Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-13
,,orr THE LAWS DE
VIZ LAY.
Murdercrs Lynched I'm
lhr smith Carolina.

.-,,S - C., December line
tdiEiS',C.y C.yr;,r has received the de-
Ns 9'I - murder OF Mrs. Kennedy IN
ul' o. ,In lr' county aud the subsequent
,aTtsna","o II Ihr three murd, rers. Last
yara'rE r'o,nas Kennedy, living near
,:ada!' ;nn,snIin. to visit Charleston,
>sv''' ~. IN MS isthers house, short
s,n' ''V, -, his eva, TO ask his mother
as'5I'r -, IiS wife during his absence.
% @sA. - wife was formerly Ada
NrSIy II Darlington, ami had oniv
Nr-u,' ,,,;,.I about a year. She was
zen - Zen or twenty wears of age,
90 T. H'.,' =, ,.tined and highly respected.
s'r''- -, ~, hu,hInd lett she shut the
Vac" "'.,.,i "a, down by window 10 Trite
3.'- a., E.r mother. As she sat there
',,, ',',, IN the yard Joe Barnes, a col
- ',' 'r,rr ,x,een years old, en-
.-N - Kennedy during the previous
'.'' II s,s asked him To bring her
ar1,, ar1,,';pJ ',l Of wood, This boy had been
al ~'...i'I' ~'1iIy tvo negroes living near by,
s'','TP P.,,, and his sister Julia, aged
'dar, =, v.srs. u hang around the
: an, !, srI when Kennedy left the
,''.S.,, -, . si,na! 10 Vance and Julia,
',T I'm. themselves concealed. These
-, heard Of Kennedy : intention
'A' s. ~ Cnar,eston, and thinking he
90 W., " AYE A cloi deal of money in the
A.'.' STss,.rm,ned to break in and get
"a: IN ,Ins turned 10 go for the
,t' - ,,re the signal, and soon met
s.'' '' ling into the yarl. Vance
'a-', ~, where Mrs. Kennedy was,
- -, Immediately to the win
50 - tried three times To get
- a., time ae was showed out by
-.t tT,cnneiy. Finding he Was deter
NJ - >, -, IN she opened the front
*, ~ ~ ,fror.h the yard and Was Just
,I-ru,h the gate, when Vance
..sirp hoe lying IN the yard,
-..rs her al the gate anu
Knocked Her Down
.u,,,rel mercy, told him she
al ,iy. him all the money she had
-, ,,1pri oaly spare her life, but he
' ptsr,aI sait IL have been wait
Iii you long time, and at that
..,.. her two more blows, In at
....,,. =, AVERT which il is supposed
.,I vgs broken. Just then Julia
mr., NJ s;,h another hoe and severed
.-,.s - When Mr. Kennedy return
,hr., hours after, he found his
-.sr.,,- outside Oi the front gate, mu-
..,..-r ,ld and stiff. her head severed
IN the entire cranium cut from
.-nrlr. tIyinsthe
g-,.-. scattered Around the Ground.
.,-r ri inguest being had, returned
-..-E., Of murder ia the highest de
..... tr unknown hands. Several coll
....,.-.pr, were arrested, but no clue
..,s'.r rrl., b.rg found they were all
...r,.y discharged. Tn Tuesday the
a-,.l ilv. Jnr Barnes was arrested,
.-lta showed ~ much confusion on
...r. 5grs,.,urd ~ to his whereabouts
In SUNDAY that only lev questions
......l Ting cut his full confession,
Bon. which the account Is taken. Vance
Lila iruird having anything to do
...., hn,the clothes which they wo o
,.-ty were vrry bloody, with smalI
,.,...,, OF hra.uS on them. The money
.Ir.Sr. g. Kennedy, found IN their
session. W.T., bloody, and upon be-
.. .,p,rpn,d about the blood on
,..,, r,rh,s. the woman SAID
=. llI Killed chicken and the
-.- ,..,l B.. lli killed some partridges.
u. -ytq.'rt.i,u ,le bloody finger prints
.E.c handle c0rrespOnded precise
.a.a ta So On the shawl worn by the
..ntn on tie day Ot the murder, which
,. q, .rrat weight To convict as the
.-ym5ay ci Tie hoy. The horrible
.l,l,,rr Of the murder awakened in
,sa.- Indignation in the nelghborhood,
.ri4c,uad Of one hundred and nifty
a..ss and h.iy rOiOre'i assembled 10
Purish the MUrierers
a GI,utr cxtm;EaliOn established
.- truth q, TIE cDuIeSsiOn OF Barnes.
Hpsr0rs begged the whites To per-
a:,IantI tokr the prisoners and burn
cen. sry" HIS was refused, but a
We NiS ;dkru v'rthcr they shOnli be
Iei anil await court, or be lyncned.
us.stsau'y three voted to await the
sE.a0l it MS determined To hang
u-G 20 q tree nearest the scene Of the
cGr iis,,rrs were obtained and fas-
,s2v, - .imh ui the tree. A cart was
,fsl under the limb and the prisoners
g-.a
Ordered to Mount.
.,''a5u Joe Barnes begged to be al
Bel % pray. and commenced by say
alae had never prayed before and
a.,'r expected to again. Nothing was
,..'v either oi the others, except a
,lia and Lord have mercy" from
'iar'. Haniserchiefs being lied over
"v.' acrS the cart was pushed away
-,i,ar THO we're soon dangling in the
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