The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-11
ATR0CI0US CRIME
NEAR DARLINGTON.
YOUNG WOMAN RAVISH-
ED BY NUMBER OF
BLACK SAVAGES.

COuutv, uCai dathdi, SeotSiu6J aIteI-
noon, for which at least three negroes
will pay the penalty with toeir lives
The details of the crime are 100
horrible to be published. out they
have been told over and over again
all over this county today. 1t is suf
fcient to say highly respectable
young lady of Lamar has suffered at
the hands of several black brutes,
and she now lies in dangerous con-
dition fearfully mangied and bruised
The two negroes who are now in
jail admit the commission of their
fearful deed and say that it was ac-
complished oul y after terrible strug
gle with their victim and only after
they had choked her into insensibil.
ity, and that when they left her they
thought her dead Two of them only
were present, the others having gone
away and had not gotten cack in
time to take part III the deed as was
their intention
One Of the black brutes now in the
custody of Sheriff Scarborough bears
on his clothing stains Of blood from
his victim, and this negro now owes
his life to the tact and skill of the
deputies who secreted him from an
angry mob and brought him to Dar-
lington through the swamps under
cover of the darkness. The people
are aroused for miles around and
justly 80.
The third negro, one of those who
assaulted the unfortunate girl. has
not yet been captured, but he will be
if be is in Darlington County, and if
he happens to fall into the hands of
any of the present searching party
his hours OF life will be but few more.
SAFE IN THE PENITENTIARY
One of the principals in the Lamar
outrage afair-Edward Luckie, and
four negroes charged with being acces-
sories to the foul crime in that they
stood by aud saw the deed committed
and did not offer to interfere, are now
within the walls of the South Carolina
penitentiary for safe keeping. The
four accessories are jim Washington,
Daniel and Ed Mack aud Lucius Stuart
-aa aggregation of ugly looking,
sullen negroes. who look like Georgia
turpentine toughs.
The gang was brought here on the
Coast Line train last night by Sheriff
Scarborough and Police Officer H. Y.
Scarborough of Darlington Luokie
and Washington had their feet securely
shackled with a cham. The other
three were tied together With rope.
At the station Luckie told representa-
tive of The State that he did not con-
uit the crime and that was only Is
years of age. he is in reality possibly
18 years old, is black and slender, but
forbidding iu appearance 20 the
sheriff he had confessed bis foul crime
aud told the revolving story Of it. The
facts of the case as elicsed from the
officers are practically the same as told
in the dispatches TO The State publish
ed today, ouly all details are not given
The four men brought along not only
did not try to prevent the crime, but
aided the other principal. Tom Match
EN-. to get away.
The sheriff says the whole crowd
came near being lyuohed. Magistrates
constable, Scarborough, Of Lamar,
saved Luckie's life by taking to the
woods With him, landing bin in OAR
liugsou Jail at 8 O'clock yesterday
morning. Washington was kept out
in the same way all night by Police
officer, Scarborough, reaching the Jail
about daylight.
Believing that the prisoners would
be lynched, Sheriff Scarborough yes
terday morning determined to bring
Luckie aud Washington to Columbia.
He took Luckie out at noon and quietly
slipping away in buggy drove through
the country to Gainesville, where be
took the train. Shortly afterwards
Policeman Scarborough took Washing
ton and going by the Lamar neighbor.
hood and getting the other negroes met
the sheriff at Gainesville. There the
whole party took the ssain for Colum-
bia aud arrived here at II o'clock last
night withou. accident or incident.
The negroes we're very docile, but
were sullen. The sheriff upon bis
arrival here made the scoundrels march
ahead of him and landed them at the
penisentiary afoot shortly before mid
night. He returns to Darlington this
morning.
The other principal. who is at large,
is very black is about Is years old,
has broad forehead !; has high wide
cheekboues; has scar over his left
eye, and his clothing was spattered
with mud when last seen Wien last