The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-26
WAGES OF SIN.
Killed Few Hours After Being
Married by the
BRIDES BROTHERS.

l0uDX Lacy, arc was mace 10
Marry Her, But Tried to
Desert Her a Few
Hours After.
The release OF James and Philu)
Strothers Thursday on bond, afse
being held by the cronorsr's jury Il
answer the charge OF killing Williar
F. BySaters, within an hour afss,
ne had married their sister, Viola
has created great deal OF excitement
at Culpepsr, Vs., near which so|1
sll the parties 10 The terrible tragedy
lived.
THE 'unwritten" law will be In.
yolyed to clea: the brothers. They
forced By7asers to marry sheir sister.
after a confession she made to them,
while the woman WEB in bed sick. As
B3Hatcrs tried 20 leave shs house, hs
vas shot down. Mrs. Bywaters ap.
psared at the inquest and testified In
behalf Of her brothers. The follow.
Ing II q full account Of thesssd t1ag'
edy:
". 3. Bywatsrs, q well known
man, With speciality Of high, jump.
sfs, follower OF the fox hounde and
popular society man, wss killed Sat-
urdsy night week ago by Two sons
Of the late Col, John 3. StrotheIs.
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 excise.
ment since the tragedy.
Bywstefs had shown attention for
some time to Miss Vio]a Strothers,
and it was believed by friends that
shey would marry. No engagement
was announced, however. and the
marriage took place IS 3 surprise
a week before Migs Strothers wens TO
Washington on a visit, and was fol.
loved by Bywaters. On her return
the marriage was arranged. Accom-.
panied by one OF her bro1hers, B7wa.
tors rode In from his residence In the
country and procured q marriage Ii.
censa, the brother giving consent for
Miss Strothers. The two men rode
out TO the old Strtohers homestead,
three miles from the city. The RsV.
J. r. Ware, rector OF st. Ssephens's
P Protestant Episcopal church, vas sum-
noned, ana he married tie young
couple at nightfsll. Only q few init
mate friends OF the couple knew CT
the marriage.
Immediately after the ceremony
the bridegroom and the brides broth.
ers, Phillip and James, who are young
nen, had quarrel. Bywaasrs quar-.
relied with bis bride and attempted to
leave the house. The brothers were
sppesled to, and after endeavoIing to
persuade him that he was in the
wong they declared that be must not
leave under any circumstances. By.
waters apparently agreed and went
up stsirs TO bis room. There he re-
peWed his QuaHel with bis bride, and,
being determined to leave her, tried
to escspe tton the house by jumping
from the roof Of the big porch.
The broahsrs, who knew the quar-
rel had been renewed and feared such
an atsemp5, we're waiting for him be-.
low, and as ne came over the piazza
roof they opened fire on him. Twelve
bullets were fired into bis body and he
6ied almost 1mI.ediately. The young
men then sent for tee sheriff and sur.
rendered to him. They ware taken
to the prison hsre and the news spread
o7er the city. causing the greatest ex,
element. When brought before she
coroner they declared they had done
the shooting in protection Of their
sister.
Bywaters was well known among
fox hunting people throughout Vir.
tngta. HIS pack Of hounds was per.
maps she best known In tee country.
f.. the Gruftol ack Of HarIY W.
Smith, which defeated the Middlesez
pack In the American-Eaglish hound
match In Piedmont Valley about q
year ago was largely drafted from
these dogs. Byvate:5 also owned q
number 2f crack cro cou Itr9 horses.
among them Jubilec :7htc1 be sold te
Ok ur5laGd q. Sr-,::l and which is
nag owned by David 3 enrans, o1
Lsesburg. At the Oulpeper, Orange.
ard Manassas horse shows be was .
frequent e1atb: sor, an he had served
a. jlcge at 2: any shows
Colonel S5rotDers, father ct the
young widow and Of the young nsl
CONCERNED, was cue Of the leadi la
men OF CuIpes per county In bis life
t.na. He Wss for many years 8
prominent member OF the general as
sembly.
Stays Intimate Friend.