The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-10
SERVED THEM RIGHT.
THE ASSAlLANTS OF MRS SIGhYlER
LYNCHED AT GASTON.

Win Thompson's Capture and Conte,siop
lie In plicatsd Tom Preston and HANDY
Kaigler. and all Threo of Them are
Promptly Strung Up.
THE FIENDS CAUGHT.
GAsToN, Lexington Co, :. G.. July 30.
AS the SUI arose on the beautiful Sab
bath morning at CASTOR, the star of
WIZ Thompson set forever, and his soul
went 10 the judgment bar OF One might.
Ter than his tcllow-mcn. Ills silent
aud stihened body now swings to and
lr0 IN the breeze, along the line OF the
railroad track, balhed in his life blood,
which iloweL from hundreds of bullet
wounds With which his body was per-
forated-a menace to all raplsts. IL
was fearful crime tor which Thomp.
ssn's life paid, in part, The penalty.
The crime was horrible; tic execution
was terrible. There was no element OF
doubt to enter IN the case, the tiend con-
Tossing his guilt and telling over and ov-
er again the details of the manner i'm
which he and his allies executed their
well-planned crime.
The executors acted in very Ori rlv
manner, ald up to the moment when
they carried out their determination TO
lnillcC upon the criminal Punishment
commensurate with the crime, they an.
pcared calm and cool, but were as de-
termlncd as wolves pursuing their prey.
Will Thompson was cool to the last, al
though several times he broke down and
she" Tears. He was given cvcly 0ppor-
tun;HN 10 pray, but he sicddfastly re.
fused that privilege, and met his doom
without a prayer upon his lips. lie knew
TIA! lie waa Judge I.ynch's victim from
the first, and seemed rcslYucr to his fate
lie, however, had not the inrtitude that
the negro Peterson had al Darulark but
Peterson did not have To endure what
he went through.
1t has been told how he was captured
last night aud taken through the cJun.
LrY TO Castor. When that was uoinu on
mos "i the newspaper mon and many
others were out on special train up at
lrmo. l returned with this party lust
as he hal lett the citv. Knowing the IN
eVltable result the newspaper men, by
extraordinary efforts at that time of the
nlShi-3 a. Unsecured, through the
kindness OF the So.:h bound railroad au
thoritles special train. Upon this train
the newspaper correspondents and other
citizens OF Columbia went in haste &c
Castor. The Columbia party reached
CASTOR III q short time, and told the
people OF Castor that the liend had at
last been caught. Thew did not know il
RECEIVED TIE NEWS WITH CHEERS
Runners were sent ont all over The
country to points where the men of the
town were stationed on the hunt for this
same man. In the meantime the men
OF the town who were at home began to
come 0u', all armed to the teeth. Thus
matters stood for while. The prisoner
had not arrived, but Just before day.
light C0umhians who had come Dy pri-
vatc conveyance, began to arrive aud
reported the party with the prisoner
only short distance behind
Mr.. John G. Capers of Columbia, on
behalf OF the men OF the town, addressed
the crowd and asked those from Conm.
bla not to take any part in the affair
but TO let the citizens of the place handle
the prisoner, and above all things to
wait till runners could get to Mr.. Arch
S"htler, the husband of the victim, and
secure his presence, because he having
else's, had been promised that If The ne.
gro was brought in he would be kept
safe till his arrival. The crowd then di.
vldcd into clusters and waited. discus
sing the situation freely.
Every now and then some of the men
who lad been ont on the hnnt: having
been reache ! by the runners, came in
cheering. About 5 O'Clock some Of the
captOrs OF tho iicnd came into town
without their prisoner. Inquiry davci-
oped the fact that they had hidden HIM
away in the woods. They wanted the
800 reward which had been offered Tor
the capture OF the man 10y the ci:izans
ol the town, claiming that .hcy, not be
M residents of the town, were detect
ives tor revenue only. Then another
wait followed.
In the meantime Mr.. Fred Jacobs. q
Columbian, one Of the captors, told me
the story OF the capture. He said that
yesterday one Of them was in MFR. Keen.
ans Office In Columbia, when that zen
tleman mentioned that Mrs. =. Uultz.
houscr, who was in the city, had said
thao man !iLuEg the description OF the
man wanted by them, had been hlrcd by
ncr husband at his tupent,ne farm
aOonC sixteen miles above Columbia.
They made mp their little party OF three
and LEFT ~" city about O'Clock for the
lloltZhouser place. When they gol
thcr" they told an old mau what thcy
wanted and he told them where the icl
low they were hunting was. The negro
saw them when they were pretty close
c.osc upon him. lie started to run of
rut Mr.. JACOBS and Mr.. Henry irllin
covered HIM with their pistols, and then
tied HIM with ropes and brought him
along. Upon starting oil he told thCnl
That his name was WIN Thompson, and
then related the story OF the crime
which he subs equenLly stuck to without
variation. He did not seem to be very
mach lr snt .lrd though appearing to be
very uneasy. lie told them that he had
made his peace with his God, and was
ready ID die.
An old razor was found in his pocket
lie Said that when he got to The river he
had stolen the boat and came across
just az has alrcauy been told. lie left
boat on the sand bar an went to an