The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-07-25
FAMILY BU ICCnERAD.
CRIME OF REyOLTlNG HORROR
IN NORTH CAROLYN /.
Eu. band, Wife and little Boy Mur
dered by. Negroes While
They Slept.

near Salisbury, n. c., says: One {
tie nos5 horrible tragedies in th
history Of this county was comm.
sed near this station Saturday morn
ing between the hours Of l and
O'Clock.
An unknown psrscn o. person
anterso the house OF Mr.. Ike Lyel
ly, q well known farmer, while it
occupants we're eslesp, killing Nj
Lyerly, his wife and lictle son John
nie, and wouDding their infant baby
Alice. The two parents and tw'
children were sleeping in the iron
room on the first foor, there being
.Eree elder daughters sleeping up
stairs, WHO were unnolesled, ant
who we're awakened by the smoke
and flames below, the cr;msl havin!
set fire to the house.
The three elder girls deccendet
he stairs tc awake their father anl
mother. On reaching the lowel
room q mcst horrible and appalling
scene, their father, mother srd The
children, still in their bsds, all say.
the youngest, in cold death, theii
hescs being crushed and faces badly
disdgured.
Through courageous sni bercic
efforts the elder daughters, Mary ana
Addie, ages Is ard Is, respectively,
damaged to cslry the dead bodies
# N the house and e1tir guished the
flames, EhereupcD they ran to thsil
NEAREST neighbor. Nj. ". P. Bsroer,
a2d to!u the awful story OF the
tragedy.
The dead are: Isaac Lyerly Ga
ther, aged So years; his wife, Au.
gusts, 43 years, and their little SOD,
Johnnie, 9 yeais OF age.
Friends promptly dispatched the
news to the sheriff at Salisbury. The
sheriff started at once to the scene
OF TIE killing with blooohouEds and
q posse OF armed men. Bloodhouncs
we're also sent from Winston. Salem
to assist in apprehendtDg the crimi
nails.
The wounded daughter, Little Al.
ice, is seven years of age. Isaac Ly.
erly was found on the floor in the
front bed room, lying seni-prone on
his right side with blew On the
right side Of the head, lacsrating the
ear and breaking tie skull in several
pieces. A portion OF his ear was
;culd.
Johnnie Lyerley was found on the
door and badly burned about tbs
lover e1trenieies snd az incjsee
wound about the scalp, penstratirg
une brain, the substance Of the skull
being crushed on the side.
Mrs. Lyerly was found lying on
aer right side il the bed with her
right foot resting On the floor, with
5he left hand from the bed, as if
about to arise theretrom, her left ear
oeirg cut ir two and tie skull in the
Of the ear crushed, and about
one inch back from the root OF the
hair from the vortex an incissd
wound two inches long penetrating
the brain, PROBABLY made With an
axe.
Three negro men and negro wo-
nan named George Erwin, Jack Dill.
lirghsn and Mitchell Graham and
bis wife, upon whom broad suspicion
is cast, have been arrested and lodged
In the county jail at Salisbury, pend
ing Investigation.
Mltcoell Graham IS stated TO have
msde sone agreement with Mr. Lyerly
in the fall as regards a pteca Ct land.
Graham, filling 20 Conform to some
condition, vas ousted ard had to give
% all bis interest. Il was only a
few days ago toab this negro, IS IS
stated, made the remark thar, "Mr.
Lyerly has cut his wheat, but wauio
never live to enjoy sny benefit there.
from"
Later the nu,derers confessed. The
little girl is also dead az last reports.