The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-12-29
Ions LIST OF CHRISTMAS DAY TRAGE.
DIES.
OVER THE PALMETTO STATE.
birthday of Prince of Peace a Day
of Blood in Many South Caro-
lima Towns


mc n. Henrietta Major, locked her
self in her house on the HAZEL
plantation, Ladies Island, Christ
iias night and set herself on fire,
ahc was burned to Il crisp. The
cCroner'S verdict was that the burn
Ing was accidental.
G.. &. Faile Killed.
Lancaster, Dec ga homocide
occurred day before yesterday. in
the evening, in the Charlesboro sec
ton of the county, about "a miles
from Lancaster. C. c. Faile, being
shot and killed by Caesar Watts,
6oth white. The difficulty took
pace in front OF the house of n
man named Tate, in the presence of
several witnesses. According to the
.es.lmony taken at the inquest, held
yesterday by Coroner King, few if
any words were exchanged between
the two men, that Watts walked up
10 where Faile was standing and
drawing his pistol, fired three shots,
the first into the ground, the sec
ord and third with the weapon ele-
Vtted, the Last striking Faile in the
SIDE, causing his death in a short
While. Between the second and
third shots, it is stated that Faile
PICKED up grub" and threw il at
watts, striking him in the head or
lace, which blow was followed by
the fatal shot. The jury's verdict
was TO the effect that Faile came to
nls death from a gunshot wound in
flicted by Watts.
Watts disappeared after the
spoouhs and has not yet been ap-
pIehended. Faile was a man Of
middle age, Son OF George Faile,
aud leaves u family. Watts is a sin.
gle man.
Young Man Kills Himself.
Lancaster, Dec. 26.-Thoa. Mac
Key. a young white man about is
years old. committed suicide last
night by shooting himself in the
hcad with pistol, the tragedy oc-
curing In the Charlotte road. about
three miles north OF Lancaster. op-
posite the residence of Mrs. Mary
montgomery. About dusk last even
ihs he gave his knife and purse, the
latter containing 60 cents, to q
young friend, James knight, declar-
ing at the time that he was going
TO Kill himself. Knight started 10
follow Mackey when the latter turn
&C and threatened to shoot him if
be did not 60 back.
Why the young man took his
own life is not known, 1t Is said.
however. that about two weeks ago
the father of young girl to whom
PC was attentive threatened to
shoot him If he did not desist in
MS attentions and that he was very
much troubled and depressed on &C
count of the incident. He was a
son or Thomas Mackey, Sr., q farm
er In the community.
An innnacf MO. ho1xa
Dy Coroner King. the verdict of the
Jury being in accordance with the
foregoing facts.
Negro Girl Killed.
"reenVille, Dec. 26. Coroner
l'ateson held on inquest Sunday
over the body of a negro girl, Glenn
Dean, who had been murdered on
CHRISTMAS Eve, about ten miles from
mere on the Laurens road, as she
VAS returning with her parents and
some friends from a party.
FROM the evidence 1t seems that
rom Leatherwood stepped out of
the pushes at the side of the road
ana without provocation shot the
eiri, killing her instantly. The
siSyer has not been caught.
10y or IA Killed by Companion.
ROCK Hiss, Dec. 26--Nolly Han
eock' l4-year-old boy, whose home
Is In the Highland Park village. was
shot and killed to-day by niav1
mate, Adkins, about the same aee
The boys had been on the branch
tehind the mill all morning and
mad an old % callibre rifle. which
FAC not been used recently. and Il
IS sald that htey had been trying,
cartridges. pioue
II Is said that there was n dis
pate OF some kind and that the Ad-
Rlns boy was angered at Hancock
Gnd when in Il few feet OF him
shouted threat that he was going
TO kill him. e
Hancock turned as the gun fired
aho received the ball in his breast
oylng In short time.
Adkins is under arrest. The cor
oner will probably sit on the case
Shot Dead Through Keyhole
peauIort, Dec. &c. - Saturday
night, between 8 and 8 O'Clock, Dan
ttiuuieCon. negro, was shot in
Tue rlght breast with a 38 callibre
outlet, through a large keyhoIe in
the house Of Georgana Thompson aa
ne sat In a chair in front of the
fireplace. He died in a few minutes
Ntooieton, according to the Thomp-
son woman, has been a regular Wis
tor at her home, having persuad-
Cd her to part from her husband
ABOUT Two years ago. He has a wife
and family. The Magistrate. r a
White, held an inquest to-day. which
was adjourned to Tuesday. Cor
henus Thompson, Zake Mcknight
and Georgana are in Jail, the for
mer charged with the killing and
the others as material witnesses,
accidentally Shot by OomDanjon.
Hampton, Dec. 26.-Harry Ma
son, aged IL, was accidentally and
probably fatally shot this afternoon.
ABOUT 3 O'Clock, by his compan-
lon and cousin, William Priester.
nge 19, near the home of the latter
near Hampton. The younded hov