The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-24
( From TIE Columbia Regtster.l

TRENTON, S. c., September 22.-Thc
Ifegtste' In Its issue of September 18th
contained an account CT the dastardly
work Of the assassin who robbed
young Hammond of his lifo on tho
night of 18th instant, since which time
the people in the neighborhood of Mrs.
Culbrcath's, at whose house the mur-
der was committed, have been wild
with excitement.
Yesterday morning Trial Justice
Glover issued warrant for tho arrest
of .. II. Culbreath, and deputy
sheriff brought him to the village the
same evening, without resistance on
his part. On the arrival of tho prison.
er at the Court House he was asked
to be allowed q consultation with his
lawyers, Messrs. Gary & Evans, to
whose office they proceeded. In a
very few minutes thereafter several
masked men rushed into the office and
demanded the prisoner Mt the muzzle
of their rcvolvcrs, whereupon Mr.. Gull
breath fired upon his assailants and in
return was shot in the right arm,
breaking the same above the elbow.
The crowd was overpowering i'm num-
bers and they succeeded with little
| difficulty in capturing their victim,
who was carried q short distance from
the village and shot several times.
The shooting, it is said, could be
heard from Edgefeld. The sheriff,
failing to collect posse sufficient to
reclaim his prisoner in time to save
him, proceeded with two or three
others In the direction from whence
the sounds of the pistol shots came,
but ere they reached the fatal spot
they met tho object of the lvnchers'
hatred toddling his way back to the
| village, drenched in his lifo's blood.
| lie received all the assistance that the
! faithful sheriff could render and was
soop under tho treatment of Drs. Hill
and Jennings. Culbreath was the hus.
band of Mrs. Fannie Culbrcath, very
estimablc lady, who, it is said, he
treated very badly, consequent upon
which they separated and had not lived
together for two years. This, together
! with the slandcrous reports Culbreath
about his wife and the open threat that
he would kill Hammond, left no doubt
in the minds of Hamniond's friends
that Culbreath was the parpctratpr o!
the foul murder.
1t is the prevailing opinion that Mrs.
Culbrcatn was faithful to her marriage
vows and that the reports of incon-
stancy circulated by her husband were
the outgrowth Of jealous heart.
Culbreath lived until about o'clock
a. m, in the greatest agony and pro,
tested his innocence to the last. He
SAID that he recognized two of hit
assallants, but their names are with.
held.
Old citizens pronounce this the frs
lynching that ever occurred i'm the
county. We hopo never to hove
another.
CLINToNwARD, September 23. The
proposed Indignation meeting at Edge
field in regard to the Culbreath affair
was not held, but was postponed. The
jury of inquest will resume its sitting
tomorrow and will try to render {
verdict. Excitement runs high anc
everybody throughout the surrounding
country seems to be open. .mouthed il
denouncing the outrage. Some partie!
arc spoken Of as the perpctrator of thil
awful deed and there is some talk O
arrests. The affair is to be much re
GREETED, as all tho families concerned
are among the best in the county.
! TRENTON, September 24.-The iur,
in the coroner's inquest over the BODY
OF Culbreath, who fell victim tc
lynch law, convened to-day, and Mr.
James Minis, a very reliable young
man, gave as evidence, i'm fearless
and commendable manner, that on tho
day OF the lynching he was at Antioch
Church, about eight miles from tho
rt-house, making some repairs OF
his fathers grave, when he noticed
passing in easy hearing distance some
eight or ten mounted men, some O
whom were partially disguised, though
not sufficiently SO to avoid identified
tlon; that some of them spoke to him
calling him, calling him by name
Ihose whom he mentioned as recog
nized by him are Joseph Talbert, w
l.. Mcdaniel, w. L. Holmes, DR.. w
e. Prescott. VIM. Parkman, Memphis
Culbreath, Lou Prescott, Ned Bussey
"One-eyed" Wilson, and Collier Ham,
mond, only three of whom were dis
gulsed. That o few minutes after thil
he saw Luther Bell and d. A. e. Bell
Jr., standing in q pine thickct. who
inquired if a crowd had passed. Mim
answered yes, and called the names O
some of them. They replied that i
| WOO CiiOii Sio"u dIu "CnG III DllrSul
toward the courthouse, saving tina
they were going to take "him'' from
the constable and see if something
could not be found ont about the mur
der.
DR.. Hill, one Of Culbreath's physi
clans, testified that his patient told hin
that Bill Parkman shot him in Gary'l
office, and Parkman and Wyatt Holmes
carried him out to the slaughter pen
This testimony is corroborated by
others. -
The Mr.. Talbert mentioned by Mr.
Minis is Senator Talbert, and in Justice
to him ! give his denial of having any
connection with the lynching what
ever. He says that Mr.. Minis is Ger.
tainly mistaken as to himself, as on the
evening of Culbreath's murder he was
confined to q sick bed and had Dr.,
| Key to attend him.
To Get rid OF Missry.
What is the use of suffering from