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 Severe
Battle.

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Ri. Plnckney and his half brother,
Jesse Plnckney, two Florence county
negroes, had had a falling out" over
some land in their possession. From
day to day the trouble grew until
Sunday wesk ago, when the two mon
had fight. That night Jeaso Plnck.
ney made up crowd TO go to EI.
Pinckney's house and Thrash him.
The crowd, as reoognIzsd by Ed
Pinokneys wife and daughter, was
composed OF Jesse Pinokney, Isaac
Pinckney. Jr.. Willie Brown, Jim
Williams and Sam Hara, all negroes.
What happened is thus described by
the Florencs correspondent Of The
News and Courier.
Arriving at the house Jeeae Pinck
ney callGd for e. Pipokney, but he
refused to geb up or bother with Jesse
Sceiug that E1 was not coming out
nor going to get ouS of bed, Jesse
Plnckncy feed his gun through s
window towards Et's bed Tho lond
or shot struck the bed, between E1
PincGney and his wife. bosh OF whom
we're lying In the bad. Theu Jesse
With the bu5t Of his gul broke the
door open ami the crowd entered the
nousa ano began TO beat E Pluckney
over the head with Lhclf guns and
with sticks Plrcgnev's wife man.
aged to gat Out OF their way, for a
time, by hiding beneath tae b,d
TIE crowd continued beating PUCK
ney over the head with the buSts Of
bheir guns and the clubs that they
had carried there until they had bru
tally murdered the OLD negro in his
bed. They thon turned to hunt 70.
his wife and soon t. urd hor. Sne
vas dragged from beneath the bsd
aud they beat her 30 badly that che
Will hardly recover. Sbo has a. terri
bic cash acroaB tue head and numbers
rfbruises about her faoe and body
She finally succeeded in getting away
and hid In tne>woods nearby.
Ftom E1 Pinckney's house the
crowd went to another uegro's, Sam
Juhnson's. and called him to the door
AS soon as the door was opened they
began firing at Johnson, who is a
brother In law OF Pinckaey. Johnson
was badly hurt, having neen struck
In the face and body number OF
times. They then rusled In on j oi n
son and In the juflic Johnson's throat
sas cu5 almost from car to ear, snd
he wss left for dead, but after being
ATTENDED by physian he revived and
my recover. During the fight with
JohnSon, Charlie james, another ne.
gro, VINO came to Johnson's 8 assistance
vas also shot. The crowd Of ruff sns
1hen Visited several other houses, and
three or four other negroes were shot
or Gus by mem OerS OF this band.
Jesse Pinckneg, just bsfore daylight
went to his home, and upon reaching
there told his wife to take the chil
dfen and get away from there as soon
as she could, for If any one came afCer
MIN he was going TO shoot them as
long as he Guild hold bis lead up to
see them, and said, Il am going to
cook my own breakfast, even If / have
to cat 1t In hell" NotiOe was SEMI 30
Coroner Cooper and the Sheriff Burch
to go the scene Of the killing TO hold
the inquest and to arrest $3.50 PlnCk.
ney. The two officers leib Florence
as soon as they could, Sheriff Buroh
carrying his deputy, Mr.. Edwin @.
H1rrell, along with him to assist in
making arrests.
Arriving at the place whore the
murder was committed, which is In
tn Btick Cpurch secsion, three miles
southeast OF Mars Bluff and three
miles north Of Clauesens. Coroner
cooper viewed the remains OF old man
ed Pinokney and soon had jury.
Inc jury found that he came DO hs
deatn at the hands Of JEFF Pinckney
and the other negroes. already men.
TONED, two OF whom, Isaac Plnckney,
Jr., and Willie Brown, wore present
at the inquest Warrants wore issued
by Coroner Cooper and givsn to the
sheriff to arrest the guilty parties,
Isaac Pinckney, Jr, and Willie
Brown were arrested without much
trouble and were sent on to florence
and locked In jail. Sheriff Bufon then
started to arrest Jesse Pl. ckney, and
carried with him ID puCy Harrell aad
Nelson Watson, tue last men aioned az
guide to direct tho party to the
house.
Arriving at Plnckney's house tho
sher'lf placed his deputy al ths back
door aud he approached tho front door
AS soon as Pinc<ney ho&rd bhat he
"as thofe no made dash to lrav0 the
building. AS he open&d she oCor bo
SO = Mason Watson, die negro guide,
'ibting on mulo, diraooly in front,
and he threw up his gun and fred bhp
load ticking effaoS in W&eRon'a head
snd body. Watson rode eff 1ithous
further warning and wen6 for ply
sician, leaving the sheriff and his
depnty alone 10 protect themselves or
XIII Pinckney. Sherff Burch, White
sNanoing guard, could near Pimckney
io@din2 his gun, and tho pouring ot
ahot In the muzzle made enough nois3
for Linn to know a6oub where he ma3
standing on the inside Of the house.
Both he and Deputy Harrell then be.
gan firing their Wholesalers through
The side OF tine house with the hope
OF wounding Pinckney enough 10
make him surrcudef, but sucn was
DOT the result. Zach time they would
shoot Pincknoy would return the fire
through u door Ghat was protected bg
q curtain which obscured him froDl
tue view of both officers.
This constant shooting 40 each
other was kept mp for half hour and
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