The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-16
A BATTLE ROYAL.
A Negro Leads a Band to His
Brothers. House
AND MURDERS HIM.
The Leader of the Band Fired Upon the
Officers Who Went to Arrest Him
And Is Shot to Death by
Them After a Severe
Battle.

FL. Plnckney and his half brother,
Jesse Plnokney, two Florence county
negroes, had had q falling out" over
some land In their possession. From
day to day the trouble grew until
Sunday week ago, whom the two mon
had q fight. That night Jeese Plnck-
noy made up q crowd TO 90 TO FL.
Pinckney's house and thrash him.
The crowd, as recognized by ed
Pinokney's wife and daughter, was
composed OF JesBe Pinokney, Isaac
%Pinckney. Jr.. Willie Brown, Jim
Williams and Sam Hart, oil negroes.
What happened is thus described by
the Florencs correspondents Of The
News and Courier:
Arriving at the house Joege Pinck
ney callld for e. PiDokney, but he
refused to get up or bother with Jesse
Seeing that E1 was not coming DUB
nor going to get oub Of bed, jesse
Plnckncy fled his gun through 5
window towards Et's bad. Tho load
Of shot struck the bed, between Ei
P%incRney and his vito. bosb OF whom
were lying In the bod. Then Jease
With the bubt OF his gun broke the
door open AMI the crowd entered the
mouse ana began to best e. Pluckney
over the head with thclt guns and
With sticks PLE cSnev's wife man
aged to get Out OF their way, for q
time, by hiding banea6h the b,d
Toe crowd continued beating Puck.
ney over the head With the busts Of
their guns and the clubs THAI they
had carried there until they had bru
tally murdered the ola negro In his
bed. They then turoed to hunt fos
his wife and soon f und hcr. She
was dragged from beneath the b8d
and they beat her 80 badly that she
Will hardly recover Sic has a. terri
BILE gaeh across the head and numbers
ct bruises about her Ease aud body
She finally succeeded In getting away
and hid In the>woodB nearby.
FtOm E1 Piuckney's house the
crowd went to another uegro'e, Sam
} lhn6on's, and called him to the door.
AS soon az the door was opened thcy
began firing at Johnson. who is a
brother In law OF Pinckoey. Johnson
was badly hurt, having ueen struck
In the face and body a number OF
times. They then rushed In on JOHN
son and in the 8 jufie JohnsOn's throat
Sas cut almost from ear to ear, and
he was left for dead, but after being
attended by o physian he revived and
may recover. During the fight with
Johnson, Charlie James, another ne.
gro, Who came to Johnson's assistance
vas also shot. The crowd Of ruff n
1hen visited several other h(uses, and
three or four other negroes were shot
or cu5 by members OF this band.
Jesse Pinckney, just bsfore daylight
went to his home, md upon reaching
there told his wife to take the chin
dren and get away from there as soon
as she could, for If any one came after
him he was going to Shoot them az
long as he Guild hold bis lead up to
SEQ Them, and said, Il am going to
cook my W breakfast, even IL L have
to cat 1t in hell" Notice was sent TO
Coroner Cooper and the Shoriff Burch
TO go the scene Of the killing to hold
The Inquest and to arrest j ESQ PinCk-
ney. The two officers leib Florence
as soon as they could, Sheriff Buroh
carrying his deputy, Mr.. Twin @.
llarrell, along with him to assist in
making arrests.
ARRIVING at the place where the
murder was committed, which 10 In
tn Biick Crurch secsion, three miles
southeast Of Mars Bluff and three
miles north OF Clauhsen's. Coroner
Cooper viewed the remains of old man
cd Pinckney and soon had q jury.
Tne jury found that he came 30 his
death at the hands of JEFF Pinckney
ana n other negroes, already o
TONED, two Of whom, Isaac Plnckney,
Jr., and Willie Brown, were present
at tue inquest. Warrants wore Issued
by Coroner Cooper and given to the
sheriff to arrest the guilty parties.
Isaac Pinckney, Jr and Willie
Blown were arrested Without much
trouble and were sent on TO Florenoe
and locked In jail. Sheriff Burcn then
started to arrest Jesse PHI ckn6y, and
carried With him ID puUy Harrell and
Nelson Watson, the last mentioned az
a guide to direct tho party to the
house.
Arriving at P!nokney's house tho
shoriG placed hi8 dopu5v al the bach
door and he approached thu front door
AZ soon as Pinc&ney heard that he
mas thete he made . dash 90 lcav0 the
buildlng. AS he Open9d She door 10
saw N5ison Watson, abe negro guide,
Sl6ting on q mulb, dirnoblY in irons,
and he threw up his gun and fred bbe
load ticking effaoS in W&tsan's head
ana body. Watson rode CT withoug
further warning and wen6 for q ply.
siclan, leaving The shorif and his
A+pnty alone 10 protect ttlem1clv>s o.
XIII Pincknoy. Sheriff Buton, While
SANDING guard, cOuld uGar Pipckney
loadin2 his gun, ana the pouring ot
an0t IN bio muzzle mado enough nois
for Him to know a0oub whore he wal
standing on the inside OF the hOuse.
Both he and Deputy Harrell then be-
gan firing their Wlnchesters through
The side or the house with the hope
OF wounding Pinckney enough to
make him surrender, bub sucn was
oct the result. Eaoh tins they wouid
shoot Pincknoy would return the fire
through a door that was protected bY
o curtain which obscured him from
the view Of both officers.
This constant shooting at each
other was kept up for q half hour and
finally Pinckney came to the door