The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-19
Liberty Locals.
What is going on in and around Liberty
Correspondent to the JOURNAL

Liberty, S, G., August l7th 1897.
Engine wood is being pilcl Ia at tn
Oil Ailll and gin, preparatory to workins
up the next crop Of cotton and coltol
seed.
me mill and ginning company have
mad their saw mill ovelhiulcd and put /,
ne" segment tooth circle saw.
j. Il. Sanders. Jas. Richards and wifi,
took trip to The mountains OF North
Carolina last week and visited Mr.. San
ders' fIthcr and went fishing and caught
tori y-Scvcn fine suckers, besides many OF
other kinds. They report q splendid
time. While over there Mr.. Sanders met
with W. II. Cantrrl and he said he and
\. ID. Oodgcns killed eleven large rattle.
snakes and one pilot, all out OF the same
log. They have quite bundle of rattlcs
us a trophy OF the snake killing.
| There was Il sensational trial here last
week II seems Marion Ferguson color
ed, sworc out Il warrant for Andy Jones
colored, for assault and battery. as men
toned in my communication last week,
| AMI from what we have been able to
gnther OF the evidence and circumstances.
It all showed that Andy Jones struck
Marion Ferguson on the head, knocking
him down and when Marion got uD and
These facts no one denied. Andy,Jones did
not deny 1t. nor did not go on the stand
ut the trial to give amy evidence to show
any cause why he should assault M,rion>
nor did anv witness state any. Yet the
gentlemen OF the jury returned verdict
OF not guilty. Such q verdict was Il sur.
prise to Magistrate Stewart, and after
carefully examining the evidence. he de-
clded the evidence would not sustain the
finding of the jury and he ut once pro-
cccdcd to set the same aside and put Il
fine OF two dollars and cost on Andy I'm.
I'll he could get counsel in the premises.
His counselor informed him he could not
set the verdict aside and he refunded the
fine. Now us there has hcen much ado
about this wonderful trial, there is little
more light might Gin justice to al parties
conccrncd.) be turned on, Viz: lst The
fight took place in Chapman & Calalam's
store and he wo1ld not give the council 4
case. Why? I'd. Marion Ferguson Is
bigity and needed it says some .sulcX
$ma'ts." 3D. Marion Ferguson does not
take any great stock IN the whiSkey bus-
ness, but takes large stock i'm the lusky
maids. 4th. Jones almost Immediately
got oa glorious drunk 5th. 1t was
talked publicly in town that the case was
tried and verdict found for The jury be-
parties who made it their business to
whoop up Andy Jones never told what
Andy said aud done when the constable
went to see him and thcic was such terra
bic cursing done with pistol in hand by
the co..! stable as charged. Father Andy
told the constable that he had no money
to pay on this case and he would not 90
to the chain gang nor he could not take
him etc. So suys the constable. The
half has not yet been told about this case
with two worthless negroes or ought be
as far rs all honorable white people arc
concerned.
The negroes had festival near w. T.
Brynnts Saturday and while some negroes
were drumming around with their pistols
for row they shot Robert Brynnt's
horse while in the pasture near by. 1t is
thought the horse will die.
.Iiles rcmplcton and Willinm CArr, of
Abbevi'le, visited at Magistrate Stewards
this week. They came through the coun-
try on wheels, They came sixty miles at
rate of about twelve miles all hour.
Thcy lett Monday ior Tabic Rock where
they will spend several days.
Don'5 forget the election for cotton
weigher for Liberty Township on noxt
Saturday the 2lst.
Mr.. J. A. Huff, a photographer from
Fort Hill, has his tent stretched in our
town. He is now ready to take your
| picture. C..