The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-13
THE HORNSBT HORROR.
The Prisoner is not Brought Before the
Jury Of Inquest-Danger of Lynching.


COLUMBIA, November 6.-The Rich
land County jail in this city is guarded
tonight by dozen or more picked men,
thoroughly armed and under the i'm
mediate command of Sheriff Samuel
". Rowan. These extraordinary pre-
cautions were taken by Richland's eff
cient and vigilant sheriff in conse-
quence ofthreats which have been freely
made during the day against the life
of 'Dute" Hagood, the young negro
who is confined in the Jail upon the
charge of numbering Miss Florence
Hornsby, seven miles north of this city,
on Saturday last. ~
The details Of this peculiarly afro
cious crime were printed in the News
and Courier on Sunday and Monday.
The coroner's inquest, which was ad-
journed on Sunday, was resumed to-
day at the scene Of the murder. An
angry and highly excited crowd of
about $50 white men was present,
clamoring for summary justice tc be
meted out to Hagood, against whom, it
must be admitted, an ugly case has
been made out. A number of witness
ses were examined by the coroner, and
the testimony adduced showed that
Dute had on previous occasions at
tempted to commit criminal assaults
upon young girls ofhis own race. Sheriff
Rowan, being cognizant of the strong
feeling existing against the prisoner,
declined to permit him to be present at
the inquest. Thejury refused to render
a verdict until the accused should be
produced before them. Coroner Roach
therefore adjourned the inquest, to be
resumed again in this city on Saturday
next
A brother of "Dute" Hagood was ar
rested as witness and brought to the
city this evening and lodged in Jail. A
representative of the News and Courier
visited the Jail at 10 o'clock tonight
and found Sheriff Rowan and about
a dozen men keeping guard.
THE ENEIGHBoRHooD AROUSED.
Deputy Sheriff Holloway, who re-
turned this evening from the scene of
the inquest, said that the crowd had
been very rude to the coroner and him
self. Some of them were armed with
guns, Others had pistols, and it was
apparent from their temper that the
negro would have had a short shift if
he had been taken out to the spot.
They threatened to come to Columbia
and lynch him, and were warned by
message from Sheriff Rowan that if
they attempted to do SO they must be
prepared to take what they would
get.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
Officer Holloway said that negro
girl testified before the coroner that the
prisoner had last year made criminal
attempt upon her, and still another
case of the kind was reported, but the
girl concerned could not be secured as
witness to-day.
Mr.. Sharp, one ofthe witnesses, testi-
fed that Albert Hagood, the young
brother of the prisoner, told him seve-
raj days ago that the prisoner had
threatened beforehand to make attempt
upon Miss Horusby. Albert when
upon the stand denied that he had told
such story, but another witness was
produced who said that he heard him
make the statement to Mr.. Sharp.
Accordingly Albert was placed under
arrest by the coroner and sent to Jail as
a witness. He is the boy who was ar
rested on Monday, but released by the
coroner.
TWO DROPS OF BLOOD.
One of the witnesses declared that he
had seen two drops of blood upon
''Dute" Hagood's shoe upon the night
ofthe murder. The prisoner, by the
way, calls himself Wade Haynes, bu.
his name is Wade Eagood, and @Dute"
is 3 nickname.
Albert has stated that cora pluched
by "Dute" Near where Miss Hornsby's
body was found was gathered before
the murder, thus throwing additional
suspicion upon his brother. '..Dute"
denies this.
DANGER ROFLYNCHlNG.
1t does not seem probable that lynch
ers will have the hardihood to enter
Columbia upon such an erraud, but
the neutrality-suspicious. are proper, and
ifauy attempt is made upon the Jail it
is sure to beSterniy repulSed,