The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-12
A NEGRO SHOT TO DEATH
BARNWELL COUNTY, 8. c., THE
SCENE OF THE OUTRAGE.

Tied to Tree by a Drunken Man and
the Back of His Head Blown Of-Ee
Had just Completed q Term in the
Penitentiary - While on His Way
Home He Stole Two Coats and Was
Under Arrest When Kiled-The
Murder Witnessed without Protest.
CHARLESTON. S. c., Jan 11-There
seems TO be no doubt now of the truth of
the reported lynching in Barnwell county.
The Barnwen butchers have been again at
work. The butchery occurred Tuesday
night last, at place so far removed from
the telegraph as to be practically inacces-
sible. The settlement is called Robbins. It
seems that a negro had been arrested on
charge Of burglary, and had been placed in
charge Of q white constable, who was
directed to take him to the county jail at
Barnwell. The road led through dense
swamp, and while passing through this
swamp a mob Of masked men overh auled
the constable and his prisoner and took the
alleged burglar from his custody, tied him
to tree, and shot him to death.
These are absolutely all the details OBJ
tainable at this time. IL is evident that the
butchers have means of keeping the matter
quiet. On the occasion of the last butchery
at Barnwell the telegraph operator at that
point could not be found, the report being
that he was out patrolling to protect the
town from being burned down by the eight
victims of the mob. This last butohery is
said to have occurred on Tuesday night
| last, and the first nows OF it reached here
to-day. Efforts are being made to get par
ticulars and names, but the people in that
section are reticent.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Jan II, A. M-The
following additional details of the butchery
have just been received: About year ago
William Black, young negro about 20
years OF age, broke into the house OF another
| negro living on the place Of DR.. A. w.
Bailey, near Ellonton. He was apprehended,
brought to trial, and on arraignment pleaded
| guilty. He served his sentence arrived in
Barnwell on last Tuesday, and was making
his way to his mothers house along the
Barnwell Court House and Stone creek road,
when arriving at Mr.. James BENEFITS
around, he stole two coats and
other articles which were quickly missed
| by the owner.
Henry Sweat, a colored man, armed with
a warrant from Trial Justice Dunbar, and
assisted by James Bennett, his son, and
| young Walker Doth the latter boys, over
| took the negro, arrested him, and were
proceeding toward Robbins, where Trial
Justice Dunbar dispenses justice for the
surrounding country. Meantime they had
been joined by one David 9. Reedy, who
| was drunk, and who volunteered to assist
| in conveying the prisoner to Robbins. Just
| about mile from Robbins they came to a
right hand road leading down toward a
| swamp,
Turn to the right" says Ready. BEN
nett demurred. 'rhat is the nearest road
to trial Justice Dunbar's," replied Ready,
and tho procession filed into the right hand
road, going towards the swamp.
WHITE TIED TO TREE.
Reaching the swamp, Ready. the other
men objecting all the while and begging
him to desist, tied the negro with his back to
a tree, and, going some little distance, fell
on his knees and made a long prayer AS
he said "Amen.n he raised his gun and
fred 1t was SO heavily charged
that as the report rang out, Reedy
! fell back fiat on his back, as II
he was shot, The negro fell forward on his
| face as far as the rope would allow with the
back part of his head torn away. This was
on Tuesday night. Before morning Ready
had taken the train toward Augusta. The
negro's body was not discovered, il seems,
until day or two since. Trial Justice
| Dunbar, acting coroner, held the Inquest
yesterday. A gentleman who was at the
inquest and heard the testimony was in
| Barnwell to-day, and the above account is
| based on his reDOrt of the testimony