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q URIAL OF ALLEx PENDLETo,
Supervisors Report, and Correspon
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Abbeville. 8. O., Sept. %, 1906.
Hon. R. A. Cooper. Laurens, 8. c. 10. /
finclose herein my report as to the buris
OF Allen Pendleton. In justice 70 the peopll
of A bbeville County, and In yiew.of the gro
hss e. hsss s.s
have published the com tpctosee
herein. together with Mr.. ShannonI letter
and the afidavits Of Calvert. Seawright and
With kind regards. I am,
~ Yours very truly.
q. N. Nickles.
Abbeville. 8. c.. Sept. 25, 1906
r. A. Cooper, Laurens, 8 O., ,lg
Both OF your letters Of recent date az te
the burial ofAllen Pendleton were o9iy re-
ceiyed, Immediately upon receipt OF your
first letter, I had interview over the iele
phone with Mr. shannon ut Donnslds a. u
the burial OF Pendleton telling him what you
had said concerning the same and asked hin
ssne. who was st work near where the body
was buried to proceed at opce to the grave.
have the body taken mp, placed In aschesp
coffin and roburied In some negro burial
ground. Mr.. shannon denied emphaticaliy
among other things that he had given the ne.
gro the best burial possible under the circum-
stances, that he would deliver my message 70
Mr.. Calvert. but that ne thought u a n.elsss,
the telephone, Ireceived letter rom Mr.:
Shannon giving full account OF what he had
done. In the mean time got MI. Calv 10
him and asked him to take with him TO the
grave two good citizens and have them to
make affidavitS 90 TO the manner In which
the body was buried. was satiSned aner an
Interview with Mr.. Shannon that ne bad
10 be done and that the manner In which
Pendleton's booy was buried Would not re-
feet ON Abbevtlfe County, nor An intelligent
community, but Wishing 70 carry out your
given humane and decent burial, I instruct
ed Mr.. Calvert as stated above. 1nclosed
herein you will ind afndaSiM made BY q.
W. Calvert, j. w. Dodson and v. Q: SeeWright
Mr.. Shannon and his assistants, that he did
the best that could be done under the oircum.
stances, and that the newspapers have gross
ly misrepresented the whole AFFAIR.
The statement that Mr.. shannon has been
paid SIS for bis services IN this rnatter,is
Wholly Without foundation no demand what
ever has been made upon me for oompenss-
tion for services in this matter, and no
amount Will be paid except upon pre-, presentation na
ed, I understand that Mr. shannon paid out
about S. so to those who assisted him. and
this account will NO doubt be pressnird
later. These are tne Iacts ds naNo peeu noo
to ascertain them.
Yours Ssfy 6. 4. .!SiSii SiSsiisl.. csA.c.
State OF South Carolina,
Dopaids. 3. G.
september Fl, 1900
Capt. G. N. Niokles,
Nv dear Sir In answer to your phone.
beg 10 say that was At the burial Of Allen
Pendleton and gave II my persoQai euPeIvls.
ion, The body vas buried al least three and
one half feet deep Decomposition bad Al
ready set In, realizing the necessly os oeiy.
any means by which could make boz In
wnich to place the body. did the very pest
! could under the circumstances and ourled
the body by placing plank under. srouno ana
ove ver II, and placing II in q grave ABOUT tnree
and one half feet deep. Thi. was absolutely |
the best could do With the time at my 0h- |
posal and the implements at hand. Ihe
crowd had left. I did my best as others old,
70 hire negroes 70 bury Pen Rsndssop1s so1 1Svs boy
money. / also tried to hire wagon and
Team TO take the body TO some graveyard. |
but could not get even this. could nol
eaye the body on the roadside another Night, |
had set In. and bis bowels |
being perforated with 2unshot WOUNDS, nede |
i a most unpleasant task 70 stay aoout tpe
body. Every time the body was moved the
,ontents OF the bowels was forced out OF the |
wounds and the stencil was aIrnply nnheaEa, |
ole The only good that could be done BY TAX |
ng the body up would beto place tiR cot
ln, as to dress, wash or even remove II Vll
be impos sible owing 10 it, etate OF deoompo- |
,ltion, besides, DO not think It will bs al |