The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-02-28
A BRUTAL MURDER.
THEKlllNG CFANEGRO NEAR GAS.
TON, IN LEXINGTON.
The Friends OF tie Dead JIsa hppesi t.
the Governor for Adv!cs-IEe Ss"ry OF
the AGa!r-Four Men Arrested.

the Governor for Adv!cs-The ssory OF
the affa.r-Four Men Arrested.
COLUMBIA, 5. G., FEB. 2l.-Ire
State yesterday morning published very
brief account of the killing Of negro q
LeXin-ton County, and stated that a
good many negroes from the iielgt:hcr
hood isd callsd on The Cover: or ABOUT
tie matter. II new appears, upon Il.
ves1igatioc, that The etiair vas Hrufsi
ana cold hlooGedm mutcar, and unless tie
law acts promptly serious trouble may
occur in the neishborhood Of Castor.
Governor Tllluan, when asked about
the matter yesterday, said il seemed,
from ell he could ascertain, thata most
cold-blocGed murder had heep commit
ted. The negro bad been called OUT aac
shot down IN his own door by a party OF
masked men near CASTOR. Hesays The
negroes ere corslGerab bly, wrought up
over the matter, and say that beslces
killing this man TIE masked men seot
into their houses at night. They came
to the Governor for advice. The Cover
nor says be told them that be thought
the good white people Of that section OF
The country would AID them, He told
them that they bad tie 1:sEt 10 defend
their bones from attack, bat ADVISED
them not 10 precipilate e riot. lie
Governor says be has written to the
trial justice for that section and ihtencs
to ofer a coed reward tor the detection
and capture CT the murderers.
Governor Tllman couc;u3ed b. max
ing public TIE following letter te bad
lust received from 8 highly respected CIT.
zen in the neiehtboshood OF the crime:
81 supposed you have heard before
this of the murder CT the negro man,
Gage Robertson, few mics above here
in the 'Sard His ! take the liberty
of wlitirg ycu aocut the matter as far
as I know. as l have 6ouaG about Jour
ever getting the truth about 1t fcr sever
al reasons. will tell you in as plain
way as l know how. IhaVe known the
negro since he was boy, and Re, With
his father and brothers, are considered
among the best behaved and most
'shitty' negroes Il this county.
Gage bought small tract of lard from
&. H. Wolfe several years ago, and un-
fortunately Tor Gage, it joined West
Hawsey': place, who is onelesssd
white man. Last year about this itlme
fire. got cut from some one and burned
hule Of Hawseg's fence. 1t seems
that he had g,udse against Gage be-
cause he got the little piece O. land near
him, and he accused Gage Of burning his
fence. 1 will say here now that Gage
has always been respectable boy Ito
those who deserved respect), apd ever
sirce, from what can lean. he mas been
prosecuting the boy. A few days oc-
iore the murder,a son OF Rswsey's rcde
across Cages wheat apd he tod h'm tos
tc rice across bis wheat, end the young
Hausey io,d him damn njE2, &c Wtu.c
seL hisa before long
TIE Gay CT tie II! b. Of tbe murder
Hawsey bad leg rolling, and haa seV-
eral bad fellows. so l heer, aeiplcg h'm,
and that ri.hs the negro vas h!ut&hy
murdered IL lis own homs. l never
heard cI verse case. / 90 Ect INK.
If,.a sill tire ce.ectiVs sp6 send h'n
down il the neishborhood OF Huckabse's
Mill you will fiad out who IT IS, il less
than week. Huckabee, think, knows
all sbcut il; + he did not help commit
The deed. Tie people IL that back cour.
try are hardly civilized yet, and cont
miud killing a negro any more than they
Go q chicken. Something ought certain.
" to be done, and II the decent white
people GO not see to it. it will soon die
cui, I te;t that it was my 6utY to write
ycu this, knowing that you did not ap-
prove Of such "
TEE MURDERERS ARRESTED
COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 22.-Thc
killing ot The neg1o, Gage Robertson. Ss
mentioned Yesterday IS now the suSJ5ct
OF an official Investigation, and some ore
NAV be made to suffer Tor this brutal
CRIME committed near CASTOR just
week ego.
That tie Investigation ordered by
Goye,ncr Tillman has begua 10 bear
srui; csn be seen from the following tele.
cram received by bin yesterday:
LEXINGTON DEPOT. Feb. p.
Governor 3. r. Ti.lman.
Four persons arrested ard LOGGED 10
iail. charged with murder Of Gage Rob
ersop. VIII see You tomorrow N co.
lumtia.
P. Il. NELSON. Solicitor.
The Governor does not yet kCow who
The mer who have been arrested are,
bu. he has bis ideas Of their identity
from information be has received. So
licltor Nelson's coming today is, there
fore, awaited with interest.
The editor CT The State yesterday re.
calyed q private letter IN regard To the
ca:ter from wei! known citizen OF
Lexington :ounty, who can be Vouched
for as entirely responsible, but who, Tor
obvious reasons, does not care to be
suown in the matter. The following is
and extract from i:
y knov that ere this you have heard
of tie murder OF Gage ROBERTSON oJ
scme unknown parties. I will tell you
what I haze heard about i. and you can
say in print what you think hest. Gage
is one OF Eve sons Of Abraham Rober.
son, @ho died feg months ago, and
was considered one Of the best colo!ed
men in this section CT the country. AL
of his BOYS have the reputation among the
decent wbi:e people o: this neishborhood
of being GOOD, honest, straightforward
fellows, and the boy Gage was al ex,
ceptiorally coed boy, with vile aad
! two children. :,
>'Se1era! years ago he bought SINAI!
piece Of poor sacdb:ll land from Mr. 4.
A. Wcl:e, OF this section, add built tin-
self e log cs5n On IL. It acioLne! q
q trac. OF land owned By 'st!.e man
named Wesley HaWsey. /. SeeGs tlat
Hawsey cid not Ike the neishbo-, their
hcusse being only short distance apart
ard tried to make it unpleasant Tor the
negro; b1t the boy was !here 10 stay.
| let snriuo there W2s q fire cot cut