The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 10, 1918, Image 8
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I KILLING OFRAY
BY ROB JOHNSON
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Explained by Grand-Mother of
Deceased Boy Showing
Threats Were Made.
PUBLISHED ACCOUNTS
WERE NOT CORRECT
According- to This, Case Was
Not Closely Investigated
Before Trial.
Rob Johnson, an eighteen year
old negro boy was tried at the recent
term of the court for the killing
of a young white boy, James
Hay. Under the showing made in
the case the court allowed a directed
verdict of manslaughter and the negro
boy got off with two years in
the reformatory. Mrs. L. D. Causey.
in whose home James Ray was
killed, makes an explanation of this
killing which indicates that the negro
boy commtted cold-blooded murder,
and makes this explanation in the!
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lollowing letter addressed to the
editor of this paper:
Editor Herald:?
1 am deeply grieved at the tones
of the article published in the Herald
in regard to our dear little
Jamie's unfortunate death. It was
incorrect from beginning to end
"Whoever gave you your information
told what was false. You ought to
have known me better than to have
for one moment have given credence
to it. Had I been in your position
I would not have published such an
article, as that about one of your
Children.
Now, that false statement has
been given broadcast to the public
for them to criticise me unfavorably,
as though we're not suffering
enough, more than enough already.
Now the facts are just these:
James was sick that morning, not
able to go with his sister to Sunday
School. He busied himself with his
new 3rd grade books his mother had
got for him a few days before. He
played and sang his little songs on
the organ. Jasey Green passed
through the house and James was
occupied with his books. About 1
o'clock James went to his mother
and had a talk with her. She told
him to come back, put his books up
and put his little gun away (as it
was by the back door where he
placed it on Saturday afternoon
when he and his sister came in
from the field, he had used up his
last eartrige. The gun belonged in
my room,) and she would put dinner
or thy table and come back and they
would eat dinner and get ready tc
go for me. (I went at 11 o'clock off
Willie Price's to get him to tele-gnuph
Camp Sevier and hear how
Zeb was, he was sick with pneumonia,
1 could not hear from him.)
James returned to the house and a
he entered the door he took his little
rifle and was going in my room tc
put it up, when he was shot. A, fev
more steps and he would have beer
iia my room, just one more step am
Vie would have been out of the range
and have missed the load.
* No one knew the negro boy wa:
even in the house. The last seen o
him he was standing at the fron
gate, but when James went to hi
mother, Rob slipped in, went in th<
bed room and stole a shell fron
Rich's suit case, and went in Zeb'
room, got the gun, loaded it, an
knelt down in a concealed mannei
rested the gun on the corner c
Zeb's trunk, which was by the doo
and as James passed Zeb's rooi
door he did not see Rob come b
and pass in the house, passed c
toward my room to put up his gu
m; gut/ in jii?j|j*-i i un^i; iiw
where Rob was concealed he sh
him, then ran into the Ray hi
room, we suppose to get anoth
shell, but Rich and Jasey ran in
quickly he had not time and r
from the house.
Some time before that he had
fuss with Rich and said to him
will kill you if it takes me 100 yet
to do it." 1 heard the threat a
went out and rebuked him, he sa
"I mean it." But we did not give
consideration.
If Zeb had been home none of
would have happened.
Every Sunday after James rotu
ed from church, he and Zeb sp<
the day together. We could not 1
lieve the little boy was not safe
his home, nor we never believed R
with alt his impertinence, wo
commit su^h a diabolical act. It c
thinly whs premeditated, cold b!o
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The Boy
V/OU used to see him
* of his sturdy you
then his father told you
"gone across'* with his
Yesterday his nan
?and your face grew g
of his father and mo
From every city i
next door has gone to
Think of these th
comfort, peace, and
roaring inferno of bat
determined foe.
What are
What are you doing
home in safety? H
bought all you possil
Has it occurred to y
additional effort, ma
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ed murder.
I had sent the boy away on Saturday
to his people at Little River.
To my surprise ho returned. Then 1
asked him why.he returned, he said,
i "he had decided he would ?o the
j next week." The story he told was
j made up. He was capable of it.
J There was no handling- of guns on
Sunday about us nor other time
drilling. Thert again James had
not been from his mother a minute
before the gun was fired. The chill
fell on his face, his little head near
my room door, just one mere step
and he would have been beyond th
| range of the shot. The nt gro boy
I was kneeling down very low accordI
ing to the range of the shot.
' | Rob was insolent, gets angry with
' i out a cause, and he was verv insult)
j ing, was very unkind to the chilj
dren. We could not control him
1 | after my son left. He controlled
' j Rob, we could not. I tried to get
- rid of him.
Why was the Coroner and mom*
hers of the inquest not sworn?
* Why were they not called on to testjtify?
It seems nothing was wantcc
s , but the fixed up story Rob told am
0 , then make up a circus display ol
11 ' him for the public. Rob's whol<
s story was a falsehood from begin
ning to end. He was ill and con
r> stantly with James is my reason fo
^ trying to get rid of him by sendinj
r'ihim to Little River the t'.ay be
fore he committed the murder. Ro
concealed himself and waited fo
m James to pass by, then he commit
n- ted the awful deed which has wrecl
m eel our home.
?t, ?Mrs. L. D. Causey.
=! counWbackoT
" huns' lines ablaz
"1 With the British Farces in Franc
trs ?British troops Friday night ai
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n l j Saturday morning macie progress
'(i? the neighborhood of Fresnoy-L
11 - Grand, northeast of St. Quenti
though only meager reports of t
fighting in that district have bo
received.
rn- ^he country behind the Germ
lines in Flanders is ablaze virtual
be- everywhere. From prisoners com
the information that the Germa
?k. are making preparations to cvacua
uld the dune country of Belgium aloi
of- the sea coast. Dugouts are beii
blown up thcro.
From Ne:
i swing gaily down the street, ra
ng manhood. One day he c
i, with mingled pride and fore
; regiment.
ne was on the casualty list?4
:rave as you thought of the s
ther.
street, every village, every cc
' war.
ousands of splendid young A]
I security, now suddenly ]
:tle with the hardened hord<
you doing to he
to arm and protect them
[ave you bought Liberty 1
bly can?
ou that one more Bond, be
y save the life of the boy f
ly Another Bon
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SPECIAL NOTICE TO BOYS v
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The following notice to the boys h
f the United States has been sent
ut by Supt. S. H. Edmunds, Federal N
tate Director of Boys' Working Re- t
erve, Department of South Caro- *
ina: 1
"Thousands of American boys be- 1
draft age will soon be wearing (
n official United States uniform. '
lecretary of Labor Wilson has auhorized
and the War Department
las approved an olive drab uniform
yhich may be worn by all members
>f the United 'States Boys' Working
teserve.
Already there are many units of
'\e Boys' Working Re-serve through
ir t!i<* country which have boon
l writing the announcement of the
>flicial dress of the organization and
nany more units which will be or>;:aizv.d
as a result of the propose !
;xpansion of the Reserve under th:ooperation
of the War Department .
For Twenty
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n the Boys' Reserve which the NuJon
is looking for help in this
>f need. Next week's p.iper will explain
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