PICKENSrT~3E GEM ~PPR1 OF THE ]FOOTHIfLLS E -- OUNTY A NEWSPAPER WITH A CONSCIENCE VOLUME '51Ni)MBtR 24 -- PICKENS, S. C., OCTOBER, 0, 121-C ,A $15 AYA Terrible Traged Man Cuts i One of the most horrible tragedie that ever occurred in Pickens count; took place about 10:30 o'clok Tues day morning when Ross Powell en tered the Glenwood Mill at Easle: anti cut the throat of Is eighteen year-old wife while she was at worl In the spinning room of the.mill. Thi throat was cut from ear to ear an the jugular vein was severed, caus ing instant death. Powell theri rush ed from the mill escaping from sigh of other mill employees, and afte taking a circuitous route arrived a 4 the Easley city hall and surrendered Mrs. Powell before her marriag< was Miss Emily Perry, (laughter, o: the late Elvin Perry of Pickens coun ty. She has resided in the Glenwoo< Mill village with her mother sinc< early childhood until two years ag< when she was married (to Ross Pow ell and they resided at Brandon Mil 4. in Greenville. It is stated that sev eral months after their marriage do mestir affairs became unpleasant and the young couple separated. Or last-Sturday Mrs. Powell returned t< - her mother's home at Glenwood anl Monday she applied for a positior in the mill which was assigned t< her and she reported for work the morning of her death. Shortly aftei she had gone to work Powell waQ seen to enter the mill, having com< from Greenville, and engage in a conversation with Mrs. Powell but soon took his departure. He latei entered the mill and went straight way to the machine where Mrs. Pow ell was working and he was seen t rush down the steps a few nori ent later when about the sa'me tim2 Mrm Powell was . en on the floor witi blood gushing from her throat. Th' mill officials being notified summon ed medical aid immediately, 4pt lif was (xtinct before the arrival of th physician. City and county officers were noti fied immediately and, while the; were irganizing a posse to institut a vigorcus search for the criminal telephone message from the Easle; City hall announced that the man ha< arrived there and had surrenderei himself to the authorities. Upoi entering the city hall Powel drew from his pocket a razor, whicl -was the weapon usvd -and told tht officer there that he had cut hi wife's throat. Owing to much ex citement and intense feeling agains Powell which suddenly arose afte the killing, he was spfritedI away i4 an automobile to prevent mob viol ence. Powvell was im medlihte~y brough to Pickens, and later .garried to And erson, for safe keeping. He is quot ed by officers acccmpanying him a: having told them that h6 loved thi * girl more than anything else on earth but that s'he had left him, and Mon day lhe got a letter from her tellini - him that she wouldi never live witl him -again and requesting him not ti nress his effections upon her. Thi: Powecll is quoted as sayng, wvas mor< than he could stand, and he decided to end it all and so armed himsel: with a razor and went to IEasley that wvhen the girl still persisted il refusing to live wvith him he cut he throat. The' general heli(ef is thait 1Powel sneaked into the mill Tuesday mo'rii *ing and tried to force his wifei leate her people and .return~ to liv with him in Greenville and that aftt she refused. to do so that he shishec her throat. Shortly before her de'a Mris. Powell had toldl one' of he friends that she never expectedl t live wvithi Powvell again. Mrs. Powell is a native of thi county and having resided at Gler woodi Mill for a number of years ha made a host of friends, Wvho, togeti er wvith a large faimily connectio deeply 'eplore the terrible affair an * her untimely death. R1ev. J. T1. Mann's A ppointments Rev. J. T. Mann will preach at ti, following churches in Pickens count on the second Sunday in October: econ1 at 11 o'clock. Cep1sik at 3:30. pt~t t thi0 tnaval hour. e~lic corially Inytted. y at Easley; is Wife's Throat BUSTLING CENTRAL NEWS New Buildings Going Up-Local and Personal Itrms Miss Gertrude Johnston, of Ander son county, is visiting Mrs. L. R. Bowling and other relatjves here. W. T. Earle went to Greenville last Sunday to visit his mother, who is in the City hospital there, and who has undergone a very serious opera tion. Her many friends will be glad to know that she is improving and hopes to come home in about two weeks. Mrs. W. L. Carson is improving rapidly after a very serious opera tion in a Greenville hospital. She hopes to be at home wit.h her family again in a few days. Mr. Claude Burroughs, of Norris was in Central Saturday wearing his usual smile. Mrs. J. P. Glenn and Mr.s. J. C. Watkins of Anderson spent a few (lays last week here with their sis ter, Mrs. L. G. Clayton. Central's good cotton market con tinues to bring cotton here, not only fron this immediate section, but also from adjoining counties. Isaqueena Mill here is enjoying an excellent business. It has been run ning day and night for some time and will *ikely continue to run thus indefinitely. Miss Lula King has accepted a position with Hobbs-Henderson Co., here aid she wishes her friends to call and see her. Mr. George Bowers, a traveling salesman, out of .-Greenville, has purchased a lot bere and is laying down- the material to build a beaut iful home. 'We are (ertainly glad 'to have Mr. and Ah's. Bowers cast their -lot with us. Rev. W. ). -Correll is assembling material on his beautiful lot on East Main street to build a handsoie Dew bungalow. Fall goo(ls are arriving in Central almost daily and our .merchants will sGon have their stores chock full of fall and winter goods. Several prospective buyers of land have been looking it farms :aroind Central during the past week or so. Central needs :a chamber of com metce, a board of trade, a youlng men's business league, or something to put into use the proper methods of advertising out' town and com munity. M1r. AV. T. Earle claims he had a strange, experience a few iights ago when he was awakened by a noise dlown in his cottoin patch and wvhen he investigated it he founid it was Ia sp~at between two boll wveevils-an old one 'was whpping a young one becaus it would not ,take two rows at a t.imie. -Revival se'rvices are in progress at the Seconad Wesleyan church. R~ev. H. HI. Williams, of Miltonvale, Kan., is dloing the preac'hinig. Prof. andli Mi's. G. E. Welborn and little George. ,Jr., and George Mar' r'ett spenit the week-enda wvith Mirs. WVelbornI's '1parents att Towvville. ThePl com1mutnity store at the Isa - queen ( Mi Till is enjioying a flourtishintg bus'.iness~ undaer the matnagemtent of \r A.\. Pe'arson. Mr .I F. Hatnistet' of' 1,iherty was a1( Cetral visitor' last week. ls dna Chayton, w~ho is teach itng at lFounitain Inni. spent the week end1 w.it h her . prtt'ts herte, Mr'. attd lys W. \'lahyton. Mr. an Mr's. TI. C . Kiig, of Ope lil ta Ahi., spen'tt at few. dlays ini Cen t ral last week with Mr is. Kindg's pa.. rents.~ Mlr. and Mr's. W ilkes Kelley, antd whtil herue he subsct'ibed for The Pickenis 8en tinel to lie sent to the "Pig Iron"' state. 1i RUN AWAY A(CIDENTl 'While M's. L. B. Boggs and two sons5 were ont their way to Secona church last Sunday morning their' e mule became frightened at an auto V mobile which is said to have run very inear them without signal of any kind frightening the mule so that he ran away. The buggy and harness were. e considerably damaged and Mrs. Boggs sustained several painful bruf 5ea. The hoys wm.e not hurt Official Vote In Se PRECIIINOTS Pickens Mill Pickens- n Glenwood Mill Alice Mill Easley Mill Easley Crosswell Dacusville Liberty - Praters Central - Calhoun Six Mile Cateechee Loopers Gin Norris Holly Springs Pumpkintown Mile Creek -- FlatRock-- -- Peters Creek Cross Plains Antioch -- Cross Roads Pleasaxit Grt(ve. Total NEWS FROM OOLENOY -' iFi Mr. Welborn's Death Saddens Co.n munity-lastor Holding Resigns Oolenoy, October 2.-The Oolenoy community sustained an irreparable en loss in the death of J, Forest Wel born, which occurred at his home t Monday, September 26. While 1h te i had been in declining health for some time few realized the seiious ness of his condition until a short il time before his passing. This was due for the m<.st part to the spirit ". of hopefulness which characterized t his entire life. During his illness ) he ever spoke cheerfully and hope attendants say that.not once did hisa woiderful will power falter. didr. Welborn was 39 years of age-just of in tire prime of youing and most use- p fll manhood. Ie was a consistent member of the Baptist church. For a number of years he had served as o e Pleasant Grove Bap tist church of which he was a mem- e bet at the time of his death. Hei was of a quiet and unassuming dis see position. A high tribute paid by a neighbor was that during all of hisB acquaintalnice with the deceased he a had never heard him express a harsh t criticism of any one. In this way Ie erted his OWn mAon!um-t---a. price.less example worthy of emula tion. lHe wats the eldest son of Mr. ( and Mirs. ,J. 31. WVelborn, of Pickens, Tlo one (4f the obi1est and most substan ialI families of the county. TIhe fol- vot loiving b~rothers and sisters survive in him: .\rs. HIenry Hlend ricks, of An- hig dlerson ; Mlajior, of Gzonzales, A rizonia; ato ('harl1ie, Frank and Henry and Mlisspr 'laudlia, of Pickens. These relatives Irat and14 his dlevotedl wife, -Mrs. Janiie ei 15 Hendrlix Welborn, are recipients of a heart felt sympathy of this commun~l~i- sh ty. Initermentt was made the (lay fol- h loaw ing14 hi death att Ser4 4na, his oldf gui homie chutrchi. the1 "Sunse4t 141nd eventinhg starU. 1411d one14. el(ear call for1 me4., the har when I put out to4 sea; I hope to see' myt plilot face to) face whten I have cros(54ed Ithe bai.''e -1me Rev. F. M. Boling filled his reg-tr ula app'14H oilnenit at ( olenoy Sunoday, dliverintg a splentd idl4 discour1se on4 the it "Wide Gate Rligion ."' lHe has4 heldI 111 th~e Ipastor'ate ot thIiis clhurch~l for the i last four years. Dunring t his time Ih he has endeared hiimself to the people bm14 anld 1ma4niy regrets we'r( heard when re he t endered his resignation after the a4 service. An election wass entered in- thlE to and Rev. C. R. -Albercromlbie of Pickens was called to succeedI the__ retiing pastor' it" Mr. andI Mrs. L. M. Rigdon of Eas Iey were with relatives hele for the Gr' week-end. arel Miss Few and Miss Halie, teach- tha er5 in the school here, spenlt thepr week-end with the frqret'N home- Me folks near Mile Creek., Mir. and Mrs. Jesse Morris and Emws 1? .foneen af Pickan a ee a. .. matorial Election Chastain Looper McCravy 27 0 2 154 72 42 42 5 62 6 1 15 7 32 39 44 10 254 2 5 10 8 4 5 50 24 92 9 2 0 27 45 19 8' 1 8 36 I 11 9 15 | 2 9 6 9 9 8 3 7 25 1 0 11 23 5 15 6 1 1 7 6 2 3 7 9 8 9 15 0 0 12 5 7 2 4 3 541 283 620 ICKENS BULL ASSOCIATION. e Communities Organize-- H. H. Shirley Is President Luring the past week or two, unty Agent T. A. Bowen, of Pick ;, and a specialist from the U. S partment f Agriculture, at Wash. .ton, D. C. have been canvassing farmers of Pickens 'County ir interest of a Cooperative Bull sociation, the primary object. be , the improvemlent of the family 6vs of the couhty, and they have JIM th splendid sutcess five conlillli. Is having been organized for th< rehase of bulls in the new associal "Ich community will be known as )lo(k and one high grade, purebred 'sey bull from cows with a record at least .100 pouinds of' bilter-fat -year will be assigned to each ek. To prevent. inbreeding the eks will exchange bulls every two 'he officers of the Pickens County sey Bull Association are: Presi it, H-. C. Shirley, Liberty; vice sident, W. H. Ballentine, Eaisley; retary-treasurer, . 3 Bauknight. dey; directors, Block 1, . Al. iknight; Block 2, T. R. O'Dell Lib y'; Block :1, H1. C. Shirlev, Block W. H-. Ballentine; ilock .4; 1-. M. LPrison, Easley. RD) FRIOM SEN ATO'()-ELECTl. the.. vo(ters5 of P ickens c'ounity: adijes and Gentlemen: Onie m~ore have e'xpressed(' yo'uur'(., conidence' me andl have e'lectedi mie to the h and( honor'able positio oIICf s'n r'. .1 have roit t he wods to ex 5s miy deep alppr'eciationl. I wou~Ild her have your co nfidenc'e thani all that could1( he beistoiwedl upo mled '. wvith God('s help anie dd lublanc I 1I be faithfutl tu e'very t i ru itld il ever be foundl sItndineL bdy andi iding the rights and w.-Iltare'' 1f p)eople of )1' our county. I anm faithfully yo'ur w ish fto thankl th l ter ~s I i~ ik - coutify for fthi' nlice vis '2ivetn in the race for t he une : piriedl mn of senator fotr Picke'ns ounty. )winlg to my (entering the~ ra' la te w~as imposs05ible f'or mi' Io visit r' .than half' the county. ass5ure the vo0ters' t hatl I ranl a 'in race and have' no reasond~ to feelf I, even though I was deifeated by I politicians whoit mtust have been it tle scared, jiuging by the tact y uised. Thanking- you till. W. H1. Chastain. rs here Sundlay. ir. andi Mr's. .Jarret Keith o~f e~enville were here Sunday. They former residents andl the fact it they frequently come back ia :of that they "till like the place. ny friendl gr'eet them. Read the new advertisemienta this ek na. nroit atheeb MISTRIAL IN GO JURY WAS OU After deliberating twenty-four I hours and thirty w'inyites the jury in the Jake Gosnell case failed to agree upon a veriet and Judge Meniminger ordered a mistrial at 2:55 o'clock last Friday afternoon. The ease went to the jury at 2:20 o'clock Thrusday af trnoon after four hours of the most brilliant arguments ever made in a South Carolina court house. At 1 o'clock Thrusday night the jury ask ed the judge to charge them agaol on what constituded self-defense. The judge did this, but no more was heard from the jury until they sent word that they were hopelessly dead l(ceked. Solicitr David W. Smoak said im niediately after the trial had ended that Gosnell would be tried again. He was unable to announce whether this case would be called or not at the next term of court, of general I sessions in) Pickens county, which convenes in February. On motion of counsel of befense bund fixed at $5000 by Judge Mem minger was granted Gosnell and the defe ndant wias released front custo dy. Gosnell's bondsmen are R. E. Bruce, L. C. Thoribley and W. H. Chastain. Mr. and Mrs. Gosnell, surrounded by friends and relatives, and also the widow and mother of the late Sheriff Rector, together with three of his brothers weire among the thir ty-odd people who remainied in the court house all 'Thursday night to healr the jury's verldict. Jake Gosnell, federal prohibition enforcement agent, shot and killed Sheriff lendrix Rector in Briscoe's garage in Greenville July 4, 1919. Iiis case was called for trial at the August term of the court of general sessins in (renville ciounty, but W.as transft-rred to the United States cour't upo(11 nctionl of the defenlse. Shortly afterwald Jtudge I. If. Wat kiis reianded it to the'court of gen - eral sessions and after being contin ued i through several terms it came up for trial in Many, 1920, and re suiteI in a mistrial after the case had consuiimed sevent days. Gosnell Was releaseid on S.*4,000 bond -it the ccinlusioin of the trial whih was pQresided over by .1tidge T. J. M aul (finl of, Pickenls. On the ground that Carlos Rector. brother of H enidrix Rector, had be-n elected sheii ff of. the counitty, defeinse couilsel request eda change of venue and the case was ordered tried int Pick ens cou nty. With a brillianit array of counsel ined It folt anitld against Jake Gos neIl amd through crowded sessions, the case continued five days, going to trial Monday and ending Friday whien the mistial WIas ordered. As the ( osnell case consumed practically the enitire tetrm of criminal cour i.~*tey little P'ickenis (i couty huiis ness cold hile tranl)sacte(d. Green - vil le counity is obl1igatedi by lawv to defray the expjense of the trial. be (auset it was trmansferiredili.i iro (Geent ville coiunty to Pickents counity thtru a chtange of ve-nue. Judtget Mentuniinger mliijonriued the couri t sinie die Friday aiftetrio on at the coniclusioni of the Goisnell trial. Therte ate allI kindis of rumoris as lteliablel irformiiationt is that the juiy M~e(i le oracq ii luirIy :a. C IlThe juryv ini the( 'iosnl tma wish cs to pubilirly thank Shiff and Mris. I:out an the manaiitat-ut ofth Ob'i lick i nn htli fo many couirte The' iutrnfer of the Gosneii caise fromt Grenitilie to P ic-kens r-ecaills oto md t hat twenity-Oddl year-s ago ii*a-iken-s county case wats tried in Greenv'.ill.- by a c-hange of ve-nu-. it was thle calse of 'Te State against -.. E. (ildress(~5 for the shtotiing to death of Will f,athemi at Mt. Carmel churcth. (Chibiress was acquit ted by the Gireentvihlle jury. A c-hange of venrue wvas uhf ined heeause one of the P'ickens co(urt officials wvas a rel ative of the dfefendanlt Many old and new subacribers are taking advantage of The Bentinel's special offer- of a two-year subscrip tion for- $2.00. All who wish to take advantage of this offer should do so at once, as we do not intenld to extend. SNELL CASE; T 24 1-2 HOURS COURT PROCEEDING$ Very little Pickens county busi less was disposed of -in the court of greneral sessions last week. Besides the two eases mentioned in, last week's Sentinel the following cases were disposed of: Clyde Robinson and Walker Rob. inson, colored, housebreaking and larency. Clyde plead guilty and got twelve months; Walker was found guilty by the jury and got five years These are the negroes who broke into J. P. McCoy's store at Easley. Frank Williams plead guilty to violating the prohibition law and re ceived it sentence of six months on the chain ga1ung. Charlie and Oliver Morten plead guilty to violation of the pr1ohibi tion law an(] received a sentence of $600 fine or six months each. Sen tence suspended until December 1. If each shall pity $25 at that time balance of sentence will be suspended during good behavier. J. A. Madden, 0. L. AMaw and W. H. Meredith, violation uf prohibiton law. Mr. Aladden plead gumiy and was sentenced to pay at fine of $300 orse six m