The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-01
THREE HUNG ON one TREE
The Third Negro in the CASTOR Out
rage LynCh0d.

The Prisoner Surrendered by the Sher-
i'll at Lexington without Opposition
When Demanded by the Crowd-A
Previous Understanding to That Eff
feet Entered Into-The Ravisher Sub
jected to Torture Similar to That In
hioted on His Companions in Crime.
Columbia, S. c., July 31.-Handy Kaig
Ter, the third negro in the CASTOR out
rage, was strung up this morning to the
same limb upon which the bodies of
Thompson and Preston were hanging.
Kaigler had been in the Lexington jail
since Wednesday for safe Keeping. When
he was taken there it was understood
between the lynching crowd from
CASTOR and the sheriff that Kaig-
Ter should be delivered to them
whenever he was wanted. AS the man
was not committed by regular process of
law, the sheriff promised to keep him and
deliver him when wanted. AT u o'clock
last night six men rode into Lexington
village, and having produced the proofs
that they were representatives of the
people of CASTOR, Sheriff Drafts opened
the Jail door and gave Kaighler to them
STRICTLY BUSINESS.
There was no excitement or anger dis
played. The crowd was there for bust
ness, and they transacted it in short
order and went away. They took the
prisoner back to CASTOR, arriving there
about daylight. A big crowd was pres
ent, and they proceeded to give Kaigler
the same treatment that was accorded
the other two men, who were hanging
ifeless and perforated on a small limb.
Kaigler was taken to the same spot and
he saw the two bloody bodies before him.
The crowd had previously been beating
him with whips, sticks and anything else
they could pick up.
REFUSED TO CONFESS.
They hung him for two minutes trying
to make him confess, but under all the
punishment he steadily refused to confess.
He stated positively that he was not one
of themen and no amount of torture which
was inflicted upon him would make him
confess any completely in the
for confession the mob strip
ped and called for the outraged husban
to come forward and whip him. Arch
Seightler did so and although
exhausted by the lack of sleep, each
blow that he hit brought blood and pite
GUS cries from the negro, who, was held
down by men in the mob. Seghtler fin
ally became exhausted, but another man
took his place and the cruel lasheS We're
renewed with vigor, and when the two
men had exhausted themselves whipping
him, Kaigler was strung up almost dead
between Thompson and Preston. No
platform was made for him.
PULLED UP BY MANY HANDS.
A rope was put around his neck, and
having been thrown across the limb, men
took hold and gradually pulled him up.
They did not jerk him suddenly so as to
break the neck, they pulled him up gradu-
ally and let him down at times. They
did this to torture him as much as pos
sible before death ensued After letting
him down time and again he was finally
pulled up for the last time. His
struggling was horrible to behold, but the
crowd did not care. Arch Seightler finally
put bullet through his head and death
was Immediate.
The three negroes hanging oni one tree
was sight never seen before in South
Carolina, but the general sentiment is
that they have met their just deserts.
THE BARBARITY CONDEMNED.
The barbarity of the torture is univer-
sally condemned, but 10 one questions the
verdict which brought death to three of
the most inhuman and diabolical tiends
that have ever disgraced South Carolina.
This afternoon a trench was dug be-
meath their bodies by the mob, their life
less forms cut down and dropped into the
grave. A little dirt was thrown over
them and that was all. The most violent
of the crowd wanted to burn the bodies
and let the ashes drop into the trench,
but they were persuaded not to let their
vengeance go so far. The general senti-
ment of the state approves of tine lynch
ing, but condemns the brutality that pre-
ceded each execution. The state author
tiles took no steps whatever to prevent
the mob carrying out its purpose.