Richmond planet., 1895-12-14
FIENDISH CRIMES.
Enhuman Actions Color =
ed Peoples rIisery.
Lashed to InSeusibilitJ---
Women Stripped and
Beaten
THE WORST YET.
The rIurderers Unpunish-
THE GOVERNOR sILENF--HOw LONG
SHALL THIS CONTINUED
Will Oolored Men Submit?
THE GOVERNOR sILEEF--HOw LONG
SHALL THIS CONTINUED
Will OOlOrsd Men Submit:

COLUMBIA, S c., December 5.-The
details of an ugly l7nching which oc-
Cured in this state last Monday night
came TO light to-niRht. 1t took place
down in Colleton county, near the
Barnwell and Hampton lines, and was
not known generally in that vicinity
until Wednesday morning, when the
dead bodies of two of the victims,
stripped of their clothing, were found
one being that of an old woman.
They had been taken out and beaten
to death with new buggy traces-the
mans offence being that he Was sus-
pected of having stolen a Bible and
some furniture from a church, and the
woman's offence being that she was
supposed to know something about il.
Liquor seems to be the only excuse for
the deed, if excuse there can be.
A TRIVIAL CHARGE.
The affair occurred in Broxton town
ship, Colleton county, at Broxton
Bridge, or Ford. as it is frequently
called Several months ago Saint
Nicholas Church in Barnwell county.
was broken open and robbed, q Bible
and some pulpit furniture being taken
away. A young colored man named
Isham Kearse, who disappeared from
the neighborhood ahou that time
was suspected of being the thief.
1t is alleged that he had become
somewhat notorious for thefts. and
had been suspected of burning a store
some time ago. In some way four
Barnweli men had gotten information
that he was at his old mothers home
near Broxton Ford, and they vent
over there on Monday night last
These men got two men from the
neigh borhood TO assist them-one be-
ing Frank Heirs.
AN OUTRAGEOUS ACT.
They then went to Ishan's house
They found him just coming out of the
door. The party took the colored
man, put rope around his neck, and
tied him TO their buggy. Then they
drove TO the ferry two miles away,
very rapidly. The poor man kept up
as long as he could. and it is said that
finally he fell and several times was
dragged along On the way two of the
party we're sent back to get the color
ed mans aged mother 'Old mama
Hannah" and his young wife. a girl
about II years of age, who has five
months-old infant.
LAsaINe THE AeRD MOTHER.
At the ferry the party held up. and
waited 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 were all three strip,
ped and beaten with a new buggy
traces which, it is said, were almost
worn out
The man was given about fifty lash
es, and fell insensible, The women
were likewise beaten.
HORRIBLE TORTURE.
The man several times pleaded with
his tormentors to shoot him The old
woman broke away and dashed into
the woods. The young woman did
likewise, going in a different direc-
tion The men built fire near the
insensible man, threw his old coat
over him, and left On Wednesday
morning his body was found where it
was left, cold in death. 1t had been
there one night and one day
About 100 yards away, in the swamp,
lying in a pool of water, about knee
deep, was found the old woman's
body, cold and stiff She had fallen
face downward, with her hands ex-
tended.