The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-26

| considered his dying testimony. AROUND,
each trying to get a better position,
! eargerly watching every move and try
ing to catch each word, were the stern
faced men, who, for fortyeight hours, hao
carried rifles and guns in hot pursuit.
| Outside this group were tethered q
hundred horses.
Caughman gave his story of the
affair, as given above. According tc
him, he had gone to his home at four
o'clock Wednesday morning, just after
the watchers left, got his hat and coat,
and told his wife he was going over
to his fathers, at John SCOTS, near
by. This was the same story as told by
his wife some hours earlier. Leaving
his house, he had gone to the tree
! where the hat and coat were found, re-
moved them and placed them in the
forks of the tree. Walking few steps
further he shot himself twice, using
the same pistol with which he had killed
Mr.. Adams. The balls entered, on
| each side of the bowels. Three of the
five balls had already been used on MIR.
| Adams, the two remaining which ne
had used on himself had failed to kill,
and there was nothing left for him to
do save silently to endure the self-im-
posed agony. At the time he shot him.
| self it was about 7::3G o'clock a. m. He
crawled about twenty-five yards fur
Their, where he lay until 5o'clock in the
afternoon, when he was found.
When reached, his first cry was for
water, and when the excitement had a
| little died down, he was given water
and kindly treated.
CONFRONTED WITH LEAGUE.
AS soon as Caughman's testimony had
implicated Henry league in the crime
Messrs. Chappell and Dorrah went for
league. He was found in q nearby
| field and required to throw down his
sack and follow. With league stand
ing over him Caughman was asked by
Magistrate Chappell:
"What did Henry league say to
you?"
"Said white folks treated me wrong
and 1 ought to kill him and he would
come back next morning, would bring
his gun and help me do it."
"This is what he said, is it, so help
you God?".
Caughman raised his right hand and
nodded his head afirmatively.
JOHN FEEDER, CoLoRED, IMPLICATED.
When asked where he got the pistol
Caughman replied that he had borrowed
it from John Reeder, a negro living
near. That Reeder had sent his son
for the pistol and himself had handed it
| to him.
Reeder, who was brought to jail
Tuesday night, denies this statement
of Caughman's, claiming that Caugh-
man stole the pistol.
league was brought to Jail Wednes-
day night along with Caughman.
CAUGHMAN's CONDITION.
Caughman was brought to the city in
a wagon Wednesday night. The trip
was a long and tedious n and the
wounded negro at every step could be
heard. grooming and crying for water.
The city was reached about 2.30o'clock
and the negroes placed in jail.
At the last report yesterday after,
noon Caughman was in an exceedingly
dangerous condition, but there was
some chance for his life.
DEPUTY SHERIFF JOHNSON.
Great credit is due Deputy Sheriff
| Johnson, Magistrate Chappell, Rev.
Swope, and many others who took a
bold stand against the lynching. By
argument, persuasion and force, they
saved the people of that community
| from themselves.
THE MURDERED MAN.
Mr.. Adams was twenty-eight years
of age. He was in meagre circum-
stances, but highly respected by the
people among whom he lived. Heleaves
| a wife and three small children.
THE INQUEST.
The inquest over the dead hody was
held Tuesday. The verdict of the jury
was that the said Edward Adams
| came to his death from pistol shot
wounds inflicted by the hands of George
Caughman on the 23d day of Sept,
1902"
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