The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-12-27
WAGES OF SIN.
Killed a Few Hours After Being
Married by the
BRIDES BROTRERS.

The Murdered Man Had Wronged q
Young Lady, and Was Made to
Marry Her, But Tried to
Desert Her Few
Hours After.
Tho release of James and Phillip
Strothers ThurEdsy on bond, after
being held by the cronorsr's jury to
answer the charge of killing William
T. Byaaters. within an hour after
+ he had married their sister, Viola,
has created great deal OF excitement
st Culpepar, Va, near which town
all the parties to the terrible tragedy
lived.
"The ''unwritten" law will be in.
Vol7ed to clear the brothers. They
forced Bywaters to marry their Bister,
after Q confession abe made to them,
while the woman was In bed sick. AS
Bywaters tried 20 leave tho hcuso, he
was shot down. Mrs. Bywaters ap.
peared at the inquest and testified in
behalf of her brothers. The follow.
ing If a full account Of the sad trag.
edy:
w. z. Bywaters, q well known
man, with q speciality Of high jump.
ers, q follower OF the fox hounds and
popular aociety man, was killed Sat-
urday night week ago by uUo Eons
OF tho late Col, John B. StrotherE.
whose sister he had married In the
afternoon. The three men concerned
belong to old families, and the town
has been In great state Of excite.
ment since the tragedy.
Bywaters had shown attention for
sono time to Miss Viola strotherB,
and 1t was believed by friends that
they would marry. No engagement
was announced, however, and the
marriage took place as Q surprise.
A week before Mics StrotheTs vent to
Washington on visit, and was fol.
lowed by ByWaters. On her return
the marriage was arranged. Accom-.
panied by one of her brothers, Byws.
tars rode in from his residence In the
country and procured marriage Il.
cense, the brother giving consent for
Miss StrotherE. The two men rode
out to the old Strtohers homestead,
three miles from the city. The Rsv.
J. T. Ware, rector Of st. Stephens's 8
Protestant Episcopal church, was SUM.
moned, and he married the young
couple at nightfall. Only few init
mate friends Of the couple knew OF
the marriage.
Immediately after the ceremony
the bridegroom and the BRIDES broth.
ers, Phillip aud James, who are young
nen, had q quarrel. Bywater8 quar-
relied with bis bride and attempted to
leave the house. The brothers were
appealed to, and after endeaVoring to
persuade him that be was in the
wrong they declared that he must not
leave under any circumstances. By.
waters apparently agreed and went
up stairs to his room. There he re-
newed his quarrel with bis bride, and,
baing determined to lesVe her, tried
to escape from the house by jumping
from the roof of the big porch.
The brothers, who knew the quar-.
rel had been renewed and feared such
an attempt, were waiting for him be.
low, and as he came over tho piazza
roof they opened tirs on him. Twelve
bullets were fred into bis body and be
died almost Immediately. The young
rnen then sent for the sheriff and sur
rendered to him. They were taken
to the prison here and the news spread
over the city. causing the greatest OK
element. When brought before the
coroner they declared they had done
the shooting in protection Of thoil
sister.
ByWaters was we'll known anon
fox hunting people throughout vs.
ingia. His pack Of hounds was PSF
haps the best known in the country
~. tho Grufton aek Of Harry W
Smith, which defeated the Middlesa1
pack In the American. English hound
matcll In Piedmont Valley about
year ago was largely drafted from
these dogs. Bywaters also owned
number Of crack GRO sc TRY horses
among them Jubilee, which he sold tt
CT urtland b Smith and which II
now owned by David 8 ennant, o.
Leesburg. At tho Oulpeper, Orange
and Manassas horse shows he was
frequent exhibitor, an he had servec
as Judge at N any shows
Colonel Strothers, father OF the
young widow and Of the young mer
concerned, was one Of the !eadi le
men Of Oulpel per county in bis life
t.mo. He was for many years
prominent member of the general as
sembly
John J. ingalls, on Grass.
Grass Is the forgiveness OF Nature
L.. ,o-,%o1t onadiotior Ffoi6t