The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-01-16
Another LynchIng.

BARNWELL, January 11.-About a
year ago William Black, young negro
Of about 20 years of age, broke into the
house ofanother negro living on the place
of DR.. a. W. Bailey, near Elleuton. he
was apprehended, brought to trial and on
arraignment pleaded guilty. He served
his sentence, arrived in Barnwell on last
Tuesday, and vas making his way to his
mothers house along the Barnwell Court
House and Steele Creel; Road, when,
arriving at Mr.. James Bennett's house and
observing no one around, he stole two
.coets and other articles, which were
quickly missed blythe owner.
Henry Sweat, a colored man, armed
with a warrant from Trial Justice Dun
bar, and assisted by James Bennett, his
son, and young Walker-hoth the latter
were boys-overtook the negro, arrested
him, and we're proceeding towards Rob
bins, where Trial Justice Dunbar
dispenses justice for the surrounding
country.
Meantime they had been Joined by one
David G.. Ready, who was drunk and
volunteered to assist in conveying the
prisoner to Robbins. Just about mile
from Robbins they CANA to right hand
road leading down towards a swamp.
aTurn to the right" says Ready. Ben
nett demurred. "That is the nearest road
to Trial Justice Dunbar's, }" replied Ready,
and the procession. filed into the right.
hand road, going towards the swamp.
Reaching the swamp, Ready, the other
men objecting all the while and begging
him to desist, tied the negro With his back
to 8 tree, and going some little distance,
fell on his knees and made a long prayer.
AS he said aAmen" he raised his gun and
fired. It was so heavily charged that, as
the report rang out, Ready fell back fat
on his back as if he was shot. The negro
fell forward on his face ss 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 towards Augusta. The negro's
body was not discovered, it seems, until q
day or two since. Trial Justice Dunbar,
actiug 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 report Of that testimony.
It is only fair to David G. Ready, how
ever, to say that the testimony at the in
quest WAS given by those who were with
him at the time of the murder. To what
extent their testimony was colored by
their connection with the transaction is,
of course, a matter Of opinion.
With regard to the character Of the
crime, there is no difference of opinion.
All denounce it as most atrocious muir.
der. So far, no one has been committed
tojail. Ready was expected back from
Augusta last night.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
BLACKvILLE, January la negro
boy, whose name is unknown to your
correspondent, broke into white mans
house, near Robbins Station, on the Port
Royal Railroad, in this county, and stole
some few articles. a warrant was issued
by Trial Justice T. S. Dunbar and placed
in the hands OF good and trusty negro
for execution. He went in search of his
man, and met him in the custody of Dave
Ready and another white man, who had
already arrested him. Ready had his
prisoner tied, and when the negro consta-
BILE met them he turned about with them
to 60 to the justice.
The four, the two white men, the negro
constable and the negro prisoner, had not
proceeded far together when Ready, who
was under the influence of whiskey, said
that he intended having lynching of his
own, and thereupon took the negro pris.
oner on the side of Sthe road and bound
him to tree and shot him to death.
Why the other white man and negro did
not try to prevent it I could not learn.
Ready Immediately left and the last that
was heard of him he was in Augusta.
The above. was obtained from party
who heard the white man and negro con-
stable testify yesterday before the coro.
uer.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE CRIME.
ELLENToN, BARNwELL COUNTY, Jan.
11.-Another lynching occurred near
Robbins, in Barnwell County, on Tuesday
night. VIM. Black, young negro, was
tied to the limb of small tree and the
top fhis head shot off by party of me-
groes and whites who had him under ar
rest. Black was an ex- convict on his way
home from the Penitentiary. he stole
coat from white man. It was horrible
affair. The body was not found till
Thursday. The buzzards had eaten the
brains out.
The good men Of the county are out.
spoken in their condemnation of the af-
fair. The negroes near by are badly
stirred up about it. I heard one, land
owner, offering his land for sale this
morning. He says he wants to get out of
the State.-Special TO the Ne,os and Cou.
rier.
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