The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-09-29
THAY LYNCHED HIM.
Full fcoount of Row a Murder
Was Averaged by a Mob,
Seven Men Charged With the Killing
o FALLEN PendlotOn. Warrants
Sworn out tor Them.

Sunday night, Sept. II, about s
o'clock, about two miles below Honea
Path, In Abbeville county, Allen Pen.
dleton, colOred, stabbed JAS. Moore, O
young white man to death.
Jim Moore ard his cousin, McDon.
aid, a mere boy, were driving and
locked wheels with Pendleton. This
caused words and Pendleton sprang
from his buggy and stabbed Moore.
who had already alighted from his
buggy, four times with a largo knife.
One thrust passed through The jugu.
lar vein and came out back Of the
neck, Moore dying Instantly.
The negro then fed in the direction
Of Honea Path, but was holly pur-
sued and was caught about half way.
Pendleton was carried back by the
captors to the home Of Bob Moore,
the murdered boys father, which was
only q short distance from the scene
OF the killing.
A crowd soon collected and a lynch
ing seemed invitable. G. E. Harper
and othor cool heads advised against
lawlessness. The party who bad him
In charge agreed to walt the arrival
Of some citizens Of Donald's and be
governed by their council. Tue Don.
aids mon were wired for and went In
haste to the scene, hut were too late.
The spirit Of revenge had prevailed
and Allen Pendle ton had met his fate.
With q trace chain around his neck
he had been chained to q small tree
on the side Of the public road, while
his slayers faced him from the middle
of the road. a volloy Of fifteen shots
with a few directly following, ended
the career OF Moore's murderer. About
a dozen gunshot wounds were on the
person Of Pendolton. About half Of
them were made by balls from Win.
chesters OF large calibrcI
DR.. Payne testified at the II quest
that Pendlcton's skull was crushed
and his shoulder and neck broken.
When last seen alive P%endle.on was
being led away by John Martin Ash.
ley, the father and three brothers Of
young Moore, Sam Bigby and others.
Many negroes wore at the inquest,
but were quiet. His relatives refus
ed to come near or have anything to
40 with 1t. as did the other negroes
They absolutely refu led to care for
or bury the remains at any price. So
a grave was dug in che thick woods
near whore the body lay.
Even q wagon to convey the body
could not be obtained. A few young
white men improvlsed a sled, put the
BODY Of Psndleton on it and dragGad
40 to the grave In tho woods, where q
few planks were placed over the ne
gro's DO ly and 1t was covered up.
The sentiment Of the people Of
Honea Path was against the lynching
and 1T was severely condemned. The
coroners jury rendered a verdict that
Pcndleton came to his death at the
hands of parties unknown to the Jury.
a dispatch from Iionca Path to
the State says Solicitor Cooper Is
there, acting under orders from Gov.
Hayward. He is Investigating the
case against the murderers of Allen
Pendleton.
He has sworn out warrants against
John Marion Ashley, j. II. Moore,
Josh Moore, John Moore, Win Moore,
Sam b gby and Hugh Bowen. Sheriff
Lyon made the arrests Wednesday
morning.
Solicitor Cooper says that he ts 20.
ing to investigate the cas- to the bot
tom and prosecute to the full extent
OF his ability. He did not understand
h message sent him Monday morn.
Ing and sent a reply which was not
received here.
Constable Shannon had the negro,
Allen PendIcton, buried yesterday, or
rather he had the negro dragged on a
slide to 2 hole, about 200 yards away,
M dumped into 1T. There was no
ctifin nor box, dirt was thrown in,
the hole was partly filed and this was
the burial he received.