The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-11-17

some say Joe Circuit, as the clork, but
the Edgefeld people notified him that
this meant death. He is quite young
man. During the sad scenes at Kirk
ssv's, his mother, noble Christian
lady, was buried at Damascus church,
near the negro church of Damascus,
where some of the meetings with
negroes had been held.
Tom Tolbert, like oil the Tolberts, is
a good citizen with this one fatal excep-
tor of tempting the negroes. He is
about 35 years old.
Bose" Etheredge, as the slain man
was known, was one of the best citl-
Zens of that section. He was brave,
calm, public spirited citizen, as was
shown on more than one trying occa-
/ sion. He was q favorite with all the
people, an industrious farmer, o mem.
Der Of the Baptist church, Q school
trustee and in every way identified
with the best interests of the commun-
ity. He was 3S years old.
The Terrible Summing Up.
Five negroes lay dead at Rehobeth
all day long by the roadside. Another
was killed and likely four Others are
, dead lost in the woods. One white man
was buried, three others lie at the point
| OF death and more have been wounded.
-Four heads of families have left the
county and armed bands of ofcountrymeu
are securing the country hunting other
victims. The killed: J. l. Etheredge
white, killed at the polls; Thomas Tol-
bert. white. mortally wounded at the
same time. Wade Hampton Kinney,
Jessie Williams, Dratno Watts, Lum
Jackson, Essex Harrison and Ben
Collins, colored killed.
Wounded Sidney Tolbert, Is years
old, dangerously wounded; John +.
White, collector of the port at Charles
ton, and chairman of the Republican
legislative committee, wounded; Stuart
Miller, white, mortally wounded in the
head; Creswell Fleming, white, shot in
shoulder; NJ. j. Younger, shot in
neck; Cleave Armstrong, who tried
to protect the negroes, shot in tae
neck.
The incident was the killing of Essex
Harrison. Down the road came
squad OF mounted cavalrymen with
Harrison marching ahead with guns
and rifles drawn on him. Fifteen men
lined up On the roadside. The negro
was put out in the road and told to 60
toward the heap of four dead negroes.
He started There was ring of rifles
and Harrison pitched forward dead.
Some OF the party were asked why the
negro was killed, and it was stated
that he said he went to the polling
place because Tolbert summoned him,
and consequently he was in the party
that attacked those ii the polling places.
Harrison seemed frightened almost to
death and obeyed orders like child. A
party went to kill Tom Tolbert, but
some one prevailed on the hot heads not
to kill q wounded and dying man.
John r. Tolbert, collector of the
port of Charleston, and Joe Tolbert,
left the county and went to Char
lesion. Reed Tolbert has gone to
Greenville. Ezra Tolbert is quar-
tered with friends. His son was
shot, and this, with the plea that
he is q bipartisan, has nine chill
dren and good Democratic wife, alone
saved him from death. A committee
waited on J. W. Tolbert, assistant
postmaster at McCormick's and asked
him to get out of that town. He left.
Several in the mob wanted to burn
Tolbert's property, but better advice
prevailed
Many tried to save some OF the ne
groes shot down, but the mixed crowd
insisted on havingnegro blood to avenge
the death of Etheredge and the ambush
of Miller.
Fully 300 men secured the country
around Phoenix, where the first
trouble occurred, hoping to find tie
bands OF negroes said to be corcr4-
gated in the neighborhood. The T0l-
berts are of good family, made fine
Southern soldiers, and have been Re-
publicans since the war.
The atmosphere seemed to have clear
ed up considerably Thursday and
no further trouble is expected. The
whites are heavily armed and are pre-
pared for trouble at any moment
Guards and regular sentinels were post
ed Thursday night The two negroes
who are known to have shot Etheredge
have not yet been captured. ii they
are they will not be sent to the court.
Eight negroes have been lypched
within two weeks in neighboring coun-
ties and both within gun-shot range OF
white churches. 1t was with great
difficulty that the coroner got jury.
nearly every man summoned refusing
to serve.
The usual verdict of death at the
hands of unknown persons was rem
dered and there the matter will end.
Mr.. Stockman, who is regarded as
friend of the Tolberts bas asked for
protection, and party has gone out TO
help him.
Bill Collins, colored, was killed near
Phoenix. He is said to have fired a
pistol shot into the polling place and
reached for another weapon. He was
left on the roadside dead.