The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-10-02
FOR HIS nFEl
DAVID $. STEPHENS BEFORE COD
AND HIS COUNTRY,
Ansssors for tho killing off,. G. Griffin
.-VerdIct, s'Rsansiaaghtor,"I with
rScutence OF Tiyc Years la
the Pcnitentiary.
Anthony Gets II big Dose.

nofOSS inc Stfect, stephens hou his llanU
in his hip pocket, told Mr. G. he had
better bring that saw mill back, you got
! 1t to do. Stephens was on the left, they
were 9rumbling.
Samuel Ashmoro: I 1.-Two here, know
| Stephens and Griffin, ! heard Stephens
Sny on Saturday before Griffin WIS killed
that somo folks get in fuas with Griffin
| and run but I'll will him before I'll run
from him. Griffin Ind Loaded up the mill
that evening, had other talk that showed
no WAS mad, had heard Stephens wac
running tho mill.
Philip A. Porter: Live in Piokens,
know the parties, Griffin got me to help
tear up the mill on Saturday before he
WIS killed, Stephens talked like he WAS
mad, took his tools and loft, took the
mill book also.
Henry Lawrence: Know tho parties,
was ut the mill when ii was tore up, Ste
phens objected to tearing up Of mill, he
talked mad, lie made II false tongue for
wagon, said he lad to have pay, ho took
tho book and lcftl Stephens told me the
next week that Griffin settled ny and
paid him in full, Griffin Lett that day for
Fort I'LL.
Fred MN9"ha: live here, know tho
parties, heard Stephens say on ,Gh,;r&,lav
before Griffin was killed that the mill 1t
Fort I'LL Shouts, mower ,.o &. ans Gnu,t.
Hcb NhuI"S: live here, know Tie
parties, i.rar,l stephens say that the ~av'
NH at Eurt ia "iould mover do him
ANY good, went to i'.'rt I'LL! with Crisis.
Cross examined: / VAS III town tI,c
might Gr:t2im w3% Killed., VIZ" ihcrC tin'c
Of killing, s..w Stephens r:ln "c"G&&
Mho:c NJ hor;r, beard Gr:4in cr? oUt
just brturr, wCHt 10 "h&rr Griffin y;;;,
Ric..oy came lHG:,t tie ii!;.", d~ul IL CIV
how Dn&uy w:s.j there, tl:n Ml,;. J. saw y ~
ont Cf sight i;<@f&le / left home, watch i
him 400 NalI1, Han p,yt "f ti,H way, Jil
not "pe;lk To- ""Y cue on iho way
j. j.. Kcih: I live here Eril2in i::l&
my uncle, sitrphoAS told me tllt5 i;!n y. i!
shonla N"vCr iu li,n a.}% good; Ulrl2 ;ooil
his MIL to i2cgt Iii ljrr,;i4o it VS. long
cH than tAr one they had ;ncr".
Uncle was nut uudHr contract with Ste
rh":S, 40 uthcI Gi!, h"oU%i:: back, h
wa aO'MG to bring or.
Joe !Ic"Gric;i:.: J liz" in tho c''lnt',
know the parties. w,.S - mI!l before 4.
wa, jiuirI. Whrn | w""; e .al!i '.t.,ph-
CHS was VII, tiin@ hi: knife, j, W.; SHARP
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' hsa tr, r. rr "T,,o I;,, o; H,,g sr eno.neI oack
WAS better man thau % NO "n Lo ho '11s, 90 he
rough. cared nothing sboi>t vi, at j.. said
TO onv nan uere tho nonta bn ,,+,,a ,,t,r,,
were shown ThoYc nrc the OVEN hnd
on. there is no hin rocket nv hro,hcr
has had them since then. don't know
who had thcm took off whom T was Nv.
rested; helped 10 load mill on wagon
wagons came hack without the Mil !
was to move to mil, my wife told me