The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
Man SHOOTS DOWN WIDOW IN
TOWN OF SENECA.

Slayer Thes Kills Himsclt-Ead Bee,
Persistent Suitor TOR Her Affection
CakmiNated in the Tragedy.
J. F. Einkle shot and fatal,
wounded Mrs. E. L. Anderson,
widow with three children, there a
hec aime on Main street at Seneca
Wednesday between 1:30 and :
O'Clock, and then killed himself.
Mrs. Anderson died at 1920 that
night.
1t is gunired that Mrs. Ander.
son refused to marry Ainkle and
this is said to nave caused the trag.
edS.
Hinkle shot at Mrs. Anderson S
laughter, Christine once and then
at Mrs. Anderson twice, and after
. wards shot himself once, the ball en-
tcring his head below the chin and
passing through the roof Of his
snoaeh lodging in the brain. He died
Instantly.
One ball entered Mrs. Anderson's S
eeft side. passing through the abdo-
men, and one broke her right arm.
Eissle used a. "a Colts pistol.
ainkle went into the room where
AIRS. Anderson was sitting with sew
erai boarders and said to her: "
would like to pay my board" and
asked her to come into the dining
room, which she did. Upon her re-
fusal to marry him he shot her.
HsRSle left three letters, one ad-
dressed to DR.. Doyle Of that city, one
60 the Atlanta Journal and one to the
public. In Dr.. Doyle7s letter be
requested him to buy cheap coffin
and bury him beside his first wife in
Seazee cemetery.
Mrs. Hughes Of Richiand, a sister
tof Mrs Anderson, arrived about four
hours before She died. Mrs. Ander-
sons brother, DR.. Cox Of Pendleton,
was also with her in her last hours.
The verdicts Of the coroner's jury
is Ia accordance with the above facts.
Mrs. Anderson was native of An
dersin ea1nty, vide and primineutly
contested.
another account.
4 dispatch from Talhalla, says
Coroner J. W. Holman received no
tice Wednesday at o'clock to so to
Seneca to Investigate a. double trag-
edy, which occurred at Seneca. eight !
miles from there, shirtiy before 2 |
o'clock.
The tragedy was one If the most |
narrowing oeonee has witnessed in |
years. J. F. Einckle shot and mortal |
Y wounded Mrs. Emma Z. Anderson,
proprsetress OF the Anderson board |
Sng house while they were in con-
versatioa in the dining room Of Mrs.
Anderson's home, and as soon as he
had committed theSawf1l deed, Hiack-
le turned the weapon upon himself, |
firing point blank under his chin, the
sail ranging upward and into the
brain. Within a few minutes he had |
expired before having spoken to any |,
one
Mrs. Anderson fingered until 5!
o'clock that night, when she died
without having regained conscious |
aess.
Einckle fred three shots at Mrs.
Anderson, one of which was warded |
of by her, one breaking her arm and |
the third entering her body between |
the seventh and eighth ribs and COM |
ing out at the back. crashing through :
her body close to the heart. Mrs. |
Anderson ran from the room and was
caught by some one as she fell Il
ea3iy wounded.
It IS stated that the first shot fred !
was aimed at Mrs. Anderson's daugh- |
ter. two Of her children being IN the
room with her when she and H!nckle
entered the room. Hincale engaged
Mrs. Anderson in conversation
understhe pretext OF wishing to pay
his board bill. It is understood that
he had been q persistent suitor for
Mrs. Anderson's affections for some
time and that DAY S Tragedy was zINe
elimination of her refusal to marry
him. Several notes were left by him
and are in the possession of Coroner
Holman. but their cintents have not
been made public
For number of years Hinckle was
pilicen,an at Seneca and was well
3 thought OF. For some time be and
Mrs. Anderson had been quite lntl-
mate. She was a vriman of beauty II
face and figure and had many ad-
rn5rers. Jealousy and Mrs. Anoer-
sons persistent refusal Of him are
generally thought to be the two prime
factors that led to the murder ano
suicide.
Hinckle was about so years OF age
and a widower, and Mrs. Anderson
several years younger. Her husband
has been dead about three years.
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