The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-09
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A Number Of Both Reported in a Single
County.
From the Lancaster Ledger.


From the Lancaster Ledger.
A brakeman on the C's had his toes
Of one foot mashed off at the depot at
this place on the 10Th by car wheel.
He had started up on box car while it
was in motion and slipped and fell back,
bis foot getting on the track.
SERIOUSLY HURT.
A negro man on Mr.. D. W. Browns
plantation was seriously hurt in diff
Guilty with Jack Stokes, colored, on
Thursday night last, by being hit on the
head with rock.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Barnett Crockett, little son of Col.
J. N. Crockett, accidently shot himself
while handling pistol on the night Of
the 20sh of December. The ball entered
in the palm of his hand and came out
abov. his wrist inficting painful
wound.
ACCIDENTALLY BLOWN UP.
1t is reported that a fearful accident
occurred to Mr.. Wallace and his family
at Wsx::.sw Station, on the G. N. & G.
Road, one day last week.-Mr. w. was
engaged in loading cartridges near the
fire, when quantity Of powder near him
was exploded, seriously burning himself,
wife and Two children.
BLOODY FIGHT.
A despirate encounter occoured on
our streets Monday last, between Mr..
Minor Blackmon, white, and Helt Cly-
burn, colored, in which the form1r was
considerably worsted. Eye witnesses
state that Blackmon attacked Ciyburn
and aimed fearful blow at him with a
stick which he lodged, when he in turn
struck Blackmon several times on the
head with a pistol, telling him to the
ground and beating him severely. The
pistol was broken into pieces. Both
parties were arrested and put in prison.
CUT BIS OWN THROAT.
Mr.. Jas. Slagle, of Indian Land town.
ship, in this county, in aft of temporary
insanity, attempted to take his life by
cutting his throat with razor one day
the past week. The wound was very
serious one, his wind pipe being par
italy severed.-For several days his
life was despaired Of but some hopes for
his recovery are now entertained by his
physicians.
NEGRO Row AT KERsHAw.
On Saturday, 22d ult, number Of
drunken negroes landed at hershaW
from Camden, where they had spent the
day. Being in bad spirits they concluded
to thrash out the negroes
they found at the station. Ben Segers
started the racket by telling Jno. Viii
Inns OF their purpose. Between 20 and
80 pistol shots were fired and
knives and lightwood knots were freely
used. When the smoke of battle had
cleared away. Ben Segers was found
to be shot in the breast, through his
hand and in the head, besides also be-
ing cut. John Fleming was severely
cut. Weary Clyburn, interfering as a
peacemaker, was cut in the head by
Andy Segers. A number OF others, we
are informed, were cut and wounded but
not seriously.
TWO CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
Luthetus Small, two year old child
of Mr.. N. B. Small, who lives near Pri-
mus in this county, was burned to death
on Sunday afternoon, December 23d.
The parents were visiting q -neighbor,
who lived about 250 yards from their
house, and left their children (6ye in
number) at home.-Luthetus' clothing
accidentally caught fire. The other
children raised the alarm and the father
ran t, his home and found mis- child
burned to death. Coroner Davis held
an inquest and the verdict Of the jury
was in accordance with the above facts.
Coroner Davis held an inquest over
the body of Matte Ingram, a little col
ored child, on the Goth nit which came
to its death from accidental burning.
Verdict OF the jury accordingly.