The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12

htew wife people who had come up
then tried to persuade the negroes
not to Go anything further, and they
started of. Waldrop going before. At
this move several of the negroes ran
by them, caught the prisoner again
and carried him off about hundred
yards.
WALDRoP LEFT 10 HIS FATE.
The white men vent back to their
homes and Waldrop was left to his
fate, no further attempt being made
to rescue him. The next morning
his body was found hanging to tree
not far from the roadside. A rope
had been run through fork and tied
on the other side to sapling, and the
body was haging with the feet touch
ing the ground and the hands net
tied.
When Col. Orr went to Central to
begin the inquest he started with the
determination to ferret the affair to
the bottom,
IDENTIFYING THE LYNCHERs.
The first witness to give clue to
the identity Of the lynching party was
i negro named Jim Berry Crawford,
whom Dr.. Clayton had seen standing
on the sidewalk as he went out of his
house. Crawford testified that the men
who took Waidrop oct of the buggy
were Cato Sherman, the father Of tue
negro girl who died; John Reese,
Foster Knox, Henry Bolton. Another
negro. Andrew Crooks, also seen
standing near at the time, swore that
ct the end of the inquest over Lula
Sherman, Harrison Hayward. Cato
Sherman, Foster Kpox and John
Reese, all negroes, had made plot
to kill Waldrop.
Lucas CAN'T. also colored, swore
that on Friday night, after the hang
ing, Bill Williams and Harrison Hey
ward had told him they helped hang
the man and that lIsnfy Bolton had
shot him. In accordance with this
evidence the jury, late this afternoon,
rendered the following verdict:
THE VERDICT.
The jury finds that Manz Wal
drop alias Manz Gooden, came to his
death on Friday last, Both Of Deeem.
Der, 1887. by hanging with a rope,
and that William G. Williams, Fos-
ter Knox, Cato Sherman, Henry Boil
ton, John Reese and Harrison Hey
ward were guilty thereof, and that
r. Gaylard Eaton was an accessory
before the fact to the killing
All these negroes have been cap
tured except Foster Knox, who left
before the coroner's inquest was be
gun. They will be sent tomorrow to
Jail at Pickens.
PUBLIC OPINION AT CENTRAL.
While the excitement at Central is
cooling down, there is still much
feeling over the affair, manifesting
itself most strongly in the demand
for the conviction of the guilty par
ties. Indignation is warm against
Eaton, the white man, who is believed
to have been concerned in causing
the negroes to act as they cid.
The universal sentiment about
Central is that the lynchiug would
never have occurred had not the
white men urged the negroes on to it.
AS to the guilt of the unfortunate
victim, Waldrop, a poor ha!f.witted
fellow, opinions are about equally
divided 1t is by no means csrta;'::
that lie committed the crime for whtcn
he suffered ummarily.
WHAT SOLICITOR ORR SAYS.
Solicitor Orr returned 1t a late
hour tonight from Central. He was
shown the above statement and cor
roborated it in all particulars.
This is the first case of lynching
that has occurred in my circuit since
my official term began he said, land
[ have made up my mind to prose-
cute it to the best of my ability
1t IS probable that Eaton, the
white man, will be tried first, when
the case comes up, as it probably
will, at the coming term of the Court
in Pickens, beginning on the third
Monday in this month.