The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
.l1Y.NCHED THEM BOTH
For the Murder Of Mr. w. K. Jay
Near Trey, S. c.
THEY THEY ACCUSED EACH OTHER.
Nun nnd Wife Quarreled and Jay
Ord cred Peacp Then Ono or
rs tho Other shot His Head
or From Their House.

"A special dispatch to The State
from Greenwood Of Saturday says Will
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
and O'clock by either Oliver vice,
man or his wife, two negroes living on
his place. Both negroes were made
to pay the death penalty fof their
deed by an infatuated crowd OF Mr..
jays ncighburs aud friends.
From all llaccolintS, many Of which
differ, the following is offered us the
most nearly correct Of how the killing
occurred: i
Mr.. jay lives in Il new house about
three and One-half miles from Troy
This place has never been incloSed and
the negro cabin formerly occupied by
the negroes is within about % or 80
4 yards or the residence. Mr. Jay was
!, returning to his house after attending
to some business lin the neighborllool
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 qllarrelng
and resisting. 1t was to stop this dis
turbancc 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 to
be quiet-that If they could not be
they could not stay on his place. I'm
mcdiatcly after This SIrs. jay, who
was in her house. heard the report Of
I, Il,
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 llcp6 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 i, short whiie
found him dead in Il pool .oi his own
hlQnd. Almost his, entire head had
been blo%n- 6fi. Death was insian-
taneonS.
8 The alarm was at once given and
the immediate neighbors rushed in.
8 The news OF the horrible murdc,
spread RAPIDLY. Carriages started in
all directions. a telephone furnished
the news to Troy and nearby towns
and the whole country for miles
i,S sj .younds@as soon being literally scour-
~ cuS 1OfS Ulle IL -..1ICrS. .G,Y >-it.sIa
a party of'nlen coming towards tho
u place from a section Of the community
few miles near Mr.. Jays home, met
two o.negroes in the road, IA man and a
woman. The party did not know the
negroes. but arrested them on sl,spi-
con and carried them back to the place
of inquest. They were the guilty
Uliv When examined both acknowl-
edged the deed, but accused each
Othcr OF committing it the man said
the woman did it and 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 was carried to old Rill
Wldeman'S house, the father OF the
man, and left there while the two
started out in flight. They were go
ing towards ljdgciicld when caught.
After the inquest the two negroes
were tnrncd over to the constable,
who started to jail with them. At
the Wintcrscat bridge they were stop
ped by crowd Of infuriatcd friends
and ncighbors and lynchcd The
lynchlng occurred about midnight.