The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-12-22

Glles Good said to do was to be done.
If not the man who failed to do 1t was
to be executed. The object was to kill
white men. They were going to kill
Elias lnman and Clinton Good. They
have guns and pistols and ammunition.
and they were kept by the head man,
Giles Good, in his cellar. On one occa-
sion, he said, he and others waylaid the
road to kill Elias Inman.
Henry Bailey said he was made a
member OF the club about two weeks
ago. The object Of the club was to make
a living by misdemeanor-to take that
which don't belong to you. If we were
caught by any II we were to do away
with him. Giles Good was captain and
carried his gun. All that was stolen was
to go to the boss man, Giles Good, to he
distributed among the members of the
club.
Amos Smarr testified as to his mem
bership and his knowledge of the society.
''llW RISING STAR LODGE"
With this testimony the c%oroncr's in
quest WAS adjourned until to-day, but on
Saturday II jury of investigation heard
testimony of members OF II known secret
society in the ncighborhood. This is
called Rising Star Lodge, No. "a, of the
Gland United Order of the National
Laborcr's Aid Protective Society of
North America. The printed laws Of the
Order and the charter of this lodge we're
produced. The charter emanated from
Charlotte, n. c., bears date December,
1854, and is signed by S. NJ. Pharr,
supreme scribe. These documents re-
veal only benevolent and fraternal fca-
tumcs OF the Order, and several witnesses
were examined, their testimony bearing
out this state of facts, though the jury.
III their verdict, regard the lodge as Il
nuisance to their neighborhoOd.
The proceedings of the day were closed
with the testimony of Adam Thompson,
a colorcd youth Is or II years old, of
medium intelligence, who revealed the
following startling episode in this event
III! chapter, he having on a previous e1-
animation confessed to being q member
of the clan:
ADAM T~ItOMrSoN'S STORY.
Examined by Trial Justice Blair:
Prind Thompson made arrangements to
waylay Mr.. Elias lnman, which was to
take place after ~dark-about 3 o'clock
ON a Friday night. | think it was Fri
day night, because there was but one
day between the time and Sunday.
Those who waylaid him were Prind
Thompson, myself, Giles Good. John
Good, Wallace Reid and Bailey Dowllc.
The reason for ~waylaying him was be-
cause they did not like him and because
they thought he had money. | do not
know when Prind first spoke to me
about ~waylaying Mr.. Inman. The last
time he spoke to me about it he said if |
sd not so with him they would kill me.
GILES hat Il club or organization formed
of men whom he controlled, and who
were to go when he gave the word.
Witness again repeated the names OF
the members rs given abovc.) They did
not say what they would do with Mr..
lnman after killing him. | was posted
nearest the road, and the others were
sccretcd in the woods at different places
about thirty steps from the road. | wa
not long from the time we were posted
until Mr.. lnMan came along. | was
lying down ON the side Of the road and
SAN linn ride by. The moon WA shin
ing, but J. did not sec him until he had
passed by. | was placed near the road
To watch for him and was TO whistle as 4
signal OF hiSapproach. When Mr.. Inmar
rode near to where / was his horse sud
denly gave Il Jump and started of i'll ;
tIot. He soon came to a bend in tho
road and wa out of sight. They were ,
great mind to kill me for not giving TIL,
signal when Mr.. Inman came up. They
told me to 80 along that they did no
want to see me any more.
| belong to the organization. Primo
notified me to go that night. ! was thcI
living at John Moorc's. do not know
the month, but it was about tire,
months ago. The object of waylayine
Mr.. Inman was to get money. 'Th,
place was between Mr.. lnman's hous,
and McNeills store on the high roac
leading from McNcill's to Inman's house
The horse trotted off from where w
were. Nothing was said about what w,
were going to do with him.
THE CONFESSION or ONE OF TIE sLAYERs
On Monday Prindly Thompson, con,
fined i'll Jail, made the following comics.
sion to John G. Ashc, member of the
jury of inquest, and Mr.. Good, father OF
the murdered boy, i'll the presence of tn,
| sheriff:
On being interrogatcd he al frs
denied any knowledge of the affair, AM
said he did not belong to any club, no,
know anything about n club. FINAL,
he said that the other members of the
club had told him in the Jail that if h,
said anything about this murder they
were going to kill him. He then con.
tinucd: ] went with them 0o Mr.. Goods
tield) after the cotton, and left them
there. Bailey had the little boy by his
waist. | had him by the legs. Moss
chokcd him. Dan carried the stones
with which he was beaten. We then all
away by the pasture field. Bailey first
struck the boy with a rock us soon as
we got hold oJ him. Dan was the first
to sec the boy, and he said: Boys,
yonder is Lee Bailey hit him first,
and Dan next. Nose jumped on his
bowels. The boys in Jail told me that
in making a confession | had broken my
neck. said: Boys, l am going to tell
the truth They replied; You and
Dan have done told everything" They
said to me and Bailey: Don't tell any
thing" If any one belonged to the
club and was to reveal anything, he was
to be murdered or run out of the coun.