Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-03-20

Henderson made no attempt to
escape when captured, and although
he know that sure death awaited
him, gave no sign of fear. The negro
made full confession after arriving
here, telling how he went to tho
Younger home and attempted to
assault Mrs. Younger, how she fought
for her honor, how finally, angered
at her resistance, he attacked her
with his knife; how the two chill.
dren screamed in fright when they
saw their mothers life blood Grim
soning the walls and floor, and how
Mrs. Younger fell across the door
step. He then fled, but looking back,
saw his victim staggering down the
road aimlessly, falteringly; how she
fell and lay still, and how he then
turned and ran.
CRIES FOR VENGEANCE.
While Henderson was burning Lee
French, husband of the victim of the
negro Andrew Norris, who beat her
to death with piece of iron pipe
last November, and who was taken
from the Jail here last week by the
officers and carried to place of
safety, climbed tree and made an
impassioned speech to the crowd,
asking them to help him get the
murderer and deal with him as they
had just dealt with Henderson. The
crowd yelled back that they would
assist.
The north bound Central train,
arriving here at IL o'clock, was
crowded with people from the south
ern part of the county, who expressed
disappointment at being too late.
There was no militia on the train.
Mob Hangs Negro In Georgia.
Shellman, Ga, March 13.-On last
Monday afternoon Sidney King,
prosperous farmer and merchant,
residing about six miles below She'll
man, became involved in difficulty
with negro by the name of Sher-
man Harris. Aftcrward Harris said
he would kill Mr.. King on sight.
Mr.. King was warned by some of
the more peaceable negroes of the
threats of Harris, and he armed him
self. On Tuesday morning they met
on the public road and another quar-
rel cnsued. King is said to have
applied vile epithet to the negro,
whcreupon Harris at once drew his
pistol and began firing at him, one
shot taking effect in Kings leg, sew
erlng an artery and causing him to
bleed to death.
Three negroes and one white man
witnessed the tragedy from across
field Harris Immediately left the
vicinity and was not heard OF until
this morning, when his lifelcss body
was found suspended by rope from
the limb of tree on the Shellman
and Morgan road near the home of
I'll. Lumlcy. The efforts of the
officers to locate Harris after tho
murder were fruitlcss.
The friends of Mr.. King became
very much incenscd at his unjust
treatment and administered summary
Justice to Harris. Mr.. King was
highly respected citizen, while the
negro bore a reputation as worth
less character. 1t is reported that
llaTis's own friends delivered him
into the hands of the mob.
The negroes of that community as
rule are peaceablc and do not give
trouble to the whites.
1t appears that the friends of King
quietly went about their work and
accomplished their object without
creating any more disturbance among
the negroes. They regard the pun
lshmcnt as just, and there seems to
be no danger Of an uprising among
them. The body has been cut down
by Bailiff Lumlcy and the coroner's
inquest will be held to-day.