The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 11, 1895, Image 2
An Ugly Lynching,
A Man and a Woman Strip
ped Naked and Beaten to
Death in Colieton.
A Minister Tells the Story-Lynch
ers are Known-The Coroner's
Jury Senders a Verdict
Charging Four Men
With the Deed.
The details of a horrible affair
which has occurred in this State in
the las few days came to light last
night. The affair is all the more
lamentable when it is known that the
provocation was so slight. It took
place down in Colieton County, near
the Barwell and Hampton lines and
was not known generally in that
vicinity until Wednesday morning,
when the dead bodies o? two of the
^victims, stripped of their clothing,
were found-one being an old wo
. man They had been taken out and
beaten to death with new buggy
traces-the man's offence being that
he was suspected of of having stolen
a bible and some furniture from a
church and the woman's offense be
ing that she was supposed to know
something of it
The details of the affair were ob?
tained from a well-known white min?
ister of the gospel, who arrived in
this city last night; a man of the
highest integrity and standing in the
State. Liquor seems to be the only
excuse for the deed, if excuse can be
even claimed.
The affair occurred in Broxton
Township, Colieton County, at Brox?
ton Bridge, or Ford as it is frequent?
ly calleo*. The nearest postoffice ?R
' Jenny's eight miles from Fairfax,
where the F. C. aud P. and P , K
and A roads cross one another
THE C.1.CSE.
It seems that several months ago
St. Michael's Church in Barnwell
County was broken open and ribbed,
a Bible and some pulpit furniture be?
ing taken away A young negro,
named Isom Kearse, who disappear- I
ed from the nighborhood about that
time was suspected of being the
thief. He had become somewhat
notorious for thefts, and had been
suspected of burning a store some
time ago.
In some way four Barnwell men
had gotten information that he was
at !?in old mother's home near Brox
ton Ford, and they went over there
on Monday night last. These men
got 'wo men from the neighborhood
to assist them, one being Frank
Hiers They then went to Isom's
house. They found him just coming
-ont of the door
DRAGGED ALONG THE ROAD.
The party took the negro, put a
rope around his neck, and tiod him
behind their buggy. Then they
drove to the ferry, two miles away,
very rapidly. The poor negro kept
up as iong as he could, and it is said
that finally he fell and several times
was dragged along.
On the way two of the party were
sent back to get the negro's aged
mother, "old Mauro Hannah," and
his young wife, a girl about 17 years
of age, who had a five months' old
infant At the ferry the party held
up and .?waited the arrival of the de?
tail. When the women arrived,
none of the three would or could
tell anything about the church pro?
perty.
STRIPPED AND WHIPPED.
Upon their refusal they were all j
three snipped naked and beaten ?
with a new buggy trace, which, it is j
said, was almost worn out The j
man was given about 150 lashes and
fell insensible, his body being in a
terrible condition. The women were
likewise severely beaten The man
several times pleaded with his tor
mentors t<> shoot him. The old wo- j
man broke away and dashed into the j
woods The young woman did like?
wise, going in a different direction
The men built a fire near the insensi?
ble negro, threw his old coat over
him and left.
THE DEAD BODIES FOUND.
On Wednesday morning the body !
of the man was found where it was i
left, cold in death. It had been j
there one night and one day About \
100 yards away in the swamp, lying I
in a pool of water about knee deep, ?
was found the old woman's body, j
cold and stiff She had fallen face I
downward with her hands extended. I
THE THIRD VICTIM. I
The young woman managed to
find her way home, and is said to be
in a critical condition. She told !
some of the negroes about it Tues ;
day afternoon, but they seemed to be j
afraid to mention it.
THE INQUEST.
Trial Justice A. C. Walker was j
notified aud on Wednesday evening
he summoned to the scene of the
tragedy a coiner's jury. The old
woman had a string around her neck
and a small piece of cloth around her j
waist
Among tnose on the jury were the I
following white men from the neigh- ?
boorhood : Newton Murdock, lian j
Werner, Joe Werner, Lee Vam, Geo. j
Folk, Adam Folk and Henry Gowan, j
One negro named Murdock was also j
on the jury. The examining p hy si-j
cian was Dr. Iliers.
The negroes around say that while 1
! Frank Hiers was with the party, lie
implored them to stop while they
' were whipping the victims. Any?
way, he was an eye-witness to the
affair and he testified at the inquest
! giving testimony about the same as
; given above, and divulging the
names of the other members of the
I party The physician testified that
the blows inflicted were sufficient to
cause death.
Upon this testimony the jury ren?
dered a verdict that the parties came
to their death at the hands of four
leading white men of this section,
residing on the Barnwell side. The
St?.te has their names but withholds
them for the present. They are
quite prominent in that section of the
country, one being a physician and
another a brother of a former mern
ber of tiie legislature. At last ac
counts these men had not been ar?
rested.
Yesterday there were many whites
and negroes at the ferry and the
bodies were still lhere. It was said
that they were to be buried there.
The whites of the vicinity condemn
the deed and were talking yesterday
of pushing the prosecution. The
deed is attributed to liquor, it being
considered that the four men named
went further than they thought with
the whipping.
Tiie ?State has endeavored to give
the facts as obtained from the minis?
ter, who vouches for them in all par?
ticulars, without the slightest color.
The minister referred to is known to
many who will read this story.-The
State
Cuba's Clarion CaJJ.
Florida's Senator Eloquently
Champion's Her Cause.
Washington, Dec. 5.-During the
morning hour io the senate many bili*
were introduced and referred to commit?
tees, auioDg them one by Mr. Mills to
provide for coinage of the silver in tbe
treasury, and one by Mr. Chandler to
provide, to conoectiou with other na
fious for the unlimited coiuage of gold
and silver at the ratio of 1 to 15 1-2.
Mr. Dubois (ttep ) of idaho offered
bis resolution to amend the rules t-o as
to divide tbs appropriation bills among
the committee's having charge of the
general subject, and it was laid on tbe
table to be called up hereafter.
A protest from the legislature of
Montana against the issue of govern?
ment bonds was presentud by Mr. Mau
tle (R<*p.) of Montana.
Mr. Cai! offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the secretary
of state for all the correspondence relat?
ing to the trial, conviction aud seutence
of General ?anguilly, an American
citizen, for alleged complicity in tbe
war against Spain by Cuba, and direct?
ing-tbe secretary to obtain a evy of
the record of the trial.
Mr. Gallioger (Rep.) of New ti-mp
shire offered a resolution deciarit:?r u ro
be "the sense or the seoate that i< uti
wise and inexpedient to retire the green?
backs," and it was referred to thc com?
mittee on finance.
The resolution offered last TueseVy by
Mr. Call f.?r the recognition of a ??ate
cf public war between the government
of Spain and "tbe government pro?
claimed and for some time maintained
by force of arms by the people of
Cuba," protesting against the barbarous
manner in which that war is being con?
ducted, and authorizing the Pre.iid.-ut
to take su rh steps as may be expedient
in his judgment to secure observance of
laws of war." was taken un, and Mr.
Call addressed the Senate Ho describ?
ive conduct of the Spanish troops in
Cuba as *'merc:!ess and tn disregard of
age, sex and^ condition."
.'These people," he added, "have
been acting on the priucipien which we
have declared, and on (he advice |
which we have given to them, and that
we should silently permit this war to
proceed without, a single word of en?
couragement, without a singlo word of
protection to their legal and recognized
rights is certainly not creditable to this
government. It is certainly not iu
accordance with justice nor with the
high portion which our people ought to
tako When we affirm the M ou roe doc?
trine with idle declamations, while we
permit iostauces of this kind to occur
under our very eyes and within our
range, the affirmation is a vain one and
can carry no weight or respect with it
"If this government is not a farce
and a fraud, the people of Cuba have
a right to establish their in?
dependence. Spain declared that
the Southern Confederacy was a
belligerent power and recognized
her, aud' the English government
nisi) recognized thc civil war in the
south Why should we not. then, wheo
these people have acted on our example,
under our advice, uuder our instruc?
tion, justify their forcible resistance.
Why should we allow Spain to purchase :
supplies iu our ports and forbid the j
same right to the Cubans 1 I hope j
tbat the committee on foreigu relations ;
will not postpone actiou on this reeolu
tioe, but wili report at an early day in
favor of it, or of some resolution that j
will accord to the people of Cuba the j
same rights in our ports and territory j
as are uow given to Spain. I hope |
that the disgrace we are now under, in
actually aiding tbe government of Spaiu I
in its oppression and its merciless rule j
over this people will be ended." *
At the close of Mr. Call's speech, the j
resolution was referred to the committee I
on foreign relations. Thc senate then j
proceeded to the consideration of execu?
tive business and at 1 35 adjourned un?
til Monday.
Term of Tillman Torment
Being Suffered by This
Shamed State.
Atlanta, Dec. 5.-Senator Ben. R.
Tillman and Governor John Gary
Evans of South Carolina were de?
nounced by the members of the Ex?
position Exhibitors' association this
morning Resolutions condemning
their speeches on South Carolina day
at the exposition as inflammatory
utterances, were adopted, ami the
two South Carolinians were referred
to as ranting demagogues, cut throats
and moonshiners
The resolutions in part said :
Resolved, That for the fame and
good name of the Atlanta Exposition
at which these men were unfortu?
nately permitted to speak, we de?
nounce their speeches as being de
void of reason, sense and patriotism,
and we repudiate the speakers In
this we fell confident we are but voic?
ing the sense of our country and the
earnest fellings of the better people
of all the Southern States.
Resolved, That we sympathize also
with the management of this Expo?
sition, that under the cloak of tem?
porary authority two such fanatics
should have been able lo intrude
their utterances upon the otherwise
healthy and satisfactory proceedings
that have characterized this enter?
prise. But while dismissing the
utterances of these men a6 unworthy
of further notice from our association
or the country, we do not forget that
ii? the general economy of nature,
mankind must have its troubles and
communities their afflictions It is
not many years since California was
annoyed by a brace of bandits known
as Evans and Sontag, and the exhi?
bition witnessed here on the 28th of
November, is but an evidence that
South Carolina in its turn is 'en?
during, through its own indiscretions,
a season of torment from its Tillman
and Evans.
Committee for Association :
J. A. Pilcher, California Chairman
J William Ports, Maryland.
W. F. Anthony, Virginia.
Bennet. Tennessee
C II Eobbins, Boston.
Approved : George G. Johnson,
President Exhibitors' Association.
Shocking Suicide.
Birmingham, Ala., D';? 6.-Cul. A
U. Hargrove, ex President of the State
Senate and one of tba most distin?
guished lawyers in Alabama, commit?
ted suicide at his home in Tuealoosa,
Ala., by blowing bis brains out with a
pistol. He had been in failing health
for some time and this is believed to
have temporarily unbalanced his mind.
Coiouel Hargrove waf a brother of
Bishop Hargrove of thc Methodist
Church, South, and for many years
was a prominent figure in Alabama
politics. Only recently he was urged
by friends to become the sound money
candidate for the Democratic guberna?
torial nomination but declined, saying
that ill health had compelled his retire?
ment from politics. He was 57 years old.
His suicide has shocked the entire
State.
"Cussing" Turkey.
Washington. Dec. 6 -lu the Lou-.?; j
to-day Mr. Waiker of Massachusetts. !
had read the following with request that J
it he printed-:
Whereas, There are many natural-j
ized American citizens of Armenian
birth, now resident of the United States !
and whereas, Thc Turkish ?overoment I
continues unjustly and forcibly to coi- !
lect persoual taxes of such naturalized j
American citizens by imprisoning and
otherwise oppressing their relatives ; j
And, whereas, The Turkish govern?
ment neither permits such naturalized j
American citizens to re-ent^r its terri?
tory to visit their families nor on the
other hand, allow.? these families to j
come to this couutry ;
And, whereas, Such wives and child-1
reu having the rights of Americau cit
izeos by virtue of the naturalization of ?
the head of the family have been and j
are exposed to outrage and destruction j
in the cities which have lately been j
given over to massacre and plunder.
Therefore, resolved, That the people j
of the Uoited States, through their re?
presentatives in congress assembled, J
hereby express their deepest abhorrence j
and condemnation of the outrages thus 1
committed on their American fellow
citizens, as well as on the other Chris- j
tian subjects of Turkey.
Resolved, further, That this house j
composed of thc immediate representa
ti ves of the people, pledge its hearty I
support to ?he executive branch of the ;
government in every measure justified
by iuiorna'iooal law ami at common :
humanity to vindicate the rights of ow
fellow citizens and of their families in
Turkey, and to hinder and prevent, as
far as practicable, tho continuance of i
the outrages and massacres in thailand !
Mr. Turner of Georgia expressed the
opinion that such a resolution should j
not be presented to thc house io its 1
present condition, ami he therefore ob- ;
jected.
Ou motion by Mr. Cannon of Illinois ;
the bouse at Iii 80 o'clock adjourned
until M onday next.
Ono Pound of superior Writing j
Paper, reith Envelor03 to natch, sold V
hy H. G. Ostccu & Co.3 for 25 cents, .j
i
Paid by Pinkertons.
Spaniards Testify Against
Laurada at Charleston.
CHARLESTON, Dec. G -The case of
the United States against the steam?
ship Laurada and Captain Hughes,
her master, for alleged violation of
the neutrality laws in carrying men
and arms tc assist the Cuban insur?
gents, came up before Judge IV. Ii
Brawley in the United Mates district
court to day The case is one which
has excited interest throughout the
country, and the cwt room was
completely filled with interested spec?
tators.
Captain Hughes, who sat in the
railing, was represented by ex-Sena?
tor M C. Butler and J. P EL. Bryan,
of Charleston United States Dis?
trict Attorney W. P Murphy was as?
sisted by Assistant United States At?
torney Genera] Whitney, Mr Moliet
Pr?vost, of New York, and Assist?
ant United States District AttornAe
Hughes
The indictment when read showed
that the Laurada was charged with
having taken a company of soldiers
and large quantity of munitions of
war to the Cuban insurgents during
the latter part of October. The
day's proceedings consisted m the
direct and indirect examination of
three Spaniards who claim to have j
been on the Laurada during the Octo- j
ber trip to Cuba These men, all ol j
whom said they were citizens of
Spain, gave virtually the same teyti
mony They said that they had beeu
employed as firemen on the Laurada
The vessel had sailed from New
York about 6 30 p. m . Oct. 21. j
When about two milfs off the Scot- j
land lightship she had stopped and !
waited for two tugs ?vhich had ap?
proached her from the sea. The
tugs had put aboard of her 35 men
and a number of boxes of arms and
ammunition. During the voyage the
men had drilled constantly below
decks and one of them had fold the
witnesses that they were going to
fight for Cuban liberty
The witnesses said that the coast
of Cuba had been reached on the
evening of October 27 The Lau?
rada had gone in in within 200 yards
of the shore and then landed the men
and ammunition taken from the tugs
The vessel had then gone to Kings?
ton and taken in a corgo of fruit.
The witnesses said that when they
returned to New York Captain
Hughes had not paid their wages and
they had gone to the Spanish consul
They admitted that Pinkerton men
nad approached them and that they
were receiving $2 per d>;y and their
expenses from the Pinkertons. The
testimony of the witnesses was taken
through an intepreter ts none of
them could speak Engli*'. The case
will be continued to-moi*<;>w
? ??? I I -Ol??
Night and Day.
Commissioner Mixson has found it
impossible to keep up with the demand
for State ijrog- The force of hands
working 12 hours a day could not put it
up faff enough for the thirsty throats,
so he had to put on a night force, as the
number of the day force could not be
increased with comfort.
He has appointed Mr C. A. Koon j
soperintaodent of the night force, which j
commeuces work at 6:30 p. m. and I
works, with the exception o: one hour
for lunch, or midnight dinner, as it may
be called, until 6 a. m. The day force
comes oo at 7 a. m and ?tops work al
6 ? m.
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Sheet celluloid, various shades, for saie by
H. G. Osteen & Co.
Untold Agonies
Every Limb Achat! With Muscu?
lar Rheumatism
A Perfect Cure by Hood's Sarsa?
parilla.
Thc cause of rheumatism is lactic
acid in thc; blood, which accumulates
in the joints, and gives the victim such
dreadful pains and aches. Hood's Sai>
sapaiilla neutralizes the acid, purifies
the blood and thus cures rheumatism.
"Five years agc I had my first attack
Of lumbago y? muscular rheumatism.
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w|fe> M I sent for a bot
^f?M^L k tle- At that time
^^^^^^fi 1 ached in every
?fe. - limb> especially
ife^t /Irs hip* 1 {elt as
Ipil, \s ffe--^ though I had a
fpp s^<$??2z^?$*$ fever and for a
fcw hours at
Mr, Thomas S. Palrser . , L -
Abbeville, s. c. eight lt was ?m
pcssiblc 1 csleep. IrufTered unto?dagonies.
Concitaci?n was not the least of my
troubles. I commenced to take flood's
S&rssoar??la and f< ii a decided change in
VISITORS TO CHARLESTON
During the
FALL FESTIVAL,
From December 9th to 14th, are invited to attend a\
232 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C,
Oct 16-'..
Sumter, S. C. Dec. 2, '95
Nearly every week we receive
fresh car ioads of stock. This
week we chronicle the arrival of
?eceraber 2, '95.
HARB Y Ss CO.,
WHOLESALE B?GK?iS.
-AND
Cotton Storage Warehouse
PROPRIETORS.
OFFICE :
COURT HOUSE SQUARE,
500 Tons Ammoniated Guano.
500 Tons Acid Phosphate.
500 Tons German Kain it.
COTTON SEED MEAL, AND MEAT SALT
FOR SALE.
GET OUR PRICES.
We keep o'.) hand H full lice of heavy
groceries.
FEED AND SEED OATS,
DRY S A LT M li A TS.
LARD, UEAL, GRIST.
FLOUR, SUGAR. RICE,
COFFEE, POTTED
MEATS, fte., &c.
?35~ Correspondence solicited.
Nor. 27.
TAX NOT
OFFICE COUNT? TREASURER,
SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER, S. C., Oct. 1, 1895.
The Treasurer of Sumter County
hereby gives notice that, bis books will
bc open at his office in the Court House
from the 15rh day of October, 1895, to
thc 31st day of December, 1895, inclu?
sive, for the collection of taxes for the
5<cal year 1894-1895. for Sumter
County.
The following are tho rates per cen?
tum of the levy :
For State purposes 4J- mills on every
dollar of the value of all taxable prop?
erty.
For ordinary County purposes, 3
mille.
For Constitutional School Tax, 2
mills.
Making a total of 9? mills.
Also the following additional levies
in the special School Districts enumer?
ated below :
District No. 20-4 mills.
District No 18-2 mills.
District No. 5-2 mills.
District No. 12-2 mills.
District No. 16-2 mills
District No. 1-2 milis.
Also one dollar on each poll between
the ages of 21 and 50 years
H. h. SCARBOROUGH,
Countv Treasurer.
Oct. 2
Order YuLir
PROVISIONS ANO GROCERIES
FROM
GEO. f. STEFFENS & SON,
Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C.
-Agents for
MOTT'S CIDEE
RED SEAL CIGARS,
AND DOVE HAMS, j
Es?a?e o? Mrs S??san E. Ftirnmii, I
DECEASED.
IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate I
of Suo.jtiT County cn D?celai", er 'J", !c?;?, \
ur a Final Discharge as Administrator of i
r.toresaid Estate
RICH'D Ii. FC RM AN, Adn>. !
November 20, IS05.
Are you owing io the Exposition? If so
slop at the Lf-adinj? Cotel, where accommo?
dations are to he had for 1.000 guests per
day The ouly first-class Hotel io the City
charging mi ly $2.00 per day.
VICTORIA HOTEL
J. W. ?KMLUCKE,
manager.
Ncs. 30-32-34 Santh Fryer Street
Half Block From Car Shed,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Burglar proof safe for valaabies, cars pass
the door every five minutes for Exposition
Grounds. Kvery;hin? first-class. Tue best
beds in the city Trlr<j?a^h or write ahead
for accommooa'.io: s. Remember we will
treat you right and charge you only $2.00
per day for Bim r i and Lodging. Porters at
all trains.
Sept. 18.
Southern Fruit Co.
W. il. NIXSON, Manager,
IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN"
FRUIT AND PRODUCE
FRUIT ai VEGETABLE SHIP?
PING PACKAGES, ETC.
-217 EAST BAY,
CHALESTON, S. C.
Oct 16-v
CHEAP EXCURSION RATES
-TO
ATLANTA, GA.,
Sept 15th to Dec. 31st, 1895.
VIA
Atlantic Coast Line,
Through Pullman Palace
Buffet Sleeping Cars
Between New York and Atlanta, Ga.,
VIA
"Mchmond, Petersburg. Weldon. Rockv Mount
Wilson, Fayetteville, Florence. Sumter,
Orangeburg, Aiken and Augusta.
For Rates, Schedules, Sleeping Car accom?
modations, cail on or address any Acent
Atlantic Const Line, or the undersigned.
j. w. MORRIS. c. s. CAMPBELL,
Div Pass. Agent, Div. Pass. Agent,
Charleston. H. C. Richmond, Va.
T. M. EMERSON*. H. M. EMERSON,
Traf5c Manager, Ass't Gen. Pass Agt.
Wilmington, N. C.
FOR SALE.
A HANDSOME AN!) STYLISH MARE,
xJt seven years old. Her ?-?re i> the
famous thoroughb: d stallion Willie Burk.
Dsme was a rip.e trotting marc. Applv t<
C. A. ELLERBE,
Nov. 27. Kagood. S. C*