The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-08-04
VOL. XXI
LEXINGTON IS EXCITED.
A LADY OUTRAGED AT IRMC pY A
BLACK fIENO.

Another Lynch,ng Pro hnble--r rhe M.Ii-
tia Awaiting Orders.
COLUMBIA, $. c., July oG.-Irmo,
The first ste tion out Of COlumblu on the
Columbia, New berry and Laurens road.
just I've I've miles from thc Capital, was
yesterday the scene OF foul CRIME, Il
sensational kllin4, and ,s;co trouble
that promises before it is over to tcrmi-
nate seriously. The following arc the
particulars Ot the row:
On SaIu' day evening about 9 O'Clock
MIR. Robert Addison, Il section mas ter
wro lives very near the station, went
down 10 Nh. James BOuknigEt's store.
1T was luHt alter supper, and he lett
only his vr'V young and ina Lsomc wife
at home. In shor. time a'tcr he lett.
there came sCme light taps rI the d ,9r,
and Ms. Addison, th!uklny il was her
Lu. band, olenCu The duoy. AS she did
50 bua ~ rlack Ecg'O, wearing a white
undershlrt nd tayclO0t&d, slowed Il pis-
t"l III hcT lace ,u,in": |(t--d d---n
J"u, mt )pen your mouth Ur l'll Kill
yCu." He choked !.cr severely and hit
her III Tie .reust several tinurs with the
butt ut his 1jstO!. Then a. the point of
his pistol re proceeded 10 accomplish
his ienGisl purpose. This doue he
kicktd his almost inscnsinle victim
about the t:oor and hastily disappeared.
Mrs. AG liSOh screamed IS soon as
she reCove; ed, and gave the alarm. She
Was found o be considerably 3rCstrated.
She said tlat & n,g o nau.ud George
Kmard, wi o had before nccu about u e
pln e, had committed the crinc. and &C.
ecrlhed his clothing ard uDpearance
minuiely.
On Sunday morning 4 pos> Z 0i thirty
II e white men was organized. ~ rev
found uaCk3 leading from the front yard
10 the WOODS. One of these tracks was
very peculiar, one of the toes making no
impression, They followed this track
out 70 Mrs. Lizzie Nunnamakcrs place,
about mile and quarter. They saw
Tie negro from distance, and the de-
scr'pti0n given by Mrs. Addison fitted
perfectly. Sunday afternoon they went
back, surrounded the out house and ar
rested the cgrO, who was very much
excited. I here was serious talk of
iyn-hing him, but he was brought back
aud locked up in the guard house OF the
town, wher> he renamed until yCstcr-
day morninJ.
Yesterday morpin: about $40 o'clock
TRIAL Justice Drehcr arrived, and the
examination WaS begun. rhc negro
was conirCntcd with Mrs. Addison.
She swore hat he was The man. Other
witnesses Who examined his loot and
found one toe that had been cut by in
axe and s.OOd erect, testified to the
tracks and tracking. The ,'"nnt seemed
80 completes that The Justice ordered
him TO be taken to Lexington jail to
await trial.
Just at Il c beginning of the prclmi-
nary examination, the exciting tragedy
thaJ began Shc race trouble occurred, a
large number of negroes hal gathered
To see what would be done to Kinaru.
lhe small "all was already packed and
IL was stltllNS hot in there. The town
marshal. Mr.. 5. *. DouknIshl, ordered
them all back. All went e.;ccDt Louis
Blown. Brown had been sc ling liquor
In the town and was wanted on That
charge. The marshal recognized hun,
ard started towards him witt, Tie intcn
ton OF arrestmg him. The negro, who
ls a powerful black fellow, and has in
the last ten years "done upU about
twenty mer, and is well known as the
buil-dOZer Of that section. sad Cd
d-n the white people any wav, and
backed unit he reached liz avy bu 10y
shalt, near .hc dcpJt. This hI picked
up suddCnl and Was about 20 hit Mr..
BoukniSht )vcr .hc head VIII N tna! cni-
Ger ulled is pistol and rrc,i. the negro
CRY ing at t, c tIrjC Il al lrc would net :, g
lis race i'm pose! uNDn. The h,lIIct III.
bin just above the Harrl, and passed
hl c cIf,,s
wound. ii, staggered, fell. cot Wy a.n!n
and was or 'crcC To 80 on 20 tie 2uur,i
house. lk slf~.cu eli a,d then irIl
again. ll' was l"t,r placed i'll II wagon
and taken - his hOnc, about mile up
The track, Y here, 81 5 p. Ll., be was ly-
ing In q C. ltlcaI cCHdili m, With Drs.
Hendrix arl Lee doing all they could
ton him.
When the WUuudCd man was taken
of, all the negroes followed hlm, with
drawing from tie town mni' tCrIlg aud
making threats OF lGourniu1 and cXtcr-
minatlng tie town. All during the af-
lefnoon no negroes appeared II view,
ana men seat out tnr the pun pose. found
mat they we're sending out runners to
Tie country calling On other negroes to
come Ill and join them. rhcy were
satnercd III cluster of trees about n
half mile from the town, discussing the
mat cr. Thus they were left at halt
past O'Clock.
The whites in thc meantime became
very uneasy, being unccl tain when the
threatened attack would c@mc and from
what quarter. They armed themselves
thoroughly and resolved to defend their
lives and property to the las. Az $3.50
they were gathclcd about the stores, but
anticipated no serious trouble until
nighttall.~. They hld arrange, 10 d"ploy
The whites in squads out towards iuc
W. ods afLel niGhtinlI and have sig&al
30 that on the appearance o' dnnGcr of
attack they could gather almost instant
~ all their tOrces and meet ,Nc attack
at the proper point. When 'hc Cvrning;
'rah lett the whites were very apprChrn'
sivo OF a co1llict before morun@.
Inc leelmg of tho whites was some.
what more intensified in the afternoon
py the following warning, printed in cir
cular from, which was posted on the
door OF store at the northern portion
of the town: