The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-05-03
SAM HOSES CRIME.
The Fearful Deeds of the Black Fiend
Who Was Butchered.

The full story Of the crimes of Sam
Hose, the Negro who was burned at
the stake and bu.chered while yet alive,
at Newpan, Ca, is told in the Atlanta
Journal as follows:
II was suspicious of Sam and ha.i
been for day or two" said Mrs. Gran
ford.
Tuesday night he knocked on the
door which opened into our room. He
occupied shed room which had pre-
vi"u>Iy been us-d for plunder Istruck
light and tod Alfred to be careful.
Alfred went to the door, opened it and
quickly stepped behind This is all that
saved him Tuesday night.
Wedne>day night Sam was glum
and didn't have much to say. When
hi, came to the house be had his shoes
of | put aside his supper aud Alfred
aud IN, self went into the diuing room
ami began our meal. Alfred sat with
his back to the inside door, but pur-
po.ely face d the outside door to keep
an eye on Sam, as he then sus spected the
Negro.
While We we're eating saw Sam
dart into the door at the back of Al
Fl, d. He did not make the slightest
noise. as he wore 10 shoes. | saw the
sx uphf,rd a5nve his head. and before
[ could scream down caue the ak with
terrific 'Sorce, splitting Alfred's head
wide open, the ak sinking to the eye.
Alfred threw up his hand and looked
at Inc for a second, and then fell for
ward and pitched out Of the chair to
the floor. The sight was so awful, the
black demon standing over him, that l
screamed.
If you just breathe again III Kill
you, cried the Negro, raising the ak
aud holding it over my head.
''Then he took the Ak in both hands
and struck Alfred with all his might
on the temple. Again he lifted the ak
and struck until three terrific blows had
been given, the last two struck after
Alfred had fallen to the floor.
Then, to make the crime complete,
the Negro kicked him viciously.
The Negro then rushed over to
where l was. He tore my little baby
from my breast and threw it across the
room. Little Mary said.
ooh, don't hurt my poor papa, Sam"
''The negro slapped her full in the
face fearful blow, and the child fell
several feet away unconcious.
:" If you don't behave, said he to
Mary, I'll kill you too
"Then he caught me by the arm and
said: I amt er going to kill you.
He dragged me into the room,
across the body of my husband. Oh,
it is all so horrible. It'll driye me
mad. !"
Then Mrs. Crawford broke down and
wcpt as little child whose heart is al.
most breaking over its first real disap-
pointment or angry reproval.
The assault was made upon the hor-
ror stricken woman within three feet Of
her PROSTATE, dying husband, a crime
so fcarfully inhuman as to arouse even
the indignatson of vast majority of the
Negroes here, who say Hose should be
killed the moment he is caught.
Sam, after that, caught me again by
my arm and pulled me around the room.
He said he wanted my money, and |
told him he could have anything in the
house, just so he didn't kill my child
ren.
He opened the trunk and took out
some Confederate bills. He thought it
was good money. Then he caught me
and dragged me over my husbands body
aud carried me by force into the room
in when the crime CT murder was COM
mitted. He then released me, caught
up his supper in both hands, and ran
out of the door, saying: / have done
now what | have always wanted to do,
and they can catch me if they can.
shut the door and walked out into the
yard TO see if he was really going away.
| watched him until be was out of sight,
and then | went in and picked my
bruised little children up in my arms
and began to run to Al.red's fathers
home, nearl y mile away.
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