The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-01-11
ROBBED AND BEATEN.
Outrageous Ccnduc: OF n,ob of Negroes
in Lancaster County.
from the Lancaster Ledger }

(Erom the Lancaster Ledger
About dusk on the evening of the 20a
uIt., while MIR. ". J. Blackmon, s. well
to-do farmer, who lives in the eastern
section Of this county, was at his b&-n
about forty yards distant from his dwell
ing, looking after lis stock, several per
sons set upon him with clubs and mos
brutally beat lin until they supposed
they had killed him, when tncy took hi:
keys from his pocket and threw him into
the stabie. Sam Kelly, a colorei boy,
who lives about 200 Yards of, was the
first to apprise any one Of Mr.. Black.
mons condition. He says that lie heard
the blows and supposed Mr. 3. was
beating one OF She mules, so be went to
the stable and found Mr.. b. lying il tie
stable as he supposed dead. He called
to his mother ard told her tha5 the
mules had killed Mr.. Blackmon. They
informed Mrs. BIackmon, who was cook
ing supper, aad they all three ran to the
stable where Sir. B. was lying insensi-
bic and bleeding profusely from his
wounds. Mr. 3. was removed to his
house and a physician sent for in pos:
haste.
In the meantime, while Mrs. B. was
out looking after her husband, the par
ties who committed the dastardly and
atrocious outrage entered the dwelling
through the front door, and going into
the room where Mr. B. keeps his safe,
attempted, with the keys they had taken
10 ~ r'S1lr
this and breaking the knob off the safe
door they threw the keys on bed il an
adjoining room through which they had
to pass and departed.
The following morning an Inspection
OF the stable lot was made FOR tracks. and
tracks of three persons were foucd COM
ing from the back part Of the lot to aud
around the stable to the point where Mr..
B. vas assailed. The tracks were appar-
emily made by two persons wearing wo-
mems shoes and one wearing boys shoes
the largest tracks being made by nnm-
Der or shoes and the others by num-
ber shoes.
No effort is being spared to ascertain
the guilty parties. Six white men, one
woman and q colorcd boy have been ar
rested and lodged in jail On suspicion,
and it is likely that other arrests will be
made. Their names are: Oren Bone,
Andy Deas. Elmore Deas, jim Barret,
Sanford Barcet. Stephen Hinson, Fanny
Barret, all white, ana Sam Kelly, col
ored.
III. Blackmon's condition is much
better and there is little doubt COW Of
his recoTery, though at first his wounds
were thought to be fatal. He received
five severe blows On his head, besides
bruises and cuts on lis body, and his left
forearm vas broken. He lay unconscious
for several days. Il w&s hoped that on
his recovering consciousness ne would ce
able to tell b:le names CT h;s asss..ii.-ss,
bat he has no recollection Of having
ever seen them.
iIr. Blackmon opened his safe on
Monday and found that it was entered
by the robbers Of the night Of tic 2O5h.
A bag containing $1,000 il ecld vas
taken, while one containing $4,000 n
gold was not touched. He IS nov able
to talk, but declines to say much about
the affair. He intimated e1oug1, how
ever, to give some visitors to understand
that the guilty parties were within the
reach OF the law. He sent for the sheriff
yesterday.