The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, July 24, 1890, Image 2
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THIURSDAY, JULY 24, 1890.
T1E Co1 119 1OUS11.
If anyone was ever in doubt about
to necessity of tho enlargement of
ic court house at this place, the in
)Iveniellee suflered by the people at
ie recent term of court here has
ispelled all of that doubt. The ac
:mmodation that were amply suffi
ient twenty years ago are entirely
adequato for the purposes of to
iay. Pickens county is rapidly com
ng to the front as one of the pro
resSive counties of the upper tier of
ounties in the State, and we are sad
y in need of public buildings in
-eep)ing with that progress. The
?opulation and wealthll of the county
ins about doubled since the present
>uildings were erected, and they
vero never moro than suflficient for
he needs of the public. Now they
tre entirely incapable of accommodat
ng the public or the officials, and in
some respects they aro inafe as was
demonstrated last week wlein the
portico of the court house caie near
Calling under the weight of the crowd
standing on it, when if it had fallen,
perhaps moro than one lifo would
have paid the pelnalfy of the delay
aused by thosio who antagoniz-ed the
anlargement and repair of the buil.
ng.
There is nothing so detrimental to
lie well being of a stetiol of coun
'ry, as a spirit of opposition to pub
lic improvement. The benefit of such
mproveinent is not con fined to any
oeality, but rcdounds to the good of
,bo whole country.
Tho agitation caused by tho oppo_
dion to the court house measure, has
'amnged the county's interest more
than ono hundred thousand dollars,
vhile there is not the ghost of a
:bance of those who have raised tho
>bjections of ever being benilited by
,bo delay, but instead they would
m1e been benelitd had they clped
Mr. D. .1I. Russell has about coin
>)kted his job of miaking aii extract
>f the mnortgage indebtedness of
Pickens, Anderson ond Ljaurens coun
ies for tL.o census department, and(
ye feel sure the wvork has beeni well
lone. We learn that sonme who don't
.vant Mr. Russell to lbe school comn
aissioner of Anderson county again
ire tryin to miako capiital of hisi hav-.
ng taken this job. This is not fair.
[t is no refletion on his democracy
wvhichm has been fried in the lire, lie
iceeptedl the plae as a democrat,
aceded the money to supplement his
smaall salary' and did ntot allow the
.vork to interfere w ith his oilicial dui
;ics. lHe has been doubly loyal to
the part.
Prof. HI. A. Strode, of Amherst
-munt.y, Vai., has beu elected presi
lent of the Clemson College by the
:russtces and has aecepted the posi
iOn. The~ conltractors for brick for
.he building of the college prol)p,
md all the buildings, are mannufact
wring the brick as fast as a large
'orce of hiaud1s and ma~chuines can do
t. Every building en the place will
be brick.
There was a report of a serious
race war in Barntwcll county lust
wecek. There was a collision between
the whites and blacks neatr ilamburg
nd one negro was killed, several
whtites wvounded, and one seriously.
The malitia were called out to quell
the disturh,auce.
Henry M. Stanley, the nted ex
Js*rer; and the founder of the great
Congo frco State iwAfrica, was niar
ried in WXestminster Abbey, Londoni,
on the 12th inst., to Miss Dorothy
Tennant,tan English lady. -
It is very evident that one may be
a strong believer in the great move.
mnent the farmers are making to bet-I
ter their condit.ioni and at thte samne
time be opposed to Tillmuan and hi
plans. ____ ___
Glen. Johtn C. F~remnont died at his
residence 49..West 25th Street in
N'ew York, at 4 o'clock Sunday after
tioon, of peritonitis. His death was
sudden and unexpected.
Ai old fellow said the other day
alt lie know Ben Tillman and
~ ~ge Tillmnan, but he "he dogged"
0 could find out who "Anti" Till
vas.
tire Alliance men will do as Tal
t!!them, we are with them ev
FOR SKIS LIFE.
Mr. 3D. IIggn on Trial for the Aturdc
of His Wifo--Vordlet Not V:uIlty.
The cAse of the State against W. 1),
Wiggins for poisoning his wife cane oi:
Tuesday afternoon in the Court of Gen.
Oral Sessions.
J. V. Grillin and W. B. Allgood wer<
o11jected to a jurors by the defense.
The following jurrors were sworn:
C. ' . FindIVy, Ma-tthow Hendricks,
J. C. Jennings, 1). A. Cooper, W. 11.
Ashmore, Jf. M. Nealy, Jell. 1). 11older
P. 1). Cureton, James 11. 1arris, W. F,
Pace and C. T. Martin. Mr. P. 1).
Curoton was made foreman.
W. S. Kirksey sworn: Mrs. Wiggimi
was sick and died last fall. Was ther
whenl she was firtit sick and just abotl
the time she died. Defendant was there.
Deceased wory sick-awful ick. Comu
plainied of her stonach burning her
vomited watery stuil, slimne, &c. I to(
my wife to give her eggs and sugar. De
ceased :iaid Wiggins wias killing her witi
bile stone. Tla.t she did not, Dtind dy
ing, but sl,ho lited to die of poison, as i
made one ha fitl. Deeeased had no
been dead long %h len Wiggin took H.lf
medvtlicilelo Ihat. looked like bhito stone ii
threw inl tlt tire. .Ho also took on
from his pocket and threw it in tho Jiro
Deceased would got better whon w
would givo her the sugar and whilsky
After her death and burial, her bod
was taken up and di.,sected. Siae wa
buried on a Thursday aud taken up tht
next. Tuesday.
Cross exalmined: She told me twie
that she was being poisoned. She wn
talking to me and Wiggins whelin she siti
defendlalnt, vas giving her coff'e N witl
blue stono in it. She llay have told im
about hi:i giving her bli sitoino a diozei
times; . don't kniow. Deceased was i
her right mind when a4ho said the cot'
looked liko it had dirt daubcrs' aest
mando of blie nmuld in it.
'Johni L. Clardy sworu: Saw deea'e
twice while he was sick. Sho, was vr
sick. Said luedicine ho was giving i
was killing her. W gins gave lhnr soO
Ilmedicino froim a spoont. ";mo called f"
cold watr, ;aid she vas burning ny inl
side. Sit chipipet lir haiAs 1ad ,ai
hille wishld "Ia( clid tel llm wnhan \%t w;
tlt) uatter w%ith h r. Sh, <li,l 11,t w;im
to take tihe Iaedivinev. Said it was kill
iig nher. hille kept w taing to o up
and Wiggis ant I went to he le i. A
chihi called to is (ilt( other was dyiag
Whlen we got back Sho a:;ked whal't wVI
had'l vean in . lthl her vo limt bei
Sitting", oi sile logs. :lie askId had wt
been rolling lg'. TIhe next thin I wi,
tlhre defomnlaalt. gave hcr some 0n
lledillone. kilae t(iid n(;t ..ant to take it
that it latd S"an10 1amotin ' L a ta ohl lhil
slolae in it. She still timpla:i"i( a
b u rn ir in id i. Ifi r w in , I th ,mk! ,
were: "O, -ie, I don't want to taki
that, its burning l up inide."
Cross-examtiail-d: I aiun prItt erin
doevaised used the woids "Iue ote.'
Sho also used ta words "old stuI.
could not. hulp but. ti t1.1hat was som e
thing wrong, and I liiiuglt. so mor
strongly aifer talking wit hi Kirksy.
1s. 1. A. .1,o1Wen: Was to -eo dv
ceasedl twico. L"st timte I vent sie di(d
while I was there. Sia ciolmplainaitd I
nausea. 1lo laslbanld, tho d-fendni:t,
gave her licint. Said il was quininle.
Sih oh ajected to taking tho medicine, likc
any 1ick person would. 1.e gave hel
some whi-ky.
Cross-examiined: D)efe'ndant braougi
toddy to ino to ask if it Wits too strong
Deceased said nothing to ino about he
ing j)isoled, and I. saw no oisoml.
di. Li. ?let'ollumna swi n: W'ias at dt
feudant 's h ouate thrien or four dayvs be
fore hais wife died. Sawv where shao ba
voamited. It wats of a yellowi grenn looki
in:g stuaT. Saw Wigginas while hai. wifi
was ly intg a co'rpse. JI o said if thinag.
wvorkedl like Iae though t thecy would, Ia
was gtiili to a n0w counatry. lin tiaol
Swi)1 powdeirs frtom ias p)otket and Ithrev
t hem mi lie tire, and did then sanme thaina
with I.somue poawd elrs Ito got frmomi the a
elaine iir sitdea iard. Thea~ powder ht'a
oipenled :aout tena feet from mIe and look
ed a little ghai:y andt gren'aish.
Cross-examinmed: .It was thae last time
I was$ there w'heni defendant spioko of
goimg toi a110 necountry.
Dr. J1. F'. Willimus sworn: Saw M's,
iggins first en thme 12th of Octobe'.
1889. 11er hausband camne for mie. Froauam
wi'mt dleeasedt .mid, shte lad beellniimuch
sIhe hadt somue fever'; was consatipated.I
pr'escr'ibled an1 an1)ti-bhilious trteatmnenlt andt
slippery elan water for' thle tirs't of
whicht sIho comuplained. She wa. bet ter
nlext day and I gave haer qjuinine. (1 lete
the stove pipe It'll maI caused a stam-li
l)ido to) thle west side of the court roima.)
Thle next timo I saw her shae had much:l
the a:ale symlistonas ais befome, with thae
adilatiiin oft gastrtitis. She had~ betn
Ibeltter' and ate a no im of turn11ip) gren:.
1 kept laer very~ umih on the sa ume treat
lment. SIte coamplhi;ned oat hail slom0ai'h
and Itoat. (G:ia iineiti for' fever atm
as a toni'. Shle died in thre dbiva alter
I la.'t saw lher'. Shto lhed the 2 tha oif
Oc'tober'a. He' system was genieral Ily runa
titnwn. Shie voiani tedi frequn t ly wIhilo I
therel. Wiggins wtas as devoted to hiis
wvifie as ever .1 :;aw ai main. IDra. Q uil lin
had .I madeh)liiali ~~ an uos of her' stoamachI.
We' idistiovered someta cionigest ion: abut
the intestineas ma11ltho linhm. It w"a
whiat mighit have been expected fraoamm so
iminialammnat ion (of the stonmieh ad
botiwels.
Cr'osa-ey::uin):t ion : 1Deceasnil wasu 38
yeara ol, (of a ner'vous tem.lper'anmnt
and1( in ablad hiealthI. I attr ibaute thrat
trouble to a f'or'ter attack 01' dlither'ia.
II thiank det'easedh died of lillions fever'
with a complicattion of gastrita, brought
oan bay eating turip'ii gr'eens. I prescreib-l
ed for her' thlroat a wea'tk sohution oif poit
aish tami carhl ici aciad, amnd told her to in
hale steam from vianegar'.
Rn direet : Saomme oif thle symptom I
describe woul result fr'om li on11.
TIhe "'er' s treaks on her body, butt not
of bloe.!. DId) aot unerstanld why the
dlisemase' did not 1 ield to mny treatament.
(ross-exitni':ned : Th'Ie disease was too
aggrnaai'd to yii'ht to the t reat
mnent. Th'ea Xymphtoms11, some of Ithem,
woulId applear' both i i$hao disease dieseribi
ed and ailso~ ini po(iingi!I by luoa stonie.
Dr)m. J1. WV. Quillian swaornm: TIhe stomta
acht wa's high ly ii.Ilamnedl wihenm" we iook
it out, anda was mucha thmickenmed at the
lower endt. The stomnach shoiwed that
decared lada died from infllaianmation of
the stomacth Iad bowels. lood land
settled about iin many plaices onl thte
body ad face, whaichi mtight ocur iln
ally cas1e fr'om deconaposit ionl. Thllis
might be ced( from eatiing too much
of soame thlinags, amnd from varioaus (ather'
reasons. i'Tho stomacht wias in y pos
session all thae time till the aaiysmis was
miado, which I helped to muako. (Mr'.
13owven objected to going into thao con
tents of the tanaysis before witntessa had
shown that rules in suchi cases hand heeln
cotoplied with, It wams railed thait this~
shiouild 1be shlown.) WVitness: Tholl jam
was kept in mny store ten days. I was
away Bomoe. My wife w'as there. Thte jam
was not tampered with. I sealed it with
i Mexican dollar. There are others lika
it. (M~r. Ansel objects. Objections Bus
tained. Mr. Boweon exep1ted1.) Wit
moss: Analysia made: 1st. After pro
~urJng (r~t of tiw I)wto340 ;wn M
0n1 coats of the stomach, the following
tests were applied with the results men
r tioned. First test applied was a large
needlo imimersed in liquid obtained from
stomiich for sovoral hours. lIesult, the
needle was slightly but plainly coated
with a red layer of copper. Second test
was to add to filtrato a solution of am
mnonia. The result of this wa4 first to
give a bluish white color with a precipi
tate, which was rejdily dissolved by the
addition of at solution of ammonia, giv
ing a violet blue color, showing plinily
the presence of copper.
'hird test: A weak solution of toro
cyonide of potassiun added to filtrate
in test tube. Tire was a precipito of
a red color, showing presenco of copper..
We then pit solid tissues of the stom
acl in a porl-elinii crucible and applied
heat with bellows for two hours, reduc
inlg it to ashes. Added diluted nitric
acid to ashes, adding small quantity of
water and then drove off the acid by the
aid of heat, then filtered and applied
first, the1 amnuonia test by adding a so
lution of ammnionia to a small quantity
of the filtrate inl the test tuhw. Result:
at deep violet. bluo liquid, showing more
plainly thall tihe first, test the presenco of
copper. Next, immiersed a largo i-eedle
for a short, time in the filtrate; result: a
deposito of copper oil needle. Again,
added a weak 'olution of feroeyolido po
3 tassii to small 1quantity of the iltratO
inl the test, tube; result: gave a liquid of
i a light red color with a precipitate.
T lie albovo te:ts were nrido I the of
liwo of Dr. Frank (triien in Colnibi-,
S. C., by him anid my:wlf.
S lilue!Aonle is a sulphato of coppor.
K Oneo of t"em c-lpl.' ~ poismim. WtAVas iot,
I lmlrtlllal. 'Ihere i; a snialI aiount of
-Icopper in somue hiids of food. W'o did
ii 4t 1Ukt II <11:t1ntit-y test. I think the
I ga:AtrItis of Which the deouased died was
caVcd u)e d sol 011r1Sivo poison. The.
s ymptoml ;(ive by I)r. Williais woultd
Ilfroi a c Wpper poisonl. Biluestolo
is u1'c(l ill sidll quan:tl11ities 1s a tonie,
illI :a'n41arer1<intiti's a ai eim-tie.
r 811 Mn phyoiehu2 use it in tlir praticO.
I do It 'l'eire are few eases of cop
T r plison1 lecord.
Cro!s-examiiied: I remiember of no
vaso of colpper poisoinig onl record. Tho
14(,,ult (i of tha landysii were not premerv
(l41. (71hmiul -wouhl not have prLotht4d
the pr ipilitato deseihed. .1)id not know
Miat I wouild 11ind. Hoped I would not
i11d bhiwt:Aone. I chanlge tile stomllaehl
from a1 fruit jar to anlother-a clean jar
111d :walved it ill). The stonmlk was in a
Pru.4W , of d'e:tY, at w;ts ca;riCl in 2
fill 1)11l (t fr-il iho grave to Ily office.
luIluestne woihl have somile (ect on tinl.
)r. WVili:lus wais not. poreselt wh1en the
chango was 1mitde. We 11alyzed the
stm:w-h and c ntenits separatt-I.Y. Th
ra"ing, as Dr. W. testitied to, might
I.ve vaued the glstriti.-;. A trace of
0" 1 m11(ight hA d w'1're it had l not
1I IIS ied aIs poison. The sYmptoms
oI a(PCutc ai mst ritis and Copper poi.soling
are0 ver 'hilar. Purging s one of the
-1m IptIs of blust21one poisonling. I
nevrc knew a case without this sylmp
toi.
lIt"!dirl'ol: We mnight Ilid somli traces
of coplier whe ll11 person died from lat
turl c:is14. There was imore in tIis.
thaiv.wouli bo inl ease of natull-'ll death
D)id not tost for the quantity in stomach'll.
lRe-examined: The till bucket and
-Jar htadl nothing to do with tile copper
heing found in the stomaech. The best
Cyvidence is the illiding of the poison. It
is better than the symptoms.
rvin jMiller sworn: I. live one mile
from whero Wiggins livl. I wats there
(In Sunday beforo Mrs. Wiggins died ol
Thursday ~. Also on d11ay of her dealth.
- Did n>t go in hir-t thn1e, second timei I
-14 did. Sh was1 121 the1 bed1 21nd4 slented to
1) he had 4)2. 1 left be0fotre sihe died.
-Clihai Wiggins, the elvenl-ye0ar old
"l son of the a24cused, wa'2s 11h4 next witnies.
4' h4'e.seemed to be4 a1 br'igh1t, intoth ige.nt
ilad. ie saidt my iothter's 1111m1 waIs
i zzie4, fathIer4's 1name24 is 1 h11. I was liv-.
was4 sick twol weeksj. 1 toild Pa2 and14 Mr.
Cl]ardy to comine to the house, nn>lther'1
was dyintg. Father11 gave thet miedicinie
alh 111. tAme. Motherci saidl he4 was giving
lher Ilioi. It made 1201 nick ever'y timle.
SheI would111 throw it ump and1( 52ay thalt 1bor
stomach was burnling upi. Fathier dr'ove
u1s out every time 1h4 gave heIr medicino.
Sheo compI)lainued of th10e1111 bring every
tiue 1h( gaIve it to her. Fa1th1er was alr
re1steld on1 Monlday nlight 1111er Ala was21
bur11ied. H14)had1 juIst said4 he was11 go)ing
ouit to sleep ini the woodsN.
Cross examhlined: I live in La2uronis
w vu i grand11-mal. She~ is not mfuc.h miad:
ait fatther thatI I knIow (If. I hlave not
122alkei1 d about this onily when I was beforej
the coronerl(1. Don'1t r'emlember' talking I
to you (31r. .Boweni.) I didl not 22.2y Mr's.<
Khrsy gaive 1a greten looking teal.
There11 was. eggs h ll t he(14 11 11 time. id )lI
not see father i give miothetr any toddy.
She nver' golt any1) 0111y wh at Mlr. Kir'k-r
I)tdi W14 iggins12, fourlt'eIn year1s old:
3 ltt 1 the 411oin 'Id ofI hier stomlach i
huriinin up. SheO vomhitedh grteen stuf1.
Anlal imribt nighbors11 someItjime4s. I
"a')4 knIowI, what11 fa1ther' gaove heri; h110
w.ouldo gol ito tIhe klitt!hen t4 lix it and1 I
maiwke n11g tI 11 hIe')14 gave it to 1101. t
diid. I have12 heard4 fatther' and1 molthler c
14er ofI the2 aconsed4t was1 tho( inext, wIitness1..
Shl was2 exained2tI by e' Jtlge 14) learni
if nlhe was1: awatre of th1e seri141ione (If
hea'2rinlg fal se witness. Sheo provIed to b e ii
unulsully bIright and1 was11 llowe'd to te's
i ive withI grand14-m 21no1(w. 1I1'was ho
s21id Aa's hId l th I e tim she( was1V.1 sick.
I i'i' nam was1 V~ Lizza'ie. .[ 24aw4 falther11 give t
her1 blue14 m2eiine in1 nome11 co(ff11. 1I was1
staninlg Sid Io f the bedh when ho gaIve I
it to her'l t.wto time1s. Afr I1' a ied101 lie
go. 8411ne (of thle bl1ue slimlY 4)ut of the
A lice T.1rne was('l n.15ext sworn lm andI gav'e
sub1stant11 21ily the same11 test imony41) she I
gave11 before 1124 :oIronler last fll, i o that I
Wiggins asked0( her1 tol marry1 himi last I
s't 1124 8th oi(f Not vemberI1 as4 th1( (1ay3.
WVigin1s 11114 asked04 her' to marr1'2y hiim ai
monllitIh beforo thet repor1ted dleath of his
w'ife'.
Wm11. TurnerlCI, fathler of Alice, co01rrob
orated1 hier 1testimony3.
F"rani k (Crano sworn:'I Wiggis cnmma.
bluriel and1( wantedl me1( to go with him to
84ome1 phi2I'( Ioer the river to p)rove' that
his wife 12uul becen ea two years.!1
said: "'Yelu wonl't he( telling no lie, for
hie' two ears are (dead(." 1 nonmt withI
Ihim to TLurner's next miorninig and1( told
themi that1 iis wife was dead1. Hfe dhid
wife wa'1 (lead. HeO tld( thlem inl my3 pres
emnco that his wife had been dead11 two
Iyears.
.Here thme Stato rested its case, anld the
wvitnessess for the defense were called.
Mr'. Th'lo. Woeborn was the first wit.
ne(ss suwornm: I hived wVithlin thireo-quar
tos of a mile of Wigginis. Have often
seen Mr's. Wiggins inl thle field early ini
the mornig, pioking peas and tying
JamesCraig I know the Wiggins
Pio. Mrs W. 'was a uno. --e mm
would do, any outdoor work that othe
hands would do.
A. f. Manldin: I have- known th
Wiggins family for six years. Mrs.. W
was a good worker for her strength
She-would go early and late,
Mrs. E. Dillnrd sworn: I live at Pie(
mont. I am a cousin of the acou&ed
They sent for mo on the Sunday befor
Li:izie's death to wait on her. I wa
there four days., Was there all tho timi
She got no better. Sh told me she wn
bad. Billie gave the medicine as th
doctor directed. I heard the direction
given. She said her stomach hurt. Se,
oral times she threw up green stuff. Sih
would not take coro of herself. I oftei
told her she would kill herself. Sho jus
went it at all times. I never saw an
bluestono given deceased, and she neve
told mno about anything of the kind be
ing given her. I wats about there-nearl
all the time. Very few came in to se
her after I got there. Mr. Kirksey no
any one else gave her any medicino tha
.1 saw. Tho doctor gave her quinine.
Cross-examined: When I did th
cooking, wis in the kitchen. Docto
was there twice while I was there.
waa thero four days before sho died.
said tlat if deceased died she could b,
buried in my black dress. I don't kno,
what .1 told the shorilf when ho came t
arrest Billie. I was frightened. I said
"What in the namo of God are you gc
ing to do that for?" I thought afto
wards that I ought not to have said that
Re-direct: The last dose of diptheri
medicine, a throat wash we gavo her
she swallowed it. I thought perhaps
she did not havo clothes fit to bury he
in is the reason I brought more.
Lizzie Dillard: Same as former wit
ness in material particulars as to habits
condition and and treatmentof deceased
This witness read a letter written to he
by the deceased telling her of her il
health, dated October 19th, 1889.
Dr. It. F. Smith: A question describ
ing the symptoms, condition, treatment
c., as above ascribed to deceased, wa;
was put to this witness as an export, anc
his judgment as to cause of death, wa
reque.ted. "The symptoms are incom
plete. No temperature is given or th(
character of the pulso. The patient ha<
some kind of malirial fever. The symp
tons here do not indicate death fron
blum-tone poisoning. The characteristi<
syiptoms of poisoning are absent. Oni
iN frequent p)urging, bloody stools, &C.
pain in Yoiding urine. If the poison ha<
bcon absorbed in thosysten,thore would
have been convulsions or paralysis, &c
One to three grains is a tonic dose; fiv
to fifteen graius is an emotic. Shoub
the stomach become tolerant of the blue
stoon it would be chronic copper poison
ing, shown by pallor, prostration an<
frequent paiiis in the stomach. Th(
L)III-in is small, rapid and irregular it
uopler povmoning. Here it is describe<
its ill and bounding. The symptom
will exclude every cause of death excepi
sonic form of fever. Gastritis is a rart
dise.so ini my obsCrvation in the books
Chemical analysis shows bluestone to b(
in the humnn system. Copper poisor
would make the lining of the stomacl
green if it caie in contact with it. I
is an irritant poison.
Cross examined: The first antidoto iq
in emetic, and eggs would be beneficial
Never attended a case of copper poibol
og. By use, the stomach would be
Dome tolerant.
Ito direct: Thickening of the Atom
ach wall does not necessarily indicat
poison.
Mrs. Dillard re-called: The patient'i
strengthli held out well to the last. Morn
ing before she died she raised up in th<
bed. Billie was alwaya kind to his wife
])r. R. .J. Gjilliland: The same hypo
thectical question was put to this witns;
as to Dlr. Smith: "'Thle symptoms ara
general. No temperature hias ever beex
taken. I think the woman died of somi
form~ of fever. T1hie charactistic symptoni
of eop)per p)oiing are absent. Blue
ston is an irrthat poison, and one p)ois
oned with acute copper poisoning wonhW
ho apt to die in a comatose state or witl
conivuilsion.s.
Cro)ss-examinedl: There are exceptiom
to these general rules. 'There are pois
onous drugs which can be given in amaal
dloses and gradually increased until th<
stomaichl becomes tolerant.
Ro-direct; It would be hard to havc
i case of copper poisoning without
~omo of the characteristic symptoma
nentijoned.
Alex. iIallumis: Deceased was sicl4
then I wvent there last fall. She helped
iie awhile in loading some cotton.
Eddy Wiggins: Deceased helped te
an(d ab)out h.lf the cotton. Pa was at
he gin. I told him Ma was sick, Hie
anme home.
Cross-examined: Pa left home at day
glht that morn)ling.
W. S. Kirksey re-called: Defendant
sked me to stay with his wife until he
ould go for the doctor.
'This closed the ovidenco for the do
ense.
Mr. Bowen then addressed the jury in
ehalf of the accused, lie made a
hurt, logical speech of one hour anti
wenty minutes, in which ho went over
be filets of the case, anud presented them
a clear iand conici.io manner.
Solicitor Anasel for the State, made a
lear statemient for the State's side, lie
poke forty minutes. His Honor then
harged the jury on the law poiints in
olved. His chnarge was clear, brief anti
mipartiial.
'Thon jury went out at 4 p. m. and in
houiit one one hour returned a verdict of
equiital, and WVigginms was a free man.
hoi. prisoner never seemed to have any
onhts about the verdict, but lie gave a
igh of ralief as the clerk pronounced
lbe words that set him free.
Manmy looked for a mistrial, but few
hiought lie would be0 acquittedl.
Thme theory of the defenso was that
Irs. Wiggins died from natural causes.
In. 11. 0. Rowen, the defendant's attor
icy, deserves much credit, for the manm
en in which lie mianaged the case, and
vas highly complimented by the bar for
his success in winniing a verdhict of nc
iituintal in an alpparenmtly hopeless ease.
(eLosiNo oF dOURT.
JTesso Hughes, convicted of bigamy,
graintea no11w trmal.
WVm. T.1. Johnson, adultery, one year
na the penlitentiarny at hard labor.
Saradi ]at-son, same offense, six
naonthsM in thme county jail.
L a wrenieo 0. Dr)ynman, houae-breaking
mnd burghary, twvelve years at haird labor
na the penitentiary. This is the thlird
iip for D)rymuan.
Th'le following were the civil eases dis
)osed of:
Hiugheos et al vs. Rossq et al, for plaiin
iff' as to Hiolden, and tihe real real estatt
>rdlered to be sold1.
J. N. WV. Smith vs. W. A. Stephens,
lecisin reserved.
~Smith vs. Garrett, judgment for plain
ill with one share and $84 betterment
or defendant.
J. CI. C. Parsons, surviving executor,
,lerk ordered to make deed.
Burgess vs. Trotter, distribution or.
lored.
Chapman va, Young, deoision ro
merved.
Edens vs. Lewis, settled.
Fortnor- vs. Fortner, referred.
iHays YM Anthnyn foamaintir
FOR SALE
Thie Best inl ,i
EWLEWIS
THE VANT
COTTON
Bottom Figures andI
Remember that besides selling the
a Gootd Stocka
Staplet,,Fancy
Our stock comp
iFLOUR, BACON, LARD, MO0LAUSSES,
PEPPEl, HPICES and A LL 0
IN THE GROCERit
We also keep a very C<m
L
DRY G00DS, NOTIONS
Stovem, llar-dwar-e au
a&||- We are Avents for the Stan<dar<d
keep a comlplete Stock onl hanld. Don't fal
suipply youl with anythin- inl thle mler-11u
make11 it to your interest to do so. 2pdYt
prohibition dirinks.
LEWIS & I
Kirksey vR. Clardy, appeal sustained.
(Thle mule is paid for.)
Griflin vs. Griffin, referred.
trm
T h Ou okfoCotnBg ng
Geri'1otn ilb oee
wihcto agigti er
jutebrouht to prco frbeo trst. L
Bottoms an Ftisgesoues an
e e th raterC~C relciong ne
Besdesthi a erygrat~o perct
on inrerm cosm toc nd e
that the fare hav E finei Apow
er defeare wies for the julear
cotton aggingt Soc movmnt lield. fa
sApplyresent I mtho are fio thll ine~
Gaergiao maufurin cot ton bag-.
Twroilltio Auguksta n~tatn
dai rseys larniyou athea baggineto
(Tf mthes cad fot ak.t)as
enoug oether mls. wilck esterredi
tnpaggin (ha, bfen shaipptot 1
Southenvs Gerga for plthealycrp
Al othe case orp blooms,ad te
henl for agin beagin,.h
Georgia' cotton will be covered i
whcotton bgn this year.
Tertr BurksCC ss lilthar ths far
thor fight yearn than lat trut
They wilove lntear. i hf no a oh
ufcrp with illge eucin
Ap ewAgiccurc apr
age fteollowing coamed prointt
Ooneicran Anesonunties ave
jutapied t tht cetaryi kif Sato
that termsionato oraio ia therpor
ae toc Company,h wibyo the jte o
An"Tehe Farmes'eru Pulsahg Ctm
a first-class eely giulurl.es
paet eCndlteon are fi. Nmls if
Gororatos manufactrilng, oto .
oneatinst Earlo Lewis, B ou
crthe John Sheor, of tho Gle.
anotD.K otrrmils Thie pared isnt
the mpufachdture iters fgi
tinAliayce, thouande armrs ofo
Aietion ad the gcroploms andh
stockmn. hia will be red.Eeybl fv
Georgsa otwll, be cohared ofi$2
ctto Theeis eals mv nwo
Sectary Bnure saye thlatc to far
nens toil as coldtton ofthir papcr
more othin Plart thls, thisCma
tny whillcove iearlympifhed, wll ofith
est ~ agricultu arale ever.bise
iSTh folina, namd asroablenrp
ocwriern anld farerso desire..
pauybsfribe f~poo f pbisnin
JEWJS8
NKiLE GIN!I
ic Word.
6 MORRIS
INKLE!
PRESS.
Easy Payments!
lin and Press, we carry
of
Groceries!
rises
SUGAR,CFEE SOA
TIlER AiTICLES
V LINE.
plete Stock of
,JEANS, SHOES,
id Triaare.
F"Iu'niture Factory, and always
1 to comecand eeus, aswe an% .1
n1diSe HIne Y u 'WiL11, an1d will
Cool yours(lf with our ice cold Il
dORRIS, Corr
JuNt So!
Some people often go to a news
paper with serious charges against
some peso and insist that thev be
exposed for th~eir rascality, but thev'
will say, "for the Lord's sake (don't
tell that I toldl you." Some people
want certain things exposed1, but are
too cowardly to do it themfselves anld
expcCt the newspaper man to expose
fraud, rascality, misconduct andl
wrong doing and then have a big stir,
co:r.p4 tho editor to whip two or thrtee
by anI innocent sp)etator. No notice
are taken of letters that are not sign
e:d by the namie of the author. 'Write
your letters andl we~ will conceal your
names, and then if we get into trou
ble we will give you away. See the
point?-Ex.
Elias Carr, preCsident of the North
Carolinia Stato Farm zers' Alliance,
has issued a manifesto, which falls
heavily upon lie railways of the State.
Thie alliance deniands the enactment
>fa railroad commission law with
Full powercs to regulate freight and
passenlger rates upon a just and rea
sonab le basis, and to inve stigato
md take reatson)able act ion with re
;pect to daman~ges or injuries to pecr
ons or property'. They also enter a
>rotest algainist the policy of convict
ab>or. Presidenmt Carr announces
hat these demands were submnited
A) the 2,200 sub-alliances and wvere en
lorsed by the requisite majority of
hem. lie there fore declares them
o be official demands of the State
dl iance.
Subscribe for the SENTINEL, only
$1.50 per year.
'or Piekensli county, S4. C., on the 4th dlay
\iuguist, 18)0, for leavec to make a finail
oettlieent of1 the (state of A. D). Bel
it te, deceased, and ask to be dismissed
is atdiis t rator'.
MhIs. KATE IIELLOTTE,
ylyw i A dminist.rator.
THIE ATLANTIC COAST LINE.RE
PASSENGEli DEP'ARITMEW'1.
Wilminmgtonm, N. C., July 8th, 1890.
Fast LAine between Charleston and Co
umiahi and1( upper South Carolina and
W'estern North Carolina.
(IONDENSJOD seHIEDULR.
Joing West. Going East.
No. bM. No. 53.
7 00 a.m . .Lv Chmarleston Ar.. 9 30 p.m
8 30.... ...,.Lancs...... .. 7 42
9 45.........umtor.......C 3 2
10 55 . ..Ar Columnbia Lv. .. 0 20
t 14 p.m ... .Wininsborro..3 it6
2 15.........Chester....2 410
a 41 ....Yorkville .... t0
6 15 ....Lancaster..9 00 a.
3 27 . ... .Roc11k Hill..1 5'4 p.mi
41 30 . . .Charlotte, N. C. . . 1 00
T 00 p.m Ar Newherry,S.C., Lv 2 37 p.im
2 460 .. .Greenwood..12 24
7 10.........Lurens... t 00a.nm
4 40 ....Anderson ... . ..10 03
5 20 ...Greenville...9 25
7 00..... ....Walhalla.... 8 25
3 50 .....Abubeville. 10 50)
2 30 . .partanhurg . . . .12 40 n.m
6 07 HIendlers<mville, N. C 10 09) a.m
7 0i0 . .. Asheville. N. C.. . 9 15
Solid1 trainis betwveen Chairleston anid Co.
Lumibia, S. C. T. M. ICMlC[tS(N,
G-en. P'ass. A gent,
1I. WALTEIns. Gen'l Managecr.
%T BOTTOM PRICES
-AN D ON
EASY PAYMENTS.
W ON EXHIBITION
At Our Store.
)ALL AND EXAMINEf
E. VIsanwinkle & Co.,
M1anufa'icturers,
ATLANTA, dA.
IT.
VINKLE COT"TON PRESS,
No 1etter on the Market.
Ler Grocers,
CAUTION wate,in i evoo,-.
has his nulke and price rsansped em bostem.
.0 - A41.00
$L75
GEN S"
W. L. DOUCLAS
$3 SH OE CENTLEMEN.
Fine Olf andt Laced WVater,proof (4ratm.
cannot be beto rhwntanqt tteestfoth soer
utents of its thousanels of constant wearers.
j$5't*i sl I*es'at',r.*hch'commend."tee
i snq unIe fo<r style an'd durabliityafsh
ShE'atta po ia rthe ,stqdard drem,
ag.sf4 Prcenn', Sloe9 is .espcallr naaptea.
All nado in Congress, Dutton and Lae..
$3 & $2 SH OES LX.ID
have beon most favorably received since ltene
dietto fcr nosing nnoetie p r i ea
W. L. DOIULAS, i3reekten. M-e...
FOlt SALE BY
WV. T1. McFA VLL,
PICKlIaNS C. II., S. C.
Not ice to Contr'actors.
Thie Board of Coulnty Commission- .
ers8 halve d(cideCd to hatvn guide boards..
or pointers plaeced at the forks of all
public roads in Picekens county, and
the conItract for (rectinig the same
will be let to the lowest responsible.
bidders on
Sale D)ay in August
next, by Eliats DIay, Chairman of
the Board, in front of the court
1h0use iat 11 o'clock a.. m., the
contracts to be by townships, and
bids will be received pub)licly. Plans.
for same can be seen at tim Commis-..
sioners' offico after the 15th inst.
By order of the Board.
td 0. L. DTm.Ar, Clerke
.idge Nottice,
We will bo at the old Pickens.
bridge on KCowee onl 1 uguist 6th1 to.
let the c~ontract for r'eiuilding the.
said bridlge andi the repairing of two,
pillas forsaidbridlge.
T. C. MARTIN,
0.0C. P. C.
I will be ni lhe b)ridge on Shoal
Creek oni d. k. Lath~em's place on Au
gnst the 9thi, Saiturday, to lot 6he,
conit ract for rebuilding the said
bridge. ErIAs DAY,
td Chlairmnan Co. Com'rs.
I will b)e at the b)ridlge over
George's Creek on the ne0w Easley
Bridge road 01n August 7th, 1890, at
10 o'clock a. mi , for the purpose o(
letting I lie rebuIilding~ of said bridge.
Plan and specifiention made know
on day of letting. ELIAS Da
td Chirmani 0QqQU1m'en5