The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-10

mad he cared to do so lie
cOulf have shot every button Off OF
his, Goat. Pinckney Iutto was not in
the ! habit OF carrying Il pistol and
dilissWeapon is one which his son had
taid dNnitfle mantel after having come
In rom the farm that afternoon.
When the excitement started Pnok-
icy SHutto slipped the revolver Into
Ills; pncket,, but he asserts stoutly that
hefiatal bullet did not cuInc from his
plst6l.x
sisGONyICTED AND SENTENCED.
HIS brother fingered day or SO
longsr,tbnt never seemed to regain
possession Of his mental faculties, for
he was. full OF opiates all OF the time.
Pinckney Hutto and his son were ar
rested, charged with having killed
Worth Hutto. The young man was
acquttted, but Pincllncy Hutto, al
though represented by Senator Ray
sOr, was convicted and sentenced to
serve, three years in the penitcntiary.
.The:appcal to the supreme court was
overrlled and ITutto, seeing in The
State a notice Of the action Of the
supreme court, CAME to Columbia at.
the5 same time writing to Sheriff
Dukcsg:of Orang, burg that he was
coming. rs yet his commitment pa-
pef5;have not been received, but S,lpt.
Gritilth has admitted IluLto To the
State, prison.
Plum" iIutto speaks with sorrow
Of his dead brother. aud there arc
certain episodes in the life OF the de-
ceased which we're mentioned not
witllsill feeling, but merely to show
what. tolerance had been exhibited by
the man who is now to wear the liv-
cry of crime while other men more
criminal i'll deed and In Thoughts have
mct.with 4 more kindly fate. y prom
incnt Columbia merchant who once
lived in that section states that the
deceased had the reputation OF having
been a dangerous man, while the con-
victed brother was known as IL man Of
peace and an Industrious citizen.
SAVED HIS BROTHER FROM DIsGRACE.
I'VE are not brothers in size" is
the homely way in which he expresses
their difference in physical appear
ance. Pinckney IIutto is small and
slender, with a kind blue eye and with
d quiet and pleasant air. He de-
clares shamefaccdlY that on one occa-
sion he saved his brother from dis
graceiat Denmark, when he had been
convicted Of hog stealing. The elder
brother paid the fine and paid the fee
OF the lawyer, who was very much
outraged by Ilutto's action after the
triallan would have shot Worth Hut
to, perhaps, except for the ipteryen-
tionf Of the older brother.
Another instance he relates with
Somn show OF sorrow and shame is
t[tS aahiSs brother sent outrageous mes
SaEsS to- the pOStmatersats T. IN NOrway,
.rroo ks, who had sent a bill to
til $Uutto for small gpurcha; ;es Out
y: 5ssfs Is; so,snEl:I
llout one i day I! when he welt 20
,Sep some Shavings Off of the work
bench of the deceased. A. pistol fell
Out Of the shavings upon the floor.
The, older brother chided the younger
for having the revolver lying around
In that fashion, and the latter replied
with menace that Pinckncy Ilutto
had better replace the pistol and the
shavlngs as he had found them. He
then declared dcfiantly that he was
ready for the man Brooks. In order
to settle the trouble, Pinckney Hutto
paid the bill and had the matter
dropped.
BEGdED MARSHAL. NOT TO SHOOT.
He declares furthermore that on
that fatal December night when he
left his wife sitting in the snow be-
side the Seaboard Air Line aud went
In search OF the town marshal to ar
rest the brother who had cursed SO
outragcously in his home and has fired
his shot gun thrcateningly under his
very window, with these exciting cir
cumStanceS harraSsing his mind lie
went to the officer Of the town and
begged him not to hurt the younger
brother.
Upon arriving in the city, Hutto
called upon Gov. Hayward, Mr.. w. Il.
Furtick and other well known citizens
OfaColumbia with whom he had pre-
vious acquaintance or to whom he had
letters OF introduction.
HAD MET BEFORE.
When he stepped upon the porch OF
the guard room Of the State prison
Tuesday afternoon he was greeted
pleasantly by Capt. d. j. Grinth, the
superintendent. well, Captain, |
have come to accept your invitation,
but not In the manner had expected, ,"
said liutto, recalling IN invitation
extended by Capt Griffith IL year or
so ago when the latter was down in
that section and stopped over night at
the hotel at Norway kept by IIutto.
II thought might run up to Colum.
bia some time and thought l might
come and take IL look at the penitcn-
tiary," said lIuttO, ''but | never
thought | would come to this" He
was treated with every kindness and
consideration by Capt. Griffith and
Capt. Adams, the captain of the pen-
Tertiary guard, and the convicted man
commences his sentence with the re-
assuring words that three years is Il
short sentence compared with some
and that three years will get by in IL
hurry.
81 can't do very much work" he
said alphabetically, for am 5 years
old and have not done much hard work
lately anyway" 1t is Indeed Il sad
plight i'll which he finds himself, for
at home he works about Is or IS
hands on his farm in addition to other
laborcrs. lie has the air Of a man of
affairs and family whose name he
bears is we'll known in Aiken and
Barnwell counties. IIutto enters the
prison with Il stronger hope than n