The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-07
NEGRO KILLED
FOR INsULTINa "A WHITE LADY
WHILE ALONE.
The Husband Hunts Him up and
Shoots Him to Death IN
o Store.

MIR. Lee Marshal, q far.Aer, who
lives in the Emngham section, ten
miles south OF Florence, in that coun.
ty, came here Saturday and went to
Sher Fl Buroh's oflce at the Court
House aud informed the sheriff that
he had killed a negro at Emugham
Saturday morning and wanted to give
himself IN into the hands of the law.
Upon investigation it was found that
Marshall had killed the negro for hav-
ing insulted Marshall's wife while he
was In the field at work Saturday af
ternoon.
Sheriff Burch at once secured the
coroner and the party left for Bhng-
ham to inyestiR ate the report, and IL
1t was true to held the inquest. 1t
was stated that Saturday afternoon
one Lewis Gregg, q negro who lives on
the plantation Of Mr.. James s. Nc,
Call, neal Efnngham, went to Mr.
Marshalrs home while he, Marshall
was In the field at work gathering
fodder. While at the house the ne
gro, Louis Gregg, insulted Mrs. Mar
shall by making improper proposals
to her. Mrs. Marshall became fright
ened and began screaming, as she wa
alone, and the negro made his eB
cape.
Soon after the occurrence Mr.. MIR
shall came home and was immedia oely
told by his wife Of the Insult offered
by the negro He at once got bis gun
and went In pursuit OF the negro, but
he could not be found. The searci
was continued throughout the night
and thiH morning when Marshall fount
Gregg In the store Of Mr.. Henry b
McOall, at Etfingham depot, having
gone there, IT Ia thought, with tn,
intention OF getting of on the frs
train passing that place. He opened
fire on him, 80 applying Doth barrels o
the shotgun That be carried for tina
purpose. Giegg fell ovar rs soon a
shot and expired. Marshall then Gam
directly to Florence. Coroner O ope
and Sheriff Buroh hsve not returned
from Efingham yet, but the abov
facts ore said to be substantially cor
rect. Marshall is a respectable farme
and 1t Is said that he proposed tc pro
tact the sAncGity Of his hOma, ant
that his wife should not be ~insuItet
b. any negro whilc he vas away from
nome.
According to the coroner, the fact
given are substantially as follows:
Gregg went to Marshalls house
knO wing that Marshall was Ia th
field, and made improper proposals t.
Mrs. Msrsh&il. Ms. Marshall tcl
Gregg chat she would call her moth.
who, she said, was In the house, (ou
abe was not doing this In order t.
frighten the negro. II p2rsiste1 /;
his proposals aud size then told hin
she would Ssll her husband. The nc
gro informed her that he had jlat LEI
her husband In the field uling FOG
der, and again insisted on his propog
sal. Sue then attempted to get q va,
from the negro ami be grarpled her b,
the shoulder and tried to hold her
when she began screaming.
The negro hen left and OF capped t.
the woods. Marshall came home Bool
after and got his gun and ptocesde,
To hunt tins negro, not finding hin
until Saturday morning, when b
walked into McOall's store, and as h
entered Marshall, who waa BItting O.
McOalls ccuOber, OpSned fire q
Gregg.
G egg ATTEMPTED to run behind th
, Inter, wheu Marshall shot the sei
end time. killing hin instantly.
The %ooloner'f jury, With l. A. Nj
Call, Jr., as for m N, rendered q vs.!
dict Of j%ustidable homie lie. M4rahn
I vas brought back 10 Ficrcnc and
( n The Ch4fga OF ihe snel Fl EY ny
thing Is perfectly q ct al Ell gual
{ and no further trouole Is apprehent
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