The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, July 03, 1912, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
NEGRO. LYNCHED
BY PICKEINS CROWD
Attempted Assault and Shot Woman In
the Beck?Took Victim from Sheriff.
Greenville, Juno 29.?Having at
tempted to assault the wife of a high
ly respectable farmer of Plckens
?county and having shot her twice In
the back with a single-barreled shot
gun as she ran through the fields to
her husband, Brooks Gordon, a young
negro, was torn from tho custody of
the sheriff by a determined mob late
this afternoon and lynched. The wo
man is reported to be resting well,
and her chances of recovery are fa
vorable unions complications set in.
The crime Is one of the most atrocious
?of the kind ever committed in this
soot Ion of the State, and the portion of
Pickons county where the offense was
perpetrated wa sin a terrible turmoil
from the time the deed became known
until tho thirst for vengeance had been
satisfied.
According to reports from Easloy
tonight, the negro attacked the wo
man as she was at work in the field
at 10 o'clock this morning. She broke
loose from him and ran through the
field toward her husband, who was
about a half mile away.
The negro carried a single-barreled
shotgun and demanded to know of
the woman If she intended reporting
the matter to her husband. She re
plied, as she ran, that she would toll
her husband, a><d then the negro lev
eled the gun at her and fired. The
wound did not deter the woman In
her purpose. The negro ran after her,
reloading his gun as he ran. He de
manded of her tho second time If she
intended telling her husband, but. be
fore she could reply he raised his gun
.and fired upon her again.
Having fired the seconckshot into the
back of the fleeing woman, the ne
gro turned and ran toward the moun
tains. News of the outrage quickly
spread throughout the surrounding
?country and a mob of angry men
gathered and started in pursuit. The
??base continued for several hours, but
Sheriff Roark of IPckons .county beat
the mob in the race, capturing the
negro about 15 miles from the scene of
his crime.
The sheriff started toward the lPck
ens jail with his prisoner, but was
overtaken by the mob and tho prison
er taken away from him.?The State.
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Jones, July 1.?Mr. W. C. Cobb,
superintendent of Ware Shoals Cotton
Mill has returned from New York.
Mr. Jas. Henderson, of Branchvllle,
recently visited relatives here.
W. T. Jones, Jr., was recently In
Columbia.
We recently had the pleasure of I
meeting our friends, W. R. Dunn and
Judge Acker, of Donalds.
Mrs. M. O. Bowles of Coronaca re-1
cently was in our midst.
Hon. N. B. Dial of Laurens address
ed the voters of Ware Shoals last week I
in the Interest of his candidacy for j
the United States senate.
Mrs. David Major of Greenwood J
was up last week to seo her parents,!
Hon. J. P. and Mrs. Morrison.
Mr. A. D. Donson of Ware Shoals
will be pleased to take order for en
larging pictures.
The Klnard meeting has been large
ly attended and greatly enjoyed. Our I
people are deeply grateful to him and
his co-laborers for their faithful ef
forts to promate the spiritual welfare |
of our community.
Dr. Arthur Boland of Georgia, visit
ed recently his sister, Mtb. Daniel
Ballentlne.
We regretted our inability to attend
the recent birthday dinner of the son |
of our warm friend, Mr. M. A. Reeves,]
and enjoy with the happy parents, the
delightful occasion.
Mrs. Harrison of Greenville is vis-1
ltlng. her daughter, Mrs. Walter B.
Rlley. '
Messrs. O'dell McNInch, Newton
IGolden and J. M. OuMa were jurors at)
Greenwood last week.
Mr. Jordan of WlnnBboro paid ua*|
I a pleasant call a few days ago.
Mr. Coleman Cook, law Btudent, at|
the South Carolina Unlvorslty, has re
turned home.
Born on 29th of June, to Mr. and
(Mrs. Sing Weeks, a daughter.
Hon. and Mrs. J. F. Morrison vlslt
|ed relatives in Laurens, last week.
Mr. Jas. Langston has a very prom
ising crop.
The friends of Mr. W. C Hughes
will bo pleased to learn that he is re
covering from a very painful felon.
Card of Thanks.
We wish in this manner to thank
our many friends for the kindness
shown us during our recent bereave
ment, In the.illness and death of our
husband and father, and especially
J. D. Owlngs and family for their klnd
jness and help.
Mrs. W. B. Putnam and Family.
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Tyler8vlllo, July 1.?The farmers of
this section are busy with the crops
after so much rain.
Dr. B. F. Blakeley of Spartanburg
spent a few days of last week In the
neighborhood.
Mr. Furman Poole left last Friday
for Benson, N. C, to attend the mar
riage of his cousin, Mr. James A.
Poolo of Clinton and Miss Dora Hodges
of that place.
Mr. T. P. Poole was summoned to
Columbia on the early train Monday
morning to meet his son, Furman, who
was taken seriously 111 with an at
tack of appendicitis Sunday morning
In Benson, N. C. He will be brought
here for an operation.
Rev. Tom Cralg of Rock Hill Ib
visiting relatives here.
Quite a number from hero attended
services at Bethany ^Sunday.
Mrs. M. J. Cooper has returned to
her home near Cross Anchor, after
an extended visit to relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Donnan and j
family attended the Todd reunion at
the old home place on Pea Ridge last
Friday.
Misses Grace and Fannie Poole, Lila
and Nannie Clark, Helen and Julia
Tlnsley and Mattie Bell Peterson and
Messrs. W. C. Winters, Earle TlnBley,
Foster Cromer, CheBsly Duvall, Nlles
Clark, William Peterson and Joshua
Cralg Poole spent Sunday wiht Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Myers and family of
the Huntington section.
Mr. Martin Poole attended the Chil
dren's Day at Lanford Sunday.
PEA RIDGE.
Pea Ridge, July L?Mrs. Dave Bobo
and children of Clinton are visiting
Mr. M. A. Sumerel and family.
Mrs. Robt. L. Green of Atlanta was
called here to the bedside of her fath
er, E. Y. Cunningham, who Is serious
ly ill.
Miss Ada Taylor of Clinton spent
the week end with Mrs. Victor Weath
ers.
Mr. Jim Young and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. E. M. Cunningham.
Mr. George Hopkins of Columbia is
visiting his uncle, Mr. P. B. Bailey
and family.
Mr. S. L. Cunningham and family of
Barksdale station are visiting on the
Ridge.
Mrs. Victor Weathers visited in At
lanta last week.
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