The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-10
SERVED THEM RIGHT.
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[ rope around his neck almost strangled
nm. lie looked like II blacksnakc on
the ground. When Mr.. Sightlers
strength was exhausted another seized
tie leather and continued the living,
!. about sixty strokes being administered
| IN all. The unfortunate negro was
then kicked in the face and In the aO-
uomen. When he was stood upo / his
'eet again, he was very bloody, al tone
eye was nearly Knocked ont. Then
the almost exhausted negro was asked
10 iGil the truth. He said "I've told the
truth. Then the boy was taken be
meath agood sized oak tree, while MANY
o: the men stood around him. One
man went IN the tree with the end of
the rope. The hoy stood looking nm
at these prep sratlonS with glaring eve
| balls. Never prayer did ne utter nor
did ne cry for mercy. 1t was found
| mat the rope was too short. and Il trap,
! as 1t were, was erected out Of crosStirs
| laId on top of each other
The negro was then made to mount
this trap. IL proved TO hn too low for
| the rope to reach him. The boy, now
very weak, was made 20 come down,
aud Il couple moro of crosstieS were
placed UP there. All but few had by
TINS time retired to the railroad track
where the shooters were arranged in
| line, with instructions to let him hang
for minute Hcfore they began firing
Thompson mounted the scatfol
again. He kept his eyes opAn and
faced the crowd while the uoOse was
J being slipped around his neck
| Just here Mr.. GOodWyu ran ont in
front and hell up his hand, saving: !:
"Nlll, you know that your time has
come. Now, once and for all, tell the
| no of u
tenancc. said: "Nes, sir; | will tell tho
truth. Both Tom and Handy were with
mo, Just as have told you"
| In another instant the crowd had
| withdrawn som" one knocked the cross
ties out, and the negro came down about.
six tc.t.
! Ills arms wrrpchCl loose, aud with
one OF them h: caught the rope above
| his heat. For some moments he re-
manned conscious. But alter waiting
about minute for him to s!rangle, the
| lynch"rS drawn up IN limo on the rail
road tack, a. word Of command, levrl-
rd their shotgun5, rifles and revolvers
AMI IN" first terrible yOllev rang out.
In quick succession the VoIlavS were
fired from revolyrrs and reln ldrd the
brrrch lntder5. and q perfect haiistorm
oi bullets passed in:O AMI through the
| form Of VIII Eh0mps )n., who after the
first discharge was Imp and Iifeless
| literally shot to pieces
| The last few bullets cut the rome and
down came the body. In short time
the party placed the cope once more
around the dead mans neck and drew
the body up III the air for the cOrOuer'S
lnSprctlnn, ANA thus was he left. The
Ihen of GaSlOn then gave three cheers
ana went back up the track. to go in
search of the other parties to the crime.
In" special train pulled down to the
'"ne. blew the warming, whistle, the
! ColumhianS piled aboard and the iirSt.
| lNnchi!g arising ont ot thus fearful
crime WA over.
TnN BANGLES Er WILLIS SIDE.
LEXINGTON DEroT, =. G.,-Ere the
sun rlS9S this morulug there Will be-.
three instead Of one bloody perforated
corpse dangling from that single oak
tree at (iaSlnn: already there are two
To-day about II o'clork, Tom Preston.
the second negro who took part in the
crime, Wai captured about seven miles
from GaSton and taken to the town.
He was in the door ol his house when Il
shot gun WAS stuck in his face an he
asked no questions buL went with his
captorS, after asking for his shors
When all the crowd had gathered, one
much larger than tie one which partjc.
lpAtrd in the execution Of VIII rhomp-
son. Trln was taken ont ana another
death march was commenced. lie was
carried to the same spot where hung
the bleeding remains Of Thompson.
llrprolcStrd his innocence to the last
but seemed unconcerned. lie was
stripped and logged with Il rawhide,
ana then was hung and shot exactly
like Thompson. All the aftern oon
many men shot into the bodies mutila-
ting them fearfully, certain portions
beng shot entirely away. The lynch
ing OF Preston took place about p. IN,
several GaStOn men at once left for
Lexington, G.. H., to get Handy Kaigler
the third and princlpal man. Colum-
blanS got word of this, and many came
to Lexington. They applied to Sheriff
Drafts for the man, wanting to lynch
lnm The sheriff refused to deliver
him.
At?:3O the Cast on men arrived. Sher-
III Drafts had received the man with
the understanding that he would de.
liver him to Mr.. Slghtler when wanted.
lie Kept his promise. ! arrived here
| across the country to find that the Gas
ton mob had just left with the negro
| tor Castor.
| ''.'N w. -. ~, JllO ol.--- ht mon
WIN Nalgler arrived here Just about
ga! light, and in avery short time the
thlrd rApiSt Was dangling from the limb
OF the tree on which his cOnfr,rrates
| IN crime were dangling.
The crowd had plenty of rope, and they
were deSlr0uS OF t0rturlng him. Thcy
Ild not build any scaifold Of crossti-s.
lhry SIMPLY puL Il rope around his
neck while he stood on the ground
looking mp at the two 0thpt bodies, and
liNrd the moose so that it would no.:
tighten and Strangle him into uncon
Sclousness at once. Then Il crowd of
m' n took the other end Of tho rope,
which had been thrown over the small
limb. nearer the tree than any of the
Others. This was to place Thompson
b:tWeen kaiGler and Preston. His
hands were not tied. The crowd Of
men 2!hen went Of to Il good distance
and pulled the rope, raising kaigler us
hlgh as they wanted him. Then they
tied it to a tree off on one side. Handy
struggled tearful!y, cttching the rope
above his head and kicking vigorously