The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-12
ONLY ONE WAY TO STOP 1T.
HANG THE PERPETRATORS OF
SUCH HORRIBLE CRUELTY

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"A Case of Double Lynching In Cole
ton County that will Reflect Indeli-
Die Disgrace upon South Carolina
Unless the Guilty Men are Brought
to Prompt and Condign Punish
mcnt-Drink is no Excuse.
News AMI Courier.
COLUMBIA, December 5.-The details
| OF an ugly lynching which occurred in
this State last Monday night camc to
| light tonight. 1t took place in Collie
ton County, near the Barnwell and
Hampton lines, and was not known
generally in that vicinity until We'd
nesday morning, when the dead bodies
OF two OF the victims stripped of thoir
| clothing Wcro fOund-Onc being an old
woman. They had been takcn out
ana beaten to death with new buggy
traces-the mans offence being that
he was suspected Of having stolen u
Blble and some furniture from Il
church, and the wOman's offence being
tnat she was supposed to know some
thing of it. Liquor seems to be the
| only excuse Tor tho deed, if excuse
there can be.
The affair occurred in Broxton Town
ship, Colleton County, at Broxton
Bridge or ford, us it is frequently
called: Several months ago St. Nicholas
Church, in Barnwell County, was
broken open and robbed, Bible and
somc pulpit furniture being taken
away. ~ young negro named Isom
hcarse, who disappeared from the
nclgh borhood about that time, was
suspected Of being the thief. lie had
become somewhat notorious for thcfts
ana had boon suspected OF burning q
store some timo ago.
gotten information that he was at his
mothers home, near Broxton Ford
ana they went over there on Monday
night last. These men got two mel
from the neigh6orhood TO assist them
one ol them being Frank Heirs. Thcr
they went to lsom's house. Tho,
iound nm Just coming out of the door
Inc party took the negro, put a rOpl
around his neck and tied him benin,
their buggy. Then they drove TO tho
iorry, two miles away, worry rapidly
Inc poor negro kept up us long as h,
could, and 1T Is said that finally he fcl
and several time was dragged along
ga tho way two Of the party were sen,
Dack 10 get tho negro's aged mother
Old Mauma Hannah and MS young
vito, girl about II years Of age, who
mas hVc-mOnths-old infant. At tho
Terry the party held up and awaited
The arrival of the detail. When the
women arrived none Of the three would
or could tell anything about the
church property. Upon their refusal
they wore all stripped naked and
beaten with Il now buggy trace, which,
IL Is said, was almost worn out. The
man was given about $50 lushcs and
iell lnsensiblc. his body being in a
terrible condition. The women were
llko"lse severely beaten. The man
several times pleaded with his tor
mentors TO shoot him. Tue old woman
broke away and dashed into the woods.
The young woman did likewise, going
IN different direction. The men
Ddllt u fire near the inscnsible negro,
ChreW his old coat over him and lett.
ON wednesday morning his body
was found where it was left, cold in
dctth. 1t had been there one night
and one day. About one hundred
yards away in the swamp, lying in a
pool OF water about knee deep, was
found the old woman's body, cod and
stltf. She had fallen face downward.
with her hands extended. The young
woman managed to find her way home
and Is said to be In u critical conc ition.
She told some Of the negroes about it
Tuesday afternoon, but they seemed to
bo AFRAID to mention it.
Trial Justice a. g. Walker held an
Inquest yesterday evening, tho bodies
| still being where found. The Jury.
composed almost entirely Of good white
mon from the ncighborhood, upon the
testimony Of lIiers, who it develops,
tried to prevent the deed, and who
gave all the details, has rendered q
verdict charging directly four promi-
nent men, one physician, with the
crime.