The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

Thomas Id. Jenkins, OF Rembert, Kills
Himself at Society Hill Thursday
Afternoon.
From the Daily Item. April 7.

oaeci hoou 1hdt iuOIildS Ds jenkins, OF
Rembert. had killed himself at So
cioty Hill Thursday afternoon by
shooting himself in the head with a
revolver. He left note asking that
his mother at Rembert be notified OF
the fact This was done and Judge
]. L. ellis. OF Rembert. and Mr.. s.
NJ. Mcleod. OF this city. left last
night for Society Hill returning with
the body this morning.
From what has been learned II
seems that Jenkins left here some
time early this week travelling through
the country In his own conveyance.
He went to Bishopville first. then
from that place to Hartsvilie.. and
from there to Darlington, and then
on to Society Hill. which place he
reached Thursday shortly after noon.
He had q talk with the stable man
OF that place whom ne told that he
had been tracing a horse that had
been stolen from the King -Bianding
Live Stock company OF Sumter. and
that ne had traced the horse as far
90 Bishopvilie. but had lost II there
and had come on to Hartsviile, Oar
iinston and Society Hill looking for
It. He put MP his horse aud, when
the gentlemen with whom he had
been talking invited him to dinner,
he refused. saying that he was feel
Ing bad and that he thought that he
would go up to the hotel and lie
down for a while. He said that II he
had a drink he thought that he
would feel better. but the negro To
whom he gave the money to get him
some whiskey thought him a liquor
spy and did not get the liquor.
He then went up to the hotel. was
assigned a room and went to bed.
About an hour later a revolver shot
was heard by the landlady. but she
thought that II was from across the
street and did not pay any attention
70 Il until a second shot was fired
about four minutes after the first
one. The room In, which Jenkins was
located was In one wing Of the house
and this probably caused the land
lady % think that the shots were fired
rom the opposite side OF the street.
About an hour letter her husband
came home and he sent the pcr:er
up 20 inquire Il Jenkins wanted any
thing and the negro came back with
the report that he could get no
answer but that he could see through
the window and he thought the man
was dead. The landlord then went
up TO the room and found Jenkinss
dead.
10 seems that jenkins had aimed
the first shot by means Of a glass
which he had removed from the bu-
renu but the bullet only grazed the
side Of his head and he had then fired
the second shot into his temple from
the left side with the revolver close
to his head. The bullet had entered
she temple and the doctor pronounc-
sd Sesth as following instantly.
The coronor's jury agreed upon a.
verdict that the Young man had come |
To his death by a tuliet fired from a
pistol In his own hand. Jenkins left
a note asking :hat his mother. who
lives at RerIbert. be notified. The
body was shipped from Society Hill
10 Remberi this morning where the ,
interment will take place tomorrow
morning.
IL was stated at the King Blanding
Live Stock company's stables this
morning tnat no horse had been
stolen from them and that they did
not know anything about jenkins
searching for one. They said that
they had sold him a horse about a
month ago and that was the only
deal which they had ever had with
the young man.
Jenkins was well know here and
had great many friends here and In
the Dalzell section as we'll as at
Rembert. IL was stated by friend
Of Jenkins this morning that Jen-
kins had repeatedly told him that ne
had rather be dead thin alive. but
no particular attention Lad been paid
TO such statements as they were gem
orally said In a joking tone.