Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-05
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Account Of Trivial Matter

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MILITIA REACHED SCENE TOO LATE
lohh Morrison Kills viii Floyd, d Far.
mer's Son, Because the Latter Re.
fused the Loan Of ren Cents.
Columbia, S. c., Special.-John Nor
rison, a white man who killed. Will
Floyd, i leading farmers son o. that
place, was lynched at Kershaw Satur-
day night. In response to a telegram
from Mayor Walsh, of Kershaw, Cover
nor Hayward ordered the Kershaw
guards from Camden I'd the Scene, but
tie soldiers arrived on special train
about an hour too late. ..u...
The murder of Floyd was particular
Iy brutal, this being Morrison's fourth
killing. He told others that he was
going to kill Floyd and quarreled With
him when the latter declined to loan
him 10 cents. The Governor received
telegram at Ills b. N. from Mayor
Walsh, of Kershaw, asking for assist
ance. The Governor, after failing to
get Sheriff Hunter, of Lancaster; called
up Capt. zemp, of Camden, and asked
him to carry the Kershaw guards to the
scene sonc a.. special and at the same
time wired Mayor Walsh:
81 am trying to arrange transporta.
ton for company from Camden. Wire
inc Immediately how matters stand.
Let me know if you still need COM
pany." -
Capt. Zemp. assembled Ills company
Mhile,the special engine was being nTeG
up and in the meantime tried to get in
communication with Sheriff Hunter,
!who Zemp said was On his WY from
Lancaster to Kershaw.
STORY. OF GOVERNORS EFFCRTs
THE Story Of. Governor Heyward's eff
forts to save Morrison for fourth
jgrNy iis-zDriehy is told thus
Y The first. telegram Governor Hey
ward received was the following:
t'.To Governor Heywardi :. :.
S "Man killed here, danger 3f lynch
Ing. Send. Kershaw guards here i'm
mediately.
(signed) 81. v.wELsH, Mayor
Governor Hayward then trie6 to Ee!
Sheriff. Hunter over the phone, but
found there was no phone connection
to Lancaster. He then called up Capt
Zemp, at Camden, and instructed hiE
10 arrange fof 4 special for the Ker'
Shaw guards to 60 to Kershaw. The
Governor wired Sheriff Hunter as fol-
lows:
Mayor Of Kershaw reports lynch.
ing threatened at Kershaw and Wantt
company from Camden. understano
you are on the spot. Wire me condi.
tons, and whether company is needed
Captain is now arranging for transpQr
tation and waiting to hear from you,
Not hearing the Governor ordered the
compHny of in the following telegram
.torcaptaih, G. zemp:
= Report with your company to Sher-
.iff Hunter at Kershaw. Go fully pre-.
-pared to protect prisoner, and advise
me fully upon arrival"
Z APPEAL .FR ON VICTIM s WIFE. I.
ceiyed this message:
Help save my husb,aandifrom band lynch.
> aMARTHA ]. MORRISON"
This went to Sheriff John P. Hunter:
..Kershaw guards, Captain s. q
Xemp, ordered to. report TO you. Af'
now On way to Kersha&.
fsigned) I'D. C. HEYWARD,
Governor.
Governor Hayward received news
from Mayor Walsh, which reads:
MOB took prisoner from guare
house. Sheriff Hunter is present
Sheriff Hunter telegraphed from the
:SSseene. chartered train at Lancaster
.sArriyed here too late, mob had taker
spr;soner from guard house. policeman
.iflforms me he was overpoWered p9
@parties to him unknown. Have en-
deavored to learn direction the moi
went, but could get no lnformation
Will remain here and do all in my pow.
er 10 apprehend the guilty parties. VIII
LET YOU hear from me later"
At teh same time the Governor Was
advised over the telephone that Capt
Zemp was about to leave Camden WIZ
his company. Captain Zemp then un'
derstood that Morrison had been lynch
ed and wanted instructions. The GOV,
ernor told him toEswait until Sherll
Hunter could be heard from and te
wire Sheriff Hunter himself. GoVefno'
Heyward wired as follows:
"To Sheriff HunteT:
"Your wire received; have just hea!c
coronany still in Camden; captalr
,nhopes se he hears party iynshed. Dt
lyo1 need company? Wire me QUICK.
Governor Hayward then received the
following:y 80
"party taken from guard house sup:
posed to have been lynched. NO heee
fnr military company now. VIII iet yot
Il .r from me later. ,nn
tSigned) uN 1ni aoi,a,
Governor Hayward at once callec
Camden. but was Informed by the oper
etor that the military company hal
LEFT for Kershaw and thereupon th'
Governor sent the following:
eyour last telegram recelVeo
Through misunderstanding company Il
on way to Kershaw. II lyncnlng na
occurred, apprehend lynchers II pos
Tie incident began closing towards
midnight. From Zemp: -
"Have arrived in Kershaw and re
norted to Sheriff Hunter, but too late
Would like to return. ,n,,n,
(Signed) - .. - N
aIf Sheriff Hunter does not requlr
vonr company, you can return. Prompt
ness ness Of yourself and command mucl
appreciated. or,rvuApD
tsigned) a# az acnuernor mar