The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-26
AFTER LYkgRsR.S.


AFTER LYHGKsRs.
Five Arrests Have Been Made On
Account of EaiawvIsIe Lynching.
ons Man Turns States, Evidence and is
Being Held in tke State Penitentiary.
a Columbia, Oct. 19.-According to q
telegram received from Charleston
this morning by The Record, num-
ber of special deputies have been hUr-
ried to Eutawville. in Berkeley coun-
ty, to make several arrests In connec
tion with the lynching which took
place last June. Whether the men
will be found, now that considera-
BILE portion of tie plans of Solicitor
Heldebrand have been made public,
is not known, but the fact. is now
made public that ever since the lynch
ing there have been Investigations go
ing on to find out those who took part
in the affair and Pinkerton detective
has been employed to find out the evi-
dence to convict, as Solicitor Hide
brand has already stated that he knew
those who took part. The affair has
reached a climax in the bringing to
the penitentiary of Henry @. Edwards,
who is thought to have hand in the
lynching, and is now willing to turn
states evidence.
The governor, when asked about an
account sent from Orangeburg this
morning, had absolutely nothing to
say about the arrests or his knowledge
of the affair. The account of the ar
rest is as follows:
It has been known to not a few
that the Investigation into the Eu-
tawvil.e lynching affair had not been
permitted to drop and that all reasona.
bic efforts in proper way were being
made to secure the necessary evidence
against the perpetrators of the crime.
During the inquest sufficient facts
were brought out to cast suspicion on
certain parties. but it was not suf-
fciently definite or positive to justify
an arrest.
Solicitor Hildebrand made full re-
port to the governor and detective
were employed in the case. The solici-
tor has kept III close touch with the
course of the investigation, and it has
been carried on under his Immediate
direction and supervision. He has not
disclosed the developments except to
the proper legal authorities, and be
has especially expressed the wish that
even the fact that Investigations were
being carried on be not published in
the newspapers.
Solicitor Hildebrand went up to
Columbia on Sunday night in connec-
tion With this matter, but he was in
Orangeburg yesterday and stated to
YOUR correspondent that he had moth
ing to give out for publication as yet.
+ He had gone down to some point in
Berkeley county today and promised
upon his return to gave out certain
information that may prove of consid-
erable public interest.
This much is known here outside of
information from the solicitor, that
the principal search has been to find
The young white man, Henry c.. Ed
ward. who had tie fight with the ne
gro, Keith Bookhart. few days be-
fore the 1atter's death, and who had
the negro arrested. Edwards left
Entawville soon after the body of the
negro was found in the Santee river. he
was looted several days ago at Dun
barton and came to this county from
that neighborhood. Edwards has some
good family connections in this coun-
ty and it WAS thought that the could
throw considerable light on the affair
Last Sunday Edwards was closeted for
some time in Solicitor Hidebrand's
Office, in this city, With the solicitor
and the Pinkerton detective who bss
been at work in the matter. The
three went together to Columbia on
Sunday night and probably conferred
with the governor. It is learned that
Edwards will be held as a material
witness against certain parties, and
that he has made certain statements
of damaging character against GER
tain parties 1t is not the idea here
that Edwards had anything himself to
do with killing the negro, but the ru-
NOR is that Edwards was aware of the
plot to kill the negro and knows who
went out that night on the mission OF
death to the negro prisoner in the
guard house.
It is supposed here, with strong rea-
SON for believing the supposition well
founded, that the arrest of several
white men can now be made, and that
Solicitor Hildebrand's trip today to
the low country is for the purpose OF
putting the machinery of the law into
motion that will result in the arrest
of several parties These arrests will
very probably take place either today
or tomorrow.
FIVE UNDER ARREST.
Holly Hill, Oct. 19.-Five men are
under arrest, their names being Pen
ney, Banny, Martin, Palmer, Edens
and Butler. They will be brought to
Columbia tonight by Sheriff Morrison.
Columbia Record.
Columbia, Oct. 20.-Another of the
men indicted on the charge of lynch
ipo st Eutawvil1p will arrive in the