The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-10-10
ALL IS QUIET.
Some Ringieaders Arrested, Others
Have Fled,

y dispatch from GEORGETOWN says
Main street TUESDAY morningpresented
a scene which would do credit 10 Ma
Mia. Soldiers macched, drums we're
beating and the whole town apparently
was under military rule, but such was
not the case. Mayor Morgan and the
councilmen, to whom were added sew.
erai prominent citizens, constituting su
advisory beard, were in session and nave
been discussing what was best to do in
the premises. About aoon it was given
our tha: twenty warrants had been is
,u@d fer the arrest Of ring!esdeys in the
disturbance of Sunday night, aud these
were served Tuesday afternoon. Wal
ter Dan;son: negro barber is cansid-
cred the ringleader, and is being held
responsible, in large measure, for the
excitement Sunday night.
While it is not generally admitted
By some i. is believed that by the
thoughtless remarks of few hot heads
Sunday afternoon the negroes believed
that John Brownield would be taken
from the jail by the whites Sunday
night AID lynched. ard that the ringing
Of the fire alarm would be the sigoal.
At the irst sound of the bell, there
fore, there was hue and CRY raised,
especially by the negro womeH, snG
there was general rush to the jail,
each bearing some kind Of weapon,
from rice resphook to aTihe, and in
few minutes 500 negroes were around
the jail and in the streets adjoining
The whites at first did not understand
the meaning Of this outpour and some
of the prominent citizens, including
Mayor ". D. Morgan, Col. Sparkman,
Sheriff Skinner and others wensanongst
the mob and told them that no one was
going to lynch John BrownfeIG. Here
the rice field virago, the length Of whose
vindictive tongue has never yet been
ascertained, got in her vilest work.
Don't go home, mems, like de
buckra men tell you; stay here and save
John. Bun de dam town dowa to
ashes. Yuma kill all de buckra men,
an We will tend to de buckrs CONAN
and chillun. De buckra want to run
over US, but We will show dem
These and other remarks followed in
rapid succession, and the consequence
was that pandemonium r&igned su-
preme. The Georgetown Rifles we're
summoned and remained in their ar
mory sll night awaiting orders. Mayor
Morgan understands the negro vel.
As far as he is concerned, he was IN
willing to call on the governor for
troops, but yielded to the judgment of
others whom he called into consultation.
AS soon as it was learned that the
troops were coming the leaders among
the negroes advised them to go to their
homes and stay there, which they have
done. 1t seems as if this negro, John
BroWnfeld, was leader in the society
of coondom as we'll as a member Of the
Odd Fellows and other organizations.
1t we believed that large stock Of
arms was stored in certain hall in
town, and committee was sent
to seize them, but it proved to be false.
Not more than sixteen arrests were
made this afternoon on the twenty war
rants issued this morning On the charge
of riotous conduct, carrying arms and
using menacing language to the terror
Of the people. Some Of the principal
ringleaders have escaped, including
Walter Denison. As predicted, these
arrests were made without resistance,
and few Of the cases were heard this
afternoon, a conviction resulting in
every case. Three are in jail under
sentence of 80 days or Sl00. One
woman paid her ine Of SIS.