Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-18
LOCAL LACONICS.
rider and Suicide Near Marion.

There was a horrible tragedy few
day. Conductor Graham Of the South
ern, left the news here as he was pass
ing through Yorkvile last night. A
man named Charles Morris, shot and
killed his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lucy
Bird and his 2-year-old child. 1t ap-
pears that Morris and his wife, who
had been married only about three
years, had not been getting along so
well Of late. They had separated, but
had been living together during the
past few weeks. Wednesday evening
Mrs. Morris expressed desire to
spend the night with her mother, who
was sick and who lived about a mile
away. Norris objected. Finally he
agreed that Mrs. Morris might go; but
wanted her to leave the child at home
She persuaded him out Of this, how
ever, and went on to her mothers
Morris went over to Mrs. Birds yes
terday morning, and as soon as he saw
his wife. knocked her down and fired
several shots at her. Leaving her as
he thought dead, he went into room
and fired several shots into the body
of his mother in-law, killing her in
stantly, and next taking up his child,
laid it on the floor and fired several
shots through it's body. After that the
frenzied man started for home. About
half way he met two men in a buggy.
He told them that all of his property
belonged to his uncle, and fired a shot
in his own head. He died in short
time. Mrs Morris was not injured,
except by the blow by which she was
knocked down, as none OF the shots
fired at her took effect.
Capt. Tom Cureton Dead.
Rock Hill Record: News was re-
ceived here yesterday announcing the
death, in Winnsboro, Of Capt. Tom
Cureton Of that city. His death marks
the passing of one of natures noble
men, an old-time gentleman, and came
as a shock to his friends here. Capt.
Cureton had many friends in this city,
who sincerely mourn his loss. Messrs.
T. l.. Johnston, Peter Ihrie and T. A.
Crawford, Jr., went to Winnsboro yes
terday afternoon. The funeral was
held today. Capt. Cureton was vic
tim of heart failure. He had been in
disposed for several days, but there
was nothing in his condition to be
taken as serious, and his death came
as distinct surprise. Capt Cureton
was native of North Carolina, hav
ing been born in Union county, near
Waxhaw, about II years ago. His
grandfather owned the property where
Andrew Jackson was born. When the
war broke out in 1861, Capt. Cureton
enlisted in the Twenty North
Carolina regiment, and before the close
of the war he was made captain of
company H, succeeding Capt William
Wilson, who was killed at Gettysburg.
He remained in command of this COM
pany until the surrender at Appomat-
tox, from whence he went to Charlotte,
n. c., where he lived for several years.
He then moved to Fort Mill, where,
with Capt j. w. Ardrey, he was en-
gagged in a successful mercantile busi-
ness for number of years. Having
sold out his interest in the mercantile |
business Capt. Cureton moved back to
Charlotte, where he again made his
home for some time. His next move |
was to Winnsboro, where he mad been |
prominent cotton merchant for seven
teen years. Capt. Cureton is survived
by his wife, who was a Miss Wallace, |
and two daughters, Mrs. j. M. Mayo |
of Philadelphia, Pa, and Miss Elizabeth |
CuretOn of WinnsbOrO.