The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-10-07
TEN MEN TO Be HANGED.
The ErsmIt uf the Court OF Sessions in
Laurens.

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Laurens.
LAuKESs, :. c., Sept. 2j.-Jilc
most death-Gealing sentence in the legal
| annals OF tn 5 state, except in cases O!
insmrection, was passed at LaurenS to-
day, tcn negro men being sentenced 10
be banged 1r the murder %? another
neuro. TIE charge WAS conspiracy and
murder. SOME Inonilrs ag' jan ua;g.
AiunroG lrtin2. lIruGeg>nn |nun.
! Allen l'uinc, Tom .ltkiHsrIl, JOHN A.
| kinson l.i:c AtNins o;i. John Adams,
pe:ry Adams and Jack Williams, all
coInred. having some cause q: quarrel
! against rhorEton Nance. also colorcd.
| arranged plan to take his lie and car
red it cut successfully. At this term
Of the Laurcns Court they were all tried
together for the crime. and all convicted.
A motion was made Tor j new trial and
refused. and Judge Hutson sentenced
the whole ten TO be hanged on October
% next.
At the same term Of Court Ike Kin
ard. colorcG. was convicted Of the mur-
der of Samuel G.. OSner, white man,
and was sentenced to be hanged on Oc-
tober l6, this making eleven negroes
sentcncd t.. death at these bloody as
sizes. The Court Of General Sessions
has adjourned. The State gaine' every
case. Six negroes were sentenced to
the penltentiary Or to pay fines.
TILE CRIME AND TIE TRIAL.
The murder OF Thornton Nance, for
which the ten negroes were sentenced
to-day /, be hanged. occurred on the 5th
day of August last at a negro church
near Mountville, station on the Geor-
sla. Carolina and Northern Railroad.
about eleven miles from this city.
From the testimony it appears that
John Nance had written letter to the
wife Of john Atkinson and that this
band OF negroes went to the church for
the purpose OF having a row with John
Nance and made threat that they
would kill the negro that night.
This band Of "diabollcil demons" as
the solicitor termed them. proceeded to
They did not attend the sevices, but lay
in wait around the church until the SER
vices were over.
The night WAS dark one, but the
band was clearly recognized by q torch
which Edmund Nance, father Of the de-
ceased, held for bis vile and little chill
drcn to see the road home. After lit.
tie the quarre! grew warmer, and bullets
were flying IL all directions.
SAM Nance was shot through the
lungs, another negro was shot through
the bat and Thornton Nance was killed.
The trial was begun on Tuesday last
at noon and was ended last night about
ii o'clock. The State was represented
by Lewis W. Simkins and Solicitor
Schumpert, and the murderers by John
son & Richey.
The defence argued ably for the band.
For seven they tried to prove an alibl,
tor the remaining three they claimed
that the evidence showed that Thornton
| Nance was killed by Henry Suber, one
Of the ncglocs who fled and had never
| been arrested.
The jury remained out about three
hours ard returned a verdict Of guilty.
with recommendation to the mercy OF
the Court. The prisiouers were brought
into the Court room about II O'Clock
this morning to receive the sentence.
A notion was make by Mr.. Johnson
| for a new trial on the ground that his
Fonor had erred in the charge 10 the
jury. The motion. however, was over
ruled.
The negroes appeared to be little con-
cerned during the whole of the trial, but
there was {. sad scene in the Court room
as the Judge pronounced tie sentence OF
death. The wives and relatives Of the
prisoners were present and could not
restrail their feeling, and broke lorth in
bitter walls, and we're ordered by the
Court to be carried out.-News and
| Courier.