The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
.LYNOFIED THEM BOTH
For the Murder Of Mr. w. K. Jay
Near Trey, S. c.
THEY ACCUSED EACH OTHER
NIan ana Nysfo Quurreicd and Jay
Ordered Peace Then Ono or
The .Oti.lr shot His Head
or From Their House.

"A special dispatch to The State
from Greenwood Of Saturday says viii
X. Jay, one Of The most prominent
young farmers OF the Troy section Of
this county, was foully murdered in
his own yard Friday evening between
6 and I O'Clock by either Oliver Vice
man or his wife, two negroes living OH
his place. Both negroes were made
to pay the death penalty foi their
deed by an Infatuated crowd Of Mr..
Jays ncighbors and friends.
From all accounts, many Of which
differ. the following is offered rs the
most nearly correct Of how the killing
occurred:
Mr.. JAY lives in new house about
three and one-hal miles from Troy.
This place has never been incloScd and
the negro cabin formerly occupied by
the negroes is within about % or 30
yards Of the residence. Mr.. Jay was
returning to his house after attending
to some business in the neighborhood
aud when close to his house he heard
the two negroes making considerable
disturbance In the cabin 1t seems that
the man was abusing or lighting his
wife and they were both quarrcling
and resisting. 1t was to stop this dis
turbancc that lead Mr.. JAY to their
home, which us stated, is only about
his arrival be ordered the negroes TO
be quiet that if they could not be
they could not stay on his place. I'm
mediately after This Mrs. Jay, who
was in her house, heard the report OF
a gun. She ran to the door and looked
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 on 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 Il short Viii,
found him dead in Il pool ui his own
hlQnd. Almost his, entire head had
Been bloNri- oil. Death was inStan-
taneous.-
The alarm was at once given and
the Immediate neighbors rushed in.
The news OF the horrible murder
spread rapidly. Carriages started in
/ <LAi AiASN OSA'o. ~ IClCpllOuC
the news to Troy and nearby towns,
!: and the Whole country for miles
hs .,,sr wound gas soon being literally Scour-
y x GtrsiOr Gfi II -,.aiefs. ~ ,., pl 7S~-
i n party OF men coming towar0s the
s place from section Of the community
& Il few miles near Mr.. Jays home, met
twonegroes III the road, man and a
woman. The party did not know the
negroes. but arrested them on slspi-
ciOn and carried them back to the place
Of inquest. They were the guilty
Onrl When examined both arknowl-
edged the deed, but accused cacll
other Of committing it, the man said
the woman did itand the woman said
the man did it. They never changed
from this, but died accusing each Other
of the crime.
The gun With which the murder
was committed vas carried 10 old H;.l
Widcman'S house. the father CT the
man, and left there while the two
started out in flight. They were 90
ing towards IIdgcicld when caught.
After the inquest the two negroes
were tnfDcd over to the constable.
who started to Jail with them. At
the Wintcrseat bridge they were stop
ped by crowd of nfuriatcd friends
and ncighbors and lynchcd The
iynchlng occurred about midnight.