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Mr. J. It. Ashe A Suicide. di
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.'orkTlllo Enquirer. t)j
Mr. J. li. Ash?, president of t ho u]
'fork Cotton Mills, and one of the hi
oading citizens of Yorkvillc, com- ni
nitted suicide Monday night of ^
his week, by throwing himself "
nto a well. Ho was impelled to ?'
he dreadful deed by mental abw
rration that was earned by the
nancial embarrassment of the .
ig corporation over which he p
ta8 for years past been the pre- hi
iding genius, and to the success w
-f which his heart and mind wer w
evoted. tl
Tthough the fact was not definite- P1
y known until a few day sago, Mr
Ybho had been in increasing finan "
ial trouble for two woeks fir more. *
lis recent trip North, ostensibly
o buy goods to stock the big dry
',oods store that was recently ^
.
rected upon the company's n
grounds, was really for the pur- w
nose of making financial arrange- n
nonts to meet certain notes that U
vere about to fall due, and to pro- 1 *
uro money with which to con *c
inue the operation of the mill w
mtil the yarn market regains in s<
lormal conditions. h
When Mr. Asho left Vorkville, NV
F
he idea of failure did not enter
nto his remotest calculations. lie "
olt sure that the noedful financial e
rrangements would be made with 11
ase; but as one after another of "
he yarn men upon whom he was 11
La r
ounling, declined to give iho di i
ired aid, his hopes sank lower | 'l
nd lower until he was complete- '
iy unnerved. He returned to
^ i'orkvillo in a state of nervous ^
lid mental collapse that was ii - a
m# leed pitiable.
Until this time the directors cf
, a
'he company wero not fully ac- _
jnainted with the situation. At
i meeting called for the purpose
-ast Saturday, Mr. Ashe explained
the mill's embarrassment. The
story, in brief, was to the effect h
L . a a. I. I a a "A AA/l r A
nai mere wan nooui ?<u,ooo m o
ndebtednosfl in round numbers. *
This included $40,000 worth of ?
machinery but recently received ^
?pd not yet in operation; but p
which gave no cause for concern li
)ecauno the credit of the nii'l 1
van perfectly good with toe pen
>le from whom it was pur -hased. s
n addition to this, there was i'iio t
4ome $23,000 for warehouse cotton t
that had been spun and sold ; and v
^j^he proceeds diverted to perm - '
>ent improvements?the big at or >
juilding, cottages, etc. This.,
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N ?AS
Li
looey, under the terms of the
outract with the warehouse peole,
beloaged to them, and its
iversion had been authorized,
heu aeain, there was a note of
7,000 falling due during the
recent month, and although the
ooks of the company showed
Bseta to the amount ot $250,000,
here was no money on hand
ith which to meet pressing
* I
eeds.
All this Mr Ashe explained to
je directors, and ho showed them
ow the corporation waB in ur
ent need of about $30,000,which
as only to bo obtained, under
le circumstances, through their
ndorsement as individuals of a
>int note. It was his plan to
ike up this note at the earliest
oshible moment with bonds of
le mill, to be issued as soon as
je necessary araugements could
0 perfected. Several of the di
>ctors agreed to sign the pro
osed note, putting their mill
ock behind it as collateral se
irity; but others refused, and
le plan fell through. Almost
azed before, Mr Ashe now gave
p the struggle and took his bed
1 a state of nervous prostration.
Daring Sunday and Monday,
r. * she was first up and then
own. Quite a number of symathizing
friends, who realized
is unfortunate condition, called
pon him and tried to persuade
im that the situation was not
Barly so bad as he thought; but
lev were unable to make any
npression upon him. It deyel
ped that he had not had an hour
r natural sleep for nearly two
eeks. Uoknot,n to his friends
tid business colleagues, he had
roodod and thought over the
ending trouble until his mind
ad become unbalanced, and he
as impressed by nothing that
as said to him. He insisted
lai he had done all that was
ossicle and told bis friends not]
) count upo? him any further ;i
ut to go ahead with whatever
ley thought best and it would
ave his approval.
The reporter called upon Mr.
.she Monday night, and found
im in bed. Jhe conversation
as confined principally to the
lenlal and physical condition of
le sufferer. It appeared that
le only two things that the un
irtunate man realized positively
ere the facts that he was in
>rious financial trouble and that
e was mentally unbalanced. lie
as glad to have company,
hiring a minute or two, he could
ilk clearly and comprehensively
nough. Then he would have
ouble in completing his sen*
mi cos. lie showed no rigns of
isanity ; but only of aberration,
it all that he attempted to say
e was perfectly rational, and ex
?pt from his hulling speech ocusionally
there whs no noticeable
eculiarity in his condition. "I
in wrong in the head," lie would
ay, us he found himself unable
? complete a sentence. After
n interval ho was ready to begin'
lisuarkitbltt Curtti of Ktb?uuui>
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From th* Vindicator, Kuthorforton. N. C.
The editor of the Vindicator
as had occasion to teRt the efliacy
of Chamberlain's Tain Balm
wicH with the most remarkable
ohii 118 in each cane. First, with
heumatism in the shoulder from
rhieh he suffered excruciating
>uin for ten days, which was reieved
with two applications of
'am Bulin, rubbing the parts inlicted
and realizing instant reief
and entire relief in a very
hort time. Second, in rhetima
ism in thigh joint, almost pros
rating him with severe pain,
chich was relieved by two ap
>li< ations, rubbing with the lining
it on retiring at night, and
:etting up free from pain. For
ial? by J F Mackey & Co.
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LNCA8TERt87c.T8AT1
again and make his reniarks comprehensive
enough. Speaking of
the status of the mill, during a
, lucid moment, he was clear and
I logical. He said : "It is the best
mill in the South, and there is
less dead capital around it. On
the fkst of October lasi, we were
free from debt. Our plans formed
then were fully warranted by existing
conditions. We now owe
about $70,000 altogether. We
have at least $250,000 worth of
property. We need only $30,000
! to tide us over; but of that $7,000
must be paid within the next few
days. The whole trouble with us
ia that ma ora ii\r\ h?<? ?
I -w ?? V ?? V n?v; lyig * HUII^ 1UI
our immediate financial surround
ings." Mr. Ashe said nothing
during the conversation that indicated
the least suspicion of contemplated
self destruction, and
when the reporter left it was with
the impression that after a good
night's sleep, the unfortunate
man would wake up refreshed
ami with a much brighter view of
the situation.
Shortly before 12 o'clock, Mrs.
Ashe missed her husband from
his bed. She bad also lost much
sleep, not having closed her eyes
for two nights on account of the
distressing condition of Mr. Ashe.
Waking up from a fitful slumber,
she found that Mr. Ashe had
gone. Fearful that something
dreadful had happened, she sent
out and alarmed the neighbors, a
number of whom promptly gathered
at her home. A search was
instituted at once. Mrs. Ashe explained
her fear that there was
no hope of finding Mr. Ashe
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aiivw. ue nau leu nis cioines in
the room. The searchers made a
careful examination of the prem1808
and looked down in the well.
They let down the bucket without
finding anything. Then two
or three of the aearchers went
out to the York Cotton mills,
with tiie expectation of finding
I the missing man euJ^tr on the
road or probably in the reservoir
there. They alarmed Mr. P. M.
Grimes, Mr. Ira Grimes and Mr.
Tilghman, all of whom returned
with the party to Mr. Asho's
home. Mr. G. H O'Leary made
another sounding of the well and
discovered something in the
water that gave a suspicion of the
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IIUIIIUIO uuiu. ,ir. O. Hi. ?JHr U1
(Toad) want down into the t >11
and found that the euspif on
was a horrible fact. This wa?, at
about 2 o'clock in the morning,and
the presumption was that the
body had been in the water for
at least two hours. The removal
of the body, which had evidently
gone in feet foremost, was ac
complished with great difficulty,
the deceased being a very heavy
i man, woighing something like
285 pounds.
Mr Ashe's body showed signs of
a few insignificant scratches and
bruises about the face and breast.
There was no evidence of a struggle
after he threw himself into
the well. The water was some
12 or lo feet deep, and from tho
fact that nothing was to be seen
on the surface at tho first investigation,
the presumption is that
the body first sank to the bottom
and then rose to the surface of
the water, shortly after which it
was discovered.
It seems that the last visitors to
Mr Ashe during the night before
were P M Grimes, E B Beard and
Mr VV R Carrol. This wag about
10 o'clock. They came to tell
hira of the result of a conference
during the afternoon, at which a
plan to raise the necessary money
had been agreed upon. All three
of the gentleman were confident
! of success, and they so assured
Mr Ashe. In leaving, Mr. Grimes
told how it was his purpose to
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that eman
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start off early tho next morning
and that he would be back
in the afternoon with tho money
"I hope you will get it," or wonl>
to that effect, was about all thai
Mr. Ashe had to say ; but non?
of the gentlemen suspicions
anything to warrant a fear of tin
tragedy that followed. On ac
count of the death of Mr. Ashe
of course, tho proposed trip wa:
abandoned.
Mr. John R. Afdie was a nativ?
of York county, having been borr
near McOonnallsvUU in 1856
With but a limited literary edu
cation, he completed a businesi
course in a waitimore college
and, in 1876, commenced worl
for the firm of Clark Bros., ii
Yorkville, for $3 a week. II<
remained with Messrs. Olarl
Bros, six years, the latter portior
of time as a working partner
and in 1882 went into busines
for himself. He remained ii
business in Yorkville until abou
1880, when he removed to Ker
shaw, where he prospered unti
about 1896, when he removed t
Yorkville and started the move
ment which resulted in the or
ganization of the York Cotto
Mills company. He subacribo
$10,000 of the original capita
stock of $60,000, and after ware
as the capital stock of the mil
was increased to $150,000, becam
l.lie nwnur of 467 000 worth 11
continued the moving spirit o
the enterprise from the begin
ning up to the time of his deatt
aDd during the last few year
of his life has been virtually sol
manager, consulting his director*
as a body, only at rare intervals
lie was a business man of un
i usual boldness and of m.b u, de
ambition, lie wua very sensi
tive of criticism, and many c
his closest friends are of tb
opinion that it was t'n* raet tba
i impelled him on to sell d strut
tion?the loss of prestige ihn
would result from having ail :>we
himself to get into diflicultic
that he could not overcome. M
Ashe was twice married, an
leaves nine children ? three b
his first wife and six by hi
second. II is second wife pui
vives him. All of the childre
re at home except MeaHrs. Juh
and Jeffroys, who are cadets h
the Citadel academy. They wer
communicated with by telegrap
yesterday and will probab!
arrive in Yorkville today.
Bl*w?r?k'i Iran
Was the result of his splendid healt
Indomitable will and tremendous ei
ergy are not found where fttomac
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I order. If you want these qualities at
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t > DIED IN A DK ANSAS. ;
Life Sketch of Denn'sC. ' ; \.
Formerly of A or ro tit
I From Hickory (trow Ka. i
Mr.Editor:? I have just .: I
' of the death of native oi n.:r
* county, Yoik ? i >t* ij it is (5. <"ros-'
* hy at London, A. k . am! if von
> will kindly give r.n s..ac< 1 willj
p give a sketch of Ihi; m tn.v sided j
man.
? He was descend d 'mm the most
1 aristocratic l?T? <??.! I >u * glen us
" State. His fntl'-t ? was a true .
horn Irishman ai ! erne ot r-me
5 11
of the most numoion .,n : j> w r
' ful families of the Erneral I Islo.
j hut becoming imbue- with a rev
g olutioiiarv sj iri' ;
i South Carolina an ! being young.
i rich and talented h I; n !< e
, town of lAlaii ,vi! rod v- no j
alone of tho land? <1 sristccrats .
11 the South in her u it? hrllune"
^ j da vs.
Siihject of ti ;i c'n was bo-n
o at Hlairsville J una 21. hs38. w ?s
. the second child <>J" three, i i<
- mother died when li wu 5
u jot ago to be followd
! by his fat her. So >' an y
age ho'w.ts left }. ? 11 e'.v tin i><- .t
' of his own inclinati .11r- II \. g,
II
secured a clas-ied < dueili> o m i
his iiOIlH Schools, tie it tin a_e .?!
0 |
- 20 established a trading post in
(western Tex - m .1 inicr w< at !.
, the region now ??cc.i| ied 1>" : to
gl territory of Okl.iho?n? md t hf
e Indian territory; h.*n ! r rh?
s, years he v\as a tyoj-al j-'aii s
3. mar.?scout, Indian tig I end
'* pony express i i i. . When at
last tho clash came between at
North and his belowd Southland
' he w as guiding a wagon trmi I
fk
from the Mis-mm t ho <
it
Oklahoma, but to
. sacred call to arm: and v.
(j I f?)W chosen p in inm he
>g ' Jm way to Pari-', 'I xm, .o
r come Sergeant -i ! u
(1 -lough's horly ww.ml. an-l i?*i? ? |
y diatcly wont to < 1: < aid o! mIS
OhoctawB as inc; f iendly f Ik
r* South they wcr a. ic\* i 1 . in
|| BlaekfeW. The Hangers" r.ml
it Choctaw* engag I Mu'tii in Mm
p battle of Too&tinnllah and oat 1\
in t'i:> engagement he voughi out
V
and in a hand l<> h nd struggle'
slew Apoklohola. !h?*ir fighting
chi^f, whieh turned the tide ol
. bat Me and n\ertl M>?- B!aek
h.
i- foe' nation.
h. 1
of , Aitor Idq .battle of r??? K.d;:?.
!" Arkansas, he wa>? !r inferred e -1
rjr of l!ic \fifipi*siof i a . 1 < *' in
Ml *' '
JUp battles of iShi'oli and Cbick
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5 ItutoM roanoua0
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Louis, Ne*.v York, Boston. Rj jib
ffjcS.'SSSlSOfe^
irp.i' z:?. mi the latter lie was cap11
1 sent to camp Norton,
Indianapolis, Indiana, where he
wr- confined until the surrender *
[/I (leueral It. E. Lee.
A t t '.t' elation of hostilities
lie returned home and viewed
with a patriots eye the carpetad.
scalawag rule of his
i.. v S .do. H 'coming a memher
of tlie Kii Klux Klan he becoine
one of the most active and
d tri'xr i?t |{u Klux leaders, earning
for himself the title of "Devil
I). k'\Ion the organization being
broken up lie with hundreds of
others f und himself outlawed by
the country which gave him birth.
Evadngthe provisional authorities
for three years he was captured
the first visit home but was \ "
short I \ ;.lt towards pardoned by
President, Haves in a general
amnesty.
A I * ---1- * ? - r* i
.\ wiiuri winu* aner lie wa marred
U> Miss Mary Whisonant, a
iu?rlt* r of William Whisonant,
(>t Bl-J'-*-.s!?nrjr. A tVw years after ^
fn left tor I tic West and settled
at London, Arkansas, where he
i:yinat the time of his death
which occuried March 4lh.
io it: death It is family has lost
true husband and father and
tilt- fcviulh one of its most zealous
defenders. A Frikhu.
Tlie Im sI Prrorri|?lloii for MsUrl*
Chills n> il fever is a bottlf of Gross's
Tastelesx Chill Tonio. It is simply
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No raire, no pay. I'rio? ISO eents
Cotnieu Smasher in Chicago.
O ie-'go, March 20?Adopting
tl.e smashing methods of Carrie
Nation, Lottie Jones, colored,
went forth on the South Side today
to wield an axe in a crusade
avni? ?t crap games and policy
Site began her work by
< ai??x a coal otlice, at 2,511
. orn street, where she found
In i spouse engaged in a game of
craps. When she had smashed
J.e windows and reduced the
I lurnitu?"o in the coal office to
wood she shouldered her
weapon of destruction and started
in m ir Ii of a policy shop where
!. r husl?aiul had been losing
! money. Whe n she reached the
p liev shop, however, she found
i>t closed. She Rays she will go
i again tomorrow and smash every
i place where her husband is wont
' to gamble.
It Nil red III* Log. ^
I*. A. Han forth, of haGrange, Qa.,
suffered i?tensely for six months with
a frightful running sore on his leg,
hut write* that Buck-ten's Arnica Salve
wholly cured it in ten days. For Ulcers,
minds, Burns. Boils, Pain or
Piles '?*?. the best stilve in the world,
t hire guaranteed. Only 25c, hold by
Crawford Bros, druggiat