Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-01-27

ho pccame very nervous at TINS, aud was
taken oside and rigidly Intercepted. Little
J by little he furnished the following state
ment to the jury:
SANS STATEMENT.
lie oud Dave, he said, had projected
their otimo eiucc last spring Dave had
told him thut he intended to meet Miss
Bessie that evening, and asked him 10 Join
him. He refused, aud endeavorcd to per-
suade him from it. Dave had told him
that nighs he was afraid that, after his
treatment Of that young ludy, she was dead
and had osked him to tako another path
home than tho one the body was found on
to go homo on. as thero was somebody On
the othor. Hc aud Davc went BY the other
path and separated, Dave returning to his
wife, md be going to his mothers house.
lie acknowledged that tho next morning he
had told his stcpfuther that Miss " ertz
was not ut home the night bcro,e, although
he had left home Ut dark md couldn't know
other than by participation in the crime
he ard his stcpfathcr had gone to the spot
on Tuesday morning. being told by negro
that he had seen some one lying by the
road in the night, and he there found Miss
Wertzs body. He acknowledged that he
would not look ut her, but snid it must
have been her lying there from her clothes.
Dave and Sam we're then confronted 10
the court room before the jury, but Dave.
denied every allegation of the other negro
They were then pleced in tho guard house,
where Trial Justice a. II. Wheeler had
provided guard and The jury, after sitting
unit. l o'clock "Wednesday morning, with
out verdict adjonrned to p. NJ.
a large crowd had listened TO tho rcvcla.
tions OF Sam with intense indignation aud
horror, aud after the ndjourument Of the
jury proceeded TO the gnarJ house, overpow
cred the guurd, cut down the door ord took
Dave out, leaving Sam within, not having
proof against him. The night was rainy
aud dark. a mass of men, among whom
were number of Dcgroes, swept rapidly
along with the docr of this horrible deed
towards the place of its committnl. Ar
riYing there Dave madu the following blood
curdling confession
DAWES CONFESSION.
| lie said he had lain in wait behind
large pine tree till Miss Worts returned
from her visit. As she passed him on tho
path he sprang behind her aud seized her
by the shoulders. Sho onueated him mite
ousy to let her go, promising everything
in the world she had if he would. lie
ci"kcd her unit, inscnsb'e, tied rag
afterwards found to be Sam's handkcr
chief tightly around her neck, kno,.cd
lirmly to u srping aud accomplished his
iniumy. lie went to the house aud after
supper returned with Sam. They found
her still breathing. Sam then outraged
her, he standing by. S,m then chokcd hor
to death for fear she would inform on them.
They then removed the body about forty
yards, throwing it in the path just beneath
the fence. lie told where he had buried
the rag he had used to tic her, uDd this wus
identified by SUMS family as belonging to
him.
TIE FIRST J.YNCIIiNG.
This CHASTITY and almost incredible tale,
told in the forest glade which had Witnessed
its origin, moved his captors to frenzy.
Many wcro for burning him ulive, but more
moderate counscls prevailed. lie was tied
by the neck and waist to the pine tree
where he had lnrked in waiting for his VIC
tin, aud about four o'clock in the morn
ing, while the sweeping rain fell heavily,
dozen guus flashed out of the darkness
and cGded rs uionstrous story as ever
reached human ken. The negro was
indifferent and cool to the last, ave,rine
his Willingness to die aud betrayiDg no
fear.
| SANS TEMPORARY ESCAPE
The party returned 10 Prosperity, where
they took Sam out Of the gunrdhouso and
poured voiley into him, leaving him for
a corpse. They then dispersed. Later n
the morning. it WAS ascertained that he had
slipped away ond renohrd his mother
house, about three miles distant. During
the day tho coioners jury had rendered the
verdict already tclegraphed you. A strong
party went in search Of him, and found
him in bed suffering from several slight
Wounds which were pronounced not dan
gerous fy the physicians lie was taken to
Prosperity in buggy under escort, and for
an hour or two consultation was held ns
to his disposition. Trial Justice A. ri
| Wheeler aud the jurors andeav0red to take
him from the lynchcrs, but were almost
ruo over in the attempt. The public
square was crowded with stern, determined
men Of both colors. Many negroes as well
as whites desired him burnt. This view
| "uS ae''h o'eIIu'eu. IHc pllSoucI remain
I'd stoical.
TIE SECOND LYNCHNG.
About midday the crowd escorted tho
wretch, who walked willingly, to pine
, grove nbpnt half milo from tho town
He declined to suy anything moro than he
| Ind already done. lie was led to a soutly
br'nchcd pipc tree, noose put round his
neck and M agile negro climbed tho tree