The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-23

Giles Good said to do was to be done
If not the man who failed to do 1T was
to be executed. The object was to kill
white men. They were going to kill
Elias Tnman and Clinton Good. They
have guns and pistols and ammunition,
and they were kept by the head man,
Giles Good, in his cellar. On one occa-
sion, he said, he and others waylaid the
road to kill Elias Inman.
Henry Bailey said he was made
member of the club about two weeks
ago. The object of the club was to make
q living by misdemeanor-to take that
which don't belong to you. If we were
caught by any one we were to do away
with him. Giles Good was captain and
carried his gun. All that was stolen was
to go to the boss man, Giles Good, to be
distributed among the members of the
club.
Amos Smarr testified as to his mem
bcrship and his knowledge of the society.
'"rHE RISING STAR LODGE"
With this testimony the coroncr's in
quest was adjourned until to-day, but on
Saturday jury Of investigation heard
society III the ncighborhood. This is
called Rising Star lodge, No. "a, of the
GRAND United Order of the National
Laborer's Aid Protective Society of
North America. The printed laws of the
Order and the charter of this lodge wore
produced. The charter emanated from
Charlotte, n. c., bears date December,
1884, and is signed by S. M. Pharr,
supreme scribe. These documents re-
veal only benevolent and fraternal fea-
turcs Of the Order, and several witnesses
were examined, their testimony bearing
out this state of facts, though the Jury,
i'll their verdict, regard the lodge as a
nuisance to their neighborhood.
The proceedings of the day were closed
with the testimony of Adam Thompson,
a colorcd youth 1G or II years old, of
medium intelligence, who revealed the
following startling episode in this evont
fnl chapter ne having on O previous ex-
animation confessed to being o member
of the clan:
ADAM TIIoApsoN's STORY.
Examined by Trial Justice Blair.
l'rlnd Thompson made ARRANGEMENTS to
wnylay Mr.. Elias Inman, which was to
take place after dark-about 8 o'clock
ON Friday night. think it was Fri
day night, because there was but one
day between the time and Sunday.
Ihose who waylaid him wcro Prind
thompson. myself, Giles Good, John
Good, Wallace Reid and Bailey Dowdle,
The reason for waylaying him was be.
cause they did not like him and because
they thought he had money. I do not
know when Prind first spoke to m,
about waylaying Mr.. Inman. The las
time he spoke to me about it he said if ]
DID not go with him they would kill me
CUES had club or organization formed
OF mcn whom he controlled, and wbc
were to go when he gave the word
witness again repeated the names O
the members as given above.) They die
not say what they would do with Mr.
lnman after killing him. l was posted
nearest the road, and the others wer,
Sccret"d in the woods at different place,
about thirty steps from the road. | wa.
not long from the time wo were posteC
until Mr.. lnman camc along. / was
lying down on the side of the road anj
saw him ride by. The moon was shin
ing, but l did not see him until he hat
passed ny. ] was placed near the roa(
10 watch Tor him and was to whistle as
Signal Of hisapproach. When Mr.. Inma,
rodc near to whero l was his horse sud
denly gave Jump and started off in
tot. lie soon came to bend in TIN
road and was out of sight. They were
great mind to kill me for not giving tn
signal when Mr.. Inman came up The,
tod me to go along that they did nc;
want to sec me any more.
belong to the organization. Prin,
not1lied ne to go that night was thel
living at John Moore's. l do not know
the month, but 1t was about thrc
months ago. The object of waylayin,
Mr. lnman was to get money. Th
place was between Mr.. Inman's hous
nhd McNclll's store on the high roac
Leading from AlcNcilrs to Inman's house
Tie horse trottcd of from where w
were. Nothing was said about what w
were going to do with him.
THE Confession or ONE OF THE sr,AyERs
On Monday Prindly Thompson. con
fined i'll jail, made the following comics
sion to John G. Ashc, member of th
jury of inquest and Mr.. Good. father q
the murdered boy, III the presence of tn
sheriff:
On being interrogatcd he at frs
denied any knowledge of the affair. an,
said he did not belong to any club, no
know anything about club. Finall
he said that the other members of tn
club had told him in the jail that if h
sad anything about this murder the,
were going to kill him. He then con
tnued: | went with them (to Mr.. Good
field after the cotton, and left then
there. Bailey had the little boy by hi
waist. had him by the legs. Mos,
choked him. Dan carried the stone
with which he was beaten. We then al
away by the pasture field. Bailey lirs
struck the boy with rock as soon n.
we got hold oJ him. Dan was the frs
to see the boy, and he said: Boys
yonder is Lee" Bailey hit him first
aud Dan next. Nose jumped on hi,
bowels. The boys in jail told me tha
in making a confession I had broken my
neck. [ said: Boys, 7 em going to tel
the truth. They replied: You ant
Dan have done told everything" They
s9id to me and Bailey: "Don't tell any
thing" If any one belonged to the
club and was to reveal anything, he wa!
to he murdered or run out Of the com
try. When we got caught in a stealing
scrapo the balance were to swear hin
out We were to take the cotton to b,
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