Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-03-24
Cassie Boan, Twenty Years
Old, Was the Victim.
CUT WITH KNIVES; THEN
BURNED.
Further Particulars of One of the
Most Horrible Crimes Re-
corded. A Quick Trial for
Four Men.
Special to The State.

most horrible murder committed
in the upper portion of this coun-
tv, about five miles southeast Of
the town Of Jefferson. On Mon
day night, the 10Th inst, Cassie
Boan, white woman of very
questionable character was cut
and burned to death in the woods.
Her body was cut In five differ
ent places--each cut being a deep
flesh wound. The gashes ranged
from four to twelve inches in
length. This not satisfying the
perpetrator or perpetrators of the
deed, the poor woman was set on
fire and all clothing burned from
her body.
This crime is shocking in every
detail. A helpless woman cut and
burned to death in the dead hours
of the night In the woods, nearly
a mile from any ones house. Her
screams for mercy sounding in
the night air only led to the dis.
covery of the deed. The unfortu.
nate woman fingered in her mi
cry until Tuesday, the 18th inst,
when death came.
A murder most foul A black er
crime cannot be conceived. The
very thought of it sickens a civil
lzed people. Our civilization de-
mands thAt the guilty be brought
to speedy justice.
The blood of Cassie Boan cries
to God from the ground. The
fiends who took woman's life in
the dead of the night in the lone
ly woods must not escape. Let
justice be done and the majesty
of the law INDICATED.
LODGED IN JAIL.
Henry jackson, Ben jackson.
John Jackson and Tom Steen, ali
white, were brought to Chester
field on Thursday, the 18th inst,
and lodged in jall. They are
charged with the murder of Cassie
Boan. The murder Of this woman
Is by far the most atrocious crime
that has ever been committed in
Chesterfield county. 1t is said
that Cassie Boan left home on
Sunday afternoon, the 11th inst,
and that nothing was seen or
heard Of her unIil her mutilated
body was found in the weeds.
The case will come up before
JC Ige klugh at the April term of
court.
Casaie Boan was single, aged
20. She was part Indian, tie
daughter of George Boan. The
poor creature was set on fire; all
the clothing burnt from her BODY,
and when found was screaming
crying for help. Skin would slip
off when touched. There was a
bloody trail of about half a mile
along where she had crawled ovei
logs and tried to escape. Doss
Jackson, John johnson, one of
the accused, Abb Kirkley and
jim Werner went to her after first
going to each others house col
lecting a crowd. She ask ed John
jackson to take her hand, but he
refused. The others asked her
name and she told it. They thre "
an overcoat over her and went
away for help.
Sam Woodward carried her
from her fathers house SUNDAY
afternoon to the house of Vance
Meltons, about two miles away.
From that place she went away
with Tom Steen and James Jack
son. Nothing more was heard of
her until found in the woods.
Coroner Woodward went i'm.
mediately to the scene of the
crime and hold an inquest. the
result Of which the arrest of Hen.
ry Jackson, Ben Jackson, John
jackson, j. T. Steele, who ,are
pbwsin jailawaiting trial. All are
white men, and Of bad ehafacters
ffIs Said that one of the prisoners