The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-10
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must die. Then he tried to place the
crime Oh his brother. He was asked to
tell where his brother was. He said
that he did not know, but lie knew
that he could find him by morning or
some Of his friends could. The mob,
With the thought Of old Phillips and
his wounded children in their minds,
laughed in derision.
HUNGRY FOR THEIR PREY.
'''Takc him out in the woods. We
will teach every negro within 1000
miles Of here to keep their guns away
from women and old men," cried the
ringlcader Of the mob Of now mad
dened men.
They lifted the negro his yellow face
shining in the lights Of the lanterns,
bodily from the ground and carried
him out in q little woods beyond the
town not very far, to be sure, not
more than 200 yards at the utmost,
from the house where the old soldiers
lifeblOOd was Oozing out slowly, and
some Of them would have carried him
further but for the fact that the
night air seemed TO enragc them more
and more at every step they took.
HURLED INTO ETERNITY.
Finally they put him down on the
about him--some with their rifles
raised for fear that he, noted as a
fieet-footcd negro, would escape and
the customary piece of rope was pro-
duced. 1t took but moment then
to put it about his neck and the CO.
wardly brute was told to make his
peace with his God. lnstcd he begged
for mercy.
ASK Phillips,n was the laconic re-
ply, and the rope was made taut.
Now stand back men and riddle
the brute, so that every negro that
comes this way Wednesday may have
his lesson"
Two hundred guns were fired at the
word and when your correspondent
went to the scene Wednesday morn
there were justl2 wounds in the body.
THE AWFUL SIGHT a LESSON.
The negro made an ugly picture,
the sun steaming down on his copper
colored face and the blood dripping
from his wounds. But his dead face
was as nothing to tho live ones OF the
negroes about the scene. Despite the
fact that they knew that there is dan
ger for every negro in the county, un-
til after Mr.. Phillips dies, like a MUIR
derer to the scene Of his crime, they
hailed back and campcd around the
spot. Up to late hour Wednesday
evening the body had not been cut
down, the towns-pcoplc leaving it
swinging from the limb of the tree all
day, that it might teach the lesson
that they said was SO much desired i'm
the country and from which they
hoped much good effect would
cmanate.
Meantime down the shaded country
lane but a short distance away there
is another picture. 1t is within the
vine-clad cottage Of the Phillips. Since
the fatal wounding it has been prac-
tically impossible to keep the old man
in bed. He half sits, half rcclincs in
a chair with his head on his arm, Suf-
fcring the death agony that is only
the question of few hours. The
room is on the vcrandah. The neigh
bors sit about and take turns doing
what they can to alleviate the fright
ful pain. When your correspondent
entered the room the wounded man
had just passed though one of his
parOXySmS OF pain. In Il moment of |
he asked with some |
pathos In his voice what any one could
have against him that could have
caused the deed. The two Sons are
half craZed over the suffering that
they brought on their father, and
thus far the physicians have been un-
able to relieve his pain. The fact
that he is alive ut all is Il mystery and
1t is thought that he cannot possibly
live until morning
a GOOD COMMUNITY.
Mr.. Phillips was employed as the
Overseer OF MIR. II. l.. SOlomonS, Il
wealthy merchant and farmer OF tile
Mi Solomons said
Thursday that in ten years residence
in the community he had not seen a
half dozen drunken men Of any
description, and that the citizens were
a peaceful, lawbiding people. The
assassination Of his Oversccr he regards
as the most horrible thing that ever
occurred in the community, and al
though he had nothing to do with the
lynching he did not condemn it.
The inquest will be held Thursday
morning. 1t is not expected that any
thing will come Of the inquest, how
ever, as the lynchcrs are sworn to
secrecy, and try as he would your cor
respondent could learn nothing Of the
identy Of any Of them.
Information was received here late
this afternoon that Jim Evans had
given himself up in Orangcburg. The
consensus OF opinion wa: that il was
best thing that could happen to the
community if ne had, as scouting par
ties had been out all day long and if
the other Evans boy had been captur-
ed it would undoubtedly have Jared
hard with him. Neither Of the
wounds to Mr.. Philips children were
at all serious and they were up and
about the village.
no NEGROES IN NORWAY.
Not negro was seen in the place
except Il few old and trust
ed servants who condemn the action Of
the Evans dcspcradocS as much as the
white people of the community. 1t
has been feared all Wednesday that
there might be trouble again that |