The sea coast echo., 1895-10-05
ALMOST a LyNcHlNo.


- ot"rS VI Aruubie over n Coiore0 Chufck
IN the sonth.
The whole state was discussing The
situation In Barnwell. A murder had
been committed near Denmark. IN that
county, under most cSasperating cir.
cumstances, and It's people are wild
with excitement Men had been rid.
ing in groups hther and thither,
securing woods aud fields ia pursuit OF
the perpetrator of that dastardly
crime. Taken at last, lie was tried by
hastily-empancled jury and con-
victed. The infuriated mob, not await
ing further ceremony, seized the cap
tiyr. and while he begged piteously
for his life, dragged him to tree near
the scene Of his crime and hanged him
high. Then they mounted the railroad
emoanlsment conveniently near, and
cmptied their revolvers into the dan.
Cling body Of their victim.
Among the negroes, naturally OK.
cited over the events Just narrated,
were the members OF Sydney Park
church in the otherwise quiet town OF
c.. Thia organization owed Its ex
istence mainly to the efforts OF one
man, to-wit, Lucius James Marcellus
Semptimus NAPLES, who, having beer
excluded from the formerly leading
church OF the town on the charge OF
hog stealing under seemingly mex.
cusable circumstances, determined,
with the mid OF friends who withdrew
with himself, TO bnild new church OF
his own. The result was handsome
frame structure, of which the conyrc.
CATION was justly proud. Being gen
orally known as loose In its standards
of discipline, and inclined to be scnsa-
tional, Sydney Park soon became the
most popular church In town, and
even many OF the leading lights OF
high society rcsorted thithcr gladly,
But with tho new pastor,
Rev. Marcus Balbus Hall, the
membership became divided into tive
parties, the one hating and persecut.
ing their preacher with zeal equal tc
that with which the other including
the great portion of the women-nd.
mired and defended him. The wran.
CLING resulting from this state of AT.
fairs was at Its height when the news
came from Denmark, and, after
church meeting had been held to con.
slider the lynching, in which all Joined
without regard to party, the old hatred
broke out anew. One fine morning,
while Rev. Hall was on the round
OF his pastoral visits, a black and burly
fellow, whose sympathies had been en-.
listed by the opposing faction, began
to dog his steps, pursuing him from
house to house with oaths aud angry
epithcts OF abuse, Under these trying
the preacher retained
his self-possession, and refused to no.
tice his prosecutor until he reached
the house of his ardent supporter, Mrs.
lila Hayward Celesce Marcellus Sep.
timus Waplcs When the situation had
been explained to this lady, bidding
her pastor wait minute, my brud.
der" she rushed from the rear door of
the house, and minute or two later
returned accompanied by eight other
women as stalwart MS herself These
surrounded the object Of their ire and
began TO threaten him with the most
terrible vengeance IL he did not in.
stantly cease his attacks on their pas.
tor. When he refused to do this, and
attempted again and again TO break
through the wall of Amozons that en-.
circled him, their anger was wrought
into frenzy. Suddenly someone cried
Il tell you what do, get roper No
sooner said than done. The rope was
at hand, and, with wild execrations
and cries of revenge, they adjusted the
moose to their victims neck. "A mo-
ment later, and one of Sydney Parks
would have been beyond this |
sphere, but the uproar had attracted a
policeman, who promptly releasing the
prisoner. hurried him away to the
lock-up, To reporter who came up
on the scene soon afterward one OF the
women engaged exclaimed: Eyes, IL
dey had JUS give us one more mint,
Denmark wouldn't a ben nowhar."
This was in April. One night in
June following was startled ont OF
my sleep by the clear and loud alarm
OF the fire bells When my boy Aleck
came in next morning TO black nv
boots, and asked where the fire was,
he replied, with subdued, solemn voice:
Sydney Park done burn down. BAL.
timore American.