The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-02
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Paid with Their LiYes.
Albany, Ga, June 26.--Baker
county was the scene OF a triple
lynching early this morning. The
affair took place about a mile
from Newton, the county seat, and
twenty.one miles below Albany.
The mob's victims were George
Mckinney, Garfield Mccoy and
Wiley Anette, negroes who on last
Saturday night cowardly murdered
f. S. Bullard, q respectable Baker
county farmer.
Bullard had gone to the house
occupied by one OF the tenants OF.
his place in order to quiet a free.
for-all fight that had started among
a company of negroes who were en-
gagged in 81 Saturday night frolic.
Billiards. interference was resented
by Mckinney, Mccoy and Anette,
who were from Miller county, and
they opened fire OH the white man
with revolvers, infllcting wounds
from which death resulted on
Tuesday.
Six negroes present were more
or less seriously wounded during
the shooting, and ono may die.
Mckinney, Mccoy and Anette
were captured Monday and placed
in jail at Newton. Their guilt
was fully established at q commit
ment trial Oh Tuesday. There
was some talk Of lynching, but
little attention Was paid to it,
there being an apparent Willingness
to allow the law to take it's course.
The three murderers were not
destined, however, to be legally
tried and punished. It was just
at midnight last night that Jallor
William Screws was called from
his bed by Bailif' b. O. fucker,
who had arrested the three mur-
darers The officer stated that he
had another prisoner for Jail, where
upon the jailor hastily dressed and
proceeded to the Jail, accompanied
by the bailiff. The front door of
the prison was opened and the
jailor entered. In the twinkling
Of all eye, it seemed, q dozen mon
sprang out Of the darkness and
pistols wero thrust in the face of
Jallor Screws, the light of his
lantern at the same time being ex-
tinguished.
"Open the inner door," was the
stern command Of a grufp voice.
Jailor Screws obeyed with alacrity.
In q minute Mckinney, Mccoy
and Anette were in the hands Of
the mob. James Story, who is
charged with the murder Of John
Leonard, colored, about a year ago,
was also confined in the jail, but
he was not molested. Ia the ex-
element of the mob's attack, Bal
Lift fuckers prisoner made his
escape.
The mob wasted no time. From
the Jail it passed out'of town. going
directly west. A milo beyond tho
town lights it found a tree that
evidently suited its purpose. Tho
plisoners' hands had already been
tied behind them. and nooscs of
hemp ropo were quickly slipped
over their heads. The three pieces
of rope were thrown over strong
limb, eager hands pulled on the
free ends and the three bodies were
drawn clear of the ground.
The swinging bodies were then
riddled with bullets. It is stated
that hundreds Of shots were fred,
the clothing being literally shot
from the bodies.
The lynching is deplored by
most of the people of Baker county.
1t was totally unexpected, the mob
having perfected it's plans without
attracting attention. The fact that
Billiards. family ia left in destitute
circumstances. his wife being q
hopeless invalid, helped to lnhame
public feeling against the murders
ers.