The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-08

the information ne resolved to treat
the matter with mature consideration
before taking any steps or making the
papers i'm his Office public. He held Il
legal consultation with several prom
incnt attorneys, and snally resolved
to give the ple-s II statement OF all
the facts in the case, and also to give
out the affidavit on which the re-
spite was granted by him, and over
which such Il hue and cry was made.
\ Record reporter was assured
that the whole matter would bc lald
before the public in Il few days.
In regard To the lynchers, the Gov
crnOr can do nothing until the c0r0-
nrr's jury renders Il verdict laying the
blame on some one.
TIE STORY N DETAIL.
Especial to Charleston World.
LEXtNtiToH DEruT, May 3.--The ru-
NOR was current here Saturday that
Lcuphart was again rcspited, and that
he would b. taken to Columbia. With
the speed Of lightning it was transmit
ted over the county that Lawyer tira-
ham, counsel for lcaphart, together
with Deputy United States Marshal
Miller, who is the maker of one of the
ailiiavits upon which the respite WAS
granted, had gone to Columbia and ar
ranged for the negro to bc taken there.
1t was also asserted that Graham had
said that Il new trial had been granted,
and that he would have Lcaphart re-
moved to Columbia.
Coupled with tn sc rumors was n
statement that Sheriff Drafts had Wis
tied Graham yesterday, and obtained
certain papers from him. These ru-
mors flew from mouth to mouth, agg-
yravated, too, 10y tauntS of negroes,
who, rs one Of the lynrhrrs afterwards
expressed it, danced on the streets in
mmkcry of our women.
These men grew iuturiated. Plans
for the lynching were made about II
o'clock last night. Hor@nlcn came
trouping into town. Score after score
came from Red Bank and Hollow
Creek, who Joined the party from town,
and assembled at the postolticr. The
crowd that collected there was vari-
ously estimated ut from - to POO. Run
ncrs were sent out in all directions.
threading alleys aud streets. Guards
were placed ut the houses Of the COM
mitteemcn, and orders were given t.
let no man pass.
About > O'Clock the lynchers ad-
vanced OH the Jail. With a large
.lc,iye hammer they battered down the
door of the apartment where the sh, II
and his wife were sleeping. Before
Sheriff Drafts could get out of bed 4
score of men crowded in the room and
demanded the keys of the Jail. The
sheriff said if they wanted them they
would hsve to take them from him..
Several shots were fired in the room
presumably to frighten Sheriff Drafts.
After some parleying the lyncherS
took Sheriff Drafts up stairs and made
him hand them the keys.
The mob then opened the Jail door
and proceeded to the cage where Leap
hart was confined. The cage is y sub
Stsutial iron structure, lacked hya COM
bination. After working IT the combi-
nation nearly All hour a man whom
In, sheriff says called himself Black,
Opened it. The rest Of the tragedy is
best told in the graphic recital made. 10
the World man 10y bogus detective {.
II. Frpster, who is confined in the
Lexington Jail on charge Of petty
larceny. FroStrr gave his name a>
Gates, bat the World man looked him
in the eye and asked him it he had
ever btxn on the revenue cutter Lot NJ.
Morrill, in Charleston. FrSter quaile,i
and acknowledged his identity. His
story of the tragedy is rs follows:
"l.saphart walked me, and said they
were coming after him. | told him he
had better give himself ap then. He
said no, blank II, III fight 10 the end.
He caught ME .ound the waist and
swung on me till the men got the door
open. One Of them CAME IL the cell
with \ gun in his hand. cried out IL
them gentlemen do you want me-
No. said they, we want that neg
st>,uudrel.' Then. said |, for God 5
sake don't shoot, or you'll kill lis both.
"l.eaphart still swung 10 lne but
struggled hand snd tore ltN>Se, and As
started 10 run out of the cell \ young
fellow with smooth face ><N>t ne in
the right arm. got OUT Of the cell
and the men rn,w.ltSi around the I,tor
when, l.eaphart MAS
1t WAS dark rs pitch and some one
held up lamp. and l&aphsrt knocked!
il out of his hand with \ stick. They
tried the lamp twice more, but Leap
hart broke il each time. Several Of
the meu tried u enter the dHpT. tut
Ik,sphsrt cracked them over the head
with his stick. They then turned in
AMI shot about NvO times into the cell.
finally one shot hit l.ssphs1t in the
head and he fell They dragssNi him
ont, ami some one said. let him die
like dog ami they tirtd sixteen bull
lets in him from Winchs$ier>.
The n.rh then dispersed. some y; ,!;t
ivuchsrS s2>ing 10 their homes. "!her>
remaining on the STREETS and talking
shout their seton
Their Intention MAS IL taIe Leap
hart out ii ijHii sni hang him in C'Gs-
hSrn'$ vani.
The firing MSS heard all over town.
ami the whole village wA$ sr,u>eNi.
The following uriice MAS :"u;iG
nSilt%i ru Irst in frout o:ths ;aii:
"tioveeuor RithSniS>u sui Judge
WAllate Ar, 7sSn'n$!tla for lrnr!, iSw
IN Lexington. Our wives sui GsuS;!-
ssr< must Slid $hsll * p7ote':<>: :: Nil
hAoani$"
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