The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-10
w. w. SPEARMAN DEAD.
Dies Suddenly from Poisonous Drug
Funeral and Burial In
Newberry.


Street, died rather suddenly on Sat
urday morning between seven and
..!.h' "'cl"ck. Mr.. Spcarman WAS
ABOUT forty year, old and had been
married twice. His first wife was Il
daughter Of Mr.. g. Fred Long of
tllis county, or that marriage six
children survive. The first Mrs.
Spearman died about two years ago.
Mr.. Sprarman married Il second time
and this wife survives, but there are
20 children by this marriage. Mr..
. Sprarman also leaves surviving him
his mother and his sister, Mrs. +. II.
| Lon@Shorc. and ii brother. Mr.. WAL
ter Sptarman in Ncwbcrry
! Mr.. Sprarmam was regarded aS one
! OF tn" most successful farmers Of
this county and conducted Il very
! lal2" farm and had nnr Of the best
appoi'ird amt most convenient
homes in tins county. lie had been
complaining" on Friday but WAS not
seriously sick, though it is unIcr-
.l""d he had taken some calomel
! NJ lIr request Of members Of his
! family the coroner WAS Summoned
! and nrlh IN inquest ON Saturday,
! though only two witnesses were rX-
amin,d. Doctor Moorc and Mr., Lath-
! r"p. who lived in the house with Mr..
iprarman. From the statement made
hr Mrs. Sprarman. though sir, was
! not rXamInch, it seems that Mr..
| SpCarnan pol up about two O'Clock
At ni"!ll and took Il dose of mrdi-
! rlnF. and AGAIN at four o'clock took
/ another dose ami that when she ia
! uuirr, what H. was laIiin" he at first
; refused to tell her bm aftcrward
,'aiL il WAS parr""rir Mrs. Spear
man. il seems. Thought il was laud-
! anum. IT is nlS" stated that on the
manIrl pl"r" IN thr room waS Il SIX
ounce empty bottle labelled pare
'"ri". and it is probable that from
lhiS bottle the medicine which prov
! rh fatal WAS takrn
Mrs. Sprarman phonrh for Dr.
Moore. The local physician, and also
! for Dr. Glider from Nrwbcrry so
S""n Is she Thought that probably il
! WAS iaulanum inStcad Of parr"oric
, which Mr.. Spyarman had taken. Both
phy>IrianS arrived about the same
limr but were unable to Ito anything
and Mr.. SprarInal died in short
while.
The inncral was hrlI in Nrwhcrrv
ut the first Baptist church on Sun
day afternoon ai three o'clock. and
WAS conducted by Rev. Mr. Cason
- Il wv Rev. George A. Wright
and burial was at Roscmont immcd-
iat"ly after. There waS Il very large
attendance at tnr funeral
The rn!l"wn" is the testimony at
the inquest rs taken by tn" coroner
together with the verdict:
Testimony at Inquest.
/ Dr. T.. II. Moore sworn says On
Saturday. December !. about tn ,
hour of & n'rlork | was called To nj
tend AIR. W. W. Sprarman at his
home at Silver Street. s. c. was
summoned by one Robert Davenport
(r"l"rrdN. | hastily drove to see
aim. On Mrivin" about s,vcn
I" clock entered the room and
Found Mr.. Sprarman in complete
romat"sr condition profoundly I'M
conscious. After taking in The sit
nati"n | asked The trouble. there be-
III" by his side Mrs. W. w. Spear
man. his wife, his two eldest daugll.
trI> aud Mr.. George Lathrop. Mrs
Sprarman said. "Doctor. think h,
has taken lauAanum.' and going &c
lhr mnntrl prirr in the same room
picked up II bottle which held about
six ounces, and was empty, ana ask.
I'll me to smell the bottle aud see il
il wasn't laudannm. | did so and
while | Thought il was lauhanun
there wasn't enough in the bottle tt
be positive. then proceeded to il
H'''Uu' treatment. MrS. HprarmaI
also told me she ilad given him whis
key ami had rubbed him with whis
: key. She further said that he ha,
gotten up about two O'Clock Il. m
and taken something she diln >
: know what. He thea came back tt
bed and got up again about fou
u 'rlock Il. m. and drank Somrlhin.