The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-06-07

He is Arrested Mt Clinton and Will
Be Taken to Ncwbcrry.- her
Woman Became Ill, Also.
Immediately after having number
of her teeth extracted Thursday
morning by an itinerant dentist, who
gave his name as Clint Armstrong,
Mrs. Corrie Berry, who lived with
her borther-in-law, Mr.. s. l.. Price,
at the Mollohon Mill in Newberry,
i& was taken seriously i'll and within 8
hours she was dead. DR.. w. Il. Pei
ham, Jr. was summoned, but reached
her bedside shortly after her death
The following particulars of the
sad accident we take from the News
and Courier of last Friday. Miss Vic
toria Rivers also a sister-in-law of
Mr.. Price, had two teeth pulled by
the same dentist, and she was Ill but
has about recovered
Mrs Berry was the widow Of the
late Emanuel Berry and sister of
Mrs. Price, with whom She lives. She
was about 3S years Of age, and leaves
son about 16 years old. She had
suffered with weak heart during
the past twelve months and had been
attended by Dr.. w. E. Pelham. Jr.
DR.. Ellesor also treated her last sum
mer for heart trouble.
(summeI Berry was at home with her
sister, Mrs Price, when Armstrong
called. 1t Is stated by those who
talked to him that he represented
himself as travelling dentist from a
Greenville house, saying that his
house employed seven or eight den
tsts, who were out on the road. He
is known by some people in New
berry, who say that he has relatives
at the Newbcrry MIL and that at one
time he worked there himself, after
wards having moved to Anderson. 1t
Is stated that he spent Wednesday
night with his relatives at the New
berry Mill.
When he called at Mr.. Prices
home he was told that Mrs. Berry
Sghad several teeth which she wanted
pulled and he proceeded with tho
work Of extracting eleven teeth Be
fore beginning the operation. Mrs.
Price says, he injected a fluid into
Mrs. Berry's gums. Mrs. Berry was
taken sick almost Immediately after
the operation. In fact, she did not
leave the chair in which she was sit
ting when her teeth were extracted,
but was lifted from this chair to the
bed where she died.
About the time Armstrong finish
ed extracting Mrs Berrys teeth, Mrs.
Victoria Rivers, a sister of Mrs.
Price, came over from the mill,
where she was at work. and while
she was at the Prices she had Arm
strong to extract two of her teeth.
She went back to the mill and at
noon went to the home Of her father.
Mr. j. r. Rivers, for dinner. About
the time she reached home, she was
taken III, and DR.. p. G.. Ellesor was
summoned to see her. AS stated, she
has about completely recovered.
When ii was seen that Mrs. Berry
was seriously i'll. Armstrong was call
ed back to the Price home and show
ed the condition Of Mrs. Berry. Mr..
Price had gotten home from the mil
by this time. Armstrong felt Mrs.
Berrys pulse and stated that she had
some other trouble. and advised that
a practicing physician be summoned
at once. This was done, and Dr. Pei
ham, reached Mrs. Berry's bedside
few minutes after her death. III
the meantime Armstrong had left
About this time 1t was learned that
Miss Rivers was also sick and seVeral
parties went out to look up Arm
strong, but failed to find him. II
was thought that Armstrong had
gone on the G.. \. and L. train to-
wards Laurons. Sheriff Buford tclc-
phoncd a description to Clinton and
requested that If Il man answering
.6ot was on the train, to hold nm
He received message stating tha'
Armstrong had been captured. Shcr-
If Buford had also tclcgraphed 10
Anderson, Grccnville and Whitmirc
DR.. w. E. Pelham. Jr. had been
treating Mrs. Berry for several
months past. She had q weak heart
but whether there was any organic
heart trouble or not is not known.
Armstrong is described as man
EsAabout 25 years old, about ITO pounds
#l4n weight, and about five feet SIN
0"inchcs in height, black hair, ana
wearing blue-black suit OF clothes.
uc rived at Anderson, where he has
been assisting Dr. Strickland. prom
inent dentist. Armstrong has a ram
ily ami is considered a good citl|ch
where he lives.