The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-08-22
EXCITING EVENTS
AT LAKE CITY.
YOUNG MAN CHARGED WITH
FRATRICIDE-CANDIDATE DIES
sUDDENLY.-HG ASKINS DEAD.

Lake City, August 20:-Last FRI,
day, campaign day, was crowded
with exciting events, events that
will live long in the memory OF many.
Early in the morning large crowds
began coming in, until about eleven
O'Clock they continued to come,
when the candidates for office began
putting forth their various claims
cSe1eto. DR. Williams, acting chair
mA in the absence of Mr. ) h
Blackwell, called the meeting to or
der and order was observed through
out the day until the final speaker,
Solicitor Wells, closed his address.
The occasion was not marred by a
single jar or discordant note. Each
candidate spoke, apparently to his
hearts con tent, and was accorded
respectful attention. The unpleasant
effects of ardent spirits were con-
spicuously absent and each candidate
voiced much praise for Lake Cltys
hospitality and the kind welcome
extended them all.
About ten O'Clock, before the
crowd had assembled to hear the
political addresses, Mr. Lige Gaskins,
a well known and highly respected
citizen. encountered his brother, Mr.
EW Gaskins, on Main street. The
latter seems to have been more OF
less under the influence of Whlskey
and upon being demonstrated with
by,his brother became boisterous IN
his denunciation of his we'll wlsher.
As a result of the alteration blows
passed between the brothers. No
one anticipated anything serious and
both walked away in their several
pursuits, apparently none the worse
for the encounter. About 2 o'clock
EW Gaskins was taken fatally Ill
with something akin to apopleXy,
becoming unconscious almost imme-
diately and remaining in this condl-
ton until his death about $3.50 pm,
Fortunately, however, the brothers,
both repenting of their hasty action
of the morning, had become recon-
ciled and the best of feeling prevail
ed between them at the time Mr. +
W Gaskins was stricken with the at
tack that resulted in his death.
MRS. F H Mcleod, j D Whitehead
and j D Eaddy performed an autopsy
on the dead body and testified before
the coroner's jury, which had been
empannelled, that death resulted
from a cerebral hemorrhage and re-
porting also they found an arthro-
mats condition of the arteries and
blood vessels, caused from excessive
drinking in the recent past. Ihe
body of E W Gaskins was tenderly
laid to rest in the old family bury
ing ground by the loving hands OF
relatives and host of friends, on
Saturday afternoon. E B Gaskins
is being held in the Jail at Florence
on the charge of murder pending a
motion of bail now being made by
his counsel. This unfortunate at
fair, which has cast a gloom over
the entire community, is matter
of sincere regret to all and the whole
community deplores the death OF
EW Gaskins, and extends to his rel
atives its sincere sympathy, yet
still more is to be pitied is the man
sweltering in the prison cell IN Flor
ence. bowed down with grief and
humiliation, charged with numbering
his brother.
On Saturday, 18th instant,in pub
fishing an account of this tragedy,
The News & Courier reported it as
growing out of political differences.
Your correspondent wishes emphat-
ically to deny this, as no word OF
politics was mentioned in the alter
cation between these brothers.
On Friday afternoon and after
o1;+;ool rnoet;nu had heen ad.