The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-10
GAVE HIMSELF UP.
Man Convicted Of Killing His
Brother Admitted to Prison.
STRANGE STORY OF THE CRIME.
Pincknoy w. Hutto Gives Himself Up
Ancr Supreme Court Has
Denied His Motion for
New Trial.

| Ine SCdCc says flQCRQeY w. f1uCGO,
convicted of having taken the life OF
his brother, e. Worth Hutto, came to
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 carnestness which
is impressive he begins his life as
| convict with the declaration that he
is innocent. His curious story is per-
haps without a parallel, and If it be
| true, as every evidence indicates, he
has been Sinncd against rather than
being the sinner.
According to tho story of Pnckney,
or Plum lluttu, us lie was II called
by his ncighbors, Worth IIutto 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" IIutto
had given him work in II wheelwright's
shop at Norway. But Worth IIutto
kept up his drinking and other miscon-
duct to such an extent that the older
brother was forced to discharge him
at the end OF a years employment.
IN a DANGEROUS MOOD.
The very next day Worth 1Iutto
went to Livingston, the nearest dis.
pensary town, and after nightfall came
back to Norway in Il 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. lIutto, got the
bad brother out OF the house The
latter brought Il shot gun with him, 1t
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-
ncy IIutto'S 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 Pinckncy Hutto and the mar
shal 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 e-barrelledsshot:
gun. He was heard to- excla inn
will yet those. =
Ellpon?fifed s.---pi-
that the alEawoulu uc
5nrew up his right hand in "a sgesLu.-
Of imprecabiOn to his brother.
PINCKNEY HUTTO WOUNDED.
The gun was fired just at that mo-
ment and one barrel was emptied into
Plnckney IIutto's right hand, 8 small
shot taking effect. The latter was
standing at his own gate considerably
In the rear Of the town marshal who
disappeared from the Soenc about that
time. The crazcd- brother advanced
with his Shot gun and fired again.
The second shot struck Pinckncy 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 threatcningly
Worth Ilutto made another attempt
to take his brothers life, cmptying
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 Il tragic scene. The older
brother is now 81 years old, and was
at that time nearing so, a man quict
almost to gentlcneSs with a repu-
tation for being pcaceablc and law
abiding and law-fearing citizen He
is small and frail and disabled as he
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,
grovcling in the snow in her anguish
and mlngling her screams with the
cOnyulSivc wailing OF lier terrified lit
tie one who just Il moment before had
been held III the fathers arms with
It's head under his coat to shut out the
nolsc 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 lIutto's narrative is
indeed convincing. But as to the eli
max of she situation he speaks rather
evaSlycly, declaring each time that he
is questioned that he Is innocent,
and, being innocent, that he will suf-
fer an unrightcous 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 indi-
eating that it had been pointed In the
direction taken by the fatal bullet.
Hutto declares that he thought to
himself at the time that il his brother
had not wounded himself he had come
very near 1t. The bullet went In near
the right side Of The abdomen and
ranged across, ptrfOrating some OF the
intcstines. When this shot was fired,
Worth IIutto got his pistol out OF his
pocket and in half listless way as II
he were hurt discharged another ball
at his brother. With that he went on
toward his own home, and Pinckncy
Hutto expected him to return with
more ammunition, until the town mar
shall came up and arrested Pinckncy
for having shot his brother.
HAD A PISTOL HIMsELF.
There was one point in the nara