The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-02
A RACE RIOT.
Started by Negro Desperadoes on a
Train from Augusta.
a GREAT MANY SHOTS FIRED.
The Riot Started by Drunken Negroes
Without Provocation, Two Of
Whom Are Taken Out
and Lynched.
and Lynched.

| ana LynCneO.
A special to The State from Lang
ley says never before in the history of
our little town has so much human
blood been spilled in one day as was
shed here Saturday afternoon. The
tolling Of the o'clock bell seemed to
be an omen Of evil, for just at this
time the Augusta and Blackyille train,
due Langley at o'clock, came in and
brought into the heart Of our quiet lit
tie town race war which was being
waged on the train. AS result Of this
riot eleven white men are suffering
from wounds and two negroes are dead,
while it is yariously estimated that
from ten to twenty negroes more are
wounded.
, It was pay day with the mill opera
tives and also with the trolley car line
force whose camp is just above here.
After getting their money quite
large number Of both white and black
went to Augusta. Soon after leaving
Augusta quarrel began between two
negroes. A white man tried to stop
the difficulty and a quarrel began be-
tween the white men and negroes.
This was Quilted down for a while
but soon broke out afresh. One Of the
negroes, who seemed to be a cespera-
do, backed himself against the door
and began to fire promi&uously. at
the whites in the car Quite num-
Der of whites were in this car as the
cars for white people were oyerfiowing
with passengers. When this negro
emptied his pistol be drew his knife
and began to use that. Others joined
in the fight which was resented by
the whites. So few pistols were
among the whites that most Of their
work was done with knives. The ne
groes were well armed with pistols.
One of those killed had a pistol and
number of cartridges in his pocket
when searched.
The negro who did the shooting was
severely cut before captured. The
other negro captured ran about 200
yards, but was caught and taken to
prison with the leader Of the mob.
An effort was made to get others but
they jumped from the windows Of the
car and ran. Many of them were run
ming when last seen.
A large crowd Of determined people
gathered on the streets-quiet, but
determined. Sheriff Alderman was
wired. He came down at 10 O'Clock,
but was unable to do anything. The
guardhouse was opened by force and
the two negroes shot to death. One
of the negroes, Wyatt Holmes, worked
here at one time. The other, whose
name was Coleman, was supposed to
be from Wards
This is the most terrible affair OF
the kind our people have ever wit
messed and the whole thing may be
traced back to the effects of whiskey.
The dead are Wyatt Holmes, colored,
and Coleman, colored.
The wounded are:
W. C. Colicutt, cut across abdomen:
not serious.
Willie Lowe, cut on arm.
Cal Carter, shot in back; serious.
Chas Tilliams, shot in cheek.
Fred riley, shot on forehead.
John Anderson, shot in thigh.
Berry Davis, blow on the head.
John Mcdaniel, shot in left arm and
in body; not serious.
Alvin Corley, shot in leg.
SilaS Lowe, shot through arm.
Bennie Myers, cut on hand.
One Of the sad features of the trag-
edy is that Of the II white men hurt
only one had anything to do with the
row. Most of them were sitting quiet
ly in their seats when fired upon.
1t was pathetic scene to hear the
cries of women and children on the
train and to see mothers and wives
running with throbbirg hearts to see
if son or husband had been killed er
wounded.
The bodies of the two negroes have
been turned over to Coroner W. W.
Plunket and the inquest is in progress
at this writing. Hundreds Of people
from Graniteyille, Warrenville, Bath
and the country round about have been
here to see the bodies Of the dead ne
groes and hear the particulars Of the
awful tragedy.
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