Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-12-15
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Thompson passed her house on that evening
about fifteen minutes before sundown.
Dan Roberts, colored-1 stay at MIR. John
Whitesides'. 1 just came down here where my
brother lives. Invent and got some wood for Mr..
Goods sister. I plowed little for Mr.. Good,
but did not see or hear any one around here
yesterday evening. The sun was up good
piece when I left here. Il saw no one go out in
the road when left. got to my mothers be.
fore sundown.
Mr.. w. f. Wyle, Lizzie Roberts, Mary
Aaron Roberts, Theophilus Good and Rob
ert Parks, were also examined, their
testimony being of the same tenor as
that above. The evidence and circum-
stances pointed to Nose Lipscomb, Dan
Roberts and Bailey Dowdle as being con-
nected with the murder, and on Wednesday
they were lodged in Jail, and on Saturday
following Prindley Thompson, colored, was
also lodged in jail for reasons satisfactory to
the acting Coroner and the jury. The jury
adjourned the inquest until Friday the 10th,
but IN the meantime stories were rife in the
neighborhood of clan or gang, among the
negroes of that section banded together for
the purpose of robbery. Names of suspect
ed persons were procured and they were
summoned to appear before the jury. The
first one examined at this meeting was
William Roberts, colored, who told the
following story:
A SECRET CLAN.
I am q member of this clan. was received
| by Jack McCluney, in August, 1886. know who
| he said belonged to the clan-Allen GOOD, wal
lace Reid, Prindley Thompson, Bailey Dowdle
| and Nose Lipscomb. Jack said he had very
good men as members and he wanted me to join.
He said that theclan was good thing II man
caught member stealing they would make him
the catcher) suffer. He did not say put to death,
but just make him suffer. did not get there at
tend their meetings in August, I said l was work
! ing. Jack McCluney cannot write, but his boy,
Bud, can. was never notified OF a meeting AFTER
| this Wednesday night in August. never saw
list of the names. am certain he gave me no 9TH
er names. The conversation took place first at
Jacks house, between me and Eli. l asked him
if he saw anybody. He said no. then told
him to keep his mouth shut and say nothing. L
met no other members of the clan. never talk
ed with any ofthe members but Jack McCluney:
When joined, I did not know they would Kill
men. I told Bailey they ought to get the right
man, because knew Dan is mean man., Me
and Bill Craig and Bailey and Eli were talking
about the club. think Bill is a member but they
never named him. We were standing by the
old oak tree below Mr.. Goods gate. He asked
me why did not 60 to the meetings, l said
that at the time Ipromised to 90 could not get
away. I told them: "Boys, We must swear to-
gether. Though I have never been with you,
you have got my name and will stick to you.
We will all stick together. If it is proved they
will be hung did not take the OATH Me and
Allen Good, Dave Wilkes, Wallace Reid and
Jack McCluney met know they were men,
bers. The move was made that if any man was
caught stealing we would make the man that
caught him suffer. We will 60, two or three
together, to mans house. and if he catches lde-
tects) u.s., we will mob him right there. The
meetings were to be all at Jack McCluney's, and
on Wednesday nights. They said they wanted
to make raid pretty soon. Dave Wilkes SAID
| that one Sunday morning about month ago.
| do not know Of any other club. 1 would not
have told about that meeting if it had not been
pulled out of me- If had have told, they would
have mobbed me. Twas afraid. The understand
| ing was that they would form clubs all over the
wanted to get them up all overthecountry. They
were good, he said, because we would have plenty
of good things-whisky, &c. This was said on
| that Sunday morning. Dan said they wanted to
make raid soon. If man was tell it they were
tomob him and make him suffer- When articles
were stolen, everything was to so to the head
man, Jack McCluney. Meat was to be hid in
| gullies and caves. When we met since the kill
| ing we talked only about it and let other mat
| ters 60.
OTHER CONFESSIONS.
John Cole-I was at my step father house on
November 30th. MY membership is over the
river. The nature Of the order is called strike:
Mr.. Marcus Rroome said we could take or steal
Soo
Broome told me they were going to club Charley
Garner to death for drawing out. They were
going to demand rs cents per day and board, or
81 to S1.25 per day and board themselves
Adam Thompson testified: live at Mr.. Solo
mon Moore's. / work for Clinton Good-with
his gin. On last Tuesday was at home. have
only one home, at my mothers, at Mr. Solomon
Moore's. was there all day and night. am
not member in the club-not of the lower So
eiety. would have Joined it, but was too
young. asked Prind Thompson, but he said
was too young. I gave my name to Prnd
Thompson to give to the head man, old Giles
Good, at Unity Church. The clerk is little
George JAMESON: The society meets at the
Mcleod. He belongs in the club. Uncle Jack
McCluney belongs to it,. Squire Thompson be-
longed to it, but he told something and they
turned him out He told that he had bought
powder and shot to hunt negroes and they turn
ed him out. That was before sent my name up.
/ know old man Giles Good and his son are in
1t. The treasurer is Evans Darby. Owens Moore,
l.Albert Robbins, old man Sam Sanders, young
Sam Robbins, Gabriel Elmore, Davy Crosby,
Richard Goore, Taylor English, John McCaw,
Calvin Boyd, Harry King, Joe Mace and Henry
Shredder all belong to it. Little George jamie
son takes the names of the members;
On second examination before the coroner 8
Jury, Adam made the following statement !:
Prind Thompson came to me and asked me if
wanted to join the club gave him my name
and he came back to me and said was received.
I went up to Unity Church and found Giles
Good, John Good, Laws McCaw and Alexander
Good. The object Of the club was to take what
ever we wanted. If detected, we were to Kill
the person who detected us. Whatever Giles
Good said to do, was to be done. If not the man
who failed to do it was to be executed. They
were going to kill white men. Giles Good was
the head man. They were going to kill Elias
Inman and Clinton Good. They were going to
kill Bill Good for having once arrested Squire
Thompson. Sampson Moore, Lee Sanders, Sam
Moore and Lawrence McCaw are members OF the
club. They have guns and pistols and ammuni-
ton, and they were kept by the head man, Giles
Good, in his cellar. I got my pistol there one
night. Wewaylaid the road to kill Elias 1nman.
Laws McCaw, Sampson Moore, Giles Good,
Prind Thompson, Alexander Good, D. Sanders,
John Moore, Henry Jeter, Tim Worthy and my
self were the ones to do the execution.
Henry Bailey testified: was brought into the
order unknowingly. 1t was not agreeable to my
wish. Invent down to uncle Giles Goods. Giles
came up to his son Johns while l was at his
house. Giles and I got up and went ont,
which was our first talk alone. He said George
Jameson and Squire Thompson, Owens Moore
and little George Jameson killed Wash Nc
Leod's hogs. I heard Giles say what would be
would be death. I was made member two
weeks ago. The object of the club was to make
living by misdemeanors-to take that which
don't belong to you. If we were caught by any
one we were to do away with him. Giles Good
was captain Of the order and carried his gun.
Squire Thompson, Owens Moore, Bill Washing
ton, George Jameson, Sen., George Jameson,
Jr., Jim Crocker, John Good, Taylor English,
Henry Jeter, Brown Robbins, Amos Smarr, Ike
Jeter, James Franklin and Sam Good are men,
bers of the club. I was told that there was a
certain man to be killed. Giles Good, Jim Crock
er, Squire Thompson, Owens Moore, George
Jameson, his son George and Taylor English
were the ones to do the killing. All that was