The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
THE BLACK LYNCHERS.
Result Of the CoroneT's Inquest at Cen
trai.
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GREEHvILLE, January 4.-The
coroner's Inquest over the dead body
of Manzeo Wa!:irop, alias Manz
Gooden, the white man who was
lynched by negroes near Central,
Pickens County. last Friday night,
adjourned this afternoon. The facts
OF the lynching, as developed in the
course Of the long and tedious inves-
tigation conducted by Solicitor James
L. Orr, confirms in every particular
the weir sion already teiegrapbe0 TO
Tile Neus und Comier from here,
which was the first and the only ac
curate account OF the occurrence yet
sent out.
Col. Orr went 20 Central yester-
day morning and the inquest was re-
sumed at ~ o'clock this morning. It
lasted all yesterday, and to-day re-
suited in the identification Of all tue
ringleaders in the lynching, with am
pie proof. it is believed, to convict
them in Court. The evidence devel-
oped the following story:
IHE CRIME AND THE VICTIM.
Tue negro girl, whose death from
the effects of crimna! assault origi
mated the trouble, was the daughter
of Cato Sherman, and aged about
thirteen years. :'he assault was COIN
mitted last Thursday and the girl
died on Friday. n lhe coroner's in
quest Instituted on Friday afternoon
Trial by Justice y. D. Garvin, act
ing coroner, it was shown 10y q ply
siclan's affidavit that the telonious
assault had caused death, and suspi-
cion was directed TO ManZ Waldrop.
He was brought into the Courtroom
and an eighty-year old sister Of tie
deceased girl pointed him out as the
man who had committed the crime.
Lula Sherman had confessed the co5A-
mission OF the crime before sue died,
but did not identify her assault. On
his part Waldrop stoutly denied any
knowledge o. the affair. The inquest
was finished at 10 O'Clock on Friday
night Waldrop wes placed in charge
Of Constables b. K. Garvln and Gay
laru Eaton to be committed to Jail.
Garvin Was regular officer, and he
claims that Eaton>voluDteered 10 ac-
company him, while Eaton alleges he
was pressed to 60.
AN UNHEEDED WARNING.
It was shown by the testimony ot
six reputable men thai the constables
were warned not to start 10 Pickens
with the prisoner that night. Deep
feeling had been aroused already,
and cooler heads feared that such a
proceeding would tempt the negroes
to violence. Some witnesses testified
also that Acting Constable Eatsn,
vino was drinking that night, Was
heard to declare that w aldrop onght
to be hanged anyhow, that tue rope
with which he was to re hung would
break his neck. before morning, and
that he would tie the rope to hang
him If he could get three negroes to
help him"
In spite Of these prudent warnings,
however, the constables started TO
P!ckens about midnight Friday night.
Garviu was driving mule TO bug
gy and had the prisoner on the seat
beside him, while Eaton started off
walking, remarking that he would
walk as far as the railroad crossing,
but they wouldn't get any farther than
that. He afterwards got up on the
rear axle Of the buggy and rode that
way.
MEETING THE LYNCHERS.
When the party reached point
about three-quarters Of a mile from
Central, they saw :; crowd Of negroes,
apparently about fifteen or twenty
in number. Garvin. guessing their
object, turned the buggy around and
drove rapidly bach: towards Central.
lie had goue but short distance
when one Of the negroes ran in front,
and catching the mule by the bride
stopped him, while others dragged
the prisoner from the buggy, Garvin
threatening, begging and warning
them by turns. st the approach OF
the negroes Eaton had stepped down
from the buggy, ard when Garvin
drove away back to Central he re.
maine!.
s SHOOTING WALDEop N THE HEAD.
8 Tie gang Of negroes now proceed
:5ed with Waldrop to point about
sthree hundred yards from where he
had been secured. lie was then shot
,hree times in the head with pistol.
Ali this occurred near the residence
Of Dr.. Clayton, one OF the best known
citizens in Pickeus County. Attract
ed bv the noise Of the prisoner being
t.ragged away. and then by the shots,
DR.. Clayton, DR.. Folgcr, also APRON
inent citizen, and Mr.. Payne, came
upon tie negroes. AS they did so
ali the regroes retreated short dis.
tance. One who halted nearest by
them exclaimed "Look out. gentle
men; clear the way?' The white men
found Naidr"p lying by the road
with three wounds in his head. He
said he had been SHOT; that he was
going to die, and would be dead in
ten minutes. At this the negro. who
was standing near, said: That s.
lie; you haven't been shot
THE VICTIM DENIES HIS GUILT.
Among the first questions asked
Waldrop was rs to his guilt or inno-
cerce Of the criWe charged to him. In
the same breath with the assertion
+het he was UoiDu 10 die he declared