The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-07
HUMAN MONSTER
THIFsrEEN YEAR OLD CHILD VIC
TIM OF BRUTE.
Made Trunk aud Married to the
scoundrel While in that Con-
dition.

A story Of immortality and orlme
that is revolving in the extreme ha,
oeOn brought to light in the cottor
mill istrict-in the oity OF Columbia
The State says Jennie Bradley, q girl
uo5 yet quite 13 years old, was entic.
ed from her homo In the G 'anhy vii
age, to the home OF Mrs. Julis Cpl
Inns on Sixth street In tho Olympnta
Village cn the night of August IL, on
5he pretext that the child was to be
taken to q prayer meeting.
Instead, however, the child was de
tanned at the Collins house among a
party OF carcusing men,and women.
she was given whiskey to drink until
,he was in state of into tcxloation.
While in this condition she was eth,
r persuaded or coerced into being
married to Isaac alias Pat Hallman,
Tue ceremony being performed by
May'strate S. I. Riley. Hallman Is an
smploye Is one OF the COTTON mills and
one OF the party at the horse OF Mrs.
COLLINS during the evening. Hallmar,
1t is alleg ID, was married at the time
and his wife, from whom he is livir q
apart, resides in North Carolina.
The mother Of the girl, Mrs: Mar
tina Bradley, sought her daus shter tt @
next morning and was informed by
Mrs. ColliDs Of what had taken place
The mother was enrsged and In spite
OF the protests Of the husband the
Collins woman took her daughter
5ack to the maternal roof and kept
her there until later. Hsllman FOL
lowed them to the house aud remain,
ed there several days and nights.
Mrs. Bradley sought tho advice OF
IN attorney, Mr.. John Il. Duncan, in.
forming him OF what had taken place
aud OF the fact that the man had a
wife living in North Carolina. She
Yas advised to let tho matter res,
until HAllman's wire could be found
This was done and about two week,
sgo he was arrested on q warrsr t
sworn out before M sgiBtrate Lorick,
c1arging him with an offspse, the
punishment fJr which is death. Hall,
nan was placed Ia ,il. He waived
preliminary hearing and Is still behind
the bars.
On last Thursday afternoon Mrs.
Julia Collins was arrested, Charged
With haing an accessory to the crime.
She was lodged In jail and was given
3 prelinainery hearing before Magis-
lrate Norman. At this hearing the
whole horrible story was told by Mrs
Bradley, the mother, and her daugh
ter, the child wife. The girl has jus4
been dismissed from and infirmary,
3ah9re abe has been under the treat
'aent or phyBiclaas stuce the arrest OF
Holman.
She was the most important wit
cess In tile case and told in her In.
Seruous manner Of sll that had CO.
Cured. She told OF the drinking q,
che Collins houye that NIGHT and how
she had been given whiSkey to drink
until she "fslt so foolish that she did
not know what she was doing;" OF
how she was dressed In the long
skirts and G 'othing Of the grown wO.
man In order to disguise her and de.
ceive Magistrate Riley when he camt
30 perform the marriage ceremony
and Of all the subse q lent hu uniliatinR
details.
Magistrate Riley testified that he
married the couple, but did not recog
n'zo the bride as the child Jennie
Bradley. He had no record Of th
msreiage. The ceremony took place
in The presence of Mr.. and Mrs. COL
ins and several others. TIE court
decided that the State had made out
a case and C ymmitted the Collins wo
man to jail in default Of 81 900 bail.