The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-29
:yTIiE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER

Deeween Toney Creek and Bolton and
csrried pack to be identified 6y the
woman. 1nt before reaching there he
cpSntessed tp 70 the whole matter, telling
an5 onS saMe a stOry that the woman told,
charge that he did not know it was a
CoioIeo woman, she being O mulatto.
4r ne would not have acted as he did
Various modes of punishment wera
suggested; but to make a long story
snort, ne got away after being we}l
tanned WITH buggy trace.
Samuel 0. jackson. OF this Comfy
was one OF the three delegates froy,
south Carolina who attended tba ran
cent session of the Farmers National
Congress, ana reports most interest,"
ing anu prOhtable meeting. The meet
ing was largely attended, nearly every
Stat9 S IN the Union being represented.
con gave the delegates a most heartv
reception, and extended them everv
courtesy. Many of the delegates fron,
the extreme northern and noste,n
states had never before been sOuth
ana they We're more than pleased with
the hospitality extended them. At the
conclusion OF the Congress the dele
gates were given free excursion down
into FLORIDA, and friend Juckson suvs
he never had more ENJOYABLE rim
A change in car service by tho South
ern Railway Company from Charleston
90 the upper part OF the State, and from
ANDERSON =! to Seneca over the Blue
NNugo ronu, goes into effect Sunday,
nov :nd, ana Will be of grent benetit
TO this city. The only change in the
schedule is that the train now leaving
charleston mt II p. m.. arriving at Bel
Ton nC lO.50 Il. m., will leave Charles.
ton at 3.20 n. m, four hours eorlier
anu arrive Mt Belton at 1850 n. m. ma
at present; but the train from Andor-
son winch at present meets this train
at beiton. returning and stopping at
emerson, VIII. under the new service,
making close connection with trains
Ior Doth the north and west on the
Southern from Atlanta to Charlotte.
returning to Anderson in time to make
inc usual connection with the after
noon train at Belton. This will bring
tne through travel from Atlanta and
Gharlotte to the interior Of this State
tnrough Anderson. give quick ingress
and egress to our city-a benefit il has
not enjoyed for years-and shorten the
time from Charleston four hours.
Joe Clark. the negro who was brought
to the city Tuesday of last week and
Rlaced In jail charged with killing Ed.
scott, negro, in Hall Township, near
S.orevltle; SSas vi on % the Monday preceding,
Thursday. The verdict of the Coroo
9er's jury was, in substance, that the
deceased came to his death by the act
OF parties unknown. No warrant was
issued for Joe Clark, and the Sheriff
had no alternative but to liberate him.
Inc circumstances of the killing were
peculiar, Joe Clark, Grant Clark, Ed.
scott and Lester Lee, all negroes, were
T. Clark, father of the Clark boys
named and father-in- law of Et.. Scott
Joe Clark and Scott quarrelled and
passed few blows. Scott drew HIS
knife and made a rake at Clark, who
trlpped him. Scott fell heavily but
rose again. The fight was not renewed
ana Scott said nothing about being
cut. In fact, the witnesses believed
that he did not know he was cut until
some 80 time after the: tight was over.
home and it then became known he
was cnt in the left breast There was
bleeding from the wound externally.
Death resulted in about one hour after
ne was carried home. At the inouest
witnesses testified that Clark had no
knife; Scott only had knife which he
Closed and put in his pocket after the
nght. The theory is that Scott fell on
small, penetrating his heart. Scott's
mother came to the city Thursday and
consulted Magistrate Wilson about is
suing q warrant. The testimony of
the witnesses at the inquest was read
to her. She had no other witnesses,
aud finally left without having the
warrant issued. This family of CIarks
is perhaps the most prosperous and
best negroes in Anderson County.
since writing the above warrant was
Sullivan, the mother of Ed. Scott,
charging murder, and Joe Clark was
again arrested and placed in iail.