The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-11
HUNTING TO THE DEATH
IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
Troops of Men Scour the Country
for FuYitives-Armed Men
Execute n SuancCf


WASHINGTON, Nov. I0-A special to
the Post from Greenwood, S. c.. says: Five
negroes lay dead at Rothbeth all day long
by the roadside: another was killed today
and likely four others are dead and lost In
the woods. One white man was buried
three others lie at the point Of death and
four more have been wounded. Troops Of
men are securing the country for the
bodies. All this Is the outcome of the cleo
ton. This is the list of killed and wounded :
Killed: j. l. Etheridge, white, killed at
the polls; Thomas Tolbert. mortally wound
ed at the same time: Wade Hampton Nc
Kinney. James Williams. Drayton Wattes,
Lum Jackson, all colored. killed yesterday:
Essex Harrison; Ben Collins. colored. kill
ed today.
Wounded: Sidney Tolber,. Is years old
dangerously wounded; John r. Tbiber,
white. collector of the port at Charleston
and chairman OF the Republican state ex-
ecut!ve committee; Stuart Miller. white.
MORALLY wounded in the head; c. Fleming
white. shot in the shoulder; NJ. J. Younger.
silot In the FOOT; {. Armstrong. who tried
10 protect the negroes shot in the neck.
In addition 10 these, two and likely four
negroes are reported 10 be in the woods
where five bodies lay today. Troubles were
pTecipitated on election day when two or
three hundred negroes at the polls opened
fusiliade on the store In which the voting
WIS going on In this fight Ether1dge was
killed and Tolbert wounded
The second occasion for provocatfon vxss
that party hunting the slayers of Ether
idge was fired into, and one Miller fatally
wounded, and Fleming badly hurt.
Jesse Williams and two Others are said IA
have confessed to taking part In the am.
buscaie.
The incident Of the day was the killing
OF Essex Harrison. Down the road came a
squad OF mounted cavalrymen with Harri
son ahead. with guns and rifles drawn on
MIN. Fifteen men lined up on the road
slde- The negro was put out in the road
ana told to SO toward the pile of four dead
negroes He started. there was ring Of
rifles and Harrison pitched forward saas
Harrison. 1t is alleged. was a member OF
the crowd that killed Hthert'ge.
Parties were out searching all dsy for the
negroes, who. II was said, are rinsleaiers
In the rioting. The whites are particularly
incensed against all the Toiherts ara ho,d
them responsible for the trouble. A marty
went to kill Tom Tolhert bur some one pre-
vailed on them not TO kill a wounded ana
dying man
John r. Tolhert. collector Of the rort at
Charleston and Joe Tolbert left the conn
try and went to Charleston. Reed To,ber.
has gone TO Greenville. Ezra Tolbert "a
Guartered with friends. His son was ehot
and this with the plea that be is a nom
partisan has wife ani nine children
slone saved him from death A commit
tee waited OF J. W Tosbert ass.s.ar. post
master At McCormicfs's and asked him
10 get out OF town He left Several 81
the mob wanted 20 burn Tolherts proper
~. bat better counsel prevailed
SIN Another Negro Killed.
CHARLESTON. s. G., Nov. %. sDo-
cFal 10 the News ard Courier from Green
wood. $. C. says: News has Just been re-
near Phoenix this afternoon at O'clock
His name was JEFF perhng and he was I'm
pl-cated IN the election riots and the killing
% EtArIdge.