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ALLEGED ASSA1 WHIT1 No Clue to Lynchers. smith Shop.?VI Serious Gaffnev, March 29.?The firs lynching Cherokee county has eve known occurred in the peaceful lit tie village of Blacksburg, eight mile from here, some time last night, pre sumably about midnight, when Franl W. Whisonant and Joe Brinson, ne groes, were hanged by a mob, whicl did its work so quietly that so fa nr? r>iups have been obtained as t< the identity of the lynchers. The negroes were in the Blacks burg jail, charged with assault witl a deadly weapon, carrying concealec weapons, selling liquor, highway rob bery in the night time. It was alleg ed that the negroes met a white mar named Jim Childress about 11 o'clocl Wednesday night, just after he hac arrived in town. Childress stater that they tried to sell him a pint o: whiskey, but for a time he demurr ed, then finally agreed to buy th* whiskey; that he was taken to a deserted part of town, whereupon on* of the negroes drew a pistol upor him and demanded his money, threatening to kill him. Taken to Cemetery. Childress says he gave up his monev. a small amount of silver, fol lowing which he was ordered to proceed to a cemetery away from the town, and when he reached there the negroes, he alleges, threatened him with a pistol and treated him outrageously. As soon as Childress escaped from his assailants he reported the matter to the police. A search was al once begun for the negroes accused by Childress, but they were not located until Thursday morning, wher they were arrested and arraigned ir the police court. There, it is stated they acknowledged the crime, bui each negro laid it on the other. The} were adjudged guilty by the mayoi , of Blacksburg and sent back to jail Throughout the day there was some excitement and there was talk o' lynching, but this was not givdn credence by the Blacksburg officers anc no precautions were taken. Bodies Discovered. Chief of Police Allison spates thai he went off duty at 10 o'clock anc that at that time the town was perfectly quiet and that there was no excitement of any kind. This morning a clerk in a store went to the well in the public square to get ? bucket of water and there found thai the rope was gone. He reported the matter and an investigation was started at the jail. It was then founc that the door to the council chambe? had been broken open with a sledge hammer and the padlocks on the cell door had been split open. The negroes were gone. A few seconds late.1 the bodies were found suspended from the rafters of a blacksmith shoj within less than one hundred yard? of the jail. Inquest Held. Official notification was then senl to Coroner Vinesett and Sherifl Thomas. By 10 o'clock Blacksburg was filled with hundreds of visitors r from all' sections. It had been expected that Solicitor J. C. Otts, oi Spartanburg, would arrive by noor and therefore no official action was taken up to that time, but when he failed to arrive the officers took charge and the inquest was begun. After the jury was taken to the scene and the bodies viewed, the bodies were cut down at 1:15 o'clock. The most important piece of eviv dence presented to the coroner's jury was that of a Mr. Gaston. Mr. Gaston was on his way home last night about midnight, when he saw a band of horsemen numbering aboul ten or twelve coming into the town He did not observe their actions but there can be little doubt as to ths fact of their being the lynchers. Both Xecks Broken. A.Mr. Smythe, who lives near the jail, testified to having heard a sounc as if a door was being forced open tn_ m o "D T'o.H ovaniinpf JL/I". X. O. XX. ** ai Uj n iiv the bodies, stated that .the necks o both negroes were broken. The shoi in which they were hanged was no over twelve feet high and it is, there fore, evident that several men nius have borne down on their shoulder to have caused this. The two ne groes were trusseu up iu a. mus workmanlike manner. Their hand and feet were tied: one negro had hi mouth stuffed full of cotton, whil the other was tied in such a manne that the rope passed directly acros his throat, preventing any outcry. Al ter examining seven witnesses, th coroner's jury decided that they coul not come to a verdict, and, therefore took an adjournment until Fridai April 5, at 4 o'clock in the afternooi On that day the hearing will be n LANTS OF I E MAN LYNCHED. ?Bodies Found in Blackctims Were Under > Charge. t' sumed. r Alleged Inciter Arrested. Newt McCombs, a Gaffney negro 3 who went to Blacksburg this morn~ j ing, was arrested there. It is charged v that he was making an attempt to in"! cite the negroes to action against 11 the white people, and it is said that r he made a similar attempt here be5 fore he went to the scene of the j lynching. When arrested he was " j armed and had a box of new cart1 ridges. He was lodged in jail under *! heavy guard until noon, when he was brought here and placed in the coun" j ty jail. I Intense excitement prevails in " Blacksburg, negroes are sullen and *! will not talk. Several plants in II Blacksburg have been forced to prac^: tically close down. No negroes could i De founa to-nignt in rsiacKSDurg wno i; would assist in burying the two dead "*! men, and it was necessary to secure ' white men for that work. Further Trouble Feared. It is feared by some that there may possibly be some further trouble | in Blacksburg to-night and a number of the citizens of that town will help watch to-night. It is the general opinion in Blacksburg that the mob was composed of people away j from Blacksburg, although there is not the slightest evidence to show : who did the lynching. The two .negroes were of bad repute in BlacksL burg, having served time. They were loafers and had no regular em' ployment. Childress is a cotton mill I ' j.; v.. j. ~ u ^ 1 operative, uut is s>aiu to uc a uaiu working, respectable man. L Governor Blease Notified. Columbia, Marcb 29.?Governor ' Blease was notified early this mornr | ing of the lynching of two negroes at Blacksburg, in Cherokee county, , in the following telegram from [ | Sheriff Thomas, of Gaffney: "Two J1 negroes lynched at Blacksburg. Will j investigate. Wire any instructions. pW. W. Thomas, sheriff." To which i the governor replied as follows: | "Your wire. Make thorough investii gation and report to me."> i t! Fear Attack on Town. ! Blacksburg, March 29.?As the af" termath of the lynching of two ne' groes here some time last night, " i charged with attacking a white man, * the city to-night was patrolled by I armed posses, awaiting a threatened ^ negro invasion. The blacks are said '! to be forming at Hopewell church, ' | near the city. Posses from Gaffney II and other nearby towns arrived to*: night. At midnight it was stated that * i there was not a negro in Blacks1 burg. -1 ? Negroes Planned Brutal Murder. i I 11 t , | Cross Hill, March 29.?According 5' to reports received here the white | residents of Mountville and vicinity ! have learned of the existence of a ! negro secret society in their midst ' and to this society attribute the murE der of William Rhett Bryson, the > prominent young farmer murdered >: on his plantation here: last week. ; It is said that confessions have , been secured from some of the ne1: gro' members of this lodge and the i murder of Mr. Bryson seems to have ' been a prearranged affair, the negro : j appointed for the job having been provided with money with which to - i make good his escape which it seems > j at this time he has succeeded in do| in? j Further reports state that a com>! mittee of white men composed of prominent farmers and business men <! of Mountville and surrounding r towns fired with indignation at the T v? DATi Vi oTrn * iUUl U1U1 UCl VI iVll. JJI > auu uatg waited upon a number of the negroes t supposed to have knowledge of the J affair and some severe whippings have been administered. In one or two instances it is doubtful if the victims of the beatings can recover so j! severely were they whipped. Since the discovery of the existj | ence of this lodge the white people ^ of the vicinity have been almost afraid to venture forth alone after ' nightfall but are determined to stamp out the last vestige of the negro organization. The manv fires which have occuri red in and around Mountville recently and which were known to have been of incendiarv origin are now ats tributed to this secret society, s i t e A negro woman and a negro man r were arrested in Orangeburg county s on Thursday on a warrant issued by - the United States commissioner. ~ -i XT ? J:~ ? xux e cnarglLlg mein witu scuumg a iuicav d ening letter through the mails. The i letter was directed to Mr. K. E. Phil| lips, threatening him with death for i. j not voting for the woman as the s-! teacher of a school near Norway. TRAGEDY IX MA COX. Member of Prominent Family Killed by Laundry Wagon Driver. Macon, Ga.. March 29.?Chas. H. Taylor, aged 22, and member of a prominent family, was shot and killed to-night by G. F. Tvndall, a laundry driver, at the latter's home. Tyndall surrendered to the police and, according to his" story, he went home about 9 o'clock to find Taylor with his arms about Tyndall's young sister-in-law and the latter struggling in his grasp. He ordered Taylor from the house, he said, but the latter only laughed and refused to move. In the quarrel following, he asserted, Taylor advanced on him, whereupon Tyndall drew a pistol and fired two shots, both taking effect. An inquest will be held to-morrow. Indicted for Burning Church. Fort Worth, Texas, March 28.? Rev. J. Frank .Norris, who resigned the pastorate of the First Baptist church of this city last night, was indicted to-day on a charge of arson in connection with the burning of his church on the night of February 4. Mr. Norris, suffering from a nervous break down, it was stated as the result of a series of sensational incidents of which he was the central figure, left Fort Worth early today, ostensibly for Hubbard City, Texas to spend several days in a sanitarium. To-night, however, he could not be located at Hubbard City. His resignation as pastor of the local church was because of ill-health, he explained. Mr. Norris first attracted attention several months ago as a leader in a civic reform movement. Later his church was burned and the minister complained that he had received anonymous communications threatening his life and on two occasions, he alleged, attempts were made to kill him. A grand jury investigation rosmitpri in the indictment of Norris, charged with perjury on the allegation that he had testified falsely before the grand jury and that Norris himself was the author of the anonymous letters. He was arrested and released under bond March 2. That night his home was destroyed by fire. Norris and his family escaped with difficulty from the building. The trial of Norris on the perjury charge was set for April. Memorial Meeting. The Rivers' Bridge Memorial Association will observe Friday, April 26th, as memorial day. Gen. U. R. Brooks, of Columbia, and Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, president Limestone college, Gaffnev, S. C., will deliver memorial addresses. To these services the public is cordially invited, and the ladies earnestly requested to bring flowers. The committee on grounds and order of the day: J. D. Jenny, J. C. Kinard, W. H. Chitty, J. A. Peters, W. D. Sease, W. H. Ritter, and J. 0. Kearse. On music: Rev. D. B. Groseclose, J. C. Kinard, and J. F. Kearse. DR. N. F. KIRKLAND, J. W. JENNY, President. Secretary. Nol Pros in Dipensary Case. ! Chester, March 27.?Acting under instructions contained in a letter from Attorney General Lyon a nol pros was this afternoon entered in the State dispensary case pending here against the Blocks, of Macon, Ga., and I. W. Bernheim, of Louisville, Ky., the attorney general enclosing a check for $2,500 and directing that a $5,000 bond put up to guarantee Bernheim's presence as a witness be escheated, the entire $7,500 to be given to Chester county. It is not known here just how the case was compromised, as the attorl ' ney general merely wrote directing that such action be taken. The cost to Chester county in convicting John Black was $900, so that the county is $6,600 to the good ns a result of the State dispensary cases. He Was Game. A St. Paul youth called up his sweetheart in Chicago by long distance and enjoyed a little talk. The time slipped by and the rates slipped ~ 1 ? J- ^11 up. it was a pieasaut uau uuui, an right, presently he came back to earth, and then a rapid mental calculation showed him he had talked $18 worth. But he was game., "What are you laughing at?" the girl inquired. "I'm laughing to think that this little talk has cost me as much as a railway trip to Chicago and return." "Mercy!" screamed the girl. "Why don't you stop?" "Well," replied the youth, "I want to add enough for a parlor car each way." So they talked a little longer. "Just one word more," said the youth. "What's that for?" "Tips for the porters." Then he rang off.?Cleveland Plain Dealer. SHOOTS COMPANION, KILLS SELF Double Tragedy Occurs While Waycross Couple Buggy Riding. Waycross, Ga., .March 30.?After shooting and fatally injuring a woman named .Mrs. Bunting, with whom he was driving, J. X. .Mills, a merchant of this city, turned the pistol on himself, committing suicide. Mills leaves a wife and family, living here. Mrs. Bunting's husband is said to be a railroad engineer in North Carolina. She and her 11-year-old son have been living with Mrs. Bunting's father here for some time. According to the police, the shooting took place while the couple were driving in the outskirts of the city. Mills, it is said, asked the woman for her money and check book, and when she refused grabbed a pistol, which she had in her stocking. He fired two snots at tne. woman, Dom laKing effect, then, sticking the pistol in his mouth, he killed himself. It is asserted that Mills and the woman have been close friends for several months, and that Mills had been drinking before the tragedy. Synod Must Approve. Lexington, March 30.?Summerland is to get the new college for girls, the establishment of which is contemplated by the Lutheran Synod of South Carolina; at least this is the decision of the committee in charge of the location of the college, subject to the approval of the Lutheran Synod. Summerland's- claims were pushed by the two towns of Batesburg and Leesville. The two towns offered the Summerland hotel and forty acres of land which, it was claimed by those who worked for the two towns, to be worth 190,000. The committee, however, estimates that the property is worth $50,000. It has been known for some time that the college would either be located at Columbia or Summerland, the Lexington offer having been withdrawn, and the other places seeking the college being almost entirely out of the range of Lutheranism in the State. THE HANDY RUNABOUT, the smart cart, the graceful phaeton, the family coach are all here await mg your mspecuon ami sewxuwi. When you come all you have to do is to choose the style of carriage you prefer. The quality need not bother you. Our guarantee covers that part absolutely. HORSES ANt> MULES. G. FRANK BAMBERG, Bamberg, S. C. BANK STATEMENT. Statement of the condition of the Ehrhardt Banking Co., located at Ehrhardt, S. 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