The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
l1YNCIED THEM BOTH.
For tho Murder of Mr. w. K. Jay
Near Trey, S. c.
THEY ACCUSED EACH OTHER.
! !. sNian and wife quarreled and Jay
Ordered a r.aoe Then Then .'1'l Ono 70 or
5!53--'' Tho Other Shot His Head
OF From Their House.

"A special dispatch to The State
from Greenwood Of Saturday says Will
*. jay, one Of the most prominent
young farmers Of the Troy section Of
this county, WAS foully murdered i'm
his own yard Friday evening between
6 and o'clock by either Oliver Vice
man Or his wife, two negroes living OH
his place. Both negroes wclc made
to pay the death penalty for their
deed by an infatuated crowd Of MI
Jays ncighburs and friends
From all accounts, many Of which
differ, the following is offered us 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 inclUsed 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 ncighborhood
and when close to his house he heard
the two negroes making considerable
disturbance in the cabin. 1t seems that
the man was abusing or fighting his
wife and they were both luarreling
and resisting. 1t was to stop this dis
turbancc that lead Mr.. JAY to their
home, which aS stated, is only about
80 yards from his own house. On
his arrival be ordered the negroes to
be quiet that if they could not be
they could not stay on his place. I'm
mcdiately after This HIrs. 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 w!.;i,-
found him dead in {, pool uT his own
blood. Almost his entire head had
been bio%ri- 6if. Death was instan-
taneOnS.-
The alarm was at once given and
the immediate neighborS rushed in.
The news of the horrible murder
spread RAPIDLY. Carriages started i'm
all directions. a telephone furnished
the newsto Troy and nearby towns,
4 I; and the w'ole country for miles
- = NoHad.%as son being literally scour-
y ~ Itu or LOT blle lii;,- u,;iefS.f3Z II =,
"a party of-men coming towards the
place from q section Of the community
few miles near Mr.. jays home, met
two negroes III The road, il man and a
woman. The party did not know the
negroes: but arrested them on suspi
cion and carried them back to the place
OF inquest They were the guilty
onv When examined both acl;nowl-
cdgcd the deed, but accused cacll
other or committing it--thc man said
the woman did it and The woman said
She man did it. They never changed
from this, but died accusing each other
OF the crime.
The gun With which the murder
was committed was carried TO old I;il
Wldcman's house, the father OF the
man, and left there while the Two
started out in flight. They were 60
ing towards 1idgciicld when caught. 4
After the inquest the two negroes
we're tnrncd over to the constable.
who started to Jail with them. At
the Wintcrscat bridge they were stop
ped by a crowd Of infuriatca friends
and ncighbors and lynchcd The
iynching occurred about midnight.
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