The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
81 Y,Nl NOEIED 4 C THEhI BOTH
B Fol. the Murder Of Mr.. w. K. Jay
Near Trey, S. G.
THEY ACCUSED EACH OTHER.
!. sAIaiiaand Wifo Qi.arreled and Jay
@ Peace i; One or
se..7sS mo thcr Shot His Head
or From Their. House.

"a special dispatch to The State
from Greenwood of Saturday says VIII
K. Jay, one Of the most prominent
young farmers Of tile Troy section Of
this county, was foully murdered in
his own yard friday evening between
6 and Z o'clock by either Oliver Vice.
man or his wife, two negroes living OH
his place. Both negroes were made
r. to pay the death penalty fof their
Z deed by an Infatuated crowd OF Mr..
jays ncighbUrs aud friends
rs From al accounts, many of which
differ, the following is offered as the
most nearly correct Of how the killing
occurred:
Mr.. Jay. lives in a new house about
three and One-half miles from Troy.
This place has never been inclOSed and
; the negro cabin formerly occupied by
T. the negroes is within about % Or 30
yards Of the residence. Mr.. Jay was
I returning to his house after attending
to some business in the neighborhool
and when close TO his house he heard
the two negroes making considerable
disturbance In the ca bin.> 1t seems that
the man was abusing or fighting his
wife and they were both quarreling
and resisting. 1t was to stop this dis
turbance that lead Mr.. jay to their
home, which us stated, is only about
80 yards from his own house. On
his arrival be ordered the negroes 10
be quiet-that If they could not be
they could not stay on his place. I'm
mediately after this NIrs. JAY. who
was in her house, heard the report Of
q 10 tO Z RI, \
y out, and saw the two negroes, man
and wife, running away from their
cabin. Calling to them, She asked
what was the matter, but the negroes
made no answer and kept OH running.
Failing TO get any response from them
she called loudly to he husband.
There Was no response. She was then
wild with fear and began looking
over the yard, and in short wh;i,.
found him dead in Il pool OF his own
Nhl0od: Almost his entire head had
been bloNfl-oit. Death was instan-
taneouS.
The alarm was at once given and
& the Immediate neighbors rushed in.
The news. Of the horrible murder
y spread RAPIDLY. Carriages started in
all directions. a telephone furnished
.ss tile news to Troy and nearby towns,
land the Whole, country for miles
~ az nQnsl s2,as s3Qn ing literally sco,lr-
6[ic u ire r.. y -
y a party .of,men coming towards the
Us il;a &c from section of the community
few miles near Mr.. jays home, met
two; negroes in The road, IL man and a
woman. The party did not know the
negroes. but arrested them on s,lspi-
cion and carried them back to the place
OF inquest. They were the guilty
Our,sW When examined both acknowl-
edged the deed, but accused cach
other OF committing 1.-THE man said
the woman did it and the woman said
the man did it. They never changed
rom this, but died accusing each other
OF the crime. '-
,Ihe gun With which the murder
was committed was carried to old Bill
'"1demans house, the father OF the
man, and left there while the two
started out in flight. They were 20.
ing towards Edgelcld when caught
After The inquest the two negroes
were tnrned over to the constable.
VINO started to Jail with them. At
the Wintcrseat bridge they were stop
PED by crowd of infuriatcd friends
and neighbors and lynched. The
lynching occurred about midnight.
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