Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-03-17

realized that Pinson was under the
influence of whiskey, but that Boyce,
to u appearances, was perfectly So
ber; that Pinson was very rough
and rude in his language, and that
she protested several times, together
with Bcyce, who tried t. make his
companion behave. Miss Brown
said that several times she asked the
boys to let her out of the buggy; that
she would 90 get N with Mr.. Pitts
and Miss Dobbins. Boyce replied
thus: "Oh, no; Billie will be all
right in few minutes" referring to
Pinson, whom he called billie" AT
ter they had gone further up the
road they stopped to get some fruit
from under the seat Of the buggy
under the cushion; that both boys
got out of the buggy, while Miss
Brown stood up in the buggy.
When they started again on the
road, Pinson pulled ou, his pistol and
said, 81 am going to shoot like hell. >"
Both she and Boyce protested, she
saying: ooh, Cothran, don't do that:
you will make these horses run
away" But Pinson did not heed,
and in a few minutes she saw Boyce
fall backward and out Of the buggy.
dropping the lines. Realizing that
Boyce had been shot she jumped out
of the buggy and ran ahead to catch
up with some others who were also
returning from the party, and told
them of The affair. Then she went
on TO jim Meals house, where a lit
tie later she was called out by Mr..
Boseman, who stated that Cothran
Pinson wanted to see her. At first
she was unwilling TO go, fearing for
her safety. However, when Prisons
pistol was handed over to Boseman,
she consented to go out to the buggy
and talk with him. Pinson said:
MARY, YOU know | did not shoot
Thornwcll-he shot himself" To
which Miss Brown replied: cochran,
YOU know you did; YOU we're the only
one shooting"
At the party Miss Brown went into
supper with Boyce, but in the hall
she met Pinson, who said: 81 thought
YOU were going in with me-" where.
upon Miss Brown said that she had
already promised Thornwell BoycC.
The State stressed this point, indi-
eating that it was Eoyce's good for
tune that caused jealousy on the part
OF Pinson, made him refuse to go
into supper and to cherish this NAL
ice, innamed with whiskey, and give
vent to his madness on the road
home. Every word Of Miss Browns
testimony was eagerly attended by
the vast crowd that thronged the
court house, many of whom were
ladies of both the city and the coun-
". Miss Brown is n strikingly beau
tiful young woman, unusually sty-
lish, with a sweet voice and winning
manner. While somewhat excited at
first she soon gained composure and
answered the questions with direct
ness and clearness. She is the daugh.
ter of Richard w. Brown, a promi-
ncnt farmer of the Cross Hill coun-
try.
Another Important Witness.
Building up its case. the prosecu-
ton called number Of witnesses
who were at the party, or who were
on the scene after the shooting
Among these were l.. II. Dominick,
OF Ncwberry county, who was stand
ing near the buggy in which Pinson
and BOycc came to the party, when
the two boys We're hitching up pre-
pairing to go home, and that he heard
some one warn the boys about the
horses they were driving, that they
mad torn up one buggy, wkcrcupon
he heard voice which he took to BE-
that OF PinsOn's say: "Yes, and they
Will smash up another one to-night..'
And then as the boys were leavin
he heard the same voice call back
Damn everybody"
The tragedy caused a sensation.
The principals, Boyce and Pinson,
worked in the same town as sales
men, and were boon companions.
Pinson is in his 23d year, while
Boycc died on the day of his 23d an
niNcrSary, his mother having come
from stay with one Of her daughters
to celebrate the occasion with him.