The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-09

and vas huriing them at the negro as
he continued to fire.
At the fourth or fifth shot the cap
tain fell with a scream. The negro
ran up and gave the body a kick; it
oiG not move.
I was SO hcrror-stricken | could not
stir hand OF foot.
Apparently the negro's rife was
empty. He laid it down at his feet
and drew his revolver, looking sharp
ly forward. In moment the other
two sailors and the cook appeared out
OF the forecastle hatchway. The first
Of the sailors, seeing the negro with
revolver raised, lesped for the bull
warks as If to jump overheard. The
negro fred and he fell. The second
sailor lodged behind the galley, but
tae cook was shot dead at the hatch
way.
Then the negro ran around the gal
ley aud SHOT the sailor hiding there.
No one capable of resistance was left
above deck. I heard the negro chuckle
as he reloaded bis rife.
Oae OF the prostrate sailors was
moving slightly and another was
grosning. McField walked over tc
where they lay, cursed them horribly
spat in their faces and fred two OF
three shots into the head of each.
When be walked off he stopped
where the captain lay, kicked the mo-
tionlesS body, spat in the dead face
and then did a horrible and unneces
sary thing. The negro, laughing a.
he Gid it, thrust the muzzle Of bis re-
volYer between the teeth OF the deac
captain and fred, bursting open The
dead skull.
PASSENGERS LINED UP AND SHOT.
At this awful sight I nearly fel
from the ladder. ! was caught BY
Mr.. Rose, my sisters husband. Both
OF them had come up behind ne. Mr.
Rose got shiS head above ths hatch
way. he said:
HES coming. Q1ck! Help me
cover the hatchway.''
My sister and 7 tried to help hin
drag the heavy hatch over the open
Ing. There were bolts to fasten il
down. But the negro was too Quics
Tor US. Rushing up with rifs and re-
vo,ver in his hands he kicked the
hatch far away. Then, as he covered
US with rife, while bis eyes CLEANED
savagely, he shouted:
"Get down there, and be quick
about it!'
We tumbled down the ladder, fol
lowed by the most horrible curses
He came after US, drove US into al
empty cabin and locked the door
We heard him ordering the BCdcer
girl AID little Annie Connors to stay
where they were, and little later We
heard him in the captains quarters
hammering-evidently at the lcck "l
the strong box containing the geld Liz
was after.
This kept up for at least an hour
We were frantic with fear. And my
sister, who haG LETT her baby in hel
cabin, didn't know whether 1t wa:
dead or alive.
At last the negro opened our door
pointed his revolver at US and ordered
Get OUT"
M. Rose sprang at bis throat, but
vas knocked censeless by a single blow
OF the black mans ist. When hs
came to The negro compelled us all Il
stand with our backs to the wall.
hsd rushed to our cabin and had ny
sisters baby in my arms. Adels
Booden and Annie Connors stood there
with US.
Suddenly, without word, the ne
gro raised his revolver and fred twice
MY sister and Adela Bodden dropped
to the floor. They were dead.
Screa ming, I stopped over then
with the baby in my arms. The ne
gro seized me- roughly by the shoulde'
and hissed In my ear:
SHE BEGGED TO BE SHOT.
''Just keep quiet and you will be al
righ5-I want you"
I cannot repeat the few other word
he said. begged him to shoot me
But he would not.
BE ordered US on deck-Mr. Rose
Miss Connors and I. We went, I still
carrying the child, which was only si1
months old.
Then Mr.. Rose, at the negro's com
mand, lowered the dory, in which the
murderer had placed bag OF the golt
he had stolen from the captain!
chest. Keeping his rifle pointed at u
he ordered US into the boat. At bi:
command Mr.. Rose chopped hole il
the side Of the ship st the water line
so that she began to I'll and was sure
to sink.
While Mr. Rose still held the AK
the negro shot him through the heac
and threw bis body overheard.
There were lsft now only Annie
Connors, the baby and I. We crouch
ed IN the bottom Of the boat. The
negro rowed for 8 while toward the
shore. Suddenly he threw down the
oars, snstched the baby from my
arms, tore at it's throat like a savage
animal, and then with grinning
chuckle, threw the little creature far
out into the sea. The next minute he
had pressed the muzzle Of his gun
against Annie Cornor's head and
fred. She died at once.
Then the negro roWed again for
quite awhile toward the mainland. I
could soc the shore growing nearer. I
am good swimmer, and made up my