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18051. E iALSE -6,NEWVIIERURYO,SCo FRIDAY, OCTOBER 88 TWCI Em 41W LA~ Thi Booming business for this section. Low pr Below are some of 2 cases Androscoggin, 4-4 Bleached Cl 2 cases Fruit of Loom, 4-4 Bleached Cl 1 case 10-4 Bleached Shooting, during 1 caso 10-4 Unblenched Shoeting, durit BLACK A: Capes and Jac We commence the line with a 50c Cap at $12.00. Real Plush Capea, $2.00, $ We LYNCH LAW IN EDGEPIELD TWO NP(IOEs PUT TO DEAT111 FOR 7 TiE MUAUmI OC MRS. ATKINSON. t Ann1her Negro haa 'rohbl,y almto S*rIlhed for the ,ttme laiuie-' wa l ii.ndr 41 and Fifty Arimaeu1 White Meno Pre.ie:t at the Inquont-Tho IiiqItet Cotitlit nod sill Dmy--When the Cr<-w it hat )ecreasedt Snmewlint I the Prisoners were bonid andl Taknt Off Untder at Guard of Twenty mnin -The,y were Told to Run for their Uhtves and Two wero Shot an theuy Itan and onloe Is Masing. [News and Courier.] . Augusta, Ga., October 25.. Edgefield has again taken the law w into her own hands. Two negro ' men lost their lives tonight as the b sequel to the horrible assa:,sination a' of Mrs. Alice Atkinson. A third will no doubt be among the dead by morning. If alive, the eficape of e the third was miraculous. V Luther Sullivan, black as the a ace of spades, and Jim Mackey, w bright unto kinship to Indiai, were t shot and killed within oit.y rifle v' range of the acene of the as-assina tion, and 91most under the jhadow of Republican Church, wl ore the inqnest was held. It was a sad but P most dramatic (lay. It alhowed, L first, lhck of confidence in the oxo- tc cution of the laws, and secondly, a grim determination to set anl exam pie to all guilty of assassination, es- f pecially of an innocent woman. f No wonder there was madi(anatiou in the community. Tonight a week " ago Joe Atkinson, a plain and hon- 1 est farmer, was on his way home t with his wife. The woman, wearied tI with her trip, had pillowed he'r h(ead P on her husband's breast, w .ten suid- w denly from the bushes emuo the murderer, who, without a a'rdl of tr warnmng, fired and inst ant l killed Mrs. Atkinson. The evidence to- I day showed that Mrs. Atkinison left," a large family, the younzgest. but, nine months old. All the toutimonya showod that there was not a harsh.a feeling againtst either, excep,t that. l hywere white and the only wvhito. r miles arond. The first inquest was adjourned to. d accumulate more evidence ad to lh give time for the angry pass ious of an indignant community to becomo to pacified. The adjournment was un- t til today, and when the church doors:m were opened fully two hundred and.j fifty white men were present.. They tI' crame from miles around. There. tI were young and old1, plain farmers,. Ic rich planters, oven the country ;c plough boy. and the comipicuous feature was that they wert) a~rmed al heavily armed. It may ha:ve been. tI prudent for arms to he brought. ci along, and it may have been - with. : bloody mntent, most likely both. But it wVould( be hard indeod t) ima gioa more miscellanouts a ssort rnna because showing such -iced, medium and hig[ our offerings; every ar >1, 10 yards to customer - - 5c oth, 10 yards to customer - - (o this sale - - - -... - .. Ig this sale--..-..--- --.- ..- . LVD COLO] Here we throw ( gauntlet and Challor U one in South Car - - show at line that o and advanco sitep by stuNp to tho Phim 2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00. sell everything nan] 3ent, of arms; thero were shotguns. amuorless, broachloaditng and muz 1lb, rifles and sixteon-shooters, ovel [to old cap gun was there, and pis >Is that stuck out of pockets and elts woro as thick as hops. lin the contro of the church build. ig Magistrate Glover had arranged table for the clerk, - and around ,oro grouped the members of THR JURY OF INQUEST, ho were as follows: P. B. Latham, F. Adkins, \V. J. Harling, I. W. dover, John Floyd, M. D. Lyon, 'hos. E. Miller, 13. F. Renow, Win. [udson, Tom N. Timimots, Jas. I. ,eese, Dan McLendon. The jury as a represontative one, disposed to et at facts, but to some extent im ued with the prevailing sentiment, Ithough it did all possiblo ,to savo io negroes. At the first hearing considerable ridence was takon, and today fron ) until 5, with half an hour recess, Iditional testimony was taken. It as all thq evidonce of negroes frot to neighborhood. At first it looked )ry blue for A"draw Leo. Jim ackey sworo that Andrew Lee had lid him he killwd Mrs. Atkinpon. owove a splendid story. The jury it the matttter to to cruciail test. cc and Mackey were brought faca face. Lee was charged by Mackey ith killing Mrs. At.kinsont. VTe lire Leo's retort, htis denial anid htis ro itaal to criminiate anyone else with ise evidlence, appealed to the jury id all present, and1( in the fow mo-. ents Lee faced his sworn accusr purged himself or guilt. All along eo crowd in the church builIdintg ought Jim Maickey guilty, and suis mcted his 1ios as being directed to uirds self-proeser.vation. Luthor allivan hats himself to blameo for his oubles. Hie named others as bemug >le to pro a alibi tor him, arnd steadi they put the haltor, so to oak, around his nteck. Ho told a ry disconnected story, and1( witness ter witness dlonied his ev'idence, id till put him about the p)lace of e killing at the exact hour. Then the jury and1 the crowd con irred that Mackey anud Sullivanr :nw something" abont the killing; did not (10 it, they know who a it, and .hoy' wo're in the plot, for ojgonoral im rossion as gathered is at Wash M\acho -arered a plan kill Mr. Atkinson a I thereby free e neighborhood of its w ;.o citizen, d that Luther Sullivan, who had( at returneod hoime, was~ used o(1 o killing. aind that others were in o plot; that Jim Mrckey was a ador arid would have done the kill. g, but tho lot fell to ainothier. 1uiro Groen antd Andrew Lee w~oro first iml)icat ed, but they satisfied to jury of t-heir mnocence. Leo's mndor saved1 hint, and when sonmc to cried at the height of *to col. q(uy betwoom Leo and Mackey, Live them guns and let tbem light out." Leo spoke up aind said, Goods C a great stock--great in s i priced Goods. We are ticle is sold on its own m( por yard 10 bales Sea Island She por yard 3 bales Newberry Mills, S15cts .100 piOcos 9-ounc Woc 12jcts i 100 pieces Kid Cambric :fDmDRE own tho i One hnndred doz. kgo any olina to READY M kdoes 111. h Goods n its own merit a MAIN ST., "Yes, give us guns and I'm willing to fight out." Leo claimed the pro tection of the jury for his disclosures, and was assured no hari wouldi come to him while in their chargo. 1 The ovidence jogged tediously alo, Finally about 5 o'clock all the witnosses prosont had been ex. amined and the iipromptu court I room wis clearod for the jnry. Jim i Mackey was brought. in for puimping. i Ho told another story, and this tinie I ho said Luthor Sullivan had done the sh.'oting. First. it was G reen, then Loo, and last Sullivan. Then Sulli van was brought boforo the jury to faco Mackey. He was told of his trouble and then swore that Wakhli Mackey ha( proposed that they kill v Mr. Atkinson, 11 he was the only v white man about and was always i watching them, aid that Jim Mackey i did the killing, that be saw him bo. 1 hind the tree waiting for the Atkin- f sons. Meanwhilt the crowd, fully 250 e strong, was outsido waiting. "ix t o'clock came and thero was no sig i f of a verdict, no sign of a concilsioin; t the cross examiation was still pro- P grossing Seven o'clock came, antid the sit uation the same. Th'le two negroes were wevavinIg cords aroundit each other's nieck~s. Th'e crowd wats gettinig imp11at ient, very impatient. t TIhey want.ed act ion, a final ity3, anzy y sort of a coniclusiton. There were il many who camne for vengone- foril b)lood( of Mrs. Atkinson. T1hey swore r they woul.d have it. Tlhey were wil- t linzg to wait on1 a verd ict, but t her( ( must he some11 verdict. P~eace emis series in gledt about, but to no0 go od a with some1. '1Tho u out 8 o'clock o another ruse was tried. The mn b patienitly waiting outsidte were to be appealdt to to go homze anti lot the c law take its cour*se, anid whlile this t was going on theu prinicipals were t,o e ho slipped out of the back doori andi a secreted, and in time be taken to the 14 jail at Edgelield. Great and. vnor- b getic were thet appeals thait not hing o be dlono, as the t ime was n i fripe. 1, The Rev. Mr. Moatling got up on 8 the church steps first and1( pleaded y that tihe prisoners be0 alltowed to go it to Edgelild-1h '111 crowd( yoelled for the men and 1 that it did( not want any more talk. ai Mr. J. Manson Smith, who con- A (luct(ed the examiniat,ionst, begged that lie case be adtjournzed, and that all o go homne and( just ice woul b4 had. tl There noel be nto fear of the guilty escap)ing. The Rev. Henry McMilbue made a o ~t riotic appoal. Hie smid he hadit c wvegt, today for theoddea'd, but thore was\uo humianity onz righteousness in venglan ce. TIhe drowd was nzot con-t vince\- of t he guilt of anyone, anud .I fuller - jnstice wvould h0 dlone by waitinag. . 'fhe crowd said lie wvas a p)roachor, and a imn woent uip to him, and tak ing him by the hand, said: "'Mr. 1 MNcM~iIlan. I love yoan ut I can t (1 - l_ed #hae ize, variety and value-f satisfied with small proi 3rit. These low prices - mting, during this sale - - - . - Unbleachod, during this sale - 4 Jeans, regular 20cts quality, now - regular 5cts quality, now - . - Powels, 5c, 8e, 1Oc, 12c, 15c. AI)E 1SHIEET3 AND PILLO 'illow Cases, 10 cents and 12< beets at 48 cents and 58 cents. .nd hold that tha1 - -NEWBE 6viat yon ask. I'm thinking of my 6vifo at 110111e." Sherifr Ouzts said he appelledi as i friend and as Sheriff that no harm be don0 the prisoners. H would rotect tho prisoners to the bitter md, and h-e appealed to his friendq, or they wero all such, to remember he position it would place him in f ill came to his prisoners. He isked for God's sako that the negroes >o left alone, if for no otbor reason. Voice: "Shoriff, tell us about that aoor woman over yondor in her -ravo." Mr. N. Geo. Evans said no ono had fone further than ho to find the ,uilty partios. He had worked day rid night to that end, and he vanted his friends to )ot the law take ts course, It would ho unfortunato f some innocent person ibould be :illed. The guilt had not yet been ixed, and by waiting all of thoso rmplicated could be caught, when to uah into lynching now would spoil h whole thing. Lot it rest for a ew hours. The case can bo tried in hirty days, and he was satisfied tho iilty would suffer. If not then ronlld bo tho timo to act. This~ advice, however, dlid not suit be crowd at all. Mr. P. 13. Larnham, foreman of be jury, said( t hat the jury had rnot ot silicie.nt evidlence on which to x the resp)onsib)ility on any part iou ir persons. Hol appealed to the~ 1anihood of his friendls to let the law ike its courso and( to sustaini She'rilf hizts. Voico: '"All they want ii to make po)esie, and( before thuy know somoe no else around biore wvili be killed erore Saturday. Rlepresentativo Strom, Ex. Molmnber f thle Legislature Rainisford, Magis rate Goetzen, Magistrate Glovor, heriff Onzts, circulated ini the crowd1, nid begged tho won to go) home aind at matters rest. Some did go bomne ut they went very slowly. The plan( 1 t taking the prisoners out of the >okout on all 8id1ea of the building. 'illiwmr was sent orit in the church ardl under heavy gnard to son how would work, bunt the heavy guardi ad to keep an eagle eye on him. to was taken back into the ehurch, rid the three priuicipals. WYash1 lackey, Jim Maickey and( Luther aillivan, always sought the rofugo i the church anid wanted to remain beo as long as they could. At on10 timo a plan was p)r(posed > slip the niegroeos out of a window r dooer and b)y dlividuig upj get them ut of reach bofore the crowd cold iscover the rose, bt)lt all of those lanis in iled. One leader got up on lie staircase arid said lhe washed his andis or thie wholo business, as his IToris did( not seem to 1)0 appro. intedl in thle Republ1)1icari section. to asked( friendsi to retire with him. Pley hitched uip anid st arto(l away, mUt it is said1 they came brack to thle cone. Danrkness. hiom ni ties. di - I' House U or your money. Great 'its throughout entire si old good but one week -- - - I~cts 100 W I- - - - - et" --- - l1%cts 4 - - - - 3cts lsk to see the. V O A S E 4>. is the best plac RRY, S. C. I gast aid delay, uncertainty as to whethor the prisoners had bon slipped away, and the appeals all combined to reditco the crowds. Abont, 9. 30 o'clck, when it Was thought, tho pleadings had had wh desired effect, and the crowd was muich hllnned, tho thre chief pris oners had their hanidH tiel so as to ippeal in their helplessness to tho crowd. A strong guard, with 15 or 20 men, surrounded the prisoners. They timirched out of the church, tho doputies mlyilig the me11 Would ho protected. Tho coup surprised those outside, the guards aid prisoners marched on, the intrntion being to tko vehicles lator. At first ton or fifteen followod tho prison party. It foll back, stragglers came up, the distance between the prisoners and followers was decreasing, thoso ithead of the purniorm cried for thoir friends to como on. A rush was nado and in a momuet the firing be LI. The guardA may they wor., soized and to let go their prisoners. Before a t hing could be dono somoione ,riod to the negroes to run for their ives. They broko and ran. This av a space between the ps and nards anid the irinag began. It ~rashedi( like art.illery fire. A fter t he i rst fla9h it looked liko fift y or seven - y fivo guns. T'here was a cry, 'Don't shoot this way." It was froum oox of the detached guards. It was (during this lill thait Wash \Inickey made his escape, if escahit lie lid. Thin in another inst ant, there ysa aniother era~.h of g-nns, another 11nd anoether istant there was an - >ther crash (of guns, aniot her andl muot her, until there was aI genieral ury to stop shiootinig, and (even t hiin ho'rn was a spasmodic fire into thme lead b)odies as5 they lay ini the road ,o Edgefield. WVhen t he sokloh dleared the bodies of Luther Sulliuan md Jim Mack(ey lay ini the middle of he road. Wash Mackey hadii gott.en >oy(ond, he barely escaped the re >eated firing, anid perhaps dead1( ini he straw around the road. It was acarly It) o'clock, and wit h a seven eon - mile dIrive for a telegraph sta - ion I had not a mnoument to lose to ook for the thirdl victim. Mon Jrompt ly suiggesteod that bloodhounds 5) got ten to) hunt for Wash Mackey. [f found he wimll bo killed. Sullivan uid Mackey lay on1 t heir b)acks. They niast have been killed at the first re. Mackey wvas motion less, but ~uInlivan, who was big, burly negro, asped na thne crowdl went nyl to see he dead1 ii3i m naft.er the killing. A onmvennir or two was taken, anvd the rowdl went b)ack to the church to t their teams andl if possib)le find Nash Mackey, the supposed origi intor of the At.kinson assassinat ion, mid thle reporters made for August a ni a pouring rain. A nidrewv Leo and1( S<iniro (1reen, vhio were ailso unditer suspicion, andl whio would have fared badly, were akeoi away by white mn. All of around stock of practici :ock. ; no Goods charged or se hito) LBd Spjrealds, speciail for 1this sloh Ll b4 "6 it 6600 brodery pinos d. Se t Em. e to do your tradi i I theo othe14r ne(groes. ipli caito, orI I hl as wvitnei'Hsss wverel h(ont horne14 early in thacoveOing. somr: 01' Tm.i: n:'is-rus losv. i utdher S, livn w tle brI lin-r in l i of hiis t b lioth l 1r vict im, ,iot, Macky, anoo th4 son inh eia f Wash Mackey, so it will be see it ads veriy Jlnuch'I of ai fmn,iily all'air. Suilli. with himt o theo aCt.irmlivaon of thl illing and that ht went hutinng. Lu said that h left IiS gun oht I> lawto. I11-sked at lg il wonu, ACkea W itm. whllro Si Joh was tol 11111el1 oilorli 1111,11 that. lt hwr hall hald at m a.ight1y nagrrow s Wihniuor of such stt0ws, wich point od liretly to Silhlivat im iml" Macslkiy. thit evi e aliric it 1th l 1i rst eliarinlg an1Od Sullivan's mtt1iet, togeter with ita gnli eral feeli ig, Imli 11101a Mti iso Ia cyt Ttit t thed ano w- coromi<l uini C ti thor il Thiil L oit. donIll 111 l i( i Thi l wort,i it I ing wadiet, and Stilwyai wold 'ji th1inrgs as t.he4y werel it is not1 su11rp ris rig thait 1111 over -n ro ig ht feelings tothok such a cos to ven-t thmi sai11suc things wNrV n4edHed iy very ifteni yours o minpdress th lillegr wVith his position)1 aii nak11(4 hlim nI>o cari*tful about1 aisassinionsI1411. .1t Wats in thia vieiity tlitd 1e NoI Tto nout riot bvoc Irrd. cor four iiit 11 sqmll1r4l it is sidI thlere is no4 whlitIl fangy except ththo eof i r. Atkirisois, whos1 wifEi was killd in his st--A& Ad. For tornmils in1 on14 direct ion1 it is sid th4rt' is noct anIother white fariui - plicanit for 11h4 plitSiioni ohf H postmas ter att Ilenoir and1( for t11 he post ali rolutol the4r(, haoth of whi 1h1 alre hohl( bly M4r. At.kins-or. 1lo d1eni14s thei( chalrgl. T1he(re atre mny dletils, pe(rhapiIs, whiich 4ii4 could beibought (on1t in a1 moire (ex1ended atrticle, wVlhib (could1 only3 be4 story is given in ll 1itls Oxtent1 . Tlhe( whiolo fact, of the( malt.t(er is 1that a largo inmber of i,ion went to llopubt. licanf Church thuis mlornling fully 41(. telrmrined0 to kill the1( guiilty. They wen)ri ot hum, but deterined1(5, and1( no4 pe4rsuastionl (coubl( halvel beeni (1Tec. tivol. They1) sua hl(y hw114 son1 ((Oo 11n1(ch oIf niEgroes pro ilabbis, and14 it wats too far for Iitiir to go~~II loout, to 5(14 that1 thngs went righi, and4( mieatnw lhe it wats da1nige rouls not) to act1. for the( 44111<1 of an1 (ex arii g1. ItI. is t hiought there11 will be4 aI comlp leto cahi aI tfter t.1odayi'5 stormi, andtl t atlt will be~ qu11 ilhreaifter. Ilh 'l in r II lir 44u* 14414 44144o by P'-lnIt l-.. II, Iii inlility cahr l(I(III 'e Wort e41gj11.E Mal.irv 1sd al i $h '.) ' (4 ea aici ( xpe e4'l i Mombly * '6. lIOferences-r.. (Isnose ,i '( . 0 i1preisIsed 11l4I I4 stamned 31ne l 1tr....s .. . li s. p~ and economical Goods nt Out on approval: . - . - - - - - .ets - - -- - - 9i8ct.s -- . - - $1.25 irds of I ih very fii.Jst Finbroilerv ver \lo iii Newbo.rr;, O)iIIIIn.ing of Clil ni Nninsfohkm. Thesv.e aro aill tho ( 'I0 , re giIla i ic, I . i041 (c; wo hird th regnhir prive, from 5c to 25o n g. n'ogi 1lII-ON I i EVY QU.l 11 M11-I'D CINPc. A F.-ri ru 'st14.. 1o 1an1l 'w< U11. dtrmi fro,ll the E.M--1t- (if isan Allolgedt 4,1h1 oit,nc. (Nows and Couirior.) IlIck llill, Octobor 20.--Mr. P. M. 1111ank., at farmnor livinig nmar Edgo m1or, lost two o(f his fl.-Imily today from Cho ('1T,ots of chill tonlic. Th'lig Iorigil" hia w%if,, took i dose of whIUL sht upposd to b (.1 IOV1 Chill Tie nfud ai(. tho H1to.o tiin gavo hor littlo sun a dose , IId a little 1at1or gnvi h1r littlo daugliter A dose. InI 1ess t.ha1111 nl hour and a half tIt) Insthor wa-ts <dval, ald at Wngon m-It to I ?, wk IkI ill for a cofl!in. W hilo the frion1 woro horo bmying the m1other'm collin ai ii man camo up and 81i1l to brilrig two coffulit, aF the little 8on waIL4 dond, and Lat the littlo girl was not. vxp-Mt(d to i(-. he neigh. hrhood is gratly, shocked by thii HIld incvidon't. ',l. E1ryran la4 imiproin g. Savnnah,n., Octohor 25.- C%ol. W illiai BJning l ian i t till ill. H1o is improving and has wired AMrs. jjrynjtn klhgi ni,,d not return South. Ton ol. I sryan receivedi a call iOg, Ih le et uirer. He has11 refused to se an lly (one (else, excep~ t. on11 of hisi aids1 and1( the doclutor. Mr. Wenidling say~ s th4 (colonel wias not, lotinitg any the worsei from i 1 11inisositlonl, andu Sint, hei wasit oIlicitouM to be1 abl to get uip andi roturin to his8 cam, Mo be (coub I givie his 8carl andi trt pe'rsonaIll iatt'iilion to thei~ 801hliers of 1is No brnaska cuini,nandn, and14 so0 about HeJI4di fig tiii iCk a111d cOn1ValORcoHt W\hen (Colone1 lIrynnri welvol he rIi(nees t 1h4 same14 lif (44s hil men04.Th friend wias asked14 if it wasH true thait Coh. Brynni wasi1 anious111 to retire fro the nrmy(414143. "'Not ait all ,"' wasl the4 anTswarr. "io w~ ill Mt ick it out as1 long a8 his: re,giniaent is hold( ini the A Charlini oliii .a,rie 4'4In 4.itzev.rland Ber'ne, Swit z/ernlandO, October 25. At. Nyon in the4 Canton01 of Vaud, his 'ounlt. imrez, was8 mairried today to iss8 414 1 Jnn i Johnt on Perry, (daulghter of thet late( A. S. J. Pe~4rry, of Chiarles tori, -. (. Secret of Beauty is health. 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