The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-12
A Murder and Lynchlng in south
CnrOliua.

Cha'lestown, 5. C., Dee. ll.--The News
aad Courier has received the details OF the
murder Of Mrs. Kennedy, in Clarendon
county and Of the subsequent lynchiug of
three murdererslas Sunday. MIR. Thomas
Kennedy, living near Salem, intending to
visit Charleston, went over to his fathers
house a short distance from his own, to ask
his mother to stay with his wife during his
absence. Kranedy's wiCq was formerly Miss
Ada Wright, Of DnAioglon, and had
only been married about u Year. She was a
young lady of only 10 or 20 years of age,
Intelligent refined and highly respected.
When her husband left she shut the door and
sat by window to write letter 10 hur
mother: ,A5 she sat there sho saw in the yaid
Joo BMnes, colored boy about ID Years
old, who had been discharged by Kennedy
tho previous week, This boy
had been induced by two negroes
, living near by named Vance and Brandt, and
his sister julia, aged respectively Is aud 10,
to hang around the premises, aud when Mr..
! Kennedy left the place give signal to Vance
, and Julia, who kept themselves concealed in
. n thickeG This couple had heard OF Ken
/ =
Ia liking that no would have good uosl of
/ money in the house, determined 10 break in
and got 1t. When Joegaye the signal Vance
d went Immediately TO the window, and three
o tlmos tried to get in, and each time
he was showed out by Mrs Kennedy. Find
10 ing that he was determined 10 get in, she
t. opened the front door, ran through the yard
70 and was just going through tho cato when
IA N haa i.,n IN, tha sapi
Of overlook her and knocked her down. Sho
b. implored mercy and told him she would give
t. him oil the money she had ii he would only
tn spare her life. lie cursed her and said Use
,s, been wanting to kill You long ,imc". At
e, that no struck her two more blows,
IL in attempting TO divert which, /. Is supposed
rk her hand was broken. Julia then came up
o. with another hoe and severed her head.
no When Kennedy returned, about three hours
I'd afterwards, ho found his wife lying out
i'm stretched in front OF the gate, mu,ilated
be cold and stiff, her hoad aimost severed. The
*. entire Uranium was cut. OIL from osr to eur
ot leaving brains scattered around the ground
ho A jury OF inquest being held, returned u vor,
he diet Of murder in tho highest degree, by un'
of known hands. On Tuesday the cOored bow
Joo Barnes was arrested. Ill
,he showed so much confusion OF
at being questioned as to his whereabout
Ire on Sunday that only n few questions servet
Gu to bring out his full confession, from whcl
.ry the above account 10 taken. An examination
,od of Vance and Julia elected evidence showing
cd, TINT they were the murder rs, marks of bloc
ave and brains being found upon their clothing
n.s The character OF tho murder awakened "
inc tease indignation in the neehborhood, and
Ia @ crowd of l50 whites and 80 colorod assem-
ces bled to put finish to the murderors. III
negroes begged tho whites to permit them
take the prisoners and burn ihem aliv
TO They were refused, but there WI
a vote taken whether they should be .jail'
,vn. and await court or be lynched on tho spt
.o,, lw0nty-threo voted not TO await tho law and
w. was determined to hang him to tree neart
reh' the sceno Of crime. Haters were obtain
a'h' and fastened TO limb Of tree. A cart "
D9se pulled undor tho limb, handkerchicfs bel
ally tied over their faces. Tho cart was push
na' away and tho trio were left dangling In the
Thor victim of tho murder was abcier
with twins and was near hcr confinement.