The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-06-30

tee on resolutions, l wish to say that we
accept The amendment of the gentleman
from Ohio as an addition to section 3.n
At this point of Jones' remarks there
arose such 4 tumult in the chamber of
hlsses and applause that his voice was
drowned and he could not be heard. Al
ter waiting patiently for some moments
JOKES retired IN despair. Neal de-
manded roll call on his motion TO
strike out and substitute. The roll was
called and resulted: Ayes, 5G4; nays,
342.
The Illinois vote was first announced
as }3 aye and Is no, but the chairman
OF The delegation announced that under
the instructions OF the State Convention
enforcing the unit rule, the vote Of State
would be is ave.
Delegate Mazyck OF Minnesota
entered protest against lis delegation
being recorded as unit IN the negative,
and Wallace of Pennsylvania did the
same; also some others, but Oh airmau
Wilson ruled that wherever instructions
for Il unit rule had been given the vote
would be recorded as reported by the
chairman Of the delegation. Several
States voted under the unit rule under
protest.
Patterson OF Colorado then took the
ilo0r ami presented Il minority report on
the silver plank. 1t is identical with the
majority plank, except that IL reads
'LhrOuGh the tree coinage OF both gold
and silver" instead Of "thrOugh the
coinage of both gold aud silver"
Patterson cndcavored to deliver a
tree silver speech, but was interrupted
by cries OF "t;mc."
Mckenzie OF Kentucky suggested that
the silver matter be recommlttcd to the
resolutions committee. Cries Of "NO,
n0."l
Patterson moved The adoption Of his
substitute for the silver plank.
The motion was put aud declared iOst,
The Chairman: The question is now
ON the adoption oithe platform,
This motion was voted on by yeas and
nays and carried.
Davo Shaw Not Lynched.
The lilackville correspondent Of the
Atlanta Constitution claims to have
seen Dave Shaw, who was supposed to
have been lynchcd in Laurens County
some time ago. II Shaw's statement il
true, Constable John AbrrcrOmble will
| ma himself III an exceedingly awkward
and unpleasant position. lie certainly
merits severe punishment for his daS.
tardly conduct while acting as an Of
iicer OF the law. The South Carolina
papers came very near telling the truth.
Dave Shaw was thrown into Il gully
covered with briarS, and left for dead.
Ihc Would-Oe murder was not perpe-
lratrd by II masked mob of fifty or
, SeVeaty-live, has been sworn to by Con-
stable John Abercrombie, but by Il
" party OF eight, Of which the constable
was leader. Among this latter number
ADercromble, w. j.. Hopkins and viii
Watkins. The correspondent says
relative OF the unfortunate man in
f formed hlm where the erStwhile dead
Dave could be found and he immediate-
ly set out for the spot
T. lie W..S stretched on Il ragged quilt
that lay on the floor Of the log hut. His
head was bandagcd with blood stained
cloths, and both eyes badly swollen AS
lentercd the door, with groan he arose
10 a "lCtlng posture. 1t was some time
before he would engage freely in con-
YerSaCion, and it was only after con.
siderable effort he was persuaded to
tell the whole story Of his maitrcat-
ment lie commenced by taking from
his head the bandagc that concealed
| lOur gaSheS, one of which was more
| Skull.
The statement he made, although
somewhat condensed, is as follows:
Mr. JOhn AbercrOmDie, accOmpani-
ed 10y MIR. Jim BAH. Mr. viii Abercrom-
bic and Will Watkins came to my house
and arrested me. on the 9th of last,
month. at about 3 o'clock in the even
ing; They tied my hands very tight
Win arope, and took me to Mr.. Hop
klnS's, where they put me in his barn
ana kept mo until after dark While
| was in the barn, Mr.. John AbercrOm-
Dle went or and got up Il crowd Of
men. After dark they tc0k me out.
and said they were going to carry mo
to Trial Justice llellams. | got very
scared. and asked them to please not
take me until morning. Mr.. John
Abcrcromie told me to shut my Cd
d--n MOUTH
u was the only one in the party who
walked, all the rest either road horse.
back or in buggieS. When we got rs
far as lanyard Ford, Mr.. John Aber-
crombic dismOunted and lead me across
the creek on a log Immediately below
thc lord. hen we got over the creek
he told me they intended TO Kill me If
didn't tell who broke into Mr.. lIopkins's
store. The rest of the men had hitched
their horses when we caught up. They
dragged me out Of the road into a pine
thcket.
"Mr. j. II. Hopkins frightened the
rope around my wrists, then, throwing
1t over pine limb, all caught the rope,
ana drew me up from the ground. /
| Dcgged and prayed to the II to not to
Kill me, but they replied with curses
ana harder blows from sticks, with
which they were beating me. They
shot Off their pistols, and one Of the
gentlemen shot me through the hip"
VI cried out they had shot me to dath
but they paid no attention and con-
tlnued to beat me still harder. Mr..
John Abercrombie threw a handful of
| red npnDpr hlpp1i ~ Loo