The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-09-25

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burly form of Jenkins burst into the clear
ing, her smile changed, and look of
loathing and contempt greeted him as he
rudely accostcd her.
""Thought it was the other one, did
you2 Well, Pm tired of this shilly -shally-
ing, and Pm going to end this thing. You
have got to be mine at last, SO you can
make up your mind to that
"'What do you mean = asked the ter
rificd Lucy.
1t means that you are IN my power
now-no one near us-and Pm going to
make you mine by all means
" lie seized her as he spoke, and, not
withstanding he was a powerful man, her
strength and the liquor he had imbibcd
made the struggle desperate one. Seeing
that he would probably be foilcd in his
evil desires, and now thoroughly maddencd
by the whisky he had drunk and the girls
almost superhuman exertions, he whipped
out large pocket-knifc and threatened to
kill her unless she quit struggling. The
sight of the knife lent extra strength to
tho unfortunate girl, and just as she was
about to overpower the brute the knife was
shcathcd in her bosom. She fell at his feet
and again and again did the murderer's
knife seek her heart After his paroxysm
of rage, the sight of the now Illuminate
body filled him with fear, and, dropping
the knife, he ran from the spot. He quick
ly made his way to the house, where the
old man still lay in his stupor. Then did
the first thought of conccalmcnt of the
crime enter his mind. He raised the old
man from his slumber, and easily convinced
him that hc was but just dropping off to
sleep when he reused him, and bantercd
him to finish the bout. The old man took
it all in, and together they had right mer-
ry time finishing the jug. Here was an
alibi; for he could make the old man
swear that he had not left him moment
that day.
GA short time after the murderer had
lied from his victim, Lewis, who had an
appointment with Lucy at that hour has
tened to the rendezvous. Imagine his hor-
ror when his eyes gazed upon the one object
on earth dear to hlm, cold, lifclcss and
bloody. With an awful shrek he claspcd
her in his arms, trying to warm her back to
life by his own heart beats. Then, kneel-
ing by her corpse, he swore to avcngc her
death, and then, almost crazed by the blow,
he continued to call on her he loved
"Somc miners passing that way dis
covered him, and taking him into custody,
delivered him to the authorities at G.,
who, notwithstanding his protestations of
innocence, lodged him in Jail on charge
of the murder, of Lucy Harris. Public
sentiment was about equally divided, and
when the trial came on the courtroom was
crowded The defense was denial of the
murder, and the knife, which was proved
to have been the prisoners, he claimed to
have lost several days before the murder
The prisoner could not be reused out of the
apathy which had seized him, and to all
the eXhortations of his friends he made
answer that the sooner allwas over the
sooner he would join her above. Not
withstanding an able defense by his law
ycrs, he was found guilty of the murder
and sentenced to be hanged.
"The trial and verdict convinced nearly
all that he was indeed the murderer, and
tho most charitable gilded his fearful crime
with emotional insanity However,
guilty or not, preparations for his hanging
went on, and tho eventful day drew nigh.
"Jcnkins was the loudest voiced of all
firm believers in the guilt of Lewis, and it
was observed that he Of late drank heavier,
and the sun neither rose nor set on him ex-
cept as drunkard. The night before the
day appointed for the hanging he was
seized with delrium tremens in the then
principal saloon of the town, and, t. the
astonishment of the bystandcrs, III his de.
lirium he again went through the bloody
tragedy. The Judge who had passed the
dread sentence was sent for, and, giving
Jenkins into the custony of several consta-
bles, he had a magistrate to take down the
sayings of the now raving maniac, and all
were soon convinced that the real murderer
of LUCY Harris was before them.
uC ouuBc WciL W bilc Ccil Ol tllc coll
dcmned, 4 with glad heart he comml-
nicated the joyful news to the prisoner, and
told him he would be free man to-mor-
row, and thanked God tho real murderer
had been found, and that an innocent man
had not suffered. The Judge and magls-
istrate, on their own responsibility, released
Lewis, and the trial and conviction Of Jen-
kins soon followed for when accused of
the murder and shown tho damning self
accusations, he wilted and made a clean
breast of it. The gallows erected for Lewis
served to "shufflc off" the real murderer of
Lucy Harris, for Jenkins was swung off in
a short time afterwards.
Lewis, as soon as released, camo to this
spot, the scene of the tragedy, and carved
that cross Oh the tree, and every day during
life he would come here, kneol and pray to
be worthy(of being united with her above.
His reason was shaken by what Ito had
gone through, and the Judge cared that he