The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-05
BEAzLEY DIES FROM BURNS
PROMINENT LEESBURG LAWYER
MEETS A HORRIBLE DEATH.
Overturned Lamp Set His Clothing
On Fire. and He Suffered Agony
Until Death Relieved Him.


JEESBURG.-C Charles H. Beazley
a we'll known local attorney and re-
Gently elected judge of the city court
after a hot race, was fatally burned
Friday night while in his room at
the residence of H. R. Stoyall, with
whom he boarded.
The burns were received as the
result of the oyerturning Of a kero-
sene lamp which was on the table
in the room for Illuminating pur-
poses. Accidentally, it is supposed,
this lamp was overturned by Mr..
Beazley in his room about o'clock,
with the result that his clothing was
set on fire and he was badly burned
about the face and arms, and is be-
lieved to have inhaled the flame also.
There was no one in the room at
the time, so that Mr.. Beazley must
have suffered from the flames some
time before he attracted the atten-
ton of other persons in the house.
When he was found his clothing was
on fire and the bed under which he
had fallen was also in flames. The
flames were extinguished as quickly
as possible, but fatal damage had
been done him before aid came.
Mr.. Beazley died Saturday after
noon about 2 O'Clock, less than a
day after he had met the unfortu-
nate accident. He suffered greatly
from the burns and was unconscious
for most of the time until death
came to relieve his sufferings.
About o'clock Saturday morning
he regained consciousness so thor
oughly and his mind was so clear
that he dictated messages to several
newspapers, friends and to Solicitor
General j. R. Williams, of counsel
for the prosecution in the Childers
case. which is to be tried in Sumter
superior court next week. Mr.. Beaz-
ley was associated with Solicitor
General Williams in the conduct of
the case and sent a message to the
former relative to the matter.
After he had completed the die
tation of the messages Mr.. Beazley
asked the physicians in attendance
to tell him very candidly whether
he had any chance of recovery or
not. He told them he was ready for
whatever might come, and they need
not fear to tell him the truth can
didly. He was told that his recovery
was impossible. He then gave direc-
lions to his friends and relatives con-
corning his burial. The mastery
calmness and self-control that he dis
played were the marvel of those who
were at his bedside.
Mr.. Beazley was for long time
editor and proprietor of the Lee
County Journal, published here, and
in this capacity he made reputation
as a versatile newspaper man and
verse writer, a column of his humor-
Gus matter and verse having appear
ed for a long time in the Macon Tel
egraph. A few years ago he publish
ed a volume of verse, Chickering's
and Caramels," and contributed
verse on various occasions to many
newspapers and other publications.
Some of his verse has appeared in
Uncle Remus' Magazine.
An unusual coincidence is that
Mr.. Beazley Is the other member of
the firm of Beazley & Raglan, the lat
ter of whom met his death by acct
dent earlier in the year when he was
shot by discharge from his own
gun while out hunting. Both mem
bers of the firm have died within
six months time, each having met
death through accidental causes.
Mr.. Beazley was an unmarried
man, and his remains were taken to
Crawfordville, the family home, for
burial. The death of Mr., Beazley
will necessitate another election for
Judge of the city court.