The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1885-09-30
LYNCH LAW IN EDGEFIELD.
"A SUSPECTED MURDERER SHOT TO
DEATH by MASKED MEN.

IkENloN, =. W, CcptclllDcG H. L nc
Register in its issue of September 18th
contained an account CT the dastardly
work Of the assassin who robbed
young hammond Of his life ON the
night Of 18th instant, since which time
the people in the n~cighborhood of Mrs.
C~ulbrcath's, at whose house the muir
der was committed, have been wild
with excitement.
Yesterday morning Trial Justice
Glover issued Il warrant for the arrest
of o. Il. Culbrcath, and a deputy
sheriff brought him to the village the
same evening, without resistance on
his part. On the arrival of the prison.
er ut the Court House he was asked
to be allowed a consultation with his
lawyers, Mcssrs. Gary ~ Evans, to
whose office they proceeded. In a
very few minutes thereafter several
masked mon rushed into the Office and
demanded the prisoner at the muzzlc
of their r%cvolvcrs, w%hcrcupon Mr.. Gull
breath fired upon his assailants and in
return was shot in the right arm,
breaking the same above the elbow.
The crowd was empowering in num-
bcrs and they succeeded with little
difficulty in capturing their victim,
who was carried a short distance from
the village and shot several times.
The shooting, it is said, could be
heard from Edgeficld. The sheriff,
failing to collect a posse sufficient to
reclaim his prisoner in time to save
him, proceeded with two or three
| others in the direction from whence
| the sounds of the pistol shots came,
but ere they reached the fatal spot
they met the object Of the lynchcrs'
hatred todIling his way back to the
village, drcnchcd in his liln's blood.
He received all the assistance that the
faithful sheriff could render and was
oon under the treatment of Drs. Hill
and Jennings. Culbreath was the hus-
band of Mrs. Fannie Culbrcath, a very
cstimablc lady, who, il is said, he
treated very badly, consequent upon
which they separated and had not lived
together for two years. This, together
with the slandcrous reports Culbrcatl
about his wife and the open threat that
he would kill Hammond, left no doubt
in the minds of IIammond's friends
that Culbrcath was the pcrpctrator OF
the foul murder.
1t is the prevailing opinion that Mrs
Culbrcath was faithful to her marriage
vows and that the reports of incon,
stancy circulated by her husband wcrt
the outgrowth of n jealous heart.
Culbrcath lived until about 4 O'Clock
n. M, in the greatest agony and pro
tested his innocence to the last. lie
SAID that he recognized two Of hi.
as%sailants, but their names arc with,
held.
Old citizens pronounce this the frs
lynching that ever occurred in the
county. We hope never t have
another.
CLINToNwARD, September %. Tho
proposed indignation meeting at Edge
field in regard to tho Culbrcath ailaiI
was no held, but was postponed. Tn,
jury of inquest will resume its sittins
tomorrow and will try to render ,
verdict. Excitement runs high ant
everybody throughout the surrOumdin.
country seems to he open mouthcd il
dcnouncing The outrage. Some partic.
arc spoken ot as the pcrpctrator of tli
awful decd and there is some talk o
arrests. The affair is to be much re
GREETED, a. all the families concerned
are among the best in the county.
TRENTON, September 24.-Thc jur,
in the coroncr's inquest over the bod,
Of Cnlbreath, who fell O victim L
lynch law, convened to-day, and Mr.
James Minis, a very reliable young
man, gave as evidence, in q fearless
and ~commcndable manner, that on tn,
day of The lvnching he was at Antioch
Church, about eight miles from tn,
courthouse, making some repairs OF
his fathers grave, when he noticed
passing in easy hearing distance som,
eight or ten mounted men, some O
whom were partially disguised, though
not sufficiently so to avoid Identified
ton; that some Of them spoke to him
calling him, calling him by name
Those whom he mentioned as rccog
niZcd by him arc Joseph Talbcrt, w
l.. Mcdaniel, w. l.. Holmes, DR.. w
f.. Prescott, VIM. Parkman, Mcmphi.
Culbrcath, Lou Prescott, Ned Busscy
"One.cyed" Wilson, and Collier Ham,
mond, only three of whom were dis
guiscd. That a few minutes after Til,
he saw Luther Bell and ID. A. G.. Bell
Jr., standing in a pine tbickct. who
inquired if % crowd had passed.. Min.
answered yes, and called tho names O
some of them. They replied that i
was their crowd and went in pursui
toward the courthouse, saying thau
they were going to take chin" from
the constable and see if something
could not be found out about the muir
der.
DR.. Hill, one of Culbreath's physi
clans, testified that his patient told hin
that Bill Parkman shot him in Gary's
office, and Parkman and Wyatt Holmes
carried him out to the slaughter pen
This testimony is corroboratcd by
others.
Tho Mr.. Talbcrt mentioned by Mr..
Minis is Senator Talbcrt, and in justice
to him l give his dcaial of having any
connection with the lynching what.
ever. He says that Mr.. Minis Is GER
tainly mistaken as TO himself, as on the
evening of Culbrcath's murder he was
confined to n sick bed and had Dir.
Key to attend him.
To Get Rid OF Misery.
What is the use of suffering from