The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-05
The LAKE CRY CASE.
The Trial Will Begin Sometime Next
Week in Charleston.

eighty witnesses have been summoned
to appear for the Government in the
case against the alleged lynchers from
Lake City, which will be tried next
week. There will be a great array OF
witnesses for the defence, and it is not
believed that the trial can be finished
in less than two weeks.
Mr.. Z W. Bell, the special agent
who was sent to South Carolina by the
department of justice to gather evi-
dence in the lynching case, has re-
turned to Charleston from Cuba, whe1e
he went to Interview certain members
of the I'd South Carolina regiment.
Marion Clark, who enlisted in the regi-
nent, aid who was formerly editor Of
a newspaper at Lake City. is named as
ore Of the defendants. Mr. Bell want
cd to see Clark and others connected
with the case.
At present there are fifteen defend
ants. They were all arrested at differ
ent times, and were released from Jail
on bond. The fifteen alleged members
of the mob are: Ezra Mcknight, W.
A. Webster, NJ V. Ward, Moultris.
Epps, H. G. Goodwin, c. J. Joyner,
Oscar Kelly, Edwin Rodgers, Alonzo
Rodgers, Henry S. Stokes, Allen Belk,
Van Somerford, Early P. Lee, John P.
Newham and Marion Clark. 1t is
hinted that other arrests Will De made
before the case is taken up for trial.
Much interest is being taken in the
makeup Of the jury which will have
to sit on the trial. The names of the
men are Of particular interest just at
this time The grand jurors are:
A. S. Dukes, Braschville, Orange
burg.
S. P. Reid, Spartanburg, Spartan
burg.
G. C. Singleton, Conway, Horny.
". S. Wilkerson, Hickory Grove,
York.
\. e. lizard, Walterboro, Colleton.
John K Ragsdale, Jenkinsville,
Fairfield.
D. P. Lide, Darlington, Darlington.
Fred Walker, (colored,) Chester,
Chester.
H. H. Gooche, Lancaster, Lancaster.
j. A. Thompson, Lindsay, Lancaster.
J. e. Freeman, Waverly Mills,
Georgetown.
S. E. Owens, St. Matthews, Orange
burg.
NJ. T. Simpson, Cross Hill, Laurens.
John R. Gossett, Easley, Pickens.
S. F. Flowers, Sumter, Sumter.
J. J. Thompson, Camden, Kershaw.
John c. Sewer, Spartanburg, Spar
tanburg.
Adam Cook, Winnsboro, Fairfield.
Tom johnson, (colored,) Camden,
Kershaw.
L. B. Carson, Union, Union.
Thomas Addison. Brunson, Hamp-
ton.
S. NJ. Snider, Greenville, Greenville.
H. Il. Cannon, Spartanburg, Spar
tanburg
The petit jury are:
Alfred Sevans, (colored,) Aiken, Al
ken.
J. J. Lawton, Hartsville, Darlington.
J. 4. Gibson, Newberry, Newberry.
G. A. Bowman. Newberry, New
berry.
John W. Mccullough, Alba, Green
vile.
J. H. ClarksoD, Columbia, Ri, bland.
S. A. Durham, Marion, Marion.
4. P. Kicker, Sumter, Sumter.
3. T. Davis, Marion, Marion.
Joel B. Garrison, Sterling Grove,
Greenville.
R. N. Marshall, Charleston, Charles
ton.
W. P. McGill, Camp Ridge, vii
liamsburg.
Arthur L. Kerne, Clinton, Laurens.
j. Adams Clarkson, Weston, Rich
land.
J. B. Stepp, Switzer, Spartanburg.
William Alexander, (colored,) Ches-
ter, Chester.
J. c. Elliott, Lancaster, Lancaster.
W. R. Price, Sunnydale, Pickens.
Robert P. Evans, Charleston, Char
lesion.
W. R. Doty, Winnsboro, Fairfield.
Z. a. Calhoun, Appleton, Barnwell.
Morgan Boylston, Wagner, Aiken.
T. P Horger, JamiSon, Orangeburg
J. D. Humphries, Union, Union.
Fred c Gibbs, Cordesville, Berkeley
McCloud Hutson, Beaufort, Beau
fort.
W. H. Tuten, Hampton, Hampton.
T. H. Reane, GranitevilIe, Aiken.
Samuel I. Waddell, (colored,) Doves
vile, Darlington.
Z. H. Carlisle, Spartanburg, Spar
tanburg.
R. j. Poole, Anderson, Anderson.
J.S. Cantey, Summerton, Clarendon.
a. j. Stringer, Belton, Anderson.
Turpin Earle, Grcenville, Greenville.
Edward DeReef, Waverly Mills,
Georgetown.
G. NJ Mills, (colored. Laurens, Lau-