The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-11
A CHASTITY SIGHT.
THE DEAD BODY OF ALICE MCLEOD
FOUND IN THE CONGAREE.

THE DEAD BODY OF ALICE McLEOI
FOUND IN THE cONGAREE.
The Detectives Follow Strong Clue
Which Result in Finding That a Muir
der Had Really Been Committed-Th
Links of Evidence.
COLUMBIA, S. g., Jan. 29-Alice Nc
Leod'S dead body has been found An(
it shows that a dastardly murder ha
been committed. 1t was stripped O.
its clothing, and with hands and fee
bound together she was lowered to ;
watery grave. with massive weight O.
rocks around the middle of her body
Last night Detective J. w. Holloway
asked that Officer Donald Harrison bt
detailed to 60 with him to the willow:
on the bank Of the river to grapple fol
the body of Alice Mcleod. The Chic.
gave the permission, and Mr.. Holloway
had two strong grab-hooks made. Arm
ed with them the two men went to the
river this morning.
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boatman, and they glided out short
distance from the shore right from the
spot where the footprints mentioned
elsewhere were found. This place is
just below the Pearce quarry. They
started to grapple in the open space
just in front of this place. AS the boat
swung around Detective uolloWay's
grapple struck something and caught
This was in less than five minutes af-
ter they had commenced fishing for the
body. The obstruction in which the
grab caught was less than six feet from
the shore.
The detective pulled hard and a heavy
weight moved. They then realized
that they had the body, and with pow
erful pull that almost overturned the
boat the almost nude body was raised
10 the surface Of the water. Officer
Harrison leaned over the edge of the
boat and tied a rope around the dead
woman's neck. Then the boat was Slow
ly turned towards the shore and the
body was dragged out of the water
and laid on the bank.
The body was almost nude, no cloth
ing appearing on it except chemise.
which was slightly torn. The woman's
hands were tied together with stout
piece of rope. and even her feet were
crossed and bound together in the same
manner. Around the woman's body
was tied a sack full of large rocks,
which made a heavy weight. This bag
was tied with heavy ropes.
Nc sign of her being killed before
being thrown in the water appeared
on her body. There was no stab
wounds visible, but, of course a close
examination OF the body could not be
made until the Coroner arrived. The
woman's throat was, however, much
swollen and Of dark black color,
showing she had been choked to death,
probably before being thrown in the
water. After laying the body out on
the bank the officers deputized the boat
man to guard it, and hastened up street
to inform the Sheriff, Coroner and the
Chief of Police of their CHASTITY find.
\ telephone message at 8 o'clock,
however, had preceded them, and the
Record man sped away to the scene.
In the meantime the news had spread
like wildtire in the lower section OF
the city, and men, women and children
were all much wrought up by the dis
coverv. Many at once went to the
river and viewed the body in all its
ghastliness.
Even while the woman was being
dragged from the river an old negro
was found by the detectives who can
give the only absolute testimony
against the negro in the Jail. He says
that he met Waites Martin on the rail-
road track dragging Alice Mcleod to-
wards the river. On arriving at the
Sheriff's Office the detectives immedi-
ately notified the Coroner, and he ac-
by the officers and MANY
curious persons, left Tor the scene at
once. At this hour 4:30 p. m, the ex-
element is running high.
WaiteS Martin, ere this, had been re-
moved from the station house and con-
ined IN the most secure cell in the jail.
There has already been talk of lynch
Dg, but Sheriff Rowan will see that all
such attempts shall be properly dealt
With. The condition Of the body shows
hat the murder was most diabolical
md premeditated and that the woman
vas undoubtedly killed before she was
hrown in the water. What makes it
more heinous is the fact that the mur-
lerer must have spent hours with the
:orpse arranging the plans for dispos-
ng of it. Officers Harrison and Hall
md Detective Holloway deserve much
redit for their perseverance, even
when the Sheriff and Chief of Police
Iiscredited the m, rder theory.-Record