The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-12
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
AHOrribIe Deed OF Blood.

Brutal MURDER OF MRS. KENNEDY IN SOUTH
CARoLINA-PARIICULAR OF TIE FIENDISH
CRIME.
CHARLESTON. December 1.-THE NeUS
and fourier has received the details OF the
murder OF Mrs. Kennedy in Clirendon
county. and of the subsequent lynching OF
the three murdercrs last sunday. MI.
Thomas Kennedy. living near Salem, IN
tending TO visit Charleston, went over TO
his fathers house, short distance from MS
own. TO ask his mother TO stay with his
wife during his absence Kennedy's wife
was formerly Miss Ada Wright, OF OAR
lington, and had only been MARRIED
about veal. She was Young iauy
OF only nineteen or twenty years OF
age, intelligent, refined, and hlghly-
res pected. When her husband LETT she saul
the door and sat by window TO wfite 4
letter TO her mother. As she sat lhere she
sIW i'm the yard Joe Barnes, n col0red ooy
about sixteen years old, who had beeh ein'
ployed by Kennedy the previous week
This boy bad been induced by TWO negroes
living near by-VanCe Brandt ond MS ST.,
ter julia, aged respectively eigh,een anu
fifteen, 10 hand" round the premises, ana
when Kennedy lett the place 10 give a
signal TO Vance and Julia. VINO kept
themselves concealed in the thickrt' us
couDle bad heard OF Mr.. henned?,s ihteu-
ton TO visit Charleston. ana thlhklhS tu'l
he would have good deal OF money III me
house determined to break III ana Set il'
When Joe gave the signal vance went ''h-
medately 10 the window ana ibfec iiihes
tried to get in, and each time ne was shoN'u
cut by Mrs. Kennedy. Finding lhat ne was
determined TO get IN, she opened Tue io".
door, ran through the yard, ana was JUL
going through the gate Wheh vance
snatched up hoe that was !'"s ~
the yard, oyeTtoob her nj Inc gaze, ava
knocked her down. She implored loi
mercy, and told him she womb give 3lin All
the money she bad If he would OnIy spare
her lie. He cursed her aud Said, >e peeh
wanting 10 kill YOU long time" ana Ut tnal
struck her two more blows, III attempting
TO avert which. it is supposed, her banu was
broken. Just then Julia came up WIN an
ther hoe and sever, d her head. Wneh Men
npdy returned, about three hour, AFTER.
wards, be found his wife lying OUTSIDE OF
the front gate mulilated, cold, ana SUM- Win
her head almost severed. The ehllIe cra-
MUM was cut off from ear 10 ear, leaving
the brains scattered all around on TIE
ground. A jury Of inquest was heId' ana
they returned a verde, "Nurder III the
highest degree by unknown bands"
On Tuesday The eolored boy Joe Barnes
was arrested. He showed so much confu-
sion on being questioned as 10 MS where-
abouts on Sunday lha: only few que'tions
rived to bring out bis full confession, from
which the above account is taken, and the
examination Of Vance and julia elected
eyidence showing hat they were the MUIR
J Gu - kton6 hIaIns hplnO
found upon their clothing.
The horrible character OF the murder
awakened intense indignation in The neigh
( horhood. and crowd OF 100 white men and
40 colored men assembled 10 punish the
murderers. The negroes begged tue whites
IN hermit them 10 take the prisoners ana
burn them alive This was refused, but
| vote wa. taken whether they should be
| i.ilsd and await the court or be- ~ hcbed.
/ ONLY twenty.tbree voted 10 await The law,
and il WAS determined to hang them 10 The
tree nearest the scene OF the crime. Halter'
were obfaiped aud fastened TO the lino oil
tree. and a cart with the prisoners IN 1t was
piaced under the limb, hJndkerchIefs being
tied over their faces. The cart was pushed
away and the trio were soon dangling IL
the air. Their victim al the lime oil in'
|
near her confinement.
A Deputy collector Killed I'm Tennes
see.
N.spvrILE, Tenn. December IA let
ter dated Yesterday at bloomington fut
nam county. Tenn, to the American. SAYS
that in a tight twelve miles east OF COOKS
vile between the Welctes and Captain
james DAVE, United States Deputy COZ o.
I,cIor. and United States Commissioner u
w Campbell. DAVIS was Killed and Camp
he'll beaten nearly 10 death. Dayls's las'
words when ne fell, were, "Oh Lord
GEORGE addressing Campbell.
A letter dated CooksylIle, December U
debated by Campbell to United Staies Com
missioner William Woodcock, confirms tn
renorI. Campbell says: ''Dayis was
Jackson Lees Ia the east end OF !, r n, y
,s,,an attacked by q number OF persons
I payis had ordered me to issue writ 10
Tn ,mas wclch and sat down on a wood, p ~
70 Issue the wril, when Alexander weie