The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-27
WHITE WOMAN BURNED
BY FIENDISH WHITES.
CASSIE BOAS, TWENTY YEARS OLD
WAS THE VICTIM
Cut with iKnives; then Burned, Further
Particulars or Ono or tho M ost
Horrible Crimes Recorded,
Quick Trial for
Four Mon
Especial to Tho State

reached this place last week of a most
horrible murdor committed in tho
upper portion Of this county, about
five miles southeast of the town Of
jefferson. On Monday night, the
18th inst, Cassio Boan, white wo-
man Of worry questionable character
was cut and burned to death in tho
woods. lIor body WAS cut in five
different places-ouch cut being a
deop flesh wound. The gashos rang
cd from four to twelve inches in
length. This not satisfying tho per-
pctrator or perpetrators Of the decd,
tho poor woman was sot on fro and
all clothing burned from her body.
This crime is shocking in ovory do
tail. A holplcss woman cut and burn
od to doath in the doad hours of the
night in the woods, nearly q mile
from any ono's house. Her screams
for mercy sounding in the night air
only lod to tho discovery of the decd.
Tho unfortunate woman fingered in
hor misery until Tuesday, tho 13 inst.
whom death came.
A murder most FOUL A blacker
crmo cannot DO conceived The very
thought Of it siclsonsa civilized people
Our civilization demands that the
guilty bo brought to speedy Justice.
Tho blood Of Cassie Boan cries to
God from tho ground. The tends
who took a woman's life in the dead
of night in tho lonely woods must not
escape. Let Justice bo dono and the
majesty Of tho law vindicatd
LODGED IN JAIL.
Horny Jackson, Ben Jackson, j ohm
jackson and Tom Steen, all white,
were brought to Chesterfield on
Thursday, the 18th inst, and lodged
in Jail. Thoy arc charged with the
tho murder Of Cassie Brown. The
murder of this woman is by far tho
most atrocious crime that has evor
boon committed in Chesterfield coun-
ty 1t is said that Cassie Boan left
homo on Sunday afternoon, tho 11th
inst, and nothing was soon or heard
Of her until her rlutilatod body was
found in the woods.
Lot the law say whether the men
now in jail are guilty of the crime or
not. we learn that tho evidence
against them is strong.
The case will como up before
Judge Klugh at the April term of
court
Cassie Boan was single, aged 90
She was part Indian, tho daughter
OF George Boan. The poor creature
was sot on iiro; all tho clothing burnt
from hor body, and when found was
screaming and crying for help. Skin
would slip off when touched. There
was a blood trail Of about half a
milo long where she had crawled over
logs and tried to escape. Doss Jack
son, John Jackson, one of the accused,
Abb Kirkley and Jim Viner went to
her after first going to each others
house collecting crowd She asked
John Jackson to tako her hand, but
no refused. Tho others asked her
n"mo and she told it. They threw
an overcoat over her and won't away
for help.
Sam Woodward carried her from
her fathers house Sunday afternoon
to the house of Vince Millions, about
two miles away. From that place
she went away with Tom Steon and
Jackson. Nothing more was heard
of her until found in the woods.
| Coroner Woodward went immedi.
ately to tho scene Of the crime and
held an inquest, tho result of which
the arrest of Harvey jackson, Ben
jackson, John Jackson, r. S. Steen,
who are now in Jail awaiting trial.
All OF the mon arc white and of bad
characters. 1t is said that one of tho
prisoners turned States evidence
Great indignation is felt in the
county over this horrible orime.
Our people arc satisfied that JUS
tice will be meeted out to the tiends
who so horribly tortured ahelpless
woman.