The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, July 30, 1904, Image 2
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TtlURLOW S. CARTER,
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
1881?ED \VKI?NKSl>AY AND SA'H'KI)AY
HU BSO HI l* TION $i ail l'KW VK\li
SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1904.
The question of tho extent of
I newspaper influence will ever re\niain
do but able, but it in significant
jthat while twelve of the fourteen
dailies published in Greater New
York supported McKinlev in both
his presidential campaigns, only
threo?The Press, Mail and Tribune?are
now supporting Roosevelt.
It is porculiarly gratifying
thai The levelling Post is an earn
est Mipporter of Paiker, for while
its counsel .nay not be potential
with either Democrats or Republicans
it is the gospel to the independents?
tha mugwumps, if you
please?and it is w ith this element
that the Democratic candidate
needs help, all Democrats being
for him anyhow and practically all
the Republicans aguiust him.?
Charlotte Observer.
Life Term Convict Kills
Himself.
Suicide Was the End of Fred
Brown, Sentenced to Bo Hanged
Thirteen Years ago.
The State, 29th inst.
Fred Brown, a life term negro
convict, sent up for murder, cut
his throat after making a murderous
assault yesterday afternoon
upon YViii Lewis, also a iifo term |
negro convict in the penitentiary.
Brown whs head cook oi the
guards' and otlicers' mess and
Lewis is a waiter. The tight be gan
in the kitchen and the otlicers
were aroused from dinner bv
Lowis rushing into the room, a
stream of blood gushing from his
nock, and Brown dashing after
him with a long kitchen carving
knifo. After a hard chase Brown
wns overpowored and taken to the
whipping room beneath the hospital.
While waiting there for
instructions tko guard paid little
attention to the man until ho hoard
i,u exclamation,! and looking up
saw the murderer slashing his own
throat. He lived for several
hours, dying at 8 3C lust night.
Fred Brown had heen in the
penitentiary for 14 years. He
was convicted of murdering Leiu
Jackson, colored at Belleville,
? - .. Lexington county, in Juno 181)0,
and was sentenced by Judge I. I)
Wilherspoon to he hanged March
20, 1901, in tho Lexington jail.
During this interval Brown escaped
jail but was recaptured and on
the night before ho was to expiate j
his crime Gov. B. K. Tillman
commuted tho sentence to life imprisonment
in the Stale penitentiary.
During Gov. McSwooney's administration
several petitions for
tho man's pardon were submitted
to that otllrial hut ho refused executive
clemency and since then
the otlicials say Brown had become
morose and dejected, frequently
aying there was no hope for him
and ho would have to spend his
entire life in prison, which he
would say was worse than death.
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BRUTALLY TORTURED
A case came to light that for
persistent and unmerciful torture
has perhups never been equaled.
Joe Golobrick of Colusa, Cal.,
... .. O lit'? ir ? ?
nuvvo. rur n> yeurs i endured
insufferable pain from Rheumatism
and nothing relieved mo though 1
tried everything known. 1 came
across Electric Hitlers and it's tho
greatest medicine on earth for that
trouble. A few bottles of it completely
relieved and cured me."
Just as good for Liver and Kid
noy troubles and general debility.
Only 5 Oc. Satisfaction guaran
toed by Crawford Hros., J. F.
Mackey iM: Co., and Funderburk
l'harmacy, Druggist.
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In mir lust issue wo luude mention
i.f the sudden death of Dr. T. 1
It. McDow, brut her of Dr. E. 8
McDow of this place. From
The News anil Courier of Wednesday
wo take tho following pat"
tienlnr of his sail death:
Dr. T. 11 McDow was found
dead in his bod at his residence,
No. 101 Rutledge avenue, yesterday
morning at 8.30 o'clock,
bv his cousin, Mr. J. 0. McDow, 1
who had boon summoued *o the
place by u servant. Dr. McDow
had not been seen since ho weut
to his room to retire on Saturday
night, and it is thought that he
must have died almost immediately
after retiring. When
found ho was lyinu on his back
on his bed, no part of which was
in the slightest disarranged.
Tho clothes, which he had worn
during tho day, were lying
folded on a chair, and there wag
beside the bed a pitcher of water
and a glass half full of water.
No nu mbers of his family were
in Charleston and it was for this
reasou that the dead man was
was not sooner discovered.
As soon as it wos ascertained
that Dr. McDow was doad the
coroner was at once notifiod, aud
Deputy Coroner Connelly at
once went to the residence and
took charge. Dr. E. A. Baker
was called and came to examine
the body. After an investigation
he decided that death had been
brought about by natural causes,
aud that Dr. McDow Jhad
diod from heart disease. Dr.
Baker said that, judging from
the condition of the corpse, that
death must have taken place
soon after Dr. McDow rotirod on
Saturday night, July '23. The
body was very much swollen,
ana when taken :n charge by
NlcAlister's undertaking establishment
to be preparod for burial
it was hardly recognizable.
'The coroner issued a certificate
in accoidauce with the physician's
report,and Announced that
no inquest or postmortem would
be held.
Joseph Trueu, who had been
in Dr. McDow's employ for several
years, went to the Police
Station yesterday morning and
stated that he had not seen his
employer since the Saturday
night preceding and that ho was
afraid that his master had come
to some harm. He stated that
he had rung tho bell repeatedly
and that there had been no response.
Because of tl is silence
he was anxious that au investigation
be made He was told
to go for Mr . J. C. McDow, a
relative, and state to him the
facts in tho case. He did so and
this gentleman at once went to
the residence in Rutledge avenue,
and having forced an en
| trance into the building, upon
! entering the bed room came up
! ou a horrible eight. He found
hie kinsman lying dead upon
his bod?and there seemed to be
little doubt, from the appearance
of the corpse and the odor that
whs perceptible throughout the
house, that Dr. McDow had been
dead for some time.
There were no members of
Dr. NlcDow'a family at home,
for Mrs. McDow and daughter
had gone to Dallas, N. C., on
July In for the summer. They
were notified by telegraph of
the death of the head of the
family and were expected to ar
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rive ui v>.Mftri09ton last night.
Dr. McDow was 49 year9 of
ago. lie had practicod medicine
in this city siuce his graduation.
Fifteen years ago, March
12, 1889, Dr. McDow shot and
killed (.'apt. F. vV. Dawson, editor
of The Nows and Courier.
The tragedy occurred in Dr .
McDow's office There were no
witnesses and in tlio trial which
followed a plea of self-defense i
was entered and Dr. McDow was
acquitted
Von Pfehve Murdered.
ttossian Minister Of Iuterior
Victim Of an Assnssin.?
Coach man Also Killed
and Bystanders
Hurt.
St. Petersburg, July 28. ? M.
Von Plohvo,minister of the interior,
was assassinated at 9.50
o'clock this morning by a bomb
thrown at his carriage while ho
was driving to the Baltic station
to tuko a train for the palace at
Poterhof, where he was to make
his weekly report to thoemporoi.
The assassination is believed to
be l ha outcome 01 a widespread
plot the existenco of which has
been suspected for several lays.
Numerous arrests have already
been made, including that of tho
assassin, a young man believed
to bo a Finn named Leglo and
who is now in a hospital severely
and perhaps fatally injured by tho
explosion of bis own bomb.
The assassin woro a brown overcoat
and a railroad official's cap.
tie stood on the sidewalk pist as
Minister vonPlehve's carriage was
about to cross tho canal bridge
near the station. The Minister
was escorted by a number of detectives
on bicycles and oneofthein
jostled the assussin who then rushed
into the road and threw the
bomb after the carriage. The
missle struck the hind wheel and
exploded with fearful force, kill
ing or wounding over a score of
persons. Minister Von Plohve
and his coachman woro killed outright
and an officer of tho guard
was fatally injured.
Happenings in The State.
As Chronicled by the Alert Correspondents
of The Columbia
Mate.
"LAFAYETTE HAI.I." BURNED IN
CAMDEN.
Camden, .July 27.?Lafayette
hall was destroyed by 6rc early
this morning. It was a historic
old place having boen built in
1820 and occupied during that
year by the Marquis de Lafayette
and his retinue on his visit -to
Camden.
The fire originated in the kitch
on.
The property was owned by
Baron Von Treskow and was oc?
copied by Mr. Scott Brown as a
| commercial hotel.
| There was $6,000 insurance on
the furniture. The totnl loss is
probably $10,000.
DIKI) IN KEI.IOIOU8 ECKTACY.
Upper Township, Kichland
County, July 27.?Mrs Mary
Blocker, wife of Joshua Blocker,
mother of 10 children, all living,
died during services at Taylor
cnapel. tShc wns shouting. The
question was asked bv the pastor:
"Who would meet him on the
other shore?" She responded
that she would and commenced
falling. She was caught by her
sister, who prevented her from
falling to the floor.
Treasurer-Free'e Shortage Settled.
Special to News and Courier.
Barnwell, July 20.?Mr. John
D. Kelly of Charleston, S. C.,
representing the fidelity and Do
posit company of Maryland, was
in town today and paid to the
Hon. James E. Davis, solicitor of
the 2d circuit, $11,300.44, in full
settlement of the claim of the
State of South Carolina under
surety bond issued by the above
company in behalf of E. 1). Free,
lato treasurer of Burnwoll county.
Mr. Davis immediately transfer-!
red the warrant to Countu Tipuk-I
uror t). 15. Armstrong, who will
place same in the Hank of Barnwell
for collection.
Sound kidneys are safeguard
r>f life. Make tlio kidneys healthy
with Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold
hy Fundorhurk l'harnmcy.
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