The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-26
The Outrage .. pinsy Grove sunday school.


The Outrage at Piney Grove Sunday School.
Nh. EprroR.--In the 0reenville Ners Of
the 10th inst there appeared q eommuni-
cation from 0affuey City, over the nom dc
plsms of "vox," which think demands
reply from me, as II con tains many fagrsnt
fslsehoods duplicating myself and some Of
my family in the unpleasant estrangement
between one T. b. NJ. Perkins, Of Nelson
Co., w., and his three children. OF course
vox is interested In making Perkins side
Of the case appear the better. He got bis
information entirely from Ps-t:as A.m.elf,
and Perkins is plausible sfellow, who,
like the confidence" men of New York, is
we'll calculated to impose upon the conf
denoe Of a stranger by his very gracious
and confidential manners.
Vox, or Perkins, would make the public
believe that enticed Perkins children to
leave him, and that was interested In
keeping them with me. This is malicious
falsehood. The children came TO me with
out encouragement from me, and asked 10
be protected from i'll treatment. / admit
ted them to my home, as my sisters grand
children. and they are free to 60 to their
father II they are willing to do SO. ], how
ever, with the lights before me as to Per-
kins' habits. csndidly confess, as the
trustee of their property, am not anxious
to relinquish them TO him.
| THE OUTRAGE AT THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Perkins says he went on visit TO his
children, accompanied by George w.
Fowler. Why did he take such man ss
Fowler to assiss him in q friendly visit to
his children, and at the Sunday School tool
Perkins, Fowler aud another man, had been
prowlipg around tho neighborhood three
days, watching for the child Perkins rep
resentiug himself to my neishbors as o Mr..
Jones, connected with railroad survey.
AT the Sunday School Fowler went TO
the window, but seeing two boys about the
same size sitting together, he asked Perkins
who Was sitting in buggy short dis
tance from the heuse-to come and show
him which was his son, as If he, Fowler,
intended 10 60 in and take the child out by
force. At this Perkins went into the
house and took hold Of his child, who got
away from him and ran crying 10 his sister,
with Perkins following him, when Miss
Farrar spoke to the child saying "this 10 no
time for crying. II you do not want to 60
with Joar father, stop crying and say SO,
like o man." Theu tho boy said to his
father, with tears in his eyes and with
much spirit "No, will not 60 with you.
II it had not been for your drunkenness
and ill treatment, would not have been
here now." At this Fowler said to Perkins,
che is your child, take him. II you are
afraid to take him will help you.''
or course Miss Farrar became excited
at such outrageous conduct, and 60 wsre
the children, some of them running out
greatly alarmed, and the school was broken
up for that day hut to say that Miss Farrar
chad tho boy speedily removed in charge
Of her brother" is false. He ran out sIs
got into the buggy himself, aud Mr.. 8. 8.
Farrar again told him that he could take his
choice, either to 60 with his father or re-
y turn with him, aud the boy again said. hs
would not 60 with his father. Can he be 4
kind, christian parent, whose children vol.
UNFAIRLY leave him aud refuse to return (?
Is 1t natural that not one of the three chill
dren will return to him, IL he is a kind
parent, and worthy their esteemf
As fer the certificates Of the officials Of
Nelson Co., which Perkins says are now in
the hands Of his Attorneys, in this State,
as to "his standing in the community where
he lives" If they are simila. to those have
in my possession, from some Of those same
officials, and number Of other good
citizens there, his standing is anything but
that OF a sober, kind in lulgent and chris.
tian parent and citizen. His "lpduIgenc."
of the wrong kind, for it makes him o
despised and oftentimes brutal pareat. !
Mr.. Editor, if Perkins ani his party
were not intoxicated. their conduct at the
School house belied them.
received the writ issued by the two
Trial Justices at Gaffuey City, demanding
me to produce the boy before them, an
upon which one Of those self-same Trial
Justices afterwards endorsed "ihat tho
within writ was issued without jurisdiction
ann these proceedings are null and void !"
fVox is one ofthe Attorneys who made out
the process against me, his knowledge Of Mr..
Perkins, of Va, is about as correct a, hi,
knowledge Of the law and what he SAYS
about me in his disrespeotful way, makes
him quite a oongenial companion for his
friend from Virginia.
j. G. FAaRAn.
CONVERSION OF RABBi.-Montgomery
Ala, April l3.-Rev. DIR. r. 8. .Cramer. A
young Rabbi, who recently came to this