The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-10-01
'anrtnnburs's Mayor Murdered.

N"AErANBURG, September 27.-.The Hon.
.. :. llcnncman, the mayor Of Spartan
burg, was shot and killed this evening at
twenty minutes past o'clock by John Will
li"n%, colorcd. lie brcathcd about half an
hour fore life was extinct.
Williams and his wife were Quarrcling in
tl".C honse beyond the Grccnviile branch.
tlr, Hcnncman, who was passing by, went
IL 10 command the peace. About the time
ac$sol in the yard Tom Peace, n white man
came mp. lie saw Williams was standing
Oh Ii.2 steps and lis wife was inside th,
house abusing the mayor. Peace askc,
hun if he needed any help to arrest the ne
g1o. He said no, have sent for the DO
lice, and they will make the arrest. vii
!MtHi then cursed the mayor aud told him
t" @,t out of his yard or he would fix him,
a"t hen he went into the hOnsc. The
Mayor said: "lou are going after your pis-
,pi, .jr you?' aud then he drrw his pistol
w:.j followed the negro INTO the house. a
SEil,t tnsued, in which Peace thought the
W"ttAn was taking II prominent part, and
soon he heard a pistol fired. In short
iIAl@ Mr.. Hcnnemun and the negro both
r@u' rolling out of the door and fell TO the
!o they scuillcd and rolled several feet.
49,; hen the negro shot the mayor while
,'r W>s Oh his face. The negro was not
"rc"; when he fired, but was in rccum-
Iem position on his side. The ball entered
Just above the hip and penetrated the alb
H"minal cavity.
" !liams made no effort TO escape and
proposed to surrender the pistol to Peace
AnG 20 to Jail with him. Williams wife
says ;hat MIR. IcnnGman fired at her has
Ctnd III the house, and she shows the place
Nhcrt The ball entered the wall.
when arrested the negro said that the
Mayor ordered him to hold up his hands
,"''' ne came in the house. So far as is
N,oWn at present Peace and Williams
VIE ere the only witnesses to the shooting.
Ii ii. ,ook place in very short time.
About O'Clock the body was moved to
me Mayors house.. Wiiiamss wife has
ocrE arrested and she says that Williams
va" heatlng her and abusing her when the
H!@Tor came in TO stop the quarrel. She
say" nc flrcd his pistol TO make her hus-
hhnu surrender, and then the sculllc began
amt lhey doth rolled out of the door. She
ulI not witness the shooting outside
The negro, ii his talk to Peace and after
nc vas carried to Jail, showed vndictIvc
slln' and seemed to cxult in his deed.
ine negroes or The city arc considerably
excited, and they think the killing great
outrage. One said he was willing TO ioin
IN y crowd to lynch Williams. The town
Is Is III fermcnt and groups of people are on
Shc s4aare, and there is the usual talk of
lynoAing.
Sheriff Nicho's is in the Jail and will re-
II an here tonight.
The sympathy of our whole community
goes cut to the stricken family in this hour
OF "iliction. Mayor IIcnncman came here
IRON Norfolk &uout the year 1853 and
S'arted in The jewclry business. In that he
mas Oeen quite successful. Two years ago
;?e was elected Mayor of the city. lie
leaves leaves a wife, two daughters and lis son
oldest son, at Greenwood, and DR.. J0hn r.
Men1nem@an, ,' is professor at Hampden sgd
The Coroner empancllcd jury, who
FieWea inc body and then adjourned to
meet tomorrow at 8 O'clock to hear the
evidence. '' viz