The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-31
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS.
The T otal R:ward offered Fo- Mu.de-ers
OF NV. C spec.

a special dispatch to the News and
Courier from Orangeourg says "the
mass meeting which was called for
Saturday foc the purpose of taking
sorae steps by the public looking to in
crea5ing the chances for the capture of
the murderers Of Treasurer Copes was
well attended by large number of the
best citizens Of Orangeburg County,
DR.. 0. r. LoWman was made chairman
and Mr. J. L. Sims, secretary. Mr.. }.
W. II. Dukes stated that The object of
the meeting was to take some steps IN
behalf of the county looking towards
increasing the reward for the capture
of the murdeVers of Mr.. Copes.
The following resolution was offered
! by Mr.. 3. Il. Mess and adopted unani-
mously:
. Resolved. That the chairman of
this mass meeting of citizens be author
lied to guarantee a reward of 81, 900 for
the arrest, with proof to convict, OF the
murderers of Robert Copes, and that
the members of the Legislature from
OraCgeburg County be requested to
lend their efforts to secure an appropria.
tion by the legislature to enable this re-
ward to be paid out of the county fund.
1t was amended so as to read that
$500 should be paid for the arrest and
conviction of one of the murd derers, and
an additional $500 for the arrest and
conviction of two or more. The idea
was to have certain men guarantee the
payment of the amount, pending action
by the Legislature appropriating the
Sid amount. A subscription list was
Immediately handed around, and In
few minutes a sufficient number of
men of means had affixed their names
to guarantee the payment of the 81 900.
Several Of the members from Orange
burg County beirg present arose and
pledged themselves individually to sup
port such an appropriation before the
next Legislature. The following Rep
resentatives were present and so ex-
pressed themselves: DR.. W. S. Barton,
Senator, and Messrs L. X. Sturkle, w.
0. Tatum, L. S. Connor and l. W.
P)Wmao.
The fea Is to have the amount offer
ed as reward paid by all the people of
the county snd not by few private in
dividuals, as the people throughout the
entire county are interested in the re-
suit and all circumstances anG condl-
tions Of people in the county desired to
| be permitted to make their contrlbu-
ton. Orangeburg County regardless
of race or faction is aroused and deter
mined to have the perpetrators OF this
terrible deed punished as they deserve
] to be.
During the course of the meeting re-
marks strongly endorsing the above
2ction were made by Messrs. j. W. h.
Dukes, L. K. Sturkie, W. O. Tatum, E.
a. Webster, w. L. Glaze, L. S. Connor
and others.
In acco .dauce with the above reSolu-
tion the following paper has been issued
by DR.. O. R. Lowman, the chairman:
ORANGEBURG, S. c. Oct. q, 1894.
$1,000 Reward!
Alta mass meeting of the citizens of
the county and city held at the Court
House this DAY, October q, l was au-
thor!z9d to guarantee one thousand
(S1,OCO) dollars reward over and above
tbe five hundred (S500) dollars offered
by Governor Tillman for the capture,
with evidence to convict, of the muir
derers of Treasurer Robert Copes as fol-
lows: For one murderer $500, for two
or more the full 1000.
Oscar R. Low. ian, Chairman.
This makes reward Of fifteen hun.
dred dollars hanging owe: the heads OF
the men who were so daring as ID slay
a good man in the open day time for a
few shekels of silver, and it is sincere
~ hoped that it will prove fectual In
causing their capture and conviction.
Before the meeting adorned DR.. j
William Stokes offered the following
resolution, which also was unanimous
ly adopted:
| Whereas, a sensational report has
bc n published in the Elmire, n. Y,
Budget to the effect that five negroes
had been lyuched for the murder CT
Treasurer Copes; and whereas, no such
lynching has occurred; and whereas,
such reports are calculated to inJure
our county and State:
Resolved. That the chairman of this
meeting be requested to contradict the
false report through the columns Of the
Elmira Budget and also through the
Associated Press. That es matter OF
fact suspicion has not up to this time
pointed to any colored man IN connec
tion with the murder Of Treasurer
Copes.
In compliance with this request DR.
| O. R. Lowman has, since the meeting,
forwarded the following letter to the
Budget, at EImira. n. Y:
ORANGEBURG, S. c., Oct. y, 1894.
To the Editor OF the Elmira Budget,
Elmira, n. Y: In recent issue OF
your paper appears report from Colum'
bia, this State, stating that five negroes
had been Iynched for the murder OF
County Treasurer Cope5. The report
is utterly false, without any color OF
foundation. There has been NOBODY
lynched, and more than this. suspicion
has not even been attached at any time
to any colored person in connection
with the murder of Our county treas
urer.
At a mass meeting Of citizens held
today in our Court House reward of
| Isl ,OOO) one thousand dollars, over and
above the (S50O five hundred offered
by Governor Tillman, was guaranteed
for the apprehension of the murderers,
and attention was called to the state
ment in your paper. Whereupon, as
chairman of the meeting, l was in
structed to write this correction, and
request that it be given the same prom
inence that was given the false report.
Oscar r. LoWman, Chairman.
The reports that are above referred
to are extremely sensational and are
utterly without any foundation OF
truth. A certain gentleman OF our
town received letter this morning
from gentleman in Massachusetts,
stating that he had seen such report
of the lynching of five negroes ana in
curing as to the truth of such report.
It is not known whence such report
could have originated, and this letter
was the first information which many
of our citizens had of such a report be-
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