The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-11
a HUM AM MONSTER
Refused Deoent Burial tor tho Vito
He Had Abused.

He Had Abused.
Every once in q while we u upon
q brute clothed In q human form. A
dispatch to the Augusta Chronicle
from Washington, Ca, says the de-
tails OF tho tragic death from burn
Ing Of Mrs, Charles Elliot near Aonia,
In this county, twelve miles from
Washington, were brought to the oity
Tuesday night by nelghbors of the
dead woman, who had come to Wash
ington to get a coffin and engage q
hearse after the positive refusal of
Charles eliot to provide o decent bu.
rial for the remains Of his wife, for
whose death he was Indirectly respon.
sible.
The horrible accident which cost
the faithful young wife and mother
her life occurred Wednesday night
and death ended her auferings Friday
evening about 8 O'Clock. For the
fatthfuluess and loving devotion CT
q young wife and mother on t @ n
hand and the cruel Indifference and
neglect Of q husband and father on
the other, tho circumstances sur
rounding this 8 are pithout q par.
allel In the history Of Wilkes county.
While Charles Elliot was of on a
drunken spree Wednesday night, Mrs.
ELLIOTT Wrapped her four little child.
rem up as comfortably az possible for
the night. After this was done there
was mob enough bed clothing In the
mousse to protect her own body from
the severe cold, 80 she wrapped the
last bed quilt In the house about her
and laid down In front of the wood
lire to keep warm until her husbands
return. While down before the fire
asleep the quilt which covered her
caught atre from q spark and produe.
ed horrible burns on the face and body
of the unfortunate woman. There
was no one living neal enough In the
ne1ghborhood TO hear the agonizing
cries Of Mrs. Elliot and her four chill.
dren were TOO young to offer her any
assistance, the Oldest being Just 6
years old.
In this condition., Mrs. Elliot re-
NAMED until tho return Of her hus.
band, In an intoxicated condition,
about 4 o'clock In the morning of the
neXa day. Even after Mr.. Elliot ra.
turned and found his wife In such a
serious condition he made no effort to
SECURE medical attention for his wife.
Late In the afternoon of the day fol.
lowing the accident some Of the neigh.
horB learned Of the affair, and upon
their own initiative the best medical
attention that the community afford.
G was secured.
Inc ahock to. the young woman's
system was too severe, however, and
she bed to death Friday, leAy.
Ing four children, the Oldest of whom
10 8 years and the youngest four
months.
During the whole time subsequent
TO his return to his homo at 4 o'clock
Thursday morning and the time OF
his wife'S death, Elliot manifested
little concern In the matter and would
BIT In ono o0rner Of the little room
With an air Of total unconoern while
several neighborB and q physician
we're working heroically to 90 ye his
Wlfe's lie. He made no efforb to ae.
cure provisions for his children In the
meantime. Fuel, provisions and cloth,
Ing were all furnished by the neigh.
boYs.
Following the death OF Mrs. elliot,
Charles Elliot was asked concerning
the funeral arrangements, when the
coolly replied that he had spent his
last cent for two gallons of whiskoy
Tor Christmas and was not able TO
take caro- Of the remains OF his wife.
Il will attend to the burial az soon
as | get able" he 10 reported to have
remarked,
Taking the children In their own
care and considering the brutal faith.
or no more In the matter, the neigh
b0rs Of the community have taken the
affair In their own hands an6 have by
private subscriptions among themsel
yes raised 025 for defraying tho burial
expenses Of Mrs. elliot. Tho remains
we're taken to her old homo In Lin.
coin county Saturday for inferno emit
at Lincolnton Saturday afternoon.
The increasing number of railroad
wrecks promises TO decrease the SUP.
ply of popular young ra | DAD men,
Tho )atAat, tunn~rikino vooo.a a..