The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-24

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housc OH tho night Of September 6,
1880. Going III the roar Of his dwell
ing, one ofthcm Knocked at the door,
ianl. Initiating tho voice Of Lnpratlo's
brother. asking; aimissiuM, Luprado
opened tic door without thought Of
harm.
THE WORK OF Demons,
The nine black feutls rushed In upon
| hitn, Knocked him down and theN de-
mantcd all his money. He gave them
| So, saying that was all he had. This
but onraycd his assailants. Throwing
4 rope around his neck they dragged
him around his grounds, hanged him
to the limb Df a tree repeatedly until
he WAS almost unconscious, singed his
body with torches and lacerated and
mulilated him with knives in the en-
dcavor to compel him to admit that he
had concealed money, but always with
the same result.
Finally, made desperate by their re.
pcatcd failures to cXtort from him tho
place ofconcealment OF his supposed
wealth, the demons proceeded to still
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rope lie was dragged about the yard,
upon his person. Finally, his legs
were cut and hacked, and tic tendoHs
torn from their places from the knee
down. Then his skull was crushed
with an axe, after which the body was
hidden nndor some bushes il neigh
boring thickct.
THE CRIME DISCOVERED.
Two nights later two Of them car.
ried the body to sink holo twenty
feet dcep, where it was found two
weeks aftcrward through the agency
Of al alleged "tortunc teller" Sic told
Il man named David Allen how the
crimo WAS committed, and that the
body had been thrown into tho sink
hole where 1t was found. This woman,
who was considered a sort Of witch in
the neighborhood, had evidently been
told by some Of the negroes what they
had done.
THREATS OF trNcntEG.
The discovery Of the murder caused
intense excitement throughout the adj
joining neighborhood, and threats of
lynching were freely made against the
murderers so soon as they should be
apprehcnded. Suspicion fell upon Jim
Higgins, and after being IMPRISONED
some days he made a confession im-
plicating lis associates, who were ar
rested. Higgins, who was al old ne
gro, was taken out and his feet burn
ed until, In his agony, he Is said to
have given the details Of the Laprade
murder. The prisoners, including
Higgins, were brought to the NASH
vile Jail. Higgins had one Of his feet
amputatcd and subsequently died in
Jail.
TIE FIRST LYNCHING.
Four nights after eXtorting the con-
fcssion from Higgins, namcly-on the
night of September 1.-two of the
murderers, Bell and Jameson, were
taken from the Springfield Jail and
lynchcd. On the same night white
man named Ramsey was shot to death
in his cell. Ic had been confined for
shooting Miss Holt, whom he bcgal,
to pcrSccutc on account OF her engage.
mcnl with another person.
An attempt TO lynch the murdcrcrs
was made few days before cour,
met, but on the promise that they
would be prosecuted Immediately tho
!ynchcrs disbandcd. No further trou
Die wasApprehended and the mob had
no trouble in ovcrpoweriny tho sheriff
and hanging the criminals from the
piazza, as has already been detailed.
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AGo--.The Not Result to tho Losing Dc
poHitors.
From the News and Courier.
This institution has finally been
wound up by the discharge Of the
Trustees and Committee Of Creditors,
under an order of the United States
Court, on the 4th Of February, 1881.
The Bank had been conducted with
great success and benefit to the com
munity, chilly by that able financier,
! Col John b. Palmer, when, in 1878.
taxing advantage Of The general tinan-
clal distress Of the country. q run was
prccipitatcd by j. l.. Watson. and in
Eoivency. proceedings were had, in the
! Rirhlnna Circuit Court, for the pur-
pose of placing the Bank in the hands
Off. l.. Neagle, as Receiver, a In Bank
. Of the State.
TO defeat this wrecking scheme
HtcsslS. Aopc ~ ltaSkclI, BuChman &
loumans, and McMastcr & LeConte
were employed, and they at once took
steps to place the corporation in bank
ruptcy: Judge Carpenter adudgcd
This to he contempt of his Court, and
Issuing an attachment disbarred these
attorneys. Thercupon Colonel Rion
was employed, who, appearing for a
New York client aud as an attorney in
the United States Court only, was be-
yond the reach Of the State Court. lie
applied to Judge Bryan, who prompt
~ granted an Injunction against the
plaintiff and all executive officers of
the State Court. From this Injunction
an appeal was taken to Judge Bond,
and hearing had in Charleston,
Judge M0grath, &. ID. Melton and W.
II. Trescot appearing for The inristiic-
ton Of the State Court, and Col. Rion,
Jos. y. Pope and Col. McNIaster for
the Bankruptcy Jurisdiction. Judge
Bond, IN an able decision, sustained
Judge Bryan's action aud vindicated
the course taken by the attorneys who
had been disbarred The Si,nreme