The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-08
GAVE HIMSELF UP.
A Han Convicted Of Killing His
Brother Admitted to Prison.
STRANGE STORY OF THE CRIME.

pinckney w. Hutto Gives Himself Ul
:Atfcr Supreme Court Has
Denied His Motion for
New Trial.
The State says Pinckney W. Hutto
convicted of having taken the life OF
his brother, E. Worth Hutto, came tc
Columbia Tuesday and entered upon a
servitude of three years in the State.
prison. The brand Of Cain is upon his
brow, but with an earneStneSs which
is impressive he begins his life as a
convict with the declaration that he
is innocent. His curious story is per-
haps without parallel, and if it be
true, as every evidence indicates, he
has been sinned against rather than
being the sinner.
According to the story of Pinckney
or Plum" Hutto, as he was a called
by his neighbors, Worth Hutto was a
dangerous man and had been getting
into good many scraps. Indeed he
had made way with what little prop
erty he had had, and Plum" Hutto
had given him work in a wheelwright's
shop at Norway. But Worth Hutto
kept up bis drinking and other mlscon-
duct to such an extent that the older
brother was forced to discharge him
at the end Of a years employment.
INA DANGEROUS MOOD.
The very next day Worth Hutto
went 30 Livingston, the nearest dis
pensary town, and after nightfall came
back to Norway in very dangerous
mood. Going to the home Of his older
brother he abused him terribly and
Plum" Hutto with the assistance Of
his grown son, S. j. Hutto, got the
bad brother out OF the house. The
latter brought a shot gun with him, it
seems, and left it on the portch, for as
soon as he got out of the house he fired
the shot gun by the window of Pinck-
ney Huttos house. The latter, after
he had placed his wife on the right
way OF the Seaboard Air Line railroad,
where be seemed to think she would
be safe from the wild range Of the
young brother, went In search OF the
town marshal.
When Pinckney Hutto and the mar
shall arrived, the latter went to the
home Of Worth Hutto about so yards
from the home Of the older brother.
In response to the calls Of the mar
shall, Worth Hutto appeared in the
doorway with his double-barrelled shot
gun. He was heard to exclaino, l
will get those fellows now" and there
upon fired. Pinckney Hutto, fearing
that the marshal would be killed,
threw up his right hand in gesture
Of imprecation to bis brother.
PINcKNEY HUTTo WOUNDED.
The gun was fired just at that mo-
meut and one barrel was emptied into
Pinckney Huttos right hand, l8 small
shot taking effect. The latter was
standing at his own gate considerably
in the rear Of the town marshal who
disappeared from the scene about that
time. The crazed brother advanced
with his shot gun and fired again.
The second shot struck Pinckney Hut
to fairly in the breast but on account
of the distance and on account of the
thickness of his vest, none Of the shot
entered his body.
Still advancing threateningly,
Worth Hutto made another attempt
to take his brothers life, emptying
both barrels Of his gun at short range,
but the older brother escaped further
hurt than the disabling Of his right
hand.
A TRAGIC SCENE.
1t was tragic scene. The older
brother is now 81 years old, and was
at that time nearing so, man quiet
almost to gentleness with a repu-
tation for being peaceable and law
abiding and law-fearing citizen. He
is small and frail and disabled as be
was no match for his brother, a Her.
cules in strength, towering 6 feet 4
and weighing 240 pounds, one of the
most reckless and most powerful men
in that whole country.
Almost at the feet Of the two broth
ers lay the wife Of the wounded man,
groVeling in the snow in her anguish
and mingling her screams with the
convalsive wailing OF her terrified lit.
tie one who just moment before had
been held in the fathers arms with
it's head under his coat TO shut out the
noisc and the sight Of the encounter
which had been expected between the
the town marshal and the younger
brother.
1t was amid such scenes Of excite
ment that the fatal shot was fired
Up to this point Huttos narrative is
indeed convincing. But as to the eli
max Of the situation he speaks rather
evasiyely, declaring each time that he
is questioned that he Is innocent,
and, oeing innocent, that he will Suf'
fer an unrighteous condemnation.
TIE FATAL SHOT.
He declares that his brother, having
exhausted his supply Of gun shells.
reached In his right front trousers
pocket for his revolver. There was
some delay in getting the weapon out
and the latter was accidentally dis
charged, the fire from the pistol indl.
eating that it had been pointed in the
direction taken by the fatal bullet
Hutto declares that ne thought tc
himself at the time that If his brother
had not wounded himself be had come
very near it. The bullet went in neal
the right side OF tbe abdomen and
ranged across, perforating some of the
intestines. When this Shot was fired,