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R THE ( At RESO Loans and discoun Furniture and fixtL Overdrafts . . Cash on hand an Banks 4 %P JNO. M. KINARD, Presiden GREENWOOD "REGULATORS." At Governor's Request Official Who Held Inquest Recites Steps Taken to Clear Gilcrease Homicide. Some additional light is thrown on She Dyson whipping case by a letter received by Governor Ansel this morn ing from Magistrate James Rogers, who held the inquest over Gus Gil crease: Dear Governor: Your telegram of the 27th came promptly to hand. also y;our letter of the 28th. You ask for a full report of the case, and my act ings and doings in the matter. On last Saturday morning. Septem ber 25, Dr. .John Lawrence reported .to me that he had been called to see a negro near Dyson 's, Gus Gilerease by name, and t'hat the negro was dead and that I would probably be called to hold an inquest. Soon after two men came to my office and signed a request for me to hol this inquest. I imme diately dispatched my constable to Dyson to summon a jury. I followed soon after, and as soon as the jury could be gotten together proceeded. We got all the testimony it was pos sible to get and the jury returne-i a verdict that the deceased "eams to :his death by means unknown to the jury.'' and that at the time of his death 'was suffering from -'' and .apparently "had beeni severely flog ged."' I had thirteen white men and one negro on the jury. all men who lived in and around Dyson. No one was ebarged with the crime. Every body seemed to have an idea of how it was done and who done it. I mean trhe killing, if a killing it was. On Monday morning I heard by ae eident that a certain negro, Rob Rob ertson by name, who had .iestified be fore the jury of inquest, wanted to be re-examined. I sent my constable to Dyson and brought him up. He testi fied as follows: First, that he had sworn falsely at the inquest: second. that his life hed been threatened, and that he was present when Henry R. Williamson, Sloan Williamson. Ashby King and Sam M. Cooper had severe Tv whipped the dleceased. I a.: once telephoned the foreman of the grand jury and the sheriff and issued a war rant, and the four men are now in the county jail charged with feloniously and wvil filly killing and' murderin Deore a: Laurens. On vesterday I took my constable in my buggy and wvent to Dyson, spent the whole day there and secured some additional testimony tha: I thi' is very damaging to the defend ant I have done everything in m.y Th)wer to bringl thj* gnihy pa r:ies to insticee. andi will conltinuel to do mo. 'I wvas noon the spot wvhere thec wh:ippin1 is said to hlave b)een done. It is "'an ideal spot for :'he busmess,. away out in the pies, remote from the road or any habitation. The foreman of the grand jury. Ma.jor J. S. Brooks, has been here and in my ofTice and I am sure he is satis fled with my offices in the premises. I sulppose I have beenl eriticised. bu1. my c-onscience is clear. I want to do -hie rih thing. and by the help of (od, Ir t is in my1 power will brng ~; .uihy parties to juis: i((. I have ju5t heard( by long distane t.elephione from the solicitor, lie will come over to Ninety Six on Satur 1896-19 EPORT OF THE ( )OMMEF OF NEWBE the Close of Business, Dondensed from Report to.E URCES. ts. . $395,980.38 res . 3, 16.93 . 5,625.40 d with . . 67,173.65 $471,896.36 .id on Savi J. Y. McFAL t. Cat day or Monday. I am glad he is com- gro i ing.* In fact, I asked him to come, aboul that we may leav. no stone unturned. deser It is a foul murder by a party whom of pu we think we will be able to prove have Thur; banded themselves together as rega- by C lators. I trust I have been able to was i explain, and that my report covers from the ground. told Yours very .truly, gro v James R.ogers, with Magistrate. he to hback NEGRO WHIPPED TO DEATH. He w drivej Henry and Sloan Williamson, Ashby The I King and Sam Cooper Placed in 1t lie d Jail. above the r News and Courier. -he we Greenwood, September -28.-Four that white men, Henry R. Williamson, ner t Sloan Williamson, Ashby King and sick1 Sams W. Cooper, were arrested and the m lodged in jail to-day by Sheriff Mc- mn a: Millan on the charge of having caus- negro ed the death of a negro, Gus Gil- along, erease, near Dyson 's, last Friday, by Dr. whipping him. An inquest was held inques Saturday by Magistrate James Rog- amine er. of Ninety Six. An old negro ing f named Robinson testified at the in- boes luest, but stated that he knew noth- purtal in~ of the matter. tile b Dr. John Lyon. of~ Ninety Six, ex- ping. amined the body, and with Magistratte ficieti Rger's saw' the marks of w hipping think )ut nothing furt her developed. How- septie ever, yesterday tile 4old negro. Rob- of de iison,. came to Capt. .Jas. Rogers, thetin magistrate, and told him that he had causet inot told the truthI. that he knew he furthe wa a dead mn if lie told the truth, - but he 'had to tell the truth. He then tld that the four' men above named had whipped the old negro, and lhe afterwards dropped dead. Magistrate Rogers sent the old negro on here. and he is now in jail. Governor Ansel wired Sheriff Me Milan to-day to look into the mat ter wit-h all possible diligence, and T also wired Magistrate Rogers. Sheriff MMilan x#ent to Ninety Six and Ma jor. & P. 1-frooks. foemian of the 2iani ~jury. also wVent djowni to Nine y Six to-day and there consultedi with Magistrate Roes 4n other citizens there. and Sheriff MeMillan placed the Me-srs. Williamson uinder ares there. Messrs. Ashby King~ and ' Sam~ ('Oe weYe in ll to II -(1y 31ht\r. le< e'' Willame. Ish youg man31 whoIl served two y*ear in1.1 theW p~lentniary, aftter being conie1t edi of 1.:e whipping of. Mr. J1. Hi. Wertz nowit~\ livingi hereC. henl ac nei ha f Mr. Williamson.--J et.i ini:erviewved all four of th le men now?\ under~' arrest this afternoon,t(ll an~d thmil. Theyt ,-tate 1ilun they did inot w ip the niegro. T'w t ft hem. Messrs. Cooper and King~. say t hey were not with the Messrs. Williamson but a3 Thor: time, having met t hem i lhe f road; that tihe negro got out of tihe buggy andl started to the field to work and dropped; that Mr. Henry Williamson went to him. asked himi wlat was thie miat ter, and1( thi e~ negro i lhe was 5liek. Thle negr o then. i oi op. th1ey claim,i aiid star:ed t tff ied 51oon after. \f. Henry Williamsn h:al the ne- ST] D9 '0NDITION OF ZCIAL B) RRY, S. C. September 8, 1909. )tate Bank Examiner. LIABILITIES. Capital . . Undivided profits . Bills payable . . Dividends unLaid ashier's Checks . . Due ta Banks . individual deposits . ngs Depoc L, O.B.Mj ;hier. Vice miler- contract. but he ran away chi g.ant three months ago. He gave a vio)(lce ex iption of. him to different chiefs to above. liee i-i adjoiniing towns. a.d last - 3day the negro was arrested here bief McCombs. Mr. Williamson III the b n town Friday on his way home clicked mer a show at Abbeville. and was ber's dog h by Chief McCombs that the ne- chair. lookii as here. He took him on home a- the oceu him on the train, and says that hair Cut. ld the negro if he wanted-to go "Nice do to work it would be all right. tomer. as met at Dyson's by his buggy, "He is. s . by the negro Robert Robinson. "He seen Oour drove off in the buggy, and vou cut hait eath of the negro occurred as ..It ain't st-ated. Chief Mc1Combs says barber, smil egro was siek while here, t.hat "Somnetin is staggering as he walked, and take a little when he offered hlim some din- ear. ''-Jude he engro told him he was too _ o eat, and told him what was A glutton atter wi h him, and that lie was er'are with mighty bad fix. In carrying the to jail he could hardly get I- ____ John Lyon 's testimony at the An ;t was as follows: "Upon ex tion I found deceased suffer- I This bei oro venereal disease, with bu- .of uninteri ynl both sides, which were sup- to be our' :ing. He also had bruises over Our the attock,s apparently from whip- tomers, an I do not think the brasies su f- Ius new cus to cause death in itself. I If you -u dleceased died primlarily from chase of-. fever. The imimediateC cause at. once f thI was probably fromi extus- special pro The bruises 4)n bodyl\ wer M1alon 1 i nside ot 48 hours.' Het 'r says he .a' w no blood umn .;:g ITY OPERA I EARHARDT & BAXTER, Lessees JESDAY, OCTOE I. A. COBU UlNSIR An All White Cor ELECTRICAL SCENIC PRI ALL THAT IS NEW IN Mli GRET DlI ru TEETEST SINGERS IN li IUR MONEY'S WORTH OR I REET PARADE AND BANI ENGL kNK 50,0t0.00 59,469.15 20,000.00 978.00 1,612.02 883.73 338,953.46 *471,896.36 sits. 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