The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
HUNG FOR FORGERY.
CASE IN SoUH CARO-
LIMA SEVENTY YEARS AGO.

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The Stery OF AL, Moore His C, i,ne. Tri-
Al, CoEvic:ior, ssrt&Dcs and Fx cusion
in Marion Counry-PromIuen. Men En-
ssged ~ the Legsl Battle.
About seventy years sgo there came
to Marion s. yong Irishman named Al
exander, Moore man of some ACQUIRE
ments, but was supposed t. be disso
lutte and intemrerate. He settled
down as school tescber il the com
munity now known as Hymarsville, 8
small hamlet in what is now Florence
county, but theE a part of tie territory
of Marion. IN this community lived
Aessrs Josiah R Harrell. VIM Fryer,
Henry Culpeppsr Larry Cain and AL
,xander Campbell. All OF these were
well to do farmers, and had employed
Moore as teacher.
There was no trouble until the sum-
mer of 1880, when Moore, it is sup
posed, demanded settlement for his
service. For some unexplained reason
he was not paid the money due, aud to
recoup himself be uttered series of
forgeries. The first was made on the
10th of July, and until the 10th there
were uttered snd published nine coun-
tsrfeit notes pUrportirg to be
drawn by the parties above named.
One each of the Fryer, Harrell aud
Culpepper counterfeit notes were pass
ed to William Hsnnsh. The couoter.
felt notes of Campbell ard Cain and
one OF the Harrell counterfeits were
transferred to Godool6 ard Harriug-
ton, one counterfeit to Charles Mckay,
one to Thomas Evans and one to
Scrunton, three of the assignees being
merchants of Marion.
Hannah ard Fryer cane to Marion,
and on the 1S.h of Jnly they swore
out warrant before j G Belluoe, a
justice of the quorum by Hannah on
the nothes traded to him and Flyer for
two notes forged as to his signature
Moore being then in Marion at the
boarding house OF j Il Allison, Re
was arrested by the Sheriff and placed
in prison
At the October term OF the court CT
sessions for Marion county, the solici.
tor gave Gu! four Indictments seaiust
Moore. The grand jery, of which J as
McPnerscn was foreman, found true
bills on all of the four indictments
He was tried for counterfeiting the
notes of William Flyer TIE other
cases were continued. The first case
resulted in 8 verdict of not guilty.
and he was then Immediately placed
on trial on the second Indictment.
The scene wss impressive. A for
eigner away from kindred and friends
to rely only for aid upon strangers,
arrsigned for an fence wholly mad
adequate to the punishment Of
death, prosecution pressed by men
who justly owed the debts for which
the notes were counterfeited and as
there was no doubt that he committed
the crime, for which ne wss about to
climb the bitter stairs of.despair, it was
no wonder that the spectators looked
upon him with pity and compassion
There was too, a strong display of le
gal talent. The judge, already distin-
gulsbed as an aole iurist, 8 man OF
dienifed presence, was David John
son, subsequently on the chancery
beach AID governor Of the State. The
solicitor was Sohn Mayrant, an able
lawyer of the Sumter bar. The coun
sci for The defence, who, itis thought,
gave their servics gratujtously, were
Col. G. D Dudly, man remarkable
for the care he be,toWed upon the
preparation Of his cases, and David 4
Mitchell, member of congress, able
and eloquent who had no superior on
the northern circuit as jury lawyer.
He was arraigned for MS crime in
the impressive formulas OF the court,
and plead not guilty. The jury was
formed for the trial, and consisted Of
the following persons: John D.
Johnes, foreman; Willis Finklea,
Jesse Proctor, Noah Rogers, John
Rsss, William Baker, Alexander Nc
Rae, Job Smith, John Rec. Neih
McCormac, Hugh CourEenay AID
Thomas Page.
They brought in verdict Of guilty,
and memorandum written on the
margin CT leaf of the court journal
tells his fate: ''12 Nov, 1880, at
about the hour of IL, the prisoner was
executed by S. Bingham, sheriff.
The Trial of Moore and his sentence
excited a very deep interest among
the villagers and The people of the
surrounding country. They busted
themselves in getting up petitions for
pardon, 10 be transmitted to the COVER
nor at that time, Hon. Stephen D. Nil
Ter, but Obstacles arose from the con.
duct of Moore. He had made threats
against D. 4. Williams, the former
governor, and the common people
were under the impression that Cover
Dor Williams induced Governor Mit
cbell to refuse the pardon. When
these means failed there was an st
tempt to rescue hin from prison.
The free masons eithsr en- ploy ID some
of their own numberor CT other pArsoos
outside the order to tfsr bribe 10 the
guard, which consisted, at the time OF
the attempt, OF Allen Hall ard james
Lambs two OF tie privates Of a
cavalry company detailed sor that pur
pose.
Moore, after his conviction, had
been placed in irons and chained to
the f oor of Lis cell in Irison. Hall
was found susceptible, ard sgreed to
assist a party of men in making the
attempt of lioeSatiDg Moore, who was
a brother of the order. Acc ordingly,
choosing their opportunity. they
penetrated the prison by the aid
OF Hall and had actually succeeded IN
freeing him from his irons and had
conducted him to the lower floor, and
to the front door, when they encoun
tered Lambert, very s:roeg and
determined man.
Here an alteration ensued botween
Lambs and the rescuers, and 1t was
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