The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-22
NO CONCLUSION
BUT FOUL MURDER
THE KILLING OF ALLEN PEN
DLETON CALLS FOR IN
VESTIGATICN.
White Men at Fault-Waylaid the
Negro, Forced him to Fight. He
Cut Moore to Death, Was
Later Killed Himself.

ne Sldle OF ueSQdy gives the lOl-
lowing particulars in regard to the
killing Of Allen Pendleton at Honea
Path on Sunday night and they show
that instead OF being lynching it was
a foul murder.
The whole story, so far as your
correspondent can learn, is about as
follows: Sometime during the day
Sunday, Moore, the man who was
killed, ran into Pendleton's buggy
with his. Sunday afternoon when
Pendleton started home, Jim Moore
and Oscar Mcdonald waylaid the
road for bim and the difficulty oc-
CURED. Ionald testified at Moore's
inques that Moore was drunk and
when Pendleton came up to where
they were in waiting Moore asked
Pendleton what he had been saying
about him. Pendleton jumped out of
his buggy and replied, Nothing" but
if he wanted anything he could get it;
and they began to fight and Pendle-
ton cut him to death.
The Negro's Story
The negro last night before he was
killed said that they caught his mule
by the bride and stopped him; that
he begged them to let him go; that
they began to beat him with his whip;
that they undertook to pull him out
of his buggy and that while they were
beating him and pulling him out OF
his buggy he cut Moore.
A Girls Statement.
A girl about IS years of age, bright
and we'll educated for her age, was
passing and saw the occurrence. She
would have no reason for misstating
the case. She said to your cores
oondent today: II saw him kill him"
when asked to state how it was, she
replied: Father and I were coming
I'D the road; the white men had their
horse tied by the side of the road and
were waiting; when the negro camecut
into the road they caught his mule by
the bride and stopped him. the negro
said, I promised Mr.. Monroe to have
his mule home by night; please let me
20; they took his whip and began to
beat him; then pulled him out OF the
buggy and the negro cut one Of them;
the negro came on and drove by US;
he was crying and said: I promised
Mr.. Monroe to have his mule home by
night and they are beating me and
won'- let me CO."
This girls story is generally be-
lieved here to be true in every par
ticltlar
Tried To Escape.
The negro then drove on towards
town trying to escape. 1t is said by
those who saw him coming along the
road .aat he crv.d hove jumped from
the buggy and made his escape
through the woods. but he seemed
bent on bringing Mr. Monroe's mule
home. as he had promised.
He was captured just on the Able
Vile and Anderson line, about a halt
mile below Honea Path, and Carried
back to Magistrate Melvin Ashley's.
Mr. Ashley was not at home. Soon
John Marion Ashley came up and be-
gan to beat 1he negro with a piece OF
plank and swear thaM&ey were going
to kill him. Others came up and
the negro was carried back to the
scene OF the killing On the way he
jumped from the buggy and ran, but
was shot with shotgun and recap
tured.
Pleaded With The Mob"
When they arrived at the scene OF
the killing a considerable crowd had
gathered for the purpose Of lynch
ing the negro. c. E. Harper, John F.
Monroe and Editor G. E. Moore had