The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-13
WILLISTON STIRRED.
4 VERY REMARKABLE AFFAIR
sHRoUDED IN MYsRERI.
a Man Waited Upon and Told Ee
Kust Leave ths COMMIT
nifty And he lid.

Kust Leave ths CommL.
nifty And he Did.
According tc g story published In
The NcHe snd Courier last Friday
there haze besn soma high-handed
and outrageous proceedings In aid
around the ususlly peaceful town Of
Wtllts5on curing the last few vesks,
if current and well-sstssted reports
are to be accredited, and Is an upshoe
Of the whole matter E1wsrd 6 -BoTl
sUcn, white man, until recently the
foreman on Mr.. r NJ. Mixol's place,
a ie~ miles tfcm Wlllist.n, is said to
| nave LETT for parts unknown. His re-
turn Is not anticipated at any early
date. Indeed, his departure cannot be
said to have bsen altogether voluntary
;or it Is well known that he vas walt.
ed upon by Dr.. J. A. McCreary, one
Of the leading ciJ:Zsns Of the town,
who, as spokesman for a committee
composed Of some thirty OF forty OF
the most represeGt tative msn Of Willis
ton, made clear 80 Mr. B:ylston tina:
the sooner he lid the community Of
bis presence the bstter it would be for
all the parties concerned, and more
particularly fer Mr.. BoYlston himself
The beginning OF Mr. Boylstcn's s
troubles dates back to March 5th OF
the present year Their history does
not make overly pleasant reaaipg, but
so many exaggerated 1umors are a.
re ,dy current, that the full story
must come out sooner OF later and
perhaps it is just as we'll that it should
be published now. The details are too
shocking, too revolving to be put in
print, but it Is stated with the utmost
positiveness that on the date msn-
Jioned, March S, brazsn attempt
vas made to en5ice Dr.. W. O. Smith,
Of Williston, to the home Of Boylston
under circumstances which could have
had no other result than that OF plac
ing him in an excee dinghy compromis'
ing position Dr.. Smith is one Of the
most intelligent and respected gentle
men in this part of the State. he i;
we'll known and well educated and
stands very high in this community.
This attempt to lure Dr.. Smith to
Boylston's hcme was Of so shameless
a character that he was shocked and
astonished by it. The proposal was
promptly rejected and further inv
tstion made over tue telephone met
with like reception. This was OF
Monday, March 5. o. Saturday
March 10, DR.. Smith received let.
ter which had bsen mailed at the POST
eff ,e in Williston and OF which the
following IS copy:
''Dr. Smith: II saw that party be
said shat he thinks you are one Of ni$
best friends and be Is wiling to dc
Just whatever you think is best for me
and he wants you to be very careful
about it, nov don't take it to be
jim Smith Scrape at all if 1t suits you
will look Thursday night come or
front right hand room, Very truly.
P. S.-For Gods sake be careful.
March 10, 'G6"
! This letter purported to be signed
by the wife of Edward G B)ylston l.
was written in small, rather cramp'
ed hand. DR.. Smith had made no mer-
5ion to any one concerning the preVi.
Gus occurrences noged above, but i'm
mediately upon receiving this note
ne exhibited it to several OF bis
friends, and by one OF these it was
declared to be the hand writing CT
Boylston, perhaps little disguised
Conpariso-s were instituted with
specimens OF his writings known to 0e
! genuine and the comparisons bore out
this conclusion.
There was now no doubt In the
minds OF Dr.. Smith and his friends
that Bo5l;ton had been seeking to
lure him to his home for some eVl:
purpose. and this supposed action was
rendered the more reprehensiole by
the fact that, as it appeared, he should
have sought to use bis own wife as &
iecoy in the manner allegad. Dr..
Smiths impulse was to see B)ylston
Ia person and tax hin face to facs
with all these matters, but be sought
legal advice, and, yielding to It,, was
constrained to call In the services OF
third party, for the purpose OF v's.
i5iug Boylston and demanding an ex
planation from hin. According Sen
ator W. E Joanson, Of Aiken, and
Mr.. e. S. Evans, magistrate st Wind
sor, were requested by Dr.. Smith to
undertake this mission. Nj. Johnson
lid call upon BoJlston, and it is said
shat Boylston at f st denied writing
the note, bat later admitted II.
Wnen this became nvised through.
out the community IL aroused con-
siderable indignation and many harsh
criticism; were dirsoted towards
Boylston. These he is reported to
have resented in manner which
only served tc increase the disfavor III
which he was held by msny persons
This state Of af.ils c.ntinu5d until
aOOoo UCA oaJo oeO: W "1iSA oA-Ao
Boylston's conduc6 had become such
that some forty or fifty Cf the citizens
Of Wiliistol and nsigh50rhood held
meeting, at which Dr.. j. A. Nc
Creary was caairnaa, and, as its out.
come, Boylton was noIif9d that he
would have to leave the co1mu lity.
at first he stoutly refused to go, bit
later telephoned Dr.. McCreary that
be would comply With the demand
The next Gay, however, he came into
Willisucn and insisted thai DR.. Nc
Creary should procure from the com
mites paper stating that be had
oot been driven from the community,
but had merely been requested to
leave. This request was refused, and,
after some parleging, Boylston re.
turned 10 his home. From there he
tslephoned DR.. McCreary, Stating
tha$ ca ta1 AocI6aA n ot tn hold ont |