Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Justifiable Homicide. Further Particulars of the Killing of Negro in York County by Mr. "W. J. "Whitener. The last issue of the Yorkville Enquirer give* the following particulars of the recent homicide in York county, brief notice of which was published in Saturday's issue of The News : Mr. W. J. Whitener shot and killed Mingo Armstrong yester day morning. The killing occurred on the Glenn Allison farm, four miles southeast of Yorkville, at about 8 o'clock. Armstrong was a laborer and Whitener is superintendent of the farm. Together with two other negroes. Will Dickson and Will McDonnell, Armstrong had been instructed to assist in clearing away a pile of saw dust, Mr. Whitener looking after the proper pro seoutton of the work. After working a little while, Armstrong, according to the testimony of his fellow-laborers at the coroner's inquest yesterday, picked up his shovel and began walking around the pile of sawdust. "Why don't you stop your fool ishness, and go to work, Mingo?" asked Mr. Whitener. For reply Armstrong raised his shovel and started toward Mr. Whitener iu a threatening manner. Being unarmed and and with no weapon of any kind available, Mr. Whitener continued to his house, forty or fifty ' f yards away, the negro following close behind trying to strike him with the shovel. On reaching the house, Mr. a Whitener jumped inside and * stut the door. Armstrong attacked the door with his shovel, cutting out the wire screen and making great gashes in the panels. Presently ha if renli'/incr thot J , .. . ?? ? he could not break the door down, 1 the negro stepped out into the < yard and stopped some distance i away. I Having observed the negro's ' movements from within, Mr. < Whitener took down his shot gun, loaded it and walked out. He called to the negro to know ^ what was the matter with him, and Armstrong bristling up again, with fury in his countenance made another charge with his shovel. "Stop," said Mr. Whitener, "or I will kill you." The negro was then within ' fifteen feet. Instead of stopping, lie raised his shovel high over his head as if to strike and Mr. ( Whitener tired. i At the report of the gun Arm arrong fell in his tracks. The rhuri'R Inok in lu? nm>li ~ ~ ? II and he was instantly killed. I Immediately alter the killing, j Mr. Whitener notified the sheriff , by telephone, came to Vorkville ( and gave himself up for commit- j rnent to jaiI. ] Coroner Louthian went to the | scene of the killing yesterday , i i . morning, empaneled a jury with | r. Thad L. Carroll as foreman j. and held an inquest. n Several witnesses, including the two laborers, who were em* | ployed with Armstrong, and who j k saw the whole affair, were exam | ined.ainl their testimony whs all | the Name, practically hh above. , Head?The New. j i 9 Candidates in Lancaster County?Take Your Choice. The Candida* "* in Lancaster county, accordit # announcements appean The News, are as follows, the names being given in alphabetical order: For Senate. J. Harry Foster, I'. V. Williams. For House of Representatives. J. W. Hamel, Harry llines, Geo. W. Jones, W. Pressly Robinson. For Judge of Probate. J. E. Stew man. For Supt. of Education. W. Alonzo Hughes, W. M. Moore, J. Meek Whit** For County Treasurer. J. E. Blackmou, R. Baxter Blackmou, W. H. Milieu. For County Auditor. Mollis H. Horton, Porter M. Jackson, J. VVylie Porter. For County Supervisor. Wylie Q. Caskey, W. B. Culp, M. C. Gardner, D. W. Hendrix, L. J. Perry, James O. Porter, H. N. Sowell. For Magistrate. Lancaster. W. P. Caskey. Buford Township. Wm. Carnes, H. W. Taylor. Cedar Creek Township. A. W. Hicklin, W. F. Hudson. Indian Land Township. D. K. Hall. The foregoing list, with any additional names that may be inuounced, will, forlheconven lence of voters, be published from ime to time until the election, which takes place on the 28th >f Au::list. Charleston's First Execution in Fifty Years. Charleston, S. C., Aug. ?'{.? William A. Marcus convicted of arutally murdering his wife 011 he government reservation, Sul ivan's Island, was legally execut id by hanging in the Charleston ;ounty jail yard at 11:00 this norning. Marcus was 4*2 years old, t native of Xenia, ()., and had leserted a wife and live children lefore coming to this city, where ie committed bigamy by marryng Margaret Stone. He enlisted 11 the Artillery Corps, but was lishonorabl y discharged after ;hree months' service. After caving wife No. 2 for two years ie returned last fall and on the light of April 1 I secured an ir.erview with the woman and minnea nor to death with a pre /ioiiflly sharpen* d ice pick. He ^rofesaed religion ami went to he scaffold without a tremor, giving out a statement that he tad repented and i xpected to be Forgiven. Several hundred people witnessed the execution, which was the first hanging of a white man in this count} in 50 years. ? I I RESOiyEtTf 1 I THAT WE jd&n/niGHTrtS WELL |<EEP jG\ j COOL! (SSfcrnt. I ^^p^sL. b^ter O qjpyi Corr^iowTlfx..?-.TH? Buirr^^nc. CH.CAOO C<:C ><> ? Not only might we as well keep our bodies cool, but also our heads cool when we go to buy things to wear. Is it not well during these "faking" days of commerce to deal duriug the "reduction times" with the store that , tries to do the square thing the year round? Remember if you get bit on a suit or other things to wear that you must stay bit until \rr\i l r r?nf fUa ^ 1 * - ? ? ^ v/u v? v^ai uui nig \ lUlllCb yUll J^Ul OF, glVC them away. Kither is expensive. Is it not even better to give away snide clothes than to wear them? Good clothes make that successful feeling. Legitimate stores, though, at this time of the year make legitimate reductions in prices of summer stuff. \Ve \ hav'nt a great many light wheights in clothes and furnishings for your body left so we can ) early let these slide cheaply. ^ Yours truly, j Uiifiislfr Hm-aiiiilc lo. ?% ??????? Editor Eooshe to Wed Miss'hrido, and will be attended by | viable place among the lend hg May Sanders, of Spartan- <?dy the relatives and intimate journalist* of Hie state. His I frien Is of the families. !b"eihern of the pen will extend Miss Sanders is a vomer wo-lto him mo t hearty eongratulaSp irtanhurg Ife/ald : A wed-1 man whose attractive persona'.-1 tions on this his last best fortune, I ding in which a very sincere in- ity, unselfish disposition and i and mist success, terc-st is felt by all Spartanburg, serious purp se in life lias male and by a large number of friends 11,er a decided an 1 genial influ. throughout the slate, is the enco in the home, a ad in the DlJC W6St FCllldiC marriage of .Miss May Sanders, community, and her going away 4sfh year begins Sept. lath. With I he daughter of lion, and Mr* t . -- ^ i" <i uisuuoi, io.-s to nieciiy. "in racuiry ot i-i ve Men ami Xir.e C. P Sanders, of Spartanburg, ,\|r. Fooslie is the editor of the *1'"*" l?ef cent in -- , jrn^r nvri inr-i .> C W l,a T lie g 16 and Mr. James Franklin Fooshe Winnsb.ro ilerald and New* l??r"iitory with ail modern comforta, ?i luuDUdu " ii, ready for occupancy in the tall. INof Winnsboro. The wedding will ail,? i,y hin honest convictions uai extras Hoard and Tuition *if>0 be celebrated Thursday morning, and tearless stand f.?r the ri*ht, l'tr ^"..iamks hoyck, I'res., August 16, at the home of the he is winning lor himself an en- Abbeville to. l>ue West. s. v..