Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-07-27
5FlEaDlsH CRIME coMMiTrEp BY iMIaRoEs
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Five Lynchsd. State v Troops Have Reen
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enormiSy Of crimes heaped upon ii {. D T.
Ogletree and his wife last night at Their
home in the little station Of Saffold, on
tho Plant limo, u few miles from here, BY
two negroes. About 8 O'clock two no
groes entered the store Of Mr.. Ogletree
which adjoins tho depot and made q few
trivial purchases. When tho sales were
:ompleted Mr.. Ogletroe asked for bis
money. At his demand ono Of the ne,
groes presented pistol Mt the agents
head and said II owe you nothing. we
arc robbors and want your money. vs.
Ogletroe emptled his pockets, the
other negro standing guard at tho front
door. Then the two hegrees ordered
Oglotree to march upstairs, whore Mrs.
Ogletrce; was and they ordered hor to
give up what money she had. d .5l s
Sho gave them $4, and, while one OF
tho brutes held n pistol to Ogletreo's
hcad, tho other assaulted her: Thon the
othor committed tho same deed. About
this timo train was heard coming to
tho station and tho negroes fled in tho
direction of tho Chattahoocheo rivor.
When Ogletrco managed TO bring him
solf to realization of what had hap
pcned, ho took his wife and boarded n
train for this city. Shcriff Patterson
was informed of tho crimo at once and
took action at daylight. Several posses
wero immediately sworn in, and, with
dogs in tho load, started in various di-
IN fn nd ol,, &,l
Everybody in tho vicinity has quit work
and is assisting tho posses in their
search. If tho blacks arc caught thoir
quick doath is certainty.
Mrs. Oglotroo is sistor of VIM.
Buchanan, County Treasurer, and comes
of wcll-known family.
THREE JHNCIED.
SAVANNAH, GA, July ga special
to tho Morning News from Bainbridgo.
Ga, says: Since tho dastardly crime,
committed at Saffold, in Early county.
last Thursday night, hunting parties
have boon out in search of the guilty
negroes. One of tho negroes appeared
at an old darl<oy's house, near Brinson,
Ca, and asked to DO harbored. Tho old
man went TO Brinson and informed of
his presence. A posse returned with
him and captured tho negro, who gavo
his n"mc as Louis Sammin. Tho man
was taken to Safrold, whero he was idon-
titled by Mr.. and Mrs. Oglctreo as one of
thoir assailants. lie said thoro wero
eight i'll his gang and that they camo
Tn
gang wero not far away. Ono portion
of tho mob went in pursuit of these two,
while tho others hung Sammin and rid
died his be 1y. Tho other two negroes
wero overt ken, shot and scalped, tho
party bringing their scalps to Saffold
this evening. A hundred determined
mon with bloodhounds are aft6r tho re-
five of tho gang and if caught
they will be Iynchcd.
Sunday at sunrise Sammin was taken
to big oak tree near tho Ogletreo house
and depot and n stout rope was tied
about his neck and ho was told he could
pray if ho wanted to before being
hanged. "Oh, Lordy have mercy on my
soulw ho said, and thon could utter
nothing olso. IIo was then mutiatcd by
parts of his body being cut away. With
a great shout from 200 mon 80 of thom
pulled away with tho long rope and up
shot Sammin's body through tho air,
dangling in tho throcs of death. Ho
kicked and swSggcrcd for moment and
then tho mob began firing at him, lite
rally riddling his body. The body was
left hanging all day as an object lesson.
Many of tho mob wanted to burn Sam
min alive and they had fagots and wood
ready to start tho fire.
Ono negro lynchcd by hanging, two
found dead who were lynchcd and
scalpcd and an excited mob chasing five
other negroes is the latest situation in
tho Oglctrcc outrage.
KILLED RESISTING ARREST.
MACON, Ca, July 25.-The Telegraph
has special from Lccsburg, Ga, saying
\ negro, supposed to be ono of tho SAT-
fold ravishcrs, was killed by citizens to-
night while resisting arrest.
CHARLES MACK LYNCIIED.
CRIMSON, Ga, July 25.--Charles Mack,
the negro captured near Iron City carly
yesterday morning, was taken to Saffold
yesterday, and aftcr identification tho
mon in charge started to Bainbridgo jail
with him through the country in order
to cVadc tho mob, but upon nearing Balm
bridge last night they were mot by mob
Of several hundred men, and tho negro
was talScn away from thcm. lie was
taken back to Saffold for further idonti-
ication, aftor which hc was hurried to
Jhc Same spot and tree where LOWS
was lynchcd Sunday morning,
md he suffered tho Same manner of death
rs did Sammins.
Mack was tied to tho big oak tree and
members of the mob took out their knives
'.ld cut of parts Of his body, mutjlating
md tormcnting tho negro as much as
possible. Ito was thon tied up with
'opcs, and as the mob pulled him through
,hc air several hundred shots were fred
1t tho body. Tho mob fired in regular
military order. His body was cut to
pieces after part of tho mob Dispersed
Latest adviccs state that everything ut
is quiet. State troops are on
he grounds.
Persons troubled with diarrhUa will
% interested in tho experience of w. M.
Bush, clerk of Hotel Dorrancc, Proyi-
lcncc, R. !. IIo says: "For several years
have been almost n constant sufferer
rom diarrhma, tho frequent attacks