The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-28

Trcccdcnt established will be continued
Tho constahlcY aro responsible TO nc
ono except tho Governor, and tho
question IL boing seriously asked or
tho HIrccts tohay how long tho people
VIII consent to DO run oyer r0ughshOd
aud murdered indiscriminntcly by irrc
"pohHlblo cOnstnblcs on account OF q
lltllo liquor. That tho end has come
10 fni' ~ Columbia IL concerned js cyi.
don't II tho temper OF tho people indi.
Gates anything.
Governor Ellcrbn lH, or cO,Irnc, too
l'uwnll to bG HcCn ~ order to got nn
expression OF opinion from him M TO
lhc lntcHC outrage. Private Secretary
Evans Huld this morning TINT tho Gov
crnor would rnko some action, but wLnt
H. would 10 hnd not yet been deter
mined. Aa tho c0ustablos wcro put I'm
the lrnitcnCinry for snfc-kccDinp and
To await the result Of tho wounds in
ilictcd upon Mrs. Stuart IT. IL not nppur-
cnt what Gun br done, except To allow
the mon to he brought to trial. Atuuv
rnto IT. Is the Governors intention 10
keep them In the pcnitcntury for sew
rrnl days, no matter what turns up, ua
1t IL not deemed safe for tho men to be
at large in Columbia oven under bond
Some doubt has been cxprcsscd
whcti"r the crowd lust night really
had any Intention Of lynchng tho men
or not. But while thcro were some
| lond-monthcd drunken men in the
crowd, who did tho greatest purt Of
| tho clamoring, there were many cool
| headed, sober mon there, who were
! present for business. They said moth.
ing much, but the ropes wore ready to
swing up the men ls soon as they could
bo gotten at. II was only the fear that
the sheriff would have been killed in
the attempt to take the prisoners from
him that deferred these men from max
ing break for them before and after
the military appeared. The shcrir is
very popular man, aud tho crowd had
respect Tor him and his Office.
VERDICT or WlIFUL MURDER as rO
CRAWFORD -OTHER CONSrAl,LES
ACCE!SSOElES.
columbia Evening Rccord.)
The city has quictcd down to normal
conditions since the excitement Sntnr-
day night, although there is feeling
OF deep Indignation over the affair.
Mrs. Stuart died yesterday afternoon
at 3:30 o'c'ock at the hospital. Eurly
yesterday morning the physicians had
| given up all hope Of her recovery, and
she gradually sank until death relieved
| her. Her body was removed to he,
late residence last night. Her death
Is indeed sad aud pitiablc one. Her
husband could net be with her when
the end came, owing to his own wounds,
| and the little children arc too vounu
to realize the meaning Of the uwfu)
| tragedy.
The constables arc in the pcniten.
tlary. 1t is conceded that no one fred
shot but Crawford, but Dorm and
Coleman will be held as accessories.
Cooley was not in the fight, though h.
went with the other constablcs, remnin-
Ing on the street outside.
Constable Dorm especially seemed to
have cXcrtcd himself TO keep Crawford
from shooting, as he could hardly have
hred at Mr.. Stuart without hitting his
wife. But Crawford had been strucl,
on the arm by bullet fired by some
one and he returned it and the horrible
result feared by,Constablc Dorm hap-
pcncd. Mrs. Stuart was mortally
| wounded.
Mrs. Stuart was Il member of the
washington Street church, aud he,
funeral was appointed to be held at i
O'CLOCK this afternoon. Rev. w. II
Richardson, pastor of the the church.
was TO o!liciatc at the religious cere.
mOry.
Coroner Green held an inquest at y
o'clock.
The first witness was Israel Harris.
colorcd. He testified that SATURDAY,
evening, at about G:30 o'clock, he and
MIR. Stuart came up to his house and
saw three men standing on the porch.
lie rcconized Mr.. Crawford. There
were three mon. He is whiskey spy.
Mr.. Stuart walked up the steps and
asked them what they we're doing
there. They said We came to search,
as nc heard Stuart was running a
"blind."
Stuart said he didn't run q "blind,"
ana that the constablcs couldn't search
tho house unless they walked over his
dead body. Crawford said he would il
nc had 10 XIII him or o"rn him up in
his house. They had some words and
Crawford struck Stuart twice with his
iiSt. Stuart fell and Crawford struck
MIN twice on the head with his pistol.
About this time Mrs. Stuart came ont
and rushed in between the men
and said: "Don't kin my husbandn