The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-14
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.


negroes, had had a falling out" ovsr
sons lzRd in their possession. From
day to dsy the trouble grew until
Sunday week ago. whsn she tso men
had fight. That night Jesse ?inck-
ney made up crowd to 60 TO Ell.
Pincknsy's house and shrash him
The crowd, a. recognized by Ed
Plnckney's wife and daughter, was
composed OF jesse Pineknsy, Issso
Pinckney, Jr.. Willie Brown, jan
Wilhsns aud Sam Hars, all negroes.
What happened Is thus described By
the Florenc. correspondent OF The
News and Courier:
Arriving at the haGsa Jsess Pinck
ney ca!l5d f>1 Ell Pinokasy, bus be
refused to &c! up OF bother With Jesse
Saeing that Ell was not coming CUT
nor going go geb ous Of bad, jesse
Pinckney fred his gun through &
windoE tow2rdz E3's bsd. The losd
# SHOT struck the bed, betwssn Ell
P;ockns7 and bis wife bosh O: whom
we're lying 10 the bsd. Then Jaess
sith the bus5 CT bis gun broke tie
door open and tie crovd eusssed the
hous. md began to baaE e PilcSnes
over tee head with their guns an:
WITH seicks. P:ncknev's wife Ean-
aged to get Gus oi their way, fox q
time, by hiii1g be2ea5h tlla bed
TIE crowd continued bsatiDg Pick
ney over the nesd With the ousss Of
rEeir guns ara ths clubs t1s5 they
bad carried there Unit! they hs3 b-u
sally murdered tue o!o Deg7o in h!s
bed. Taey clsn turned to hunt 70.
bis wife aad soon found her. Sas
Sas d:agge1 from beaeerh ths bsd
and shey b5at her 50 badly thas abe
will hsrdly recover. SGe has eerr.-
Bile CASH across the he'd and numbers
# bruises about her fsce and body.
She finally su ,cseded In gststng away
ard bid IN the woods n5arby.
Ecom E5 P;nckney's house tbs
crowd went to another 7egro's, San
Johnsoa's, and called h!-a to ehe door.
As soon as ehe door was opened taey
osgan firing at johnson, WHO is 8
brother in law OF Pinckney. Johnson
WIS badly hurt, hsving oeen struck
in the face and to5y q NUMBER OF
times. They tneD rus1ed in Oh JOHN
sen and in the scuf1e Johuson's th1oas
s5aS cut almost from ear to ear, and
be vas left for dead, bus after being
attended By phystzn he revived and
may recover. During the fight witt
Jo1nscn, Charlie J.mss, another ne
gro, wAo came oo JGhrson's assistance
vas also shut. TIE crowd Of rrf1xEs
ohen visited several other hcuses, ard
three OF four other negroes were saou
or CUT by nam oars Of this band.
Jesse Pinckrey, j1st bafore daylight
weDb TO his nons, AID upon reaching
there told his wife to take the chtl-
dren and get away from there as soon
sS she could, for if sny one caae after
nt-l be was going to seoos them as
lui. as be could hold bis head up to
sec them, and SAID, II am going t.
cook my own breakfast, even If havs
20 eat it in hell" !" Notice was sens to
Coroner Cooper and 5ns Sheriff Burch
to 60 the scene Of the killing 30 hold
the inquest and to arrest Jasse PinCk-
ney. The two officers left Florence
az soon a. they could, Snar:f Burch
carrying bis deputy, Mr.. E1vin G.
Harrell, alocg with him to assist In
making arrests.
Arriving al the place where the
nuroer was committed, which Is In
tn Brick Church secsion, three miles
southeast OF Mars Bluff and three
miles north OF Clsusssn's. Coroner
Cooper viewed the remains Of old msn
Ell P;nckney and soon had jury.
Tle jary found that he came. 10 lis
oaasn a. tEe hsnSS OF JEFF YinckDe:
and the other negroes, al:saag mea
toned, roo OF whom, Isasc PlHekney,
Jr., and Willie B:o~n, wsss present
sJ tue iuQles5. Warrants WaJs issued
By Coronec Cooper :and s!9sa to tie
saerlf to arrosS the gelley parties.
Isaac Pncknay, Jr., sEd Willis
B oan were accas.ed ,:Eibhcu1 much
c;ouole ard wers sent oEto florence
and locked in jail Sher:H Bu5ca uhsn
started 20 arrest jesse Pcczney, ana
csrrisd With n:m D yuay Har:eil a1c
Nelscn Watsou, Lac last men stoned az
a guide to 6lrec5 the; party TO tie
house.
Arriving at P;ackney's hcuse tie
sheriff plzcsi h!s dspuav as th- bscs
COR aad he spptoasasd shs froot duoG
As soon az Psrckasy beard tiist s-e
xas saszs ha asdsa dash &c l-s7s thc
ouiidiog. A. lie opsnsd See itor ,,,pe
S. y ;As.s2n WsseH;Ssfl: nesro suidei
stsciDs on mile, dicsoS!y. IT frons,
: sn0shs threa up Ills gun and fced tbs
load tck,ng eff.cs IL Wass1n's heso
ana b9dy. WATSON rocs of Sithuui
further waning snd Tens for arphy:
s;cian, learrg ene sheriff sud biz
5eputy alCns 20 protect slemNivSE o.
st:l P:pckray. shs:;9 Baron, wo;:e
sanding suard, could aear P:zcEusy
;oscing his gun, sad cas psus;ng o.
s:io5 IN the muzz!e Es5s enough uo:st
] for him to kuuw aooua Where Ie :Hss
: standing On tee inzi6e OF the honse.
: Both he AID Deputy Harrs!l then be-
] gan firing their Winchss5ers thrcusl
oha side Of the house with tie hope
Of woundiDg PiEcsney enough &c
make bin surreader, but sucn ga:
: cot the result. Each time shsy wcuic
: shoot PinckDey would Iseurn the FIRE
ya1ough door thai was protected by
2 q curtain which ubscured him from!
S:,e view OF bosh officers.
: This corstans shooting ct each
o.her was kspt up for halt hour anc
iually Piucknsy came to the door