The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-24
KILLED A MAN.
Mrs. Bivens, Wife Of Nsnator Bivens,
of Dorchester County,

of Dorchester County,
Shoots and Kills a Peddler for In.
sulting Her at Her Homo
in the Country.
The Columbia State says lust after
the senate convened for business Sat.
urdaY morning Senator j. D. Biyens
OF dorchester received the following
telegram:
Your wife killed the Jew. Come
nome at once. Particulars later.
u. A. Limehouse."
The State further says that Sena.
tor Biyens was dumb founded on re.
cetpt of this news fr I'M the deputy
sheriff of his county, and immediate.
ly left for bis home. Just afcer he
had zone communication was estab.
llshed on the long distarce telephone
by friend, hut this disclosed little.
Just before he left, Senator Biyens
said that he supposed the telegram
referred to q Jewish peddler named
Greenburg, wto had intended opening
store In the neighborhood OF Rave.
mel, where Senator Bivens lives.
When The State received the news
OF the tragedy it Immediately set
about to obtain the particulars, but
Che 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 seat OF Dorches.
ter. The following message was re.
oeived:
"a telephone message from Sum.
merville says Mrs. Dccia T. B;vens..
wife of State Senator John D. BiYens,
killed burglar peddler who entered
her home Friday nigh.> Mr.. Blvens
home Is some 10 miles from Summer.
vile anu 25 miles from Dorchester
The particulars Of the killing cannot
be ascertaiued"
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 Bsvens OF
Dorchester, killed a peddler named
Greenberg Friday night, and Sauur.
day the jury Of inquest cxonerated
icr, tndinG a verdict OF justifiable
homicide. 1t appears that Mr.. Green.
berg was arrested at D )rchester q
week ago for insulting Mrs. Bivens,
but was relea:ed and prosecution drop
ped on his promise to quit the town.
He returned Friday night, calling at
the residence of Mis-. Bivens, who
raised az alarm, bringing a nun Der
or neighbors to her assistance. The
premises were searched and Greenb berg
was found In an clubhouse. He ventur-
ed the explanation that he had re-.
turned to the place at the re-
quested of Mrs. Bivens, and the re-
mark enraged the woman, WI O accom-.
panied the party, to such an extent
that she raised her husba cd S shotgun
which she carried and shot Grecnberp,
killing him instantly. Mrs. Bivens
was released on 4 nominal bond.n
Saturday night Senator Cole l..
Blease of Newberry. who is a close
friend OF Senator Bivens and who &C
companied him home, having been en-.
gagged as counsel for Mrs. Bivens,
wired The State following message
Magistrate Cummings held INQUEST
over the dead body Of Green berg Jury
returned verdict Of justidab.e honi.
eide. Mrs. Bivens released under bo ed
to appear at next tern OF COURT
The Associated Press explained the
tragedy In the follow ing telegram:
"Givhans, Feb. ia killing took
place near Dorchester Friday morning
at about 6 O'Clock. A peddler nam ed
Greenberg frequently visited the hcme
OF j. d. Bivens up to about a week
ago, when he made advances to as.
sauli Mrs. Bivens and vas arrested.
He 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. Bivens, when she
shot him with shotgun, the load en-
terirg bis neck. Magistrate Cum
mlnt.s was notified Of the killing, and
he summoned 4 jury OF inquest, the
verd ct being just fiable homicide. Mr.
Bivens was in Columbia at the time. "
a letter from Ridgeyj'le to The
State says Gseenherg was the habit
or stopping at Mrs. Bivens when In
TIE aeighborhood and that Mrs. Bly
ens had him arrested fer threatening
her life and making improper propos.
ais to her. This charge vas dropped
upon Greenberg promising to leave
the neighborhood and not return. On
the evening OF the 10th of February
Greenburg returned to Mrs. Biyens'.
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 reen.
burg had attempted to criminally as.
sault her. Mr.. Platt, leavidg Mrs
Biveps and Greenburg In the house,
went to MIR. r. NJ. Limehouse, a
neighbor who lives about two miles
from Mrs. Bivens. The two returned
to Mrs. BiyeDs' about 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 lad run into the shed room.
They found the door locked. Mrs. Biy.
ems brought hatchct and thoy forced
the door open and found Greenburg In
The room sitting on bax With his
hands In his pockets. When asked why
he had returned there he said Mrs.
Bivens had sent for him At that mo-
nent Mrs. Blyens eutered the room
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