The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-10-20
Fromtho Columbia Register !
Voodooism Revived.

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Ons OF tho most remarkable cases in crim;.-
nal annals was tried at the Court of General
Sessions, OF Sumter County, on last Wednes.
a"y' IL was the State rs. Henry Johnston
for the murder Of John Davis on the 5th dov
OF last February, Both tho prisoner and his
Hio'im were negroes, and the trial developed
inc system OF voodooism or feticism, to which
their race is etill addicted in tho Southern
States. The prisoner, before his trial, made
tho following confession, which was put in
evidence: lie stated that he was in love with
the wife Of the decoased-a woman nbout
twenty five Years of Hge--tho pri soner being
near forty. That she rcpelled his advances,
ana he sought the did ota conjurer, one Or.
nnGe lsaacs, MI aged negro. The so called
conJner gave him n charm, known in the Ian
guage Of negro witchoraft NJ "haud," COM
posed Of various articles, viz: beeswmx, foxes
hnlr IL little sand Fr0m the shoe Of the pcrson
intended TO be acted oh, aud draise's foot.
all scwod up i'll Small cotton bag. lie wns
told TO wear it next to his skin ovor his hcavt
tor one week, aud the woman would love him.
lie dld so. a"d AZ the eat OF II week re orted
to Tic COnjurrr Chat the woma) hu confessed
her love fot him. but had refused to uccrnt
EIIn as hex paramOur unlcs3 hcr husband sep.
@rAtcd from he's. Tie onjurer then gave
Johnston another charIN designed 10 alicnatc
Wv - '~''. '!-' VIZ = ""s worn me
prescribed time, hut lie reported that the wo-
man and her husband continued to live hap
pity together, amt that the charm would not
"''N "' 0''""'o' 'oPi''" 'i''' D"'lS must
DC poS5csSeu ny 'eVil, anu thai he would
give Johnston 4 charmed bullgt. which ho
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in ,heir nluces Thc inv 40 fnaII,, nr,,,nN
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Yho nyiyoncr wos ohIv dofon,to,l b., NnSsra
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entire Lnv. The iurv w.ro ont Tut ~, r,i,
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Tie verdic: WIS received with eyclam,Ii,n,,s i,
- Su; n,i.c from mnny of thc rnornnn ,,.o
! emit. .JuJon Mncl;cv who "a No, Sony;,i,.,, -,
! charms CT :nc class observed ~ 0ncn n,.,
c.c,!rd to sentence the nrisonn,. ~ ,ny,a,,lo ~
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! h"l rnyrnju.s to sov why Snr,.nco ~, E.,,f
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replied ha, he had 'ir anI ;,nnnr. i,'l ly.I
bat there we're bowers Al yrl, v,Lirh H., ;,,r,'
n.'@ ,no@' powers "o"'G YET Interfere in ms be
lon,. linc to live rs ,Lc lIw w,,II n",,