The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-27
THEY LYNCHED HIM.
Full !ccount Of Pow a Murder
Was Ave gsd by Hob.
Seven Men Chsrsed With the Killing
OrAllen Pendleton. Warrants
Sworn out Tor Them.

Sworn out Tor Them.
Sunday night, Sept. II, about
o'clock, about two miles below Hone
Path. in Abbeville county, Allen Pen
dleton, colo1ed, stabbed JSs. Moore,
young white man to death.
jim Moore aid bis cousin, McDon
sid, mere boy, were driving an
locked wheels with Pendleton. Thi
caused words and Pendleton spranl
from bis buggy and stabbed Moore
who had already al!ghted from hi
buggy, four times with large knife
One thrust passed through the jugu
lar vein and came out back OF TIT
neck, Moore dying instantly.
The negro then fsd il the dl-ectic!
OF Bonea Path, but was hotly puf
sued and was caught about bali way
Pen6letoo was carried back By tht
capsors to the home OF Bob Moore
the murdered boys father, which "a!
only 8 short distance from the scsns
Of the killing.
A crowd soon collected and lynch
ing seemed invitable. C. E. Earpe!
and ether cool heads advised against
lawlessDess. The party who had bin
in charge agreed to wait the arriVa
OF some citizens Of DonaId's and be
governed by their courc:l. The Don
AIDS men were wired for and went IN
haste to the scene, but were tCo late
The spirit Of revenge bad prevailed
and Allen Pendlston bad met his fate
With trace chain around his neck
he had been chained to a small tree
on the side Of the public road, while
his slayers faced him from the middle
OF the road. q volle7 Of fifteen shots
with a few directly following, ended
the career Ct Moore's murderer. About
a dozen gunshov wounds we're on the
person Of Pendelton. About hall OF
them were made by balls from Win
chesters Of large calibreI.
Dr.. Payne testified at the Inquest
that Pendleton's skull was crushed
and his shoulder and neck broken.
When last seen alive Pe1dleton was
being led away by John Martin Ash.
ley, the father and three brothers OF
young Moore, Ssm Bigby snd others.
Many negroes were at the inquest.
but were quiet. His relatives refus
ed to come near or have spythiDg to
do with it, as did the other negroes.
They absolutely refused to care for
OF bury the remains at any price. So
q grave was dug in che thick woods
near where the body lay.
Even q wagon to convey the body
could not be obtained. a few young
white men i,nprovised sled. put the
body Of Pen6leton on it and dragged
it to the grave in the woods, where a
few planks were placed over the ne
gro's bo iy and it was covered up.
The sentiment Of the people OF
Honea Path was against the lynching
and it was severely condemned. TIE
coroners jury rendered verdict thas
Pendleton came to his death as the
hands OF parties unknown to the jury.
A dispatch from Honea Path to
the STATE says Solicitor Cooper Is
there, acting under orders from Gov.
Hayward. he is Investigating the
case against the nurdererS OF Allen
Pendleton.
he has sworn out warrants against
John Marion Ashley, J. R. Moore,
Josh Moore, John Moore, Will Moore,
Sam B;gDy and Hugh Bowen. Sheriff
Lyon made the arrests Wednesday
Solicitor Cooper says that he is 60
ing to investigate the case to the bot
som and prosecute to the full extent
of his ability. he did not understand
the message sent him Monday morn
ing and sent a reply which was lot
received here.
Constable Shannon had the negro,
Allen Psn6leton, buried yesterday, or
rather be had the negro dragged on a
slide to 8 hole, about 200 yards away,
and dumped into it. There was no
ccfin nor box, dirt was thrown IN,
the hole vas partly filed and this was
the burial he received.