The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 22, 1924, Image 8
BOY MUKDKKS 1118 PARENTS.
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Slaying of Parents and
Abo Hit Two Suiters.
St. Petersburg, Fla., Feb. 20.?
Charged with wiping out the four
members of his family, two by two, on
dates exactly one year apart,- Frank
McDowell, 19 years old, tonight was I
confined in the Pinellas County jail at
Cle-arwater to await trial in one of the
moat amazing murder ease* in South
ern criminal rocords.
The youth signed a confession lata
today admitting that he shot and
killed Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McDowell,
hi* parent*, last night and that he
caused the fire in which Marion, 18,
and Willemagee, 16, his two sisters,
perished at l>ecatur, Ga., February
19, 11*23.
In the story which he repeated
three times to Chief of .Police George
M. COslick and Chief of .Detective
John Trot'tery, Frank said his mind be
ramo "hazy" at times and that during
these spells he was obsessed with the
hallucination that the members of hi#
family were followers of the anti
christ.
Tracing the origin of these "hazy"
spells, Frank ^aid that when he was
12 years old he blasphemed the "Holy
Ghost" and that since that time he
has beep trying to expiate his sin, hut
he did not explain of what this "blas
phviny'' consisted. -^This "blasphemy"
occurred ori a February 19, he said...
Kvery year since' when the anniver
sary (ft this "blasphemy" approached,
Frank said, his mind became erratic
an i he believed his family to be allied
with the anti-Christ. These delusions
continued annually until one year ago
he felt that he must kill his sisters in i
order to atone for his "blasphem
ous" sin.
After he had started I ho' flrC iii
which his sisters perished, Frank said
his mind returned to rationality and
he w?? ?pp?!!ed at the crime !i? imu
committed, but did not reveal it to any
one. When February 19 of this year
came near, he /el t that the death of
his parent# was a sacrifice demanded
as penance for the killing of his sis
ters, he said.
Explaining the Decatur, CJa., fire,
Frank Maid that he crept into the
room occupied by his sisters, saturat
ed the lx*dclothing with gasoline, tired
the inflammable mass with coals car
ried from the family hearth and fled
from the house when the blaze flared
up, locking all exits behind him.
Although the house did not, burn to
the ground, the room in which the two
girls slept was destroyed.
Frank said he went to sleep on his
couch in a room adjoining that of his
parents last night without any defi
nite thought of violence to Mr. and
Mrs. McDowell, lie dreamed, he said,
that he was commanded to accom
plish the destruction of his father and
mother. Me said the dreary was so
compelling that when he awoke ho
arose from his bod, went into the next
room and fired five shots at Mr. and
Mih. McDowell.
The first ^hnt strt 'k Mr. McDowell.
The bullet pcnetra$l the left temple
and passed out on the right side of
the head. Mrs. McDowell also was
shot through thJ left temple and the
bullet emerged in the same manner,
imbedding itself in the pillow where it
was found later. Apparently neither
had been aroused.
Between the bodies of his parents
Frank said he laid a note, typewritten
nn paper which had been cut out in
heart form. The note contained the
fiord's Prayer and a garbled wording
of famil> J?il>!e phrases, written in |
lower case letters with spacing l>e
tween words.
? Frank Raid ho wvote the note Mon
day on a typewriter m his father's
office. I : was intended, he said, to
-efer to his three sins, "Sin shall he
washed away in the blood of ihe Lamb
as it vru.-iheth from the body of thine
?da n ei ' my" and "I ofler up this
nrayer to the Spirit . written upon
the likeness of in; no heart." were typ
ical phrase^.
Woman Burn* To Death.
Sumter, Feb. 17 Mrs. Margaret
I VsC'ha nips, mother f Messrs. Geo.
T. and K. K. DesChamj <>f Mayes
ville, was burned to deatl; ab?ur
2:30 yesterday afternoon af h? r horn
n Mayesviile, according to inform*
lion rvai-hing hi re. Mrs. DesChamp*
ucord;ng to the report, was an inva
lid and had been left in her room
alone. When members of the family
rcturnrd her clothes were all aflame
and she was burned to death before
'he hi a 7. i 1 be extinguished. Mrs.
DesChamps wa? id to be about 75
years ef
DR M. HARKAVY
Graduate Veterinarian
Special Attention to Dogs
Office at Ceo. T. Little's Stablcn
PHONE: Office 169
ReAMienrc 325-W
Nearly 1,500 women in London earn
i* livelihood a? hairdressers.
FOK MAYOR
I hereby announce myself as a can*
didate tor reelection to the office of
Mayor and if reelected pledge to the
people of Camden the same faithful
performance to the duties of the of
fice an 1 have endeavored to live up to
f6r the past two years.
Very respectfully,
H. G. CAttRlSON, JK.
For Alderman Ward Three.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election for Alderman for
Ward Three in the coming Democrat
ic Municipal Primary.
J. H. Osborne.
For Alderman Ward Four.
I hereby annnounce myself as a can
didate tor re-election to the office of
Alderman for Ward Four of the
City of Camden in the coming Demo
cratic municipal primary,
E. a-?KMP.
For Alderman Ward 6.
1 hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election to the office ?of
Aldernujn from Ward Six, subject to
the rules governing the primary elec
tion. W. R. HOUGH.
For Alderman Ward One.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for re-election to the office of
Alderman for Ward One of the City of
Camden in the coming Democratic
| Municipal Primary.
W. L. JACKSON.
For Alderman Ward Two.
To the Voters of. Ward Two:
At the suggestion of friends, I
hereby announce myself a 'candidate
for Alderman from Ward Two, sub
ject to the rules of the Democratic
Primarv.
OSCAR J. SMYRL.
For Alderman Ward 5.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for re-election to tbe "office of
Alderman from Ward 5 of the City of
-Camden, subject' to the rulos of the
^ n TV. '.Tt? T.ur.;Cip<t! ^iun?ry.
D. O. HOUSER.
Wants-For Sale
LOST ? One solid black water spaniel,
one white and liver colored water
spaniel, about 3 months old. Reward
if returned to J. A. Hough, Cam
den, S. C. 47pd.
FOR SAKE ? One pure bred, big
boned Poland China Boar, two years
old.* Apply to Mrs. M. VV. Hough,
^.'amdon, S. C. >7- 49- pd
FOR SALE? ? cheap, one New Per
fection Oil Stove, four burners,
practically new. Call Phoe 424.
47-48-pd.
FOR SALE ? Eight cheap mules,
ranging in price from $10 to $75.
Apply to J. B. Zemp, Camden, S. C.
47-pd.
FOR RENT ? Attractive apartment
for rent, living room, dining room,
kitchen, bedroom with sleeping
porch on South. All furnished.
Apply 1509 Fair Street, Camden,
S. C. 47pd
FOR SALE ? Fifty gallons ribbon
cane syrup in one gallon cans, $1.00
per gallon. Apply to J. E. Jones,
Camden postoffice. 47tf
FOR SALE ? Pure Cleveland Big Boll
Cotton Seed. $1.50 per bushel. Ap
ply to Clarkson Bros, LugofT, S. C.
51pd.
WANTED ? People of Camden to
know that our Steam Prusser has
undergone a thorough over-hauling.
Dry Cleaning, Pressing, Altering
neatly done at the City Pressing
Club, phone 145, Camden, S. C.
47-sb.
J I 'ST RECEIVED? One car load of
No. 2 White Feed Corn.? Spring* &.
Shannon. Camden, S. C. 47sb
LOST- -Pansy -shaped enameled brooch
with diamond center. Lost about
two wwki* a^o. Liberal reward if
returned to The Chronicle Office,
Camden, S. C. 47-48-sb
JUST RECEIVED ? One car load of
White Corn. ? Springs & Shannon,
Camden, S. C. 47sb
LOST ? One diamond earring. Large
reward for return to 202G Lyttleton
*U"oet, Camden. S. C. 4^5-47 p<l j
J 1 ST RECEIVED ? Car load Burt!
Oats ? Springs Shannon. Cam
den. S. C 47i?b j
FOR SALE ? Hudson Sedan. $2105.00}
Front and Rear Bumpers
each 10.00
Two Fxtra Tires, Tubes
and Covers $52 each 104.00;
Motor Meter 1G.50 ,
Tire Carrier on Rear . . .'tO.OO |
$2,295 50 i
Everything n-w p.eNer used, 1 i
special price to move quick
ly . 2.050.00 j
Saving . 245.00 ;
F. V. ALLEN, Camden, S. ('.. 4G*b j
Jl ST RECEI VEI> ? Car load Corru
gated Roofiing, ail lengths. Springs
& Shannon, Camden, S. C. 47sb
WANTED ? Old books, old furniture,
old china, Godey's Indies' Books,
many old faahion booka, of 50 years
or more Ago, also old print*. Ad
dress F. O. H., Chronicle Office,
Camden. S? C. 46-47pd
FOR SALE? 1 Triumph Incubator,
260 egg Used one Also 1
Marvel coal burning Brooder, 60 to
1,000 chick size. Reason for selling
we an? installing larger sizg*.
Trice, 138.50 together, or $19.75
each. Apply, Pelzer McLure, Heath
Springs, S. Rt. No. 4.
i ? i ? ' i 1 ? t
FOR SALE ? Nearly 2 acres West cor- 1
ner Church and King streets, barn
$nd old house. Five minutes walk
lo town. Trice $875. William (I.
Evans, 607 H Second Avenue 'West,
near Howard St.* Spokane, Wash.
i?; 5o pd.
FOR SALE ? One building On Main
street. For further information ap
ply to Rena Meeka, 809 Lyttleton
; street, Camden, S. C. 45-47pd ,
LET US TAKE CARK of your Bat
tery troubles. Kershaw Motor Co.
45-tf
CAR WONT START T Phone 140 for
Battery Service. No charges for
trips in town. Kershaw Motor Co.
45-tf
FOR BATTERY SKRVICK? Kershaw
Motor Company. 45tf
MONEY TO LOAN ? I am prepared
to negotiate loans on approved Real
Estate Mortgages. E. D. Blake
ney, Attorney, Camden, S. C.
45tf
FOR SALE- ? Limited amount of pure
Cleveland big boll cottonseed. We
are offering Same at $1.00 per
bushel. Apply to Lewis & Christ
mas, Camden, S. C. 44-47pd
CALL The Ever Ready Pressing Club
for cleaning, pressing, altering and
repairs. Phone 159-J. Prompt ser
,i vice, reasonable price. J. S. Gam
ble, Proprietor, 859 Broad Street,
i.
Camden, S. C. 38t?
*?-. * ? ' i:
WANTED ? Men or women to take
orders for genuine guaranteed hos
iery for men, women and children;
eliminates darnihg. Salary, $75 a
week full time; $1.60 an hour spare
time. Cottons, heaths, silks. In
ternational Stocking Mills, Norris
town, Fa. 41-60so
WANTED? -Poplar, Aah, and Cypress
standing timber. Will figure with
you on any size tract. Give full
details in first letter. Hoffman
Lumber Company, Columbia, S. C.
35t?
MASTER'S SALE.
State of South Carolina,
County of Kershaw,
? Court of Common Pleas.
Loan and Savings Bank, Plaintiff,
vs,-. 4
R. L. Peebles, L. H. Peebles, et al.,
Defendants.
Under an order of His Honor, M. L.
i Bonham, Presiding Judge Fifth Judi
cial Circuit, dated February 13, 1924,
1 will sell to the highest bidder at
public auction for cash before the
Kershaw County Court House door,
in Camden, in said State, during the
legal hours of sale on the first Mon
day, being the third* day of March,
l 1924, the following described real es
! late:
"All that piece, parcel or tract of
land, situate, ly.ng and being in the
, State of South Carolina, and being
partly >in tfce Counties of Kershaw,
! Sumter and Lee, ' containing Three ;
Hundred n.ne and One-Fourth (309*4)
aclea moie or less, as shown by plat 1
of K. W. Mitcham, Surveyor, bearing!
date, March 29kh, 1912. The said tract
of ian.l is bounded on the North by !
lands of Burrows; on the East by j
lands of W. C. Kodgers; on the South j
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by lands ?f Hawkins, Shiver and Hat- i
field, and on the Waat by land# of Bur
rows. The said tracl of land is the
same conveyed to S. F. Brasington by
deed of W7 ( '. Rodgers bearing date <
June 1st, 1$}2. and of record in the of- ]
fice of th? Clerk of Court for Ker- j
shaw County in Book A. G.i at page
110, and in the office of the Clerk of
Court for Lee County in Book N, at'
page 22 and filed for record in the
office of the Cleric for Sumter County; j
and is the same tract of land conveyed
to R. L. ami L. H. Peebles by deed of
S. F. Brasington bearing date the 13th
day of April A. D. 1921." Said real
estate to be sold subject to a prior
mortagage held by the Federal Land
Bank of Cplumbia.
- Anyone desiring to bid at the said
sale shall first deposit with the Master
a certified check or cash in the sum of
Two Hundred and No Hundrdths
($200.00) Dollars as an evidence of
good faith. To the unsuccessful bid
ders the MAster shall return any
check's or cash so deposited at the con
clusion of said sale. Terms of sale,
.cash.
B. B. CLARKE, Master.
February 14, 1924.
MASTER'S SALE.
' State of South Carolina,
County of Kershaw,
Court of Common Pleas.
Janie W. Dinkins, etc., Plaintiff,
vs.
Robt. W. Dinkins, et al., Defendants.
Under an order of His Honor, W. H.
Townsend, Judge Fifth Judicial Cir
cuit, dated December 19, 1923, I will
sell to the highest bidder at public
auction for cash before the Kershaw
County Court House door in Camden,
in said State, during the legal hours
of sul<> on the first Monday, being the
third day of March, 1924, the follow
ing described real estate:
All that parcel or lot of land on the
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--Apply Sloan'a gently, without
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Western side of the Wateree river,
the County of Kershaw, State oi
South Carolina, known as the Callen
Place of J. K. Din ki?>s, containing Two
Hundred Sixty-nine (269) acres, moi*
or less, on the WHters of Twenty- Fjv?
Mile Creek, and bounded on the North
by the Hayes place of J. R. Dii\kin^
East and South by lands formerly of
Bailey,' and the Cullen lands of which
this was once a part, and West by
lands now or formerly of Branham
and lands of Nettles.
Any one desiring to bid at said safe
shall first .deposit with the Master, a
certified check or cash for the sum ol
One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, as an
evidence of good fa Ah and as a guar-,
antce of compliance with the term*
thereof, which deposit shall be return*
ed to the unsuccessful bidder at th?
conclusion of said sale.
To be soltfat the risk of the forme*
bidder.
B. B. CLARKE, Master.
February 14, 1924.
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