The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-05-31
WHITES SHOT DOWN
BY a Notorious Negro at Came
ron, Georgia.
WHO MAKES HIS ESCAPE.
The Murderer Being Hunted
Down, and the People
for Miles Around Are
Greatly Excited.
Greatly Excited.

A special dispatch from Oliver, Ga.,
to the Atlanta Journal says Mr.. Frank
Evans, Of Cameron, a station on the
Central, ten miles above there, was
shot and Instantly killed Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock by Sam Perry, a
notorious Negro. Mr.. ]. B. Proctor
was also fatally shot by the same party,
and though he is alive at2 o'clock Wed:
nesday afternoon, it is not expected he
will survive the day. He is now rapid
ly sinking.
The tragedy was the result Of the i'm
putancc of Perry's wife, who was ours
ing and vilely abusing the children Of
Mr.. Proctor during the absence Of their
father, their mother being dead. The
woman was abusing white folks" in
general, and the insult to the little
children was most revolving.
Frank Evans, who heard the woman,
stepped up to offer resentment. As he
did so Sam Perry, the woman's hus-
band, rushed out Of his house with
drawn revolver and began shooting at
Evans, cursing and abusing him all the
while in the most terrific manner.
Evans fell at the first shot and died
without even groan. At this june
ture Mr.. Proctor appeared on the scene
and was shot down il his tracks, two
bullets entering his body. Pfoctor's
son was also shot at, but not hit.
Thomas Lee, another prominent citi-
zen, who was driving in his buggy,
rushed toward tie Negro and was also
shot, but not seriously the revolver by
this time being empty.
Perry began quickly to reload his
pistol, but before he could do so Brown
Evans, a brother Of enc Of the mur-
dered men, appeared at the head of a
posse Of men, crying to the top of his
voice:
"He has killed my only brother aad
I will kill him if it takes me life
time"
The Negro ran and though shot at by
the posse, escaped to the woods. The
Negro woman had already escaped dur
ing the fusilade and excitement.
All the railroad agents were immedi-
ately notified Of the murder and mobs
were organized at every station to search
for the criminal.
All night the search Continued and
Thursday the posse are being augment
ed from every section Of the communi-
ty. There. are now no less than one
hundred well-armed men looking for the
murderer, and though he has thus far
evaded capture, it is considered certain
that he will be in possession Of the
mob before another day.
Squads are now stationed mile
apart on all the public roads and Cross
ings. Every boat landing along the
Savannah and Ogeechee rivers for miles
each way will be guarded, so that he
may be confined in this scope of coun-
try. The county ia ablaze with excite
ment, and should he be captured he will
be lynched and probably burned, as
was Sam Hose near Newman.
Perry's wife was captured by the mob
in the swamp near Halcyondale, and it
is not improbable that she will also be
lynched. She was trying to join her
husband when captured.
Perry is described as low and chunky,
Of gingercake color, moustache and side
whiskers, and is bow legged. He has
been sullen and impudent to the whites
since the recent lynchings ia Georgia,
and is considered adesperate Negro un-
der all circumstances.
Frank Evans, who was killed was
most estimable young man. He wasa
son of Mr.. Charlie Evans and grandson
of DR.. J. F. Brown. Mr.. Proctor was
60 years old and well respected far
mer.