The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
A Newberry Woman Meets Death
in a Singular Manner.
KILLED BY A POISON.
Itinerant Dentist Named Armstrong
Pulls Eleven Teeth for Mrs. Berry
And She Dies Within Three Hours.
He is Arrested at Clinton and Will
Be Taken to Observation-Disclosures
Woman Became Ill, Also.

Immediately after having anumber
of her teeth extracted Thursday
morning by an itinerant dentist, who
gave his name as Clint Armstrong,
Mrs. Corrie Berry, who lived with
ner borther-in-law, Mr.. S. l.. Price.
at the Asollohon Mill in Newberry,
was taken seriously Ill and within
hours she was dead. DR.. ". +. Pel-
ham, Jr was summoned. but reacneo
her bedside shortly after her deatn.
The following particulars of the
sad accident we, take from the News
and Courier Of last Friday. Miss Vic
toria Rivers, also slster-ln-laW OF
Mr.. Price, had two teeth pulled oE
the same dentist, and she was III but
has about recovered
Mrs. Berry was the widow OF the
late Emanuel Berry and a sister OF
Mrs. Price, with whom she lives. she
was about SO years of age, and leaves
a son about 16 years old. she nao
suffered with a 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.
Mrs. Berry was at home with ner
sister, Mrs. Price, when Armstrong
called. 1t is stated by those who
talked to him that he represented
himself as travelling dentist from
Greenville house, saying that MS
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 reiat1Ves
at the Newberry Mill, and that at one
time he worked there himself, after
wards having moved to Anderson: II
is stated that he spent Wednesoa!
night with his relatives at the New
berry Mill.
When he called at Mr.. Prices
home he was told that Mrs. berry
had several teeth which she wanted
pulled and he proceeded with Ine
work of extracting eleven TEEN. ,t pc
fore beginning the operation: Mrs.
Price says. he injected a nulo NV
Mrs. Berry's gums. Mrs. Berry was
taken sick almost Immediately altel
the operation. In fact, she ala not
Ieaye the chair in which she was slS-
ting when her teeth were eHeracteo'
hut was lifted from this char 10 the
bed where she died. e,;.b
Abort the time Armstrong hnlsn-
ed extracting Mrs. Berrys teetn' MEs'
Victoria Rivers. a sister OF MIs-
price came over from the MIL
where she was at work, and Wnlle
che was at the Prices she had arm
etrong TO extract two of her tee'n:
She vent back to the mill ano al
nom 100 vent to the home Of her father.
AZ r Rivers. for dinner. ABOUT
the time she reached nome, sue Hss
taken i'll, and DR.. P. e. Sliesos va
summoned to see her. AS stated eNe
his about completely recovered:
when it was seen that MRS. oesI ii
vas seriously i'll. Armstrong was cal-
ad hack to the Price home ana snow
ed the condition Of Mrs. Berry. MI;
p-;ce had gotten home from the mn
hv This time. Armstrong telt Mls;
Rerrv's pulse and stated that sne nav
so1ne other trouble, and ADVISED thas
. nracticing physician be summoae1u
~ nnce This was done, and Or. fel-
hsnn reached Mrs. Berrys oeosl4e
. few minutes after her oeath. in
the meantime Armstrong had ieIt;
About this time it was learned ena,
Miss Rivers was also sick ana setelS'
NJ narties ri went out to look up Arm.
s.rong p NC but failed to find him. II
was thought that Armstrons nae +o
80 an the C. \. and L. tram To-
$50 s,.rds Tanrens. Sheriff Buford tele,
nboned description to Clinton anu
raonested that if a man ans" eI!ns
= vas on the train. to hoio a..n ain.
We received message statlns &C sna'
armstrong had been captured. sheE,
- r. Buford had also telegrapneo eo
Anderson, Greenville and MhlsmlIe, mr.
An0 nr " 2. Pelham, Jr., had oeeh
+reat;ne Mrs. Berry for severa.
months past. She had a weak neai. ~
1uJA,Sb hut whether there was any organr' 5.nSn.n
nasrt W.. trouble or not is not known.
IN a,mstrong is described as MAJ
shout Ar1t' IS Years old about 10 .s4 pounds H3x
Soo weieht and about fve feet sly
;ncnes IN in height, black halr, any
Wearing 1 a blue-black suit OF. OF c!o'Ges: 10 hes
We H"I lived at Anderson, where ne nas a
heen M assisting DR.. Strickland, p.o1n
;nent dentist. Armstrong mas d ast;.an la.n
i1y and is considered a sooo oi'tN'
where he lives.