Richland beacon., 1885-01-03

parties Tearing IL ltitN t'N'iS't '-'N
road some of my friends would fol-
low and oyertake us. | became very
weak, having had such terrible
STRUGGLE with those fellows and rid
INC III the cold air. l was taken
with shaking aGue, and was thus
carried in buggy over logs, through
rough places. until We reached Mr..
Grii.ins (the Justice of the peace
house. over ten miles from Mariana.
| told them | would never marry.
They might XIII me bat 1t would do
no good Finalyson went forward
and called out Griffin. | did not
hear what he told Griffin, but Grit
fin afterwards said that Finalyson
frightened him to perform the cere-
lnonv, and he had refused knowing
/ | was not willing. was then taken
from the buggy and carried IN the
/ house IN condition that few men
have ever experienced. Being wild
with Grief. | knew nothing but on
seeing big fire in the chimney |
was gratilied to even he warm again.
[ was placed before the fire, and the
girl brought to my left side. The
parties all stood around. did not
look at any one. | was determined
to ignore the whole business. Grif-
lin tried to read the ceremony [
saFi not a word, and when they SAID
join hands" | did nothing The
forced my right hand to left side,
aud she took the ends of my fingers.
asked the vagabon!s if they
were through with me. They
said YES. One Of them asked me If
| would not like to take a ride with
my wife. / told them this womalI
was not my wife Here Finalyson
and Coles joined hands and swore
bv the heavens tahove that they
: would kill me if did not live with
her, and that / should not live IN
this or ANY other country unless !
lived with this woman.
The affair seemed to be dreadful
dream. l could not realize what
was doing; l knew not what to do
. I was crazv, as il seems. l was
T given rsome country rum by Mr.
; Griffin. \ horse was furnished me
at my request, and L returned tc
T town thinking had not friend IL
, the world. Nothing could convey tC
, the minds of men my feelings; deatl
would have been preferable.
I passed some of my friends i'll th'
road, but they told me afterward
; that l was riding so rapidly tina
they could not attract my attention
q On reaching home l found all tn
T bows excited and armed to come t.
i nv rescue, but as it was to late the.
$ could only try to console me.
I TIE SCENE WITH SENATOR McKINSIE.
4 The next morning l went to Sena
Il tor McKinnie, and in the presenc
d of fifty men, l slapped his face an'
d made him acknowledge what | hav
e stated. / told him he was th
II instirator Of this whole matter, try
d irg to ruin me by fastening on IN
" his own guilt with this Young lady
o I caught him by his whisllers, an
II intended to hold him out and fra
=, him good with his buggy whip. FL
d did not resist or deny "a single thin
d had charged hiln with. l woui
le have given him 4 good horse-whiI
t. ping, but some of my friends SCENE
II to think | wanted to kill him, all
.e pulled me off. 1 pulled out h
he whiskers which disfigured his fac
d somewhat. I do not wish to do M
4, McKinnie any injustice, but [ al
!. persuaded that he was at the bottol
ID of the whole matter and he and h
4; crowd must be brought to justic
re It is a consolation to me to know til;
p everywhere | have received nothir
ID but expressions of sympathy. A
fe parties concerned in that conspira'
L to ruin me for the guilt of anoth
lie have been put under bond and Il
he case is now in the hands of the la
n. Nc other step will be taken unle
le this should prove fruitless. | ha
of received warming that these felloN
lie are planning to kill me if L should 7
he turn to and live at Mariana, whi'
lie intend to Immediately and 81
At them chance to carry out the
de threat.-Atlanta Constitution.
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