The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10
A BRUTAL MURDER.
Gus Renuss Killed by his wife aud II Ne,
gro hlnn, With Whom Sho Became In.
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Gus isenuss Killed by his wife aud n Ne
| gro hlnn, With Whom Sho Became In
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On Sunday night, 23rd of March,
most brutal murder was committe,
near Tradesville i'll this county. Abou
10 o'clock that night the ncighbors O
Augustus Hemnis heard him beggin
for mercy. They would have gone t.
his rescue, but his pleadings 500
ceased and they supposed he wa
only drunk and nothing was goin,
wrong. The following day some ON
of the neighbors in passing the hous
inquired of Hennis's wife why he
husband was begglns 80 for his lif,
the night before. She protested tina
she knew nothing of it and that he
husband had left home early in tn,
morning for Brewer Mine. Her ac
/ tlons aroused the suspicion of tho
party quizzing her and by Wednes
day it was ascertained that Hennis
was not at the Brewer Mine nor was
he expected there. This made suspi
clon OF foul play very strong and some
Of the neighbors determined to mako
search for the body. Roxy Hennis
the wife Of the murdered man, joincd
III the search or pretended to.
Shortly after noon on "Wednesday
the body was found by u woman b,
the name of Wright. 1t was lying il
n dutch about 300 yards from tho
house and covered over with leaves
and trash. The body was taken ou
and it was discovered that a most
foul murder had been committed
From the waist up was beaten al
most to II Jelly; part of the scalp O
the head was removed, one ear was
gone, half the nose was cut off, tn,
cheek bone was SCARED up with
KNIFE, the throat was cut and there
were number of stabs in the breas
and back. A gentleman who saw tn,
body told us it was the most horribl,
sight he ever saw.
On Thursday Justice Fmdcrburl
summoned II jury of inquest. Mean
| while the wife Of Hcnnis and a bright
| mulatto negro named Rachel Cato
who lived five miles distant but who
was seen III that neighborhood OF
Monday morning, were charged with
the crime and arrested. At the in
quest the woman broke down undel
the questions and related the whole
affair.
BY an agreement with the negro
she was to serve him one year if II,
would kill her husband. On Sunda,
night Cato went to Hennis' house
carrying with linn half gallon 0
whlSkey. He and Hcunis took sevc
raj drinks when Cato proposed to &C
HenmS insisted on his staying a
night. Cato induced Hennis to g
out with him and show him the pul
lie road. Hcnnis went and was there
upon assaulted and slain. His bod
was concealed Us stated above. Cat,
claims that he had help in his fou
work. That Wm. Clybun, colorcd
was in waiting on the outside ant
| that they together despatched Hen
mis-. Clybmn fed after the inquest
and has not been arrested The sheriff
has several deputies out in search Of
him and if he has not left the State
be will likely be ovcrtakcn.
Cato and the woman were lodged
III jail at this place Friday. The wo
man IS about 10 years of age and was
married to Hcnnis about two years
ago. The negro is II mulatto about q
years old.
Hennis the murdered man was
from New York. He was n paintc,
and came to this country about
three years ago. He has n father ani
brother living in New York. They
have been written to and informed o
his dcath.--Lancastcr, S. c., Ledger