The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-10-08
THE MURDER OF / MAYOR,
SH IT IN THE BACK 81 Al BRUTAL
W!FE-SEATEP,

| mayor Henneman of Sparianbury NbjIo
Dischnrsing His Duty asau Officer ,r
the Pence, Receives His Death yyound
ntthe Hands of john Williams. Colored.
SrARTANBUEG, ). c., Sept. 27.-IIon.
y. n. ltenneman, mayor of SDartanburp.
was shot and killed this evening at G. 20
O'Clock by John Williams. colored. IJe
breathed about half an hour before life
was extinct.
Nllllams and his wife were uliarrrl
ing in their house, beyond the Green
vile branch. Mr.. lIcnneman WAS p,ss-
ing by, and went in to command IN,
peace; About the time ne got in the
ne says Villains was standing on tile
steps and his vile was inside the housa
apuSlhg The mayor. Place asked Mlyor
lIehnelnan If he needed any help TO ar
rest the negro. He said: NO. | have
selt Tor the police, and they wiIl make
w Milildm' Ihrh cursed the mlyoc and
lold MN 10 get ont Of his ward, or H..
Would iiN hlm. and then he Wcnt INTO the
nUusc. c. lhe MAYOR SAlh:" are goius
alC"r your plStOl. are YOU" And ihrn
NJ drew out his pistol aud lo;jnyrpj t,,.
negro IN the house. \ srul}i 'cnsned. ia
Whlch l'lace Thought IN" woman was
| Iaklhg Il pr0nln"nt part. auU soon nv
iirard Il plSto' lire. In Il Shrri. I1lnp Nr
llenneinan ANA the negro ho,h cams
rolling out OF the door aud i,utu the
ground, the rvgro having .Nc nlyoc's
pistol. Ihey Scullcd and rr.,cl scVrra!
leet, Wheli thc negro ShOt the mayor
MI'tle ne was IN 4 recumOrni position,
h.,l !, u
The mp and penetrated the cavity,
Williams made no rll0r, to ,.s,.,n.
IN" proposed TO ourrCiIrr lie pl5LDI't TO
iIace ana 50 10 Jail with nun. Will
liamSS wife says thiI Mr.. IIrnurnldu
lircd AT her husband in thu nUuSe, and
she shows the place where the bail en-
| tered the wall.
| " hch ted ihe negro lid that the
| mayor ordereG him to hold lip his hands
| "heh he came IN the house. 50 tar as
Is known at present. Pace and VIII
lLams's wife a.p the ,uly wjllirssc; TO
,he shooting. About >o'ciutN the body
";tS moved to Mr.. llrnne,IaII'S house.
Wnerc the lnQuvSL VIII be hr!u tonight.
| W llliamo wife has been arrested, and
she says that Williams was bratjn.t her
ana abusing her whun the mayor came
III TO stop the quarrel She saws he fired
MS plSlol 10 make her husband Surrcn.
uet when Ihc Sculiir began, and they
DOlh rolled out Of the door. ;>n,, dlI
not witness the shooting from tae out
side.
The negro, in his talk t. Place, and
AFTER he was ''arrlcd to ja !, showed a
VlndlctlVe spirit and seemed to ryulc il,
nlS deeu. HE negroes Of Tie rity are
considerably excited, and they thank the
i:!ln" II great outrage. One sald ne
WAS Wiling I" loin IL d crowd to lynch
Williams. The luWn is considerably
eNcltci. Groups OF peop.a are on the
square, and there IS the usual talk OF
lynchlng. Sheriff Nichols is in the jaiI
ana VIII remain there tonight.
, Ihe sympathy OF the whole cvInmun-
lty goes ont the stricken family in this
holr OF anliction. Mayor uenncmau
came here from Norfolk about the wear
ioo', ana Started the jcwrlry business.
In that he has been quite successful,
Two years ago he was elected mayur of
the city. He leaves Il wife. two dauph-
IerS ana ms son George at Iume Rut-
ledsc llenneinan, the oldest son. is at
GREENWOOD, and DR.. } Ohm l.. Ilenneman
IS il professor at l1ampdcn Sydney Col
| lcBc. lhc coroner rmpaEclled Il iury.
"hlch viewed the hody and then ;,d,
Journed TO meet tomorrow at q n'clocl1
TO hear TN" rVidcmcc.--Thc State.