The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-04-25
BIZ THE hand OF TIE ASSASSIN.
One Man Killed and -Four Wounded by 8
Midnight Shot.
lorangeburg Times and Democrat)

Midnight Shot.
(Orangeburg Times and Democrat)
On last Sunday morning about one
o'clock there was enacted at the planta-
ton of Mrs. N. E. ". Sistrunk, In Eliza.
beth Township, one of thse scenes OF
bloodshed and murder, which, OF Late
years, have became alarmingly frequent
in this country. It appears that negro
frolics have been quite frequent IN this
section of the country since last Christ
mas. At these holics Whiskey has been
as q rule, freely dispensed, and served to
unbridle the worst passions of an litter
ate and not over moral people. That
bloodshed would ensue, was predicate
by the best citizens, and this prediction
vas fully verified on last Sunday morn
ing. In this instance it is the expected
that has happened.
Last Saturday night large crowd
assembled st the house of William Mack,
who lives on Mrs. Sistrunk's place, now
rented by Mr.L. B. Kelly, and gave them
selves up to the dance and 'thigh orgies
held" All went ssmerry as marriage
bells, until some time after twelve o'clock
when Mr.. B. Lee Jefcoat appeared on
the grounds, accompanied by Mr.. VIII
81. Amaker, and proceeded to divide the
contents of demijohn Of whiskey, which
it is asserted, he had sent to Orangeburg
for, to supply some hands who had been
making up RATS for him during the
preceding. They had separated them
selves short distance from the mass OF
jewellers, and each man had Just received
his part of the whiskey IN TASKS provided
for the occasion, and we're indulglng IN
8 social drink, when they we're fred into
by some unknown party, who, under the
cover of darkness, made good hls escape.
= small pine straw fire had been light
ed to enable the parties to see how to
eject q division of the whiskey, and
around this fire sat B. Lee Jefcost,
VIII &. Amaker, VIII Mack, Wyatt
Parker, Joe Stroman and Dennis Stro-
man, al negroes except the two first
named. So effective was the aim OF the
assassin, that of the six men present only
Mr.. VIII Amaker escaped uniniured.
Wyatt Parker was instantly killed by
buckshot, which penetrated his skull
3. Lee Jefcost received three buckshot
in the upper part Of his ripht arm, and
another, which entered Just at the root
of the nose, inhicting a serious if not a
fatal wound. Will Mack was shot through
the left forearm, and had the flask,
which he held in his left hand and was
Just raising to bis lips, shattered into a
hundred or more fragments. Joe Stro-
man and Dennis Stroman escaped with
slight flesh wounds.
The scene of the killing was just in
front Of the residence occupied by Mr..
Kelly and Mr.. Stuckey. These gentle
| men upon hearing the report Of the gun
and the cries of the wounded men came
out to where the fire was burning. AL
| had fed save Wyatt Parker, who had
fallen forward into the fire, and whose
body was dead. The fire was e1tin-
guished and the body of the dead man
left Just where it had fallen.
EARLY Sunday morning Coroner VIM.
Livingston was notified and proceeded
| TO the place of the killing and organized
! q Jury of inquest. The testimony SO fal
| taken develops no clue to the perpetra-
tor of the bloody deed. With the hope
! that some further testimony might be
forthcoming during the week, Coroner
Livingston adjourned the jury Of In
quest to meet again next Friday at the
courthouse.