The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-15
WILLISTON STIRRED.
A VERY REMARKABLG aEEsI.
sHKoUDED IN MxsRERY.

q Man Waited Upon and Told he
Must Leave the Commu.
nifty And He Did.
According to q story published In
upe News and Courier last Friday
CnoIe nav been some hiRh-hsnded
ana outrageous proceedings In ana
around the usually peaceful town OF
winston during the last few weeks,
II current and well.attssted reports
are to be accredited, and a. an upshot
or n whole matter Edward G. Bowl
ston, q white man, until recontly the
foreman on Mr.. Il M Mixon's place,
a few miles from Wllliston, is said to
nave lett for parts unknown. His re-
turn Is not anticipated at any early
date. Indeed, his departure cannot he
said to have been altogether vo' uatary
lor IL III we'll known that he was walt.
ca upon by DR.. j. A. MoOreary, one
OF n leading ci1izsns OF the town,
who, as spokesman for a oommittee
composed OF some thirty or forty OF
the most representative men OF Willis.
Ton, made clear to Mr.. B !ylston that
the sooner he lid the community OF
his presence the better It would he FOR
oil ohe parties concerned, and more
particularly for MIR. Bovlston himself
an9 beginning of Mr.. Boylstun's
ofouDles oates back to March 9th Of
efle present. year. Their history does
not overly pleasant reading. hut
80 many exaggerated rumors are al
re ,dy current, that the full story
must come out ooner or later and
perhaps 1t Is just as we'll that it should
De published now. The details are too
shocking, too revolving to be put In
print, but it Is stated with the utmost
poslGiveness that on the date NOR
TONED, March s, a brazen attempt
was made to entice DR.. w. O. Smith,
OF WINSTON, to the home OF Boylston
uhuer circumstances which could hav
had no other result than that of plac
ing him ia an exce, dinghy compromts.
ing position. DE-. Smith il ono OF the
mont Intelligent and resp ,sted gentle
men In this part Of the State. He /,
well known and well educate3 and
st&nos very high in this community,
Ihis attempt to lure Dr.. Smith to
boIlsGon's home was Of 30 shameless
q character that he was shocked and
astonished by it. The proposal was
promptly rejected and a further inv
1ation made over tho telephone met
with q like reception. This was OF,
Monday, March 5. o. Saturday,
March 10, DR.. Smith received a. Let.
ter which had bsen mailed at tho D st
tfh,e In Williston and OF which the
following Is a copy:
DIR. Smith: IL san that p,rtv bc
said That he thinks you are one Of his
o1sG ltiends and he Is willing to do
)usG Whatever you think ia bost for mo
ana he want you TO be very careful
about IT, now don't take 1t to be 8
Jim Smith scrAps at all IL 1t suits O
Will look Thursday night come on
front right hand room. Very truly,
Z. s.-For G)d'S sake be careful.
March 10, '06"
This letter purported to be signed
oV n wife of Edward G BJylston Ii
was written In a smsll, rather cramp.
ed hand. DR.. Smith had made no mon
1loh 10 any n concerning the pfevi.
occurrences noted above, but i'm
mediately upon receiving this note
he exhibited it to several oc his
friends. and by one of these II, WAC
to be the hand 8ritinv Of
Boylston, perhaps q little disguised
were instituted with
specimens Of bis writing, known to be
genuine aud the comparisons bore ont
this conclusion.
There vas now no doubt In tbo
minds Of Or. Smith and hfs friends
mat B1Yliton had been seeking to
lure him to his home for 20 ne evil
purpose, and this supposed action was
n moro reprehensible by
me fact that, as 1t appeared, he snould
rave sought to use his own wife as a
1ecoy In the name alleged. DR.,
impulse was to see b jy]ston
a person and tax him face to face
With all these matters, but he SOUGHT
egal advice, and, yielding to 1t, was
'onStfained to call In the services OF
bhlfo party, for the purpose OF Wis.
tlnR Boylston and demanding an ex
ldnation from him. According Sen.
tor w. E johnson, OF Aiken, and
HIS. Evans, magistrate at Wind
or, were r quested by Dr.. Smith to
Undertake this mission. Mr.. johnson
ia az upon-Boylston, and 1t IL said
nat Boylston at ii 81 denied writing Z,
ne note, but latar admitted IL. .
Wlcn This became nOised through. !
The community IL aroused con G
lderab.e Indignation and many harsh
rlticlsm' were directed towards n
'oylston. These he is repor5aa TO r
resented In a manno which d
My served to increase the disfavor I'm II
,hich he wal held by many perSons G
MS state OF ar .lrs crnt!nuea until a
ten days ago, by which tine Y
')ylston's conduct had become such N
nat some forty or fifty CT the cltlzsns 6
Williston and neighborhood held a o
lcetlrg, at which DR.. j.. A. Nc &
reary was chairmao, and, as It's out 81
ome, Boylton was Motif I'd that he o,
ould have to leava the community G
L hfst he stoutly refused to 60, bit tr
ter tGlcphoned Dr.. McCrcary that
0 would comply with the demand s
ne next day, however, he came into ii
'illiston and insisted that DR.. Mc- re
feary should procure from the com "
luce a paper stating that be had st
been driven from the communitv. .,
IL mad merely been requested 30 pl
ave. This request was refu,ed, and, nj
ter some pkrleyinR, Boylston re. s.
,,rhen 10 MS homo. From there he 6
lcphoned Or. MoCreary, stating t.
at he al decided MT to hold ou% ed
r thia paper, but would make his 10