The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-29

OF MIS-. OuSdS. MIS-. SlCheuS D6auIy
at the court of Russia created a sensa-
ton and she was prime faVorite with
the Gar and the CZarina, so much so
that the Car stood as godfather for
her daughter, and called her "Dousch-
ka, !" Russian for darling" The beau
ty and grace of Mrs. Pickens were
transmitted to her daughter, Francis
Pickens, who was later married to DR..
Dugas, of Augusta, physician of
scientific attainment. To them was
born Lucy Pickens Dugas, with all the
graces of charm and elegance as well
as beauty that distinguished her
mother and grandmother.
Young Ben Tillman.
I Young B. R. Tillman sprang from
the humber tillers of the soil, and be-
tween his people and that of his former
wife is a gulf which lasted for genera
tons, and his forefathers viewed the
forefathers Of Mrs. Dugas with all that
suspicion and discomfort with which the
humber classes looked on the slave
owning aristocracy. His ancestors
came from Virginia before the Revolu-
ton and were of a robust stock. Young
YT1llman's grandparents were BENJAMIN
Ryan Tillman and Sophia Ann Han
cock. To them were born the present
senior senator from South Carolina, in
Edgefeld, August II, 1S47. B. r. Till
man, Sr'S. father, a man of bright
mind and nervous temperament, and
an omniVerous reader, died two years
after the senator's birth, who assumed
the management of IL. mnther's fsrr,
which remained his occupation until
be aspired for political preferment
Senator Tillman was married to Sal
lie Starke, Of Elbert county, Georgia,
January 8, 1868, and to this union
seven children were born.
5. R. Tillman, Sr., proudly calling =
himself the leader of the common
people" swept from political power
ne people Of Miss Lucy Dugas and the d
'1ckenses, calling them aristocrats O.
nd bourbons and tanning into bitter v
lanes all the class hatred and ami b.
1osities Of which he alone was CAP 2:
bic, rode into power in 1890. in
Despite the social demarcation of ol
enerations and the endangered DO es
teal animosities, young "Ben" Till sa
an Loved beautiful Lucy Dugas and WI
Ter an lmpetuous courtship, won her as
'art and hand and they were married WI
I'd took up their residence, at Edge eo'
ood," the ancestral home of the o.
ckenses. To theL. were born two
lighters, Douschka Pickens, October
1904, and Sarah Starke, one named oc
the mother of the mother and one
the mother of the father.
UoMeSuc troubles. the
The element of human frailty now er.
-ers into the little family circle: all dull
not gone well with young Till Jud
n and his wife. They became so No7
ranged that Mrs. Tillman left her deb
sband On November %, 1908, because mel
certain unjust and cruel attacks
her character" and his "intemper- 10:
habits" Subsequently, in Febru-
, 1909, she was reconciled to him
his promise of "the retraction of II
charges against her" and the faith Duc
his contrition and promise of re- ior
n" After this B. R. Tillman, Jr.. On
the two children On visit to his 70 Il
her, Mrs. S. S. Tillman, who was of ,
In Washington as he informed his 'u'
: He was then private secretary '0'A'
is father, Senator Tillman. He re-
ed the afternoon of the same day
out his children, ''his explanation
g that he had given them to his
er and mother, who had taken V
to South Carolina" Mr.. B. R.
nan, Jr, then packed his grips, TIL
after leaving his resi- reade
e, declaring to his wife, ''his inten- Of an
to desert her." ,r;no
December 1, 1909, B. R. Tillman. gers
decided to his father and mother, word
tor and Mrs. Tillman, the custody has
e two littel girls, Douschka Pick con7i
and Sarah starke. Mrs. Lucy Du- Mr..
Tillman, the mother of the little Car.
ren, petitioned the supreme court dered
e State for a writ of habeas cor pains
to release the children from the There
ed unlawful restraints" Of B. R back
nan and his wife, Mrs. S. S. Till scare