The following news article were contributed by Nancy Piper

Death of a Mexican War Veteran - The State - July 30, 1892

Mr. Manning Brown, an aged veteran of the Mexican war, died in this city on Thursday, and yesterday morning his funeral services were held. He fought through the entire Mexican war in Capt. W. D. DeSaussure's company H, of the Palmetto Regiment. He was one of the ten survivors of the company of eighty that entered the war. Messrs. Henry Beard and R. S. Morrison of this city, are of this ten, now reduced to nine. They attended the funeral of their comrade, yesterday.

contributed by Candi Horton

From the Columbia S.C. Telescope

Messrs. Editors

There has been much uncertainty in regard to Gen. Jackson’s birth place, some asserting that he was born in North Carolina, others (amongst whom is his biographer Reid) that he was born in Sourth Carolina, and others that he is a native of Ireland.  I am glad I have it in my power to settle this question.

Gen. Jackson was a posthumous child.  After the death of his father, his mother who was poor, went to reside with her brother-in-law a Mr. M’Aury, who lived on the right hand side of the road, leading from Lancaster to Charlotte , which at that place is the boundary between the two states.  Gen. Jackson was born at the house of Mr. M’Aury, and therefore in the state of North Carolina .  When he was about six weeks old, his mother removed with him to the house of Mr. James Crawford, another brother-in-law, on the South Carolina side of the road. - Contributed by Nancy Piper

Casualty List from the Camps and Firing Line.
[1918 May 20 - Gazette-Telegraph, Colorado] 
 transcribed by Teri Moncelle Colglazier

Washington, May 19. -- The army casualty list issued today contained 59 names divided as follows:

Killed in action, 4; died of wounds, 4; died of accidents, 2; died of disease, 3; wounded severely, 36; wounded slightly, 6; missing in action, 4.

Officers named in the list were Lieut. Jefferson D. Vincent of Buffalo, N.Y., who died of an accident and Lieut. Robert B. Rhett of Summerville, S. C., who previously was reported as missing and now is found to be a prisoner in Germany.

The list follows:

Killed in action:     Corporal Carl E. Miller, Heyworth, Illinois.     Cook Henry Sierzyeki, Sierzyki Slumsk. Russia Privates:     George Devine, Philadelphia     John W. White, Woburn, Mass. Died of wounds:     Sergt. William Bell, Jr., Atlanta, Ga. Corporals:     Harold A. Jackson, Bryants Pond, Maine     Earl Thomas, South Carleston, O.     Private Jake Levering, Maurice, Ia. Died of disease: Privates:     Jesse Chaney, Greenville, S. C.     James J. Doonan, New York.     Thomas L. Walker, Crewe, Va. Died of accident:     Lieut. Jefferson Davis Vincent, Markeen hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.     Private Louis W. McManus, Salem, Mass. Wounded severely: Seregants: [sic]     Clarence J. Callahan, New Britain, Conn.     Albert mathon, Waterbury, Conn. Corporals:     Joseph P. Donovan, New Britain, Conn.     Frederick L. Jackson, Dorchester, Mass.     Edward S. Leblanc, Nashua, N. H.     Earl G. Ludlam, South Windsor, Conn. Mechanics:     Ernest L. Butler, Willimantic, Conn.     Charles Harris, Meriden, Conn.

Privates:     Lawrence R. Bates, Terryville, Conn.     Morris J. Bourgeouse, Thompsonville, Conn.     John J. Burke, Meriden, Conn.     William B. Coffey, Nashua, N. H.     Stanylaus Cornell, Bristol, Conn.     Harry G. Crissman, San Francisco.     Martin J. Cummings, New York.     William Barker, White Hall, N. Y.     Lawrence Dewey, Meriden, Conn.     Irving M. Hawkes, New Haven, Conn.     Max Herbert Hoffman, Ripon, Wis.     William Holmes, Baraboo, Wis.     Charles Berger Johnson, Brooklyn, New York.     Leslie M. Lane, New Haven, Conn.     John B. Latour, Nashua, N. H.     Joseph L. Inhardt, Brooklyn.     Thaddeus T. Meehan, Cambridge, Mass.     Feedore Osbapchuck, Hartford, Conn.     William H. Sargent, South Manchester, Conn.     Julius Seper, New York.     John Serapsin, Hartford, Conn.     Chester Simth, Danbury, Conn.     Carroll Storey, Newport, Vt.     Edward L. Williams, Philadelphia. Wounded slightly:     Regimental Sergeant Major George Gilbody, Dorchester, Mass Corporals:     Hyman Berman, Chicago.     Alton C. Britton, Traverse City, Mch. Privates:     Reed Glace, Allentown, Pa.     Max Greenberg, Philadelphia.     Albert A. Lowdermilk, Morganton, North Carolina. Missing in action:     Master Engineer (senior grade) Geor. L. Mackay, Ocala, Fla. Privates:     Joseph Z. Lagassey, Bristol, Conn.     William Lagassee, Bristol, Conn.     Carl H. Nilson, Plainville, Conn. Prisoner (previously reported missing):     Lieut. Robert B. Rhert, Summerville, South Carolina.     Private Louis E. Patzoldt, Pine City, Minn.

Events of the Week - June 02, 1918 - Paper: The State
Transcribed and contributed by Brenda Duckworth for Genealogy Trails History Group

• Mrs. HJ Brabham, Sr, and Mrs Leroy Wilson have returned to Allendale after a visit to Mrs. HJ Brabham Jr.
• Francis M Bamberg, who was a recent graduate from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. has gone to Washington to enter the aviation corps
• Will Brabhan of Albany, Ga., spent several days this week with his father, WM Brabham, en rout to Greenville to enter the officers training camp at Camp Sevier.
• WD Rhoad has gone to Charleston to enter the navy
• GW Cope, USN is spending some time with his family. Mr. Cope has just returned from a trip to France.
• Miss Amanda Dye of Arkansas  is here visiting Mrs HN Folk
• Miss Leona Brabham is visitin her sister, Mrs. SA Merchant, in Spartanburg.
• Mrs W Eugene Stokes and litte daughter of Edgefield have returned hame after a visit to Mr and Mrs John Cooner.
• Miss Franke Folk has returned from a visit to Charlotte and Greensboro NC.
• Mrs JN McMichael of Orangeburg is here visiting her daughter Mrs HN Folk.
• Misses Kate Grier of North and Ellen Smith of McCormich are visiting Miss Mary Livingston.
• Mr and Mrs Gary Black of Charleston visited relatives in the city last week.
• Dr. Robert Black, Robert Black, Jr, and HM Graham have returned from a 2 week stay at Hot Springs, Ark.
• ZL Madden, formerly of the Carlisle School faculty, but now a YMCA army worker spent several days in the city last week.
• John W Folk, USN, Charleston, has returned to his post after a short furlough spent here.
• Mr and Mrs Willie Wiggins of Savannah, Ga., have been visiting Mrs. Hattie Wiggins for the past week.
• DM Eaves of Union spent last week visiting his sister, Mrs. D Dowling
• Mrs Paul Zeigler has gone to Greenville to spend some time with Mr Seigler, who is stationd at Camp Seyler.
• Capt George Murray of Aiken is in the city visiting his daughter, Mrs CA Sanders.
• Miss Mildred Beaty has returned to her home in Georgetown after another successful term as teacher in the primary department of the graded schools of the city.
• Miss May Bowman of the Carlisle School faculty has returned to her home in Orangeburg.

Contributed by Nancy Piper...

The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA,  April 26, 1809

On the 17th ult. Col. Elijah Nunn, sheriff of Chester district, South Carolina , was shot by one Samuel Floyd, while in the execution of his office in attempt to serve a bail writ, on said Floyd.  Floyd was in the field plowing and had a gun with him, which it is told he had carried two months, for the avowed purpose of shooting the sheriff, in case of a attempt to serve the writ.  Floyd having no hope of escape, delivered himself up to the authority, and confessed his crime.

The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA,  June 22, 1809
Camden, South Carolina

On the 9th instant, Lovick Rochell, who had been convicted as accessory, before the fact, to the murder of David Minton, was executed at this place.  Minton was murdered on the evening of the 13th of  April, 1805.  While sitting, at supper with his sister and Mr. Robertson, in his own house, a gun was discharged through a hole in the back of the chimney, and two balls entering his back, passed through his body, and one of them lodged in his hand.  The assissins escaped in the dark, without being seen.  Lovick Rochell, Jesse Fley, jun., and Isaiah Jenkins were immediately suspected, and apprehended.  Jenkins made his escape before commitment, and left the state - Rochell and Fley, were committed to Camden goal.  In the fall of 1805,  Fley broke goal, and made his escape.  Rochell remained in custody two terms, and was discharged for want of prosecution.  The evidence of his guilt was strong, but for want of a principal, the solicitor could not proceed against him.  At the court in November last Fley was again committed for trial at the last term, when a bill of indictment was given out and found against him as principal, in the second degree, and against Rochell as accessory, before the fact. Rochell was then tending court, as witness for Fley, and was immediately arrested.  The prisoners demanded their trial, which was had before his Honor Judge Smith and lasted three days and part of two nights.  On very full and satisfactory, but circumstantial evidence, the jury returned a verdict of “guilty.”

In the course of the trial, the following appeared to be the horrid scheme of murder which Rochell planned, and Fley and Jenkins too faithfully executed.  Rochell had been sued by Minton, a Charleston, where the cause had been some time depending, and in January 1805, had been continued at Rochell’s expense under a peremptory rule for trial in May following.  Rochell, before leaving Charleston , formed the horrid purpose of abasing the suit, by Minton’s death.  With this intent, on his return home, he engaged Fley to live with him, under the pretence of acting as his overseer, although he had one already with him, and his working hands did not exceed twenty. In the mean time, he made several attempts to assassinate Minton himself, but finding him always on his guard, he was obliged to resort to the assistance of Fley. 

Fley engaged Jenkins, who was a desperate character, to aid him; and Rochell engaged to give them each a negro, upon the commission of the murder.  Before the fatal night Fley examined the house, under the pretence of business and made the discoveries necessary to enable them to act with effect, and security.  On the night of the murder, he conducted Jenkins to the spot, who fired the fatal gun.

Various exceptions were taken after the trial, in favor of the prisoners and their case was again examined at Columbia , before all the judges, who were engaged three days in hearing arguments for and against them.  Final sentence was there pronounced, and their execution fixed on the 9th of the present month.

Great exertions were made by the family of Rochell for a pardon, but the Governor remained inflexible.  For the pardon of Fley, several persons of respectability, influenced by the tears of his wife, and a belief that he had not been present at the murder, and might be made serviceable in procuring the conviction of Jenkins, signed a petition, which was presented to the Governor a few days before his execution was to take place.  With a due regard to the claims of justice, and unwilling that  person having claims to mercy should suffer, his Excellency respited his execution till the 7th of July next, in order that he might have time to examine the merits of the application in his behalf.  The result of that examination, we are authorized to say, is, that no pardon or further respite will be granted.  The conduct of the executive in this unpleasant business has been marked with equal prudence and humanity, and regard to the interest of the community; and we are confident, that in cases where the result has been different, if, instead of blindly censuring, we were to examine the reasons which have governed the Executive in the exercise of this part of his authority, we should find his conduct equally unexceptionable.

The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA,  October 31, 1810
Charleston , October 3
Robbery of the Mail

On Saturday last was committed to the goal of this city, under a warrant from James Bentham, Esq., James Warren Oliver, for robbing the mail of the United States .  It appears that Oliver had been employed in driving the mail stage between Georgetown and Santee Ferry from some years past, and that he was considered as among the most confidential drivers on that line.  Three mails sent from this city on the 16th, 22d, and 29th of August last, for Fayetteville , were discovered by the post masters at that place to be missing; as was also the mail which should have reached this city on the 15th of September.  These facts having come to the knowledge of the postmaster in this place, he communicated the same to Mr. Cotton, the contractor.  This latter gentleman, who displays a highly laudable zeal in the execution of the duties of his contract, from certain circumstances suspected Oliver to be the person guilty of the robbery, and as he had just set out, under leave on a journey to visit his relations in North Carolina, Mr. Cotton determined on immediately pursuin him, and with the assistance of some of the contractors and others he was enabled to overtake him a few miles this side of Raleigh, in North Carolina.  When he was overtaken about six or seven hundred dollars were found upon him, a part of his plunder.  He has since made a ful confession of the facts attending his robbery.

The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA,  October 31, 1810
Calamitous Fire!

A letter from Charleston (S. Carolina) dated October 8th, says “Last night, at 12 o’clock, a fire broke out in Church street , continued below the Old Church , the wind N.W. and is this morning just got under.  In has been dreadful, from 3 to 400 houses have been burnt down, say for several squares, all burnt with few exceptions.  It is burnt from Amen street , below the Old Church , and could not be got under, till it reached Broad street , and has burnt from near the state bank all of the houses.  Mr. Brenau’s included, as well as the corner where Dr. Chouler used to live. It was fortunately stopped at Broad street .  None of the houses were burnt of the south side of Broad street .  The flecks of fire flew, the wind being high, and burnt Mr. Baker’s house on the Bay, next to Mr. Cosmick’s – the others being brick, escaped.  Mr. Potter’s stores, being fireproof, run no risk.  If the fire had passed Broad street , it would have burnt nearly all the city.  Eight or ten houses along Broad street was blown up with powder to prevent it extending across.  The streets & c. are in a dreadful situation.  I fear many persons have been burnt and killed.  The loss in property cannot be less than 500,000 dollars.”

The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA,  November 21 1810

Gen. Wade Hampton has directed his agent in Charleston to pay to the Intendant of that city 500 dollars for the relief of the sufferers by the late fire, and has subsequently drawn bills of the Secretary of War for the amount of his pay, upwards of 6000 dollars, due since he has been in the United States service, to be appropriated to the same humane purpose.

The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA,  September 18 1811
Charleston , Sept 2, 1811
Bank Robbery

It is with much satisfaction that we are enabled to state the recovery of the money taken from the Vaults of the office of Discount and Deposit in this city on the night of the 29th ult.

It appears that strong suspicions had been entertained by the agents of the bank for some days that Mr. Benjamin Gray of this city, a man of great mechanical talents, had been concerned in the robbery. A warrant was accordingly procured on Saturday morning and he was arrested and underwent a long examination at the bank before John H. Mitchell, Esq., justice of the quorum, in the presence of the directors of the institution and several other gentlemen.  We understand that although there was much circumstantial evidence, tending to criminate Mr. Gray, produced on the examination, yet nothing appeared sufficiently strong to convict him of the act, he was however committed to prison in the afternoon, preparatory to a further examination.

In the course of the evening, a negro fellow belonging to Mr. Gray and who was suspected to have aided his master in removing the specie, was arrested by Wm. Blocklock, Esq. at whose house his wife resided and being informed that his master had been committed to goal for robbing the bank, and that he was known to have aided him in the robbery, he was so intimidated that he confessed the fact, and offered on condition of pardon, &c. to point out where the money had been concealed.  A detachment of the city guard was immediately procured and sent off to procure the money, which they found deposited in the original boxes in the enclosure of Mr. Gray’s residence near the Race Course, concealed under a quantity of manure, straw, &c.  The money, with the exception of a few hundred dollars, which had been made way with, was brought down early yesterday morning and again deposited in the vaults from whence it had been taken exactly one week before.  We understand that the false keys with which the Bank is supposed to have been entered besides a lantern, &c. were found in a leather bag secreted with the money.

The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA,  October 2 1811
Dreadful Calamity
Charleston , S.C. Sept. 11

It is again our painful duty to detail the awful effects of a dreadful visitation upon our ill fated city.  A Tornado having passed through it carrying death and desolation in its progress.

On Sunday evening last, the wind which had been for some days light and variable shifted to north east and blowing very fresh through the night it continued in the same quarter all day on Monday and Monday night.  On Tuesday morning it blew with increased violence and during the whole time from Sunday evening there was an almost uninterrupted fall of rain. About ten o’clock in the forenoon on Tuesday the wind shifted to south east and at half past twelve o’clock, a Tornado unprecedented here in its extent and effects, crossed a section of our city.  It first took effect at Fort Mechanic , situated on the south east point of the city, and passing from thence in a north west direction, it crossed the town in a direct line to the pond on the north side of Cannon’s Bridge, how far it has extended its ravages into the country, we have not yet learnt.  In its progress it overturned and completely destroyed a great number of houses and out buildings, unroofed others and prostrated trees, fences and almost everything coming in contact with it.  It is computed from a hasty view of the scene of devastation that the loss to the city will fall little short of that experienced by the calamitous fire in October last.  But in addition to this great loss of property, we have on this occasion to lament the loss of several valuable lives. 

The Tornado appears to have been about one hundred yards in width; after it had prostrated the staff flag on Fort Mechanic, unroofed the houses within the inclosure of that fort, thrown down the black smiths shop contiguous to it and unroofed all the the houses immediately adjoining the fort, it crossed over to Lynch’s Lane where it unroofed several houses; from thence it proceeded across Church street continued to Meeting street, where several houses were (…?....) large new brick house of Nathaniel Russell, Esq. whose loss in furniture &c. cannot amount to less than 20,000 dollars; from Meeting street, it crossed to Tradd street, where a large two story wooden house on the south side, about half way between Meeting and King streets, was blown over, which crushed two adjoining houses in its fall and most of the houses on both sides of the street to the corner of King street were unroofed or much shattered.  It passed up King street , nearly to Broad street , unroofing and shattering several houses in its progress until it reached Broad street . Here the house of Dr. Alexander Baron situated at the corner of Orange street and the venerable mansion of the late Dr. Chandler on the opposite corner were very roughly handled; the latter being old and week was completely wrenched to pieces.  On the opposite side of Broad street the premises lately purchases by the St. Andrew’s Society and occupied by Mr. Henry Inglesby; the mansion of the late General Macpherson and some other buildings were either unroofed or much damaged.  Passing through Queen street , near to the corner of Friend street and shattering several houses in its progress, it went on to the corner of Magazine and Mazyck streets. Two or three small houses fronting on the former of these streets were blown down and in the progress of the Tornado up Mazyck street , several were unroofed or otherwise much damaged.  One or two houses were prostrated on Beaufain street .

After leaving Beaufain street , the houses being loss compactly situated, the marks of its ravages are not so distinctly to be traced, though it appears to have lost nothing of its violence.

The mansion house of the Hon. Judge Defausure, was violently assailed, and suffered considerably; one of the chimneys was thrown down and part of the family who were at the same time in an upper room of the house were precipitated with the falling bricks through two floors into the kitchen.  Providentially no lives were loss, excepting that of a Negro girl. Several other houses in the outskirts of the city were either unroofed or much injured and we also understand that much injury has been sustained in the village of Islington , but we were unable last evening to obtain any further particulars.

The most painful part of our duty still remains.  It is to record the deaths which have been occasioned by this dreadful disaster.  They are so far as has come to our knowledge as follows:

·   Miss Margaret Cozzens, aged 21 years, killed in a house adjoining Fort Mechanic .

·   Dr. Conton, a native of France, a worthy man killed by the falling of his house in Beaufain street .

·   Mr. Peterson, a native of Germany , Grocer at the corner of Magazine and Mazyck street .

·   A free Mulatto Man in Church street continued.

·   A French Mulatto Girl in King street .

·   Two Mulatto children either killed or drowned by the falling of a small wooden house which was blown into the Mill pond at Cannons’ Bridge.

·   A Nego man belonging to Mr. Denet, Mazyck street .

We have also heard of two or three other Negroes killed, but did not learn to whom they belonged.  Besides which, a great number of persons have either had their limbs broken or very much bruised and we fear that others have perished whose bodies have not yet been discovered.

This dreadful visitation is more afflicting than even the ravages of a conflagration.  The Tornado struck suddenly; passed through the city with the rapidity of lightning and in an instant involved in destruction and death both the habitations and the inhabitants.  No notice of the approaching danger was given and before friendship and humanity could fly to the relief of the sufferers, all was involved in ruin.  It was preceded by a momentary deceitful calm and was attended by a steady rumbling noise resembling that of a carriage rattling over a pavement.

Last evening the wind shifted to the south west and although it continued to blow with some violence, we trust that the storm has spent its force.

We did not gain any intelligence from Sullivan’s island last evening; but as the tide did not rise so high as on some former occasions, we hope that the citizens at present upon the Island have escaped without injury.

What effect this severe storm may have had upon the crops on our seaboard remains to be seen; we think the damage sustained must be considerable.

We trust that our seafaring brethren upon the coast have been enabled to weather the storm.  The shipping in the harbor have sustained but little injury; a few small crafts were sunk at the wharves.

The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA,  October 9, 1811
Charleston , (S.C.) Sept 12

In addition to the particulars furnished in yesterday’s Courier of the dreadful devastation occasioned by this awful visitation to our city, many other particulars have since come to our knowledge.  We shall not attempt to parcularize the numerous sufferers on this melancholy occasion, convinced that it would be impossible to give a correct statement of every individual loss. Our opinion of the great general loss which has been sustained is strengthened by a survey of the ruins which are even more extensive than we had at first apprehended; an immense number of houses which were not immediately within the vortex of the tornatdo have suffered more or less from the falling ruins of those which were more immediately the subjects of its fury.  Slates and tiles, torn from the roofs of the houses were to be seen in every direction, half buried in the sides of the neighboring buildings and in some instances joists and even masty beams are found transfixed through the contiguous buildings.   Large masses of lead and pieces of iron which had been attached to houses have since been discovered nearly buried in the walls of other buildings at the distance of several hundred yards.  The more we reflect on the awful subject, the more we are astonished that  comparatively, so few have perished under the ruins.  In addition to the death of white persons enumerated in our last, Mrs. Stewart’s daughter, about 12 years has since died from the wounds received by the falling of a house in (?) street, and several negroes have also since died of their wounds.  The number of deaths altogether will not, probably, fall short of twenty.

Among the many instances of divine protection on this awful occasion, the following was peculiarly interesting.

A lady, far advanced in pregnancy, was reposing with her sister on her bed, in an upper apartment when a Tornado reached the house.  The noise so alarmed a Negro girl in waiting that she sought for refuge under the bed on which her mistress was lying.  A stack of chimneys was struck by the wind with such tremendous violence that it fell on the roof and forced its way through the house to the ground, precipitating the floor along with it.  The bed fell with the floors, but the ladies we are happy to state, escaped without injury. The Negro girl beneath the bed was crushed to pieces.

The happy tidings that no injury had been sustained on Sullivan’s Island which reached town early yesterday morning gave relief to many an agonized heart whose family or connections were in that exposed situation, while it was utterly impossible to fly to their assistance.

The carrier of the southern mail on crossing the causeway on this side of Ashley River Bridge in a sulky was swept off and carried near 200 years.  The horse was drowned but the driver fortunately escaped with the mail, although it was much damaged.

The effects of the Tornado have extended some distance into the country, prostrating trees and fences in its progress.

The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA,  October 23, 1811

About 10 o’clock on Tuesday evening, the 1st instant the citizens of Georgetown, S.C. were alarmed by the cry of Fire, which originated to the work shop of Mr. Thomas Dowdney, cabinet maker on the water side of Bay street.  The flames continued to rage with unabating fury, consuming every building from the corner of King to Broad street , where its progress was arrested by pulling down an engine house and the intervention of the public dock, at the foot of Bread street .  Fortunately the wind was from the north, or a general conflagration must have ensued.  What adds to our distress it that there is too much reason to believe it to be the work of some vile incendiary.  Eight valuable store houses were consumed.  The loss cannot be estimated at less than 20,000 dollars.  Among the sufferers are Mr. George Heriot, Moses Myers, Esq., estate of John Matthews, Mr. Thomas Dowdney and Mrs. Martin.

The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA,  October 30 1811
Charleston , Oct. 4
A Swindler Taken

Our readers will probably recollect a very bold and audacious act of swindling, committed in this city in November 1806. The particulars were a genteel looking man took lodgings at a respectable house in King street for about a week.  He stated himself to have recently arrived from Georgia and said his name was George Brown.  On the last morning of his stay, he rode up the road some distance where he met three wagons loaded with cotton and bargained with the drivers for the purchase of it, promising them a trifle above the market price as he wanted to make up a parcel for shipping immediately and professing himself highly pleased with the quality of their cotton.  He directed to a very respectable mercantile house in King street , of which he stated he was a partner, where they were to deliver their loads and receive their money in specie.  He then made all haste to town and calling at the house he had described to the waggoners, stated that he had a quantity of cotton then coming in which he would sell at 19 cents per pound, which the gentlemen agreed to pay.  The wagons came in, were unloaded, and the cotton weighted, when the swindler received the money in bank bills.  All this time he had deceived both the merchant and the poor countrymen; the first supposed him to be the owner of the wagons and the others satisfied in their own minds of his being partner in the house.  On receiving the money (1200 dollars) the fellow stepped out to the waggoners and showed it to them, at the same time apologizing to them that he would be under the necessity of making them wait till he returned from the bank as he had not sufficient specie in the house to fulfill his contract with them.  They entertaining no suspicion of him, agreed to wait and thus gave him a fair opportunity to escape with his booty.

These are briefly the particulars of the fraud.  Diligent search was made for the fellow at the time and a reward offered for his apprehension but without success.  His pursuers were not to be dismayed by present failure but with a zeal of perseverance, worthy of success, pursued with unabated ardour their object and finally have succeeded. The swindler whose real name is said to be Homes G. Bostick was brought to town last night (five years after the perpetration of his crime and lodged.

Charleston Mercury, March 1, 1859

Died...February 8th, in New Orleans, Dr. J. R. Riggs, aged 39 years, a native of South Carolina, but for eighteen years a resident of Madison Parish, La.

The Centinel, Gettysburg , Pa , JULY 29, 1812