men were still gatnatod GwaiGing de
valopm6nts. There was g&iu to be
no solution OF the myal0ry, no light
yet on the doath OF Mr. McDowall.