The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
NOT ONE CAN STAY.
Fiftaen Ncu's Of Riof, A'scn ard
Eloc dshsC.
THE RWFUL VENGEANCE
Wrecked on Negroes Because Ct
the Tarr h!a Crl9a Of One
of them In Killing a
Yourg Lady.
Yourg Lady.

Tourg Lady.
A dispatch from Pierce City, Mo-.
says for 1esrly fifteen hours, ending
about noon Tuesday, Aug. 20, thas
town Of 5000 people hss been in the
hands Of mob Of armed whites, deter
mined to drive every negro from IL
precincts.
In addition to the lyrching Of Viii
liam Gc6!ev, accused Of the wsnton
murder OF Miss Gszelle Wild, aaG tie
shooting to 6esth Of his grandfather,
French Cooley, the mob crematsd
Peter Hampton, an aged negro, in bis
home, set the torch to the houses Of
Eve blacks AMI with the aid Of stste
militia rifles, stolen from the loca!
/ oompsny's arsenal, drove dozens Of ne
groes from town.
Afternoon the excitement died down,
| the mob gradusllY diaperSing, more
from lack Of negroes upoa whom to
wrssk their hatred than for any othe.
cause. Many of the negroes Who f:d
from the city are hiding in the sur
rounding woods, while others have
gone greater distances in seeking safe
ty.
Every negro has left the town ex
cept feE railway porters knoan to
bo respectable, but theae must also
leave. The citizens Of Pierce City say
| that as negroes have committed sew
elal crimes in the last ten years none
| shall live there in the future, the same
feeling already existing at Monnett,
four niles east Of Pierce City, and Of
the Frisco passenger division. It may
be necessary for the road to change al
porters in Springfield hereafter.
It is now.believsd thatt man, vii:
liam Cooley, lynched, vas not the real
oulprit. 4 negro named Stagks, under
arrest ct Tulss, I. T.. across the border
from here, tallies exactly with the de-
scriptior Of the ASSISTANT. He is held
there awaiting Identification. Unless
the man is brought back here, it is be-
lievsd there will be no further trouble.
If returned here he will surely be
| lynched. Another suspect, Joe Lsrk
| is under arrest in Springfield, No.
Engene Barrett, also, known as Car
ter, in confession while rope Wss
arolnd his nsok, accused Joe La7k, s
| Frisco railroad porter, of being impl,.
Gated in the crime, and Lark Eas ar
| rested to-day at Springfield. This af
ternoon Lark gave detailed State
| ment IS to his whereabouts Sunday
and he is not believed to be guilty.
It is not likely that either suspect will
be taken to Pierce City while TIE ex-
citement runs high. Some persons
here think Barrett told any story in
order to ssve his life. The funersl Of
Miss Wild took place today, and was
witnessed by several thousand people.
BENT ON BLooDsHED.
Pierce City is near the junction Of
four railroads and trains from all di
| rections brought in large numbers Of
armed men bent on bioodshcd il nsces-
sary. When tie MOB went to the Sec
ticn Of the city occupied By tie ne.
groes, some one in the cabins opened
| fire, but 40 one was hurt.
The mob then destroyed the FIVE
houses, but the financial loss is small.
Reckless fri5g broke several plate
glass windows and train was fred
into. None Of the passengers we're
hurt.
GUN STORES SOLD OUT.
The rifles taken from the Pierce City
military company, tits expected, vii!
all be returned. Members of the com
psny themselves we're out huDtlng fol
the escaping negroes with rifles ana
this suggested the idea Of taking al
| the guns. The locsl hardware stores
| sold out their a-ms esrly, but seveEs!
applications fror. negroes were refused.
The mob vas canposed Of thousand OF
more and 10 ylsskg Tere worn. Thirty
negro families we're driven from theiE
| houses.
CUT Her THROAT.
New elements IL the killing On Sun:
day afternoon Of Miss Wild developed
todsy. 1t appears she STARTED home
from church alone, her brother lingal-
ing behind. Abous one mile from
town the brother found her with he1
throat cut lying ifeless near eul:
vert, under which her asssiisnt had
attempted to drag her. Evidence cf s
terrible struggle was shown, A cop
! per. colored negro was seen sitting on
i ihe bridge a short distance away, {
short time before the tragedy occurred
It is supposed that the negro sprs2s
upon her when she was passing and
cut her throat.
Monday bloodhouads were taken 70
the scene and the gill's bloody hand,
kerchief was laid before them. They
Immediately caught the trail and ran
at full sp.ed to the home Of Joe Lark,
where, on being admitted, they rushed
into his bedroom ard ap:sng upoR the
| bed. It's believed the man under ar'
rest at Tulsa Who boarded with Lark,
the Springfield suspect, slept upon thi: