The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08

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, ,rt'snd, Ore, to j"sn the Holy
: ile1s." T .eir faoaticisn was com.
Ae.a. C1etf ID, Eow known 70 be g
degenerate of type without a parall-
L, hac bis wicked will with both OF
hem, and they gloried in their situa
ion. Rum ;rs Of their sisters plight
brought their taree brcthels-Gscrge,
Perry ard Fred M,tchell-from Port
ard to reclaim tIsn. Gorge, the
eldest, was twenty five, while Fred,
the youngest, was only boy of seven.
teen. While the brothers +riad TO get
5heir sisters to 60 home gish Shen
Creh6sl6 boldly proclaimed that E'5n'
.r Mitchell vas iudetd tie virgin
uhorn the Almighty had ordained 20
become the ootcel Ct his successor.
Learning that their sisters Wele
10th v.ctius Of the worst passions OF
the prol be IS, snd that they were no"
ipfa5uattd, beyond redemption-com-
pletely CT zsl-George Mitchell bold.
" declared that he would aVenge
them q, said Ae would Kill Gre field
IN sight, Upon hearing this threat
the pTophet slipped away In the night
TO Seattle, Wash. taking bis Chief
tool h,s wi AID E.oher MiGchei
9Th him. Hiding ia 9 house in az
obscure part Of tie city, be gave him
sell up to the worst excasses. In the
midst Ct his orgies he sent messages
to his tclloae,s st Corvallis that oG
bis return, which would be soon, be
would carry cut Gods command to Of
fl up human acsi1lc,.
This would ms:k the summit CT his
elevation as true prophet, anc
thenceforth bis people would be fres
from persecution and would absorb al:
other religious sects. Ftr this sscrl
fee they must obtain mals infant
When George Mitchell and bis broth
ers followed Creffeld to Seattle oD
their mission OF vsng5aoce the Holy
r ,llers" were In frenzy OF z:sl tx;
carry out their leaders awful con-
uand. For q week George Mitchell
walked the streets OF Seattle with his
hand On bis reyo.v I. Ole day be met
Crefield face to face, and without q
word sent q bullet crashing through
his brain. he stood calmly beside tne
body OF the prophet till the police
came and took him to jail.
Never was there a more complete
yiDdication OF the crime OF murder
than resulted from that brief tr1al
Neither tbs sisters ror the WIDOW o.
the d ophet appeared in court. Wher
Esther was asked to testify for bel
brother who had avenged her. she
evincsd only the Utmost hatred TO-
him. The elder Mitchell had arrived
20 do what he c3uld for bis son. Now
that be was free, father and the three
sons vent iE search Of Esther. 81
met st the house where the widow O
Crefasld, and Esther we're living
Esther submitted to partial recon
Citation. She agreed to go home Wlsf
them.
On the following day al went tt
tae station to take the train Tor Port
land. While waiting for the tra,E
they sat together on bench IN tns
waiting room. The train rolled up u
the station. Esther motioned t
George to go first and look for seats
She was next behind him. AS George
lifted bis foot to the car Sep, Este
Mitchell drew revolver from he:
skirts, placed the ncZz!e within feV
inches OF her brothers. head, pulled
the trigger and he rolled dead at he
feet. The murderess Of her brothe
vas Immediately arrested. AS she wa
being taken awsy, her two HVlDi
brothers, Perry and Fred, sat on
station bench weeping in each other
arms. Tnis is the story Esther Nit
cheu told in her cell:
Mrs. Crehield and I talked over til
matter o: killing George. The one tha
had tie best chance was to do 1t. Mrs
C,efi I'D bought the gun We were a
the room about o'c:ock this afternoon
and I thought 1 would have a bette
chance to DO it than Mrs. Crt tasld, a
nv brother wanted to see me- and be
Elteyed that be would think nothing
about my going 20 the depot. Thel
Mrs. Crefdsld gave me the gun and .
was to do it. We agreed that 1t mus
be done IS soon as possible. I took tn
guu yesterday snd my brother Fret
walked with me down to the depo'
when my father went away.
''They wanted me to see George
then, and cid not want to, bscarss
could not get the gun unwrapped.
had the gun wrapped up and concsa
ed, and I refused to see George. Wher
T went home took the gun and plao
ed it upGer the mattress. Then I tooh
it out about noon Tuesday and kept
it with me. NJ brother Fed was uE
to my room to-day and said that Perry
and George wsre going to Portland
Tuesday, I went to the depot and saw
Perry get his ticket. At last l saw
Georgs snd shock hands with hin
SQO / VcS WalhlIA w VAS oSSA "aSA
him. Hs and Perry were walking IL
front and Fred and I were walking be-
hind, At that time I had the gun II
my coat. I was walking to the dool
and George vas in front Of me.
"Thst vas the chsnce I wanted and
I shot him. Ny brother Fred grab
bed me and I sat down on his lap and
put my arms about his neck. l sat
there and the officers came. I intend,
cd to follow him to Portland II l die
not get a chance at him thsre. I dc
net regret the shooting; am glad ]
did it. I am not insane, nor do I pro-
pose to try to escape punishment.
George Mitchell murdered holy man.
BE himself vas q defied one. have
fulfilled my mission, and am satish'
ed"
Later the widow OF Crefhsld signed
with Esther Mitchell q joint state.
mont ~ tho effort that fknV had con.