Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-09-05
FATHER WOULD NOT PERMIT RELIEF
REV "BU0DlE" HAYES REFUSES MEDICAL
AID AND CHILD 0iES-iS IN JAIL.

an even.year-old boy, died here this
afternoon, under peculiarly distressing
circumstances. The whole city is
aroused to fever of indignation, and
the child's father was lodged in Jail to-
night, on warrant charging him with
causing the child's death, through
criminal neglect The father of the
boy is r. b. Hayes, an itenerant evange-
list, who is well-known in the cotton
mill towns in the upper part Of the
State.
He belongs TO one branch of. the
Holiness" or Sanotifed scot, who do
not believe in the use OF medicines or
surgery In cases Of sickness, but claim
that all diseases can be CURED by prayer
and faith. "Buddien Hayes, as the
evangelist is called, has conducted tent
meetings In nearly every cotton mill
village in this section, during the past
few years, and his followers are com.
posed of the mill people. He aroused
them at times to religious frenzy, which
takes the form of jumping up and down
until they are completely exha.sted,
aud hence they are frequently called
-"Holy Jumpers" -.
Hayes lives at Toccoa, Ga.i.lHis little
son came here on visit to relatives about
two weeks ago, and soon after his arrival
became very i'll. DR.. ". @. Harris, a
local physician, was called in. He found
the child suffering with earache, and
upon closer examination, found that an
abscess had formed just back of the
left ear. An incision of the skin gave
slight relief at first, but later the physi-
clan found that the abscess was under
the skull, and that more complicated
operation would be necessary. When he
informed the ohild's relatives they said
they would rather consult the child's
parents. A telegram was sent to Hayes
and he and his wife arrived two days
later.
They at once drove the physician
away, saying they believed in divine
healing, and that they would soon cure
the child by prayer and faith. The
physician demonstrated with them, tell
ing them the case was very serious and
that unless an operation was performed
the child would surely die. The parents
would have none of him and he was
forced to leave. Several days passed,
and the child grew steadily worse. At
times it's sufferiugs were intense, and
it's screams, caused great distress among
the neighbors. The house is located in
thickly settled part of the city. The
matter came to the attention of the po-
lice, and Mayor McCully consulted with
City Attorney Hood, as to the advsa-
bility of having the parents arrested
The city attorney was In doubt as to the
proper procedure and by this time the
child had grown 30 weak that DIR. Har-
ris said he thought it could not undergo
the operation that would be necessary.
The little one died late this afternoon.
During its ten days of suffering the
parents had done absolutely nothing to
relieve it. They sat around it's bedside,
and would occasionally sing and pray,
but that was all.
DIR. Harris gave some opiates to lady
in the house, and she attempted to give
it to the child in milk or water, but the
parents found this out and would not
allow it to be done.
People living in the vicinity are terri
bly, wrought up, as in fact are the people
of the whole city.
The matter did not become generally
known until yesterday afternoon, when
the facts were printed in the Daily Mail.
Then, the physician said, it was too late
n n anvfhtnoy f, ~
AS soon as the child died this after
noon the neighbors demanded that an
inquest be held. The coroner im-
panelled jury and an investigation is
being held tonight.
Hayes was arrested and lodged in Jail
on warrant based on Section 1876, of the
Criminal Code, relating to neglect of
children on the part of parents or
guardians.
Hayes will be prosecuted noe. eiso-
ously, it is said, and If any law can be
found to cover the case it is believed he
will be convicted. 1t is not likely that
any sreps will be taken to prosecute the
mother, although she seems to be fully
In sympathy with her husband in his
ideas about divine healing and faith
cure. When her husband was carried
to Jail tonight she prayed loud and
fervently that the officers and all con-
cerned might be stricken dead. The
woman then went into areligious frenzy,
jumping, laughing and singing, and de-
claring that she was saved, and, that
any and everything that might happen
would be ali right.
Later-Hayes has been granted bail in
the sum of 81 600, which he gave, and
accompanied the remains of his dead