The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-23
FOUND LYING ON FLOOR OF
HIS STORE ON HAMPTON
ST. LATE SATURDAY
IN DYING STATE.
AT THE HOSPITAL
Indications Are That the Merchant
Had Been Attacked Hour and
Half Before Crime Was
Discovered
(From Sundays Dailv.)

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Apparently dead and with his skull
fearfully bcaten in by n brick In tho
hands of some unknown person p:Cb-
ably bent upon robbery. MIR. Thomas
NJ. Dodd. who has for several years
conducted . little grocery store at
l2O East Hampton street. ~as disr0v-
cred lying IN the floor of his shop
late yesterday afternoon, probably IN
hour and half after the dastacdly
act was committed. by t.lrea negro
girls who had gone th4rc to make
some purchases.
In Dying Condition.
Tile alarm was spread by tho ne
"ro firls and within few seconds
neighbors had arrived on the ..cenc.
Tie i:i;Mred man WIS rushed "a tho
Ander.cn County Hos o.ial. Mhcle sew
eral physicians operated upon him ~
the hope OF saving his life. At IL
late hour last night one OF the attend
Ing 3urGeonr gave out statement 20
the effect that Mr.. nndd was IN
dying condition. and that tho end was
i matter of but few hours.
Battling Mystery.
Tcth city and county authorities
were notified OF tho crime and I'M
;ncdintely they went to work upon the.
case. They had few clues upon
wiich To work. but what will he nettod
from them remains to bc seen. Up
until late hour last night no arrests
had been made. Sheriff Ashley. Depu-
ty Sheriff Sanders. Deputy Williams
and ceveral officers OF the CITY police
department are leaving no stone un-
turned in their efforts to appreh ant.
the person or persons guilty OF tla
assault.
Bentcn With Brick.
.,heriif Ashley stated last night that
MIR. Dodd had been assaulted an hour
or an hour and u hah before he wcs
discovered lying indensible I'm the
floor Upon arriving Mt the scene OF
the crime Sheriff Ashley found the
brick which the culptit had used. in
heating the proprietor or Tho store
Owe! the head. The brick lny upon u
sugar barrel. in corner Of thc store,
ana underneath IL was butcher knife
uaed i'll cutting meats. blood and
hairn had atuck to the brick when Mr..
i,c.sI WAC bnntcn eyer the head Will;
It
Motive Probably Robbery.
Onhand belief is that tile motive Of
inc person assaulting Mr.. Dodd was
ropDesy, but that he was frightened
away before he had had time to rifle
tn, mans pockets or the cash drawer
In the store. Mr.. Dodd had $28 In his
pants pockets nnd the cash drawer
hau not been tampcred with. There
was no evidence of anything having
been disturbed In the store Sheriff
A:lilcy received telephone call Mt
the courthouse Mt G:l5 o'clock notify
ing him Of the discovery of Mr.. Dodd's
plight.
Like Huito Case.
There Is q striking similarity he
tween this case and tile death OF Mr..
David HuttO. another merchant, who
was Killed by some unknown person
In his little store out OH GreenyilIe
street. several years ago. 1t will be
remembered that this old soldier was
set upon one night in his shop and
beaten to death. The sensational trial
which followed when parties suspect
cd OF being implicated in the crime
were brought up In the courts Is too
wcll remembered to need anything
Elt passing mention In this connec-
tion.
On Heels Of Another.
That the assault upon MIR. Dodd oc-
cured 30 soon after Dr.. E. H. Parks
was attacked In his place OF business
on the square by q negro man Is
considered quite strange. Whether the
same person committed both offenses
ls a puzziing question in the minds
OF the officers, and is one which they
hope to unravel.