The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-03-14

IN 4 SHOOTING ! CRAP
At Hvnea Path. S C., and the Friends
of ;he Dead Man Wanted to Lynch
White, but Troops Were
Sent to the Scene at
0Ece.

OEce.
A terrible tragedy was enacted al
Horea Path en- lssS THURSDAY a1Ie1'
noon, as re;u,t Of which John Mar
ion Ashley was killed. A dispatch tc
Tbs State says Chief Of Pol:cs White
undertook to arrest a SOB OF Nj. Ash
lev when Mr.. Ashley drew his pistol
anS attempt to shoot Nj. WHITE
whereupon Mr. White drew bis plstol
and f.ed twice IN quick Succession,
both balls takirg effect, one entering
the chest AID tue oIher the stcmacn.
Mr. Ashley also q twice, one bali
grazing NJ. Wn:..s thumb. AFTER
this NJ. NalIe turn. 6 AID Walkec
into Rol!a DIS, when i.e was 1reo al
by some one from behlEd the store.
There WIS large c:oao ID toSn
and considerable excitement prevailed
for time. Reports were current that
an attempt would be made to lyncn
Mr.. White and the sheriff was te4e
grsphed for a1d later the gGVerncf
was asked 30 S. q company here 70
prevent possible ..CyCsheo. Inc snel-
If and a company +; m Aacerson
have arrived and everything Is quiet
at this hour. Mr.. White surienoereo
to the sheriff and has been sent TO
Anderson. This is the first homicide
that has occurred within three miles
OF Honea Path. White received one
wound.
Excitement was high when shoot
ing took place and all kiEcs OF wilo
rumors were afoat as to the intentions
OF the Ashle!S, who were IN Homes
Path in large rumosrs. So 1ar they
have cone nothing except watch close
ly what they think. IS the hiolng
place Of white, threatening to kill him
at first sight The military company
from Anderson has been ordered to
Honea Path. The mpany was sent
to give the best protection 70 the spo-
hceman. Tie whole town was armed
and had the Ashley's attempted to
reach White q bloody riot would have
followed.
John Marion Ashley died about 10
O'Clock Thursday night. Caps. ?. 4.
McCuEy, j., arrived with the nlll-
tsry company i;cm Anderson on b
special train at the same hour. Sner
if Green accompanied the troops and
took connsno Of conditions In Ronea
Path Immediately on MS arrival. Po-
hcs man White was placed On the
special rrain AID taken 20 Anderson
for safe keeping. he was shot IN the
hand and is no5 seriously hurt. While
exc. tement was intencs Immediately
after the shooting, it gradually sub
sided as time passed and when the
military arrived the streets were Gear
ed and order was restored. TIE Ashley
clan began TO thin cut.
The State says news OF the t1ouo!e
reached Columbia soout seven O'Clock
THURSDAY night, in a message to Gov
Reywaco, asking him to take steps to
prevent further lIouole. Il seemed TO
be feared that the Ash)eys wouio al
tempt TO lynch White il he made an
effort to get away from the house to
which he went after the shooting,
Gov. Hayward at cne got into ccmnu-
nication with Sheriff Green Of Anoer
son and instructed him to 60 at once
to the scene and ordered the Anderson
militia company to turn out subj ct
to the orders OF the sheriff, giving in
structions also that special train be
secured to take the sheriff snd militia
to Honea Path. Sheriff Green was al
ready preparing to go, although he
was sick, and ne inDt disteIy procseG'
ed under tie governors instructions.
Capt. ?. <, McCully, Jr., soon hao
his company ready to lsaVe Anderson
35 surorg, and the trip to Aonea
Path was evidently mace in 8 shor,
time. 1t is ten niles from Anderson
to Selscn over the B:ue Ridge railroad
and eight miles from B.ltol to Homes
Path ever the Columbia and Green
Vile division OF The Scuahern. When
the party reached H0nea Path White
was at olce secured, Without any
trouble from him, OF course, and Wa
taken to Anderson BY the sheriff
Capt. McCully, it seems, remained II
charge Of the situaulcn at aones
Path.
Homes Path is in the county CT An
derson, bot the killing Of the negro
Allen Psnaieton last September, Il
which John Marion Ashley and Others
were implicated, took place few
mi[es from the town OF Honea Patti
in Abbeviile county, the town being
very near the line. John Marion Ash
lev vas one OF The men under indict
nent for the killing cf P7ndlelon
The case a9aiLs5 them was to hav
been heard at TIE court in A5bevlll
last month, but was postponed.
Pencieton, it Will be remsmbered
killed young jim Moore and in turl
was himself u, nched" by unknown
parties" Tor wh.cl deed warrant
were taken cut for John Marion Ash
lev, ]. R. NJ 1ore, the father OF th
boy killed, John, JJsh and WI
Moore, bis avvshe1s, Sam Bigby an
Hugh Bowsa. John Aarlon Asnse
vas an urcis by marriage OF the 90
jim Moore, and according to toe eV
esnce at til;. il quest be was tae leads
of the gag WHO took Pencleton
the woods.
John Msrion Ashley is cousin
the justly celebrated "Ci izen' Jos
Ashley, who has for so many yea
represented Anderson county IN II
legislature. Members Of the Aehls
family have had serious trouble D
fore this with the police OF Hons
Path. Policeman White, it seems, n'
not long bssn OF the force OF Lone
Path.