The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-30
CoLuMBIA, s. o., April 20, 1911.

COLUMBIA, $. o., April 20 1871.
The town OF Manning, IN Clarendon county, has
been recently the scene OF another disturbance
similar to that which occurred in Chester county In
March last, though fortunately In this instance not
accompanied by ploodshed, This grew out OF the
ASSASSINATION or NEGRO
named Peter Lemon. who, being one Of the commits
soners was consequently not over popular among
the bre-eatng cnIvary OF the county. 10 Is
proper TO state however, that Investigation SO
far has failed TO establish whether Lemon was
killed because of his politics or from motives Oh prL
vate revenge. IL being alleged that he was noto-
ronsly offensive and turbulent negro, may have mad
something TO do with his taking OPP by the kn
klux; but II Is equally well known that Lemon mad
incurred the everlasting hate and resentment OF
coored man In the county, whose sister he had
ravIshed ana for which outrage the aforesaid col.
ored man ana brother had, on former occasion,
shot at Lemon. BE this rs II may on Wednesday
afternoon OF last week Lemon was returning from
Manning, the county seat, in his buggy, and when
within about two ana a half miles OF that place,
ut a swamp thicket, near Fellowship church, he re-
ceivcd a voey OF buckshot, when completely rid
died his entire person. many of them being found
embedded In his head. breast, stomach and legs. He
was killed instantly. II Ia now stated that before
leaving the town OF Manning for his residence IN the
country Lemon became very much intoxi-
Gated, and while IN that state he melted
considerable disturbance. the daV being public
one; that twice he was driven back upon attempt
ing to leave, aud that the third time he was allowed
TO pursue his way, with the tragic result above
stated. The news of his death spread with the
greatest rapidly through the county, and on Satur
day last three or four hundred
ARMED NEGROES
assembled at Fellowship church, rot far from the
scene OF the tragedy OF Wednesday. This body was
greatly agitated over the murder which a majority
ascribed to their invisible enemy the Ku klux Khan,
while a few seemed to take more rational view OF
the matter, and these generally credited the killing
to personal enemies. Most of them visited
tue exact place where Lemon was killed, taking
mental diagrams, liking the relative positions OF tho
murdered and the murderers, ana giving vent TO
opIaions based more upon individual pre- udtces
than any real facts warranted. Under the influence
OF the excitement which this large as-embage
occasoned over one hundred OF those that were
armed marched upon the town oil Manning, threat
ening tn
KILL TEN WHITE MEN AND BURN THE TOWN
IN retaliation for the murder OF Lemon The
among the whites degree Of terror scarcely war
ranted by the circumstances, and they at once
Ing ala in tho event the attack they anticipated.
Meanwhile, by a determined snow OF resistance to
the last the negroes were kept at bay until reinforce
ment5 arrived, and then % parley ensued. Flags or
truce were brought into rcdusi1on and In the meet
ing that took place between the Deigerent parties
the negroes were given 10 understand that all hos
tile demonstrations on their part must cease, ami
that IL lt did not the whites, who now numbered
nearly three hundred would compel them TO retire
from Manning by force. Discretion being the better
part Of vaoT the negroes at length, after two
days siege OF the town. dispersed, without coming
to q collision, which must have been bloody one
had IL taken place. Another party OF negroes were
about 10 ,sr~"~ w.
.sal-tI'h~ LYNCH A NEGRO
named Egber, Nelson, whom they strongly sus-
pected OF having some hand IN the murder or
lemon: but Nelson rescued by u number VI
whites, who declared that no should nave d
lair trial and chance for ms HE Accounts
from Marion county give the particulars Of the
HANGING OF A NEGRO
desperate In Darlington by the XII klux Khan. Two
correspondents writing rom Marion agree a. TO the
outrage but differ ~ TO the locality In winch the
negro resided. Ha name was Daniel Edwards, and
he Is represented rs being desperate and iawless
character, as are nearly all the victims OF the
papers. Edwards had been repeatedly warned
that nc would be summariy dealt with II
lie did not desist from his lncendary practlce OF
burning barns and gin houses but falling 20 regard
these Ku Klux atfnonitlons, on Monday night last
large body Of masked mounted men visited hts
house took him out ana left him hanging TO q tree
kicking IN the great immensely OF space. Nobody
tnis outrage, notice had been previously served
upon all the negroes IN the neighborhood not To
leave their homes that night, injunction they did
not fail to duly obey.
A pIABoLICAL MURDER.
TINS time OF a negro, by man and brother, also IN
reported from Marion county. The alleged cause "a
woman and the manner OF the murder an invitation
ceased, whose throat Ia cut when near river, anu
he IL thrown In TO expire from the Combined enects
OF water and phlebotolny. The murderer escaped
% North Carolina.