The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-30

u Soioiind, ana Tor tW
years had held the Office Of gran,
Junior warden in that august body
Mr. Jay was nephew of j. s. ia,
OF this city. He was sou of D. w
Jay of Troy. He married som,
years ago Miss Eva MulIinsx, O.
Troy. She with four little children
are lett to mourn his untimely death
JAYS FUNERAL.
Greenwood, Dec. 28.-The burial
OF W. X. Jay took place at Troy TO-
day with Masonic ceremonies. The
funeral sermon was preached by the
Rev. Fl. B Blakely of the Associate
reform Presbyterian church. Over
thousand people were present.
Further details today of the muir.
der and lynching only confirm yes.
terday's story in the main. It ia
stated that the negroes had been or
dered to move by Mr.. Jay and had
been grumbling about it sometime
before the killing. Mr.. Jay had
made them quiot down, and about
sundown was talking to DR.. A. w
Wldeman and Tom Charles, neigh
bors, about the installation of off.
GERS which was to take place in their
lodge on the following night. DR..
Wideman says he noticed the unruly
temper of the negroes and suggested
that they stay with Mr.. Jay. Mr..
Jay did not anticipate any trouble
and they left. They had not gone a
mile from the house before the mur-
der was committed.
The story of the capture of the
negroes is interesting. Messrs Seig
Ter and John w. Gales were hurry.
ing to the scene of the murder when
they met negro man and woman in
the road They did not know who
had killed Mr.. Jay, but thought it
prudent to halt the two negroes. AS
they did so the man said: "I'm not
scared of anybody" This remark
strengthened the suspicious. When
ordered to turn round and 20 bao1
the man refused and the woman be-
gan to cry. They we're forced to go
at the point of the gun. Mr.. Siegler
had only one shell in bis gun and
MIR. Gales was not armed. The ne
groes did not attempt to break away
although at one time Mr.. Siegler
stumbled and dropped his guu. At
first the negroes denied to their cap
tors that they knew anything of the
murder; the man said he had heard
Of it. Just before they reached the
place they confessed in a way, the
woman accused the mau and the man
accused the woman.
At the inquest the woman stopped
crying and seemed not at all alarmed.
After the inquest they were placed
in the house they had formerly ocou-
pied and deputy WAS appointed to
bring them 70 jail. When he went
to get his prisoners the house was
empty.
A volley of guns not long after
told what had happened. The two
were carried to the Winterseat bridge
over Hard Labor creek and given one
last chance to tell which had fred
the fatal shot. Both refused, still
accusing each other. They were
tied to two trees standing close to
gether and literally shot to pieces
The spot is very near that on which
seven negroes were shot to death in
1876 for the murder of Mr.. and Mrs
Harmon. -.
Several years ago Tom Perrin, a
white farmer who lived alone, was
knocked in the head by, negro for
the purpose Of robbery, and although
the negro was caught he was ac-
quilted at Abbeville when put on
trial The people of the community
seemed to feel that the courts would
again fail to punish and they did not
choose to run the risk of allowing
the perpetrators of 90 horrible mur-
der to 60 unpunished.
JUDGE BUCHAEAN'S FUTURE.