The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-02
AN OUTRAGE REyENGED.
Three Negroes Lynched at CASTOR for As
sault Upon Mrs. Siehtler.

AN OUTRAGE REvENGED.
Three Negroes Lynched at CASTOR for As
sault Upon Mrs. Sightler.
COLUMBIA, S. c., July 25.-At Gas
! ton, little town fourteen miles from
Columbia on the South Bound railroad,
last night two negroes named Handy
and Thompson forced an entrance into
the dwelling Of Archie Sightler, white,
and knocked Mrs. Sightler down and
threatened to kill her little boy, years
old, if be made any outcry. The boy
escaped aud met party of fox hunters
who returned to the house, but the ne
groes had escaped, it is presumed, after
outraging the lady. Handy was caught
and Thompson is supposed to be in
Columbia. Parties are after. him. The
negroes entered the house in a nude
condition.
sCOURGED, HANGED AND RIDDI.ED
WITH BULLETS.
COLUMBIA, S. c., July 30.-The
| lynching occurred at CASTOR to-day.
The first to swing was Will Thompson,
negro l6 years old, who committed
all assault upon Mrs. Archie Sightler,
| of CASTOR. He was captured near Co.
lumbia. He was taken to CASTOR early
this morning. A special train over the
South Bound took seventy-fve people
from Columbia, who joined the people
of the neighborhood, but they took no
active part.
Thompson was subjected to horrible
| torture by the crowd before he was
hung. Men cooked their guns and
| pistols and put them in his face, but
lie did not show fear until the crowd
wanted to burn him. He asked them
for Gods sake to do anything else but
that, and some cool heads prevented
such horrible tragedy.
He was taken down the railroad to a
small tree just Oh the embankment.
Mr.. Sightler, the husband of the out
ragged woman, took a heavy buggy
trace and beat him numerically. A
rope around bis neck prevented him
from yelling. Fifty heavy lashes were
laid on, each one drawing blood.
Sightler then knocked him in the head
and face, knocking out his teeth and
one eye ball
A platform of crossties was made
and Thompson was placed upon it. A
rope was put around his neck, and he
confessed the crime, duplicating two
other negroes named Preston and
Haigler.
The platform was knocked out tie by
tie, and the poor wretch was slowly
strangled. He was allowed to suffer
two minutes, when hundreds of buck
shot riddled his body. One shot cut
the rope and the body fell. but was
strung up again, and the crowd fired
hundreds Of shots in the lifeless body.
The crowd then went On search for
Preston, who was captured about II
O'Clock. He was subjected to the same
treatment, if not worse. He denied
bis guilt to the last, but be Was strung
up on the same limb upon which
Thompson's body was hanging. He
was afflicted with a filthy disease,
which caused the crowd to be more
angry. While he was struggling in
death thousands of bullets were shot
into him. leaving hardly a square inch
untouched. Haigler will be lynched
before midnight.
THE THIRD NEGRO LYNCHED.
COLUMBIA, S. c., July 31.-Handy
Kaigier, the third negro in the CASTOR
outrage, was strung up tnis morning
to the same limb upon which the
bodies of Thompson and Preston were
hanged. Kaigler had been in Lexing-
ton Jail since Wednesday night in safe
keeping. When he was taken there
it was understood between the lynch
ing crowd from CASTOR and the sheriff
that Kaigler should be delivered to
them when they wanted him. AS the
man was not committed by regular
process of law, the sheriff promised to
keep him and deliver him when want
ed. At IL o'clock last night six men
rode into Lexington village and, hav-
ing produced the proofs that they
were Representatives of the people of
CASTOR, Sheriff Drafts opened the
doors and gave Kaigler to them.
There was no excitement or anger dis
played. The crowd was there for bus-
iness and they transacted it in short
order and went away.
They took the prisoner back to Gas
ton, arriving there about daylight. A
large crowd was present and they pro-
ceeded to give Kaigler the same treat
ment that was accorded the other two
men who were hanging lifeless and
perforated on a small limb. Kaigler
was taken to the same spot and be saw
the two bloody bodies before him. The
crowd had previously been beating
him with whips, sticks and anything
else they could pick up.
They hung him for two minutes try
ing to make him confess, but under all
the punishment he steadily refused to
confess. He stated positively that he
was not one of the men and no amount
of torture which was inflicted upon
him would make him confess any COM
plicity in the crime. Tiring of all ef-
fort for a confession, the mob stripped
him and called for the outraged hus-
band to come forward and whip him.
Arch Sightler did so, and although ex-
hausted by loss Of sleep each blow he
hit brought blood and piteous cries
from the prisoner, who was held down
by the other men. Sightler finally be-
came exhausted butanother man took
his place and the cruel lashlng was re-
newed with vigor.
When Kaigler was almost dead and
when the two men had exhausted
themselves whipping him, he was
strung up between Thompson and
Preston. A platform was made for
him, rope was put around bis neck
and having been thrown over the limb,
fifty men took hold and gradually
pulled him up. They did not jerk him
suddenly so as to break his neck. They
pulled him up gradually and let him
down ct times. They did this to tor
ture him as much as possible 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 they did not
seem to care. Arch Sightier finally
drove bullet into the mans head and
death was immediate. ..
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