The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

| Rosa kearSe. who was staying a
Sandy Campbell's The men drove t<
Sapdy's house and he followed them
When he searched Sandv's house the
| men ha3 gotten Rosa kearse. They
then drove toward BroXton Bridge
lie left them after the men told hin
that they did not intend doing any
thing with the women. Both women
were lied with a strap around their
Gecks.
Mr.. Folk could no! identify any OF
the men in the crowd, though he
thought he recognized the voice oi
Preston HERS.
Tom Kirk stated that on Monday
uisht Mr.. Jake Folk, who had just
| left the stand, came to his house anc
knocked on his door, Mr.. Folk asked
if Hannah Walker was there. Kirk
swore that there were two buggles and
a road cart outside and that in one oi
them he recognized Preston Hers. He
saw Isham Kearse, tied by the neck,
standing behind one OF the bugeles,
He was at the Seymour house when
Hannah Walker was secured. She was
tied by the neck behind one OF the
buseies after the men had told her tc
consider herself under arrest. There
was no conversation among the white
! men that was heard. The witnesses
stated that he was uracqualnted with
the defendants except Mr.. Hers, whom
he saw in the crowd. He did not see
Hannah Walker or Isham kearse at
ter that until they were buried, when
he was present. On the cross eNAnll.
| nation nothing was developed.
Solomon Grant stated that on the
Monday night previous to the killing
he was at his home on the place OF
Mr.. Adam Folk. About 10 or II
o'clock some men stopped at his house
and asked if Hannah Walker was
there. He did not know any OF the
people who were in the three vehicles
at first, but later did recognize DR.. Ac
herman, HERS and Jake Folk. When
the crowd got to the Seymour house
DR.. Ackerman told her TO consider
| herself ander arrest. Then he heard
DR.. Alderman ask fora line. He then
tied her around the neck. AS he was
tieing the rope Hannah Walker said
Lord what has l done to the buckra. y
Witness heard DR.. Ackerman say to
her: "YcH haven't done anything,
and that is the reason we are gong to
give you hell On the cross. .eXaml.
cation the defense endeavored to show
that Grant had been approached by
the detective and threatened with ar
rest il be did not make certain state
ments. Pompey Grant corroborated
the statements of Solomon Grant:
Ben Seymour, al whose house Han
nah Walker was taken from, was the
next witness put on the stand. lie
was at his house on the night OF the
killing of kearse. Mr.. Folk Seymour
stated they called to him and told him
that they wanted to see Hannah. Han
nah went out and as she did so DR..
Alderman told her to consider herself
under arrest. After that he did not
see Hannah again. He knew that DR..
Alderman was there because of his red
moustache.
Rosa Kearse, wife OF the murdered
man, and one Of the three beaten on
the night of the End Of December, was
put on the stand. Her story was one
of horror in its details. Rosa Kearse
swore that she was the wife of 1sham
Kearse. On the night of the End Of
December she was at the house Of her
uncle Sandy Campbell. Jenney and
Alderman came to her uucle's house
and asked for her. She went out and
then was asked by Alderman if she
knew anything Of the books She
told them no and then one Of them
said, "d-n you, none of you know
anything about it," After this Acker-
man tied a line around her neck and
tied it to the buggy in which he and
Jenny were seated. They drove the
horse Off in trot. She followed as
best she could, being compelled to run
to keep up. After running for some
time She tripped up and fell to the
ground. She was unable to gain her
feet for the horse was going too fast,
and so she was dragged by her neck.
She clutched at the line with her hands
and prevented the rope from straug
ling her, while her body was dragged
helplessly over the rough road.
After about half mile they got to
piece of woods, and there by fire
were the four other men. Press Hers
had gun At theside ofthe fire was
her husband and Hannah Walker.
When they got up to the other four
men Rosa said she was bound to one
of the tree near the fire. Then the
men advised all three of them to tell
about the books if they knew any
thing about them. No information
could be given by thenegroes and they
were made TO strip. First the aged
negro woman, the mother Of Isham,
was stripped of every vestige Of cloth
ing and beaten with buggy trace by
the white men. They beat the wo-
man until she coulu not stand up.
Then I,ham was made 10 strip himself.
lie was beaten until he dropped.
Rosa kearse was the last to be whip
ped. She was then but II years old,
but large for her age. She had but re-
Gently gotten up from a bed of conlne.
ment, but she was stripped Of all Of
her clothes. There in the cold OF g
December night they beat her un ner-
cifully. After they had finished whip.
ping her one OF them handed her a
match and told her 10 build fire. One
of the men helped Isham to put on his
coat and shirt. Alderman then told
Isham that if he didn't find the books
by Wednesday night he would come
back and kill the whole d-n creation
OF negroes. Then they said good
night and lett her. Isham was then
on lis all fours unable TO move at all.
This was about two hours before day.
She went to her uncle's house and re
NAMED there.
Oa the cross examination she stated
that she was placed in Walterboro
Jail for safe keeping. M. Gruber
was conducting the cross examination
for the defence, and to him the wit
ness WAS almost insolent. Her an