The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-17
SHOT DOWN IN JAIL,
SWIFT VENGEANCE VISITED ON A
COLORED MURDERER.

LIN an Hour from the ID cath OF His vic-
tim He Was Corpse.
COLUMBIA, S. g., Dec. s.-Another
chapter has been added to old Edgefleld's
bloody record. This one has peculiar
| features. The victim had his hands
previously deep-dyed with human
| blood, and the crime for which he for
feited his life was no less than that Of
numbering young son Of the sheriff of
the county-a young man highly es.
teemed bylall who knew him. 1t is this
fact that makes the case all the worse,
, and adds additional sorrow to tho
sheritf's lot. The following Is the story
! Of the murder and lynching:
Saturday night "hot supper" was
given in negro house in the village 1t
was largely attended, and the crowd
was hoisterous. The sheriff had a war
rant for the arrest of some negro, and
ask the marshal to go make the arrest.
Young QUITS, who is a constable, ac-
companied the marshal. In the jam in
the house, while they were searching
for the man wanted, Lunday stepped
on young QUITS, toes. He said some-
thing, and hot words were exchanged,
ending in rough fight, during which
the young man was shot. The murder
er threw his pistol away and denied the
shooting. Later he was arrested up
town in barroom.
The young man was taken home
The bullet struck just above the hip
bone, and passed, it was supposed,
around the abdomen. the ball being cut
out Oh the other side. No apprehen-
lsion was felt Of serious results. But
the young man died at II o'clock Sun
day night.
| YESTERDAY vas salesday. unfortu-
nateIy. and the day set for the funeral;
consequently the town was full Of peo-
pie from all parts of the country. At
an early hour it could he seen that trou-
bic was brewing. Threats Of violence
were freely expressed on the streets.
Sheriff QUITS had stated, however, that
he would have the prison we'll guarded,
; and many thought the trouble would
blow over; certainly no trouble was an
ticipated before nightfall.
| oung QUITS was member Of the
Edgelield RIFLES, and when about
, O'clock the funeral took place they at
tended In full uniform and conducted
, the burial with military honors. In the
,, meantime, those determined on the
lynching had selected this as their op-
portunity. The company had just got
back from the funeral when a messen-
} ger rushed through the town bearing
8 the intelligence of the lynching.
. The mob consisted Of party of TWEEN
r ty-tiVe or thirty men, and, strange to
: say, they were unusually bold, as the
i statement is made that there was no at
tempt made at disguise. They must
, have been recognized by some one, but
! Edgelield men ddn 'ttell these tlTi1S
, and no names were mentioneG-HD to the
, time Of the departure of the train. 1t
,, is stated that the body was dragged out
and the throat cut after it had been
completely riddled.
,, The town was Immediately thrown
into a state of excitement, and there
was much yelling immediatly after the
l"nching. The lynchers had quietly
Withdrawn bofore the crowd gathered.
AS soon as tho Rifles could muster q
few men they came to the Jail on the
double-quick, with fixed bayonets. 1t
is not known whether they had am
munitiOn or not. There was squad OF
about a dozen men, but they had moth
| ing to protect on their arrival but a
dead body.
is that the negroes of the neighborhood
seem to be glad otIthe lYnching Of Lun-
day, for he has long been terror
among them. At last account great
excitement prevailed among all classes
Of people, more by the sudden and un-
expected nature # the killing than any
thing else.
After nightfall the members of
Sheriff Ouzts's family asked for guard
for the night, not knowing what might
be the feeling among certain classes of
negroes. Lieutenant Lake, of the Rifles,
took detail of half dozen men and at
once went on guard duty around the
house. No more trouble Is feared, how
fever.
Later information was received last
might from Edgefeld, as follows:
The coroner's jury met at 6 o'cl ock.
tThe mob pointed their guns and pistols
at MIR. Walker, demanding entrance to
the Jail. AS soon as they were admitted
they forced the jailer to conduct them
to the cell in which Lunday was con-
lined, and commanded the prisoner to
come out into the hall.
AS he reached the hall a pistol shot
was fired, and Immediately a volley of
shots pierced his body. He ran around
the passWay which surrounded the
tcelis, and fell at the dodr Of his cell
Ills body was pierced wit1-> a score of
bullets and his throat was cut 1Tom ear
to ear.
The jury rendered verdict that the
deceased came to his death from
wounds inflicted by parties unknown.
1t was said last night that the negro
had fired more lead at others than
pierced his body Yesterday afternoon.
The State.
Express Robbery.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-THE Adams Bx-