The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-06-29

Terry Camc in tolu MT. duncan ABOUT IL the
day was arrested.
II. I. Geo. l was at the Jail after the parties
were lodged in Jail, spoke to Perry.
He appeared anxious about my business there.
read a news paperaccoant Of the burning and
asked him if that was true. He said il was.
"we burnt the house. Alex, Levi, Nick and
myself. Alex. poured the oil on the floor, I
took care of the dogs, Nick struck the match
and Levi committed the robbery
Mary Manual Gist. Prayer meeting was
held at my house Saw Perry there. Told him
to take q churn off Of the bench and sit down.
He took it to the door. He told Jessie Coleman
to look and see what was it that made the skies
look so red. Perry said somebody's house was
on fire. Hs got up aud ran.
William Gillian sworn. Saw Perry at the fire;
saw him coming up to the store. lie appeared
tired. Told him to assist; said he was tired.
Told himto 60 and get some wafer; He said there
was no bucket on the well.
Miss Ophclia Briggs recalled. When left
the well in the afternoon, there was one bucket
on the well. Did not see the dogs when came
down.
X by Mr.. Wallace saw one bucket on tn
well.
Here the State closed.
Testimony FOR THE DEFENCE.
ID. p. Duncan. l was one of the party ,het
brought the defendant to town, had his hands
tied and rope around his neck. lie was between
DR. Hamilton ard myself. DR. Hamilton said to
him Perry, you know all about this, and you
must ruke il up" l said, "if you will tell
will make n states witness out Of you" He
then acknowledged it. Said he went to meeting
ut Jones.
DR.. J. II. Hamilton. did tce' him tha. he
knew all about it. He was anxious to confess.
Silas Remembers IL. night Of the fire,
Perry came TO my house and stiad about half an
hour. came back following.
Cansady Jones. Remembers the FIRE. Perry
gate him letter.
Here the Defence closed.
The State replied by recalling Wm. Gillian =
Perry told me tho night of the fire. that he went
by Mrs. Jones and Harris. to the meeting.
After short arguments from Mr.. Wallace and Soli-
citor Duncan, Judge Kershaw charged tho Jury,
briefly on the law, also instructed the Jury not
to consider the confession in made to Col. Duncan
and DR.. Hamilton, as it was made under cir
cumstances that :hc law did not warrant. He
also instructed tho Jury that it may bring in
verdict recommending the prsoner to mercy,
in which event the sentence would be mprison
meut in the Penitentiary for life.
After an absence of Gbout ten minutes the
Jury returned with a verdict of Guilty.
The Prisoner was then arraigncd for sentence.
When the Clerk asked him the formal question ::
If lie had anything t. say. why the sentence
of death should not be passed on him, he, for
the first. time since he was arrested. denied
having done it: by saying in q smothcrcl
voice, IL did not do it, wherupon Judge Ker-
shaw gave the condemned man n serious lee
ture rs to his impending fate aud passed the
toiiowing s..tenee
''The sentence of the Court is that you,
Perry Jeter, be taken back to the place from
whence yon last came and there be confined
un'il Friday the third day of August in the
present year. and there between tho hours of
| ten o'clock in the forenoon and three o'clock
in the afternoon, you be hanged by your neck
until your body is dead. dead dead; and may
God have mercy on your soul. During the
sentence the prisoner appeaid very much
| frightened; but he did not show any emotion
until he was returned to his cell, and there
shed tears.
The above is in substance an accurate report
OF the trial of one of the most diabolcal crimes
that ever was committed against helpless Wom-
! an and children, and the fate of Perry Jeter
should be warning to all such men of his
character, that when they apply the torch to
the dwelling of any man, let it be at night or
day, the'law will revenge the wrong, not 10
punish the criminal so much as to deter others
from committing similar offences.
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| PHiLADELPHIA's s CHARNEL HOUSES. -Philadel.
phia June 2l.-The portions OF human renal n 8
found yesterday in the house formerly occupied
by DR.. Hathaway were examined Mt the coro
ntrs Office to-day by the coroner's physician
and the entire collection was pronounced by him
to be foeal bones. He expressed the opinion
that they were probably the remains of dozen
babes. The authorities will make On examination
of another dwelling on Sixth street which has
been recently occupied by DR.. Hathaway, end
which is thought TO be another charnal house
! Officers this afternoon made search of the
premises on Bristol avenue, near Fifth street
| occupied by DR.. Hathaway at the time of his
arrest two weeks ago. The search resulted in
the discovery of n small leather satchel filled
WIKI walls containing liquids and powders.
A surgical instrument was .lso fvand, which
the doctors wife. who lives in the house,
said he used in his ncfarious paactce. An
account book was found which covered the
period extending from May 1876, TO July, 1882
and contained the names and addresses OF
about two hundred females with the amount
charged for services written on the margin.
| HATHAwAY's CHARNRL HoUsE.-Philadclphia
June 22-The terrible details of the exposui
ofpr. Hathaway's illegitimate conduct that have
been reported were confirmed to day by tho
wife ofthe malpractitioner. She made full aud
| explicl abatement 10 the Chief of Police of her