The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-02-15
A BAT TIE 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 a Severe
Battle.
AND MURDERS HIM.

Battle.
Ed. Pinckney and his half brother,
Jesse \Pinckney, two Florence county
negroes, had had a falling out" over
some land in their possession. From
day to day the trouble grew until
Sunday week ago. when the two men
had q fight. That night Jesse Plnck.
ney made up crowd to 60 to Ed.
Pinckney's house and thrash him.
The crowd, as recognized by Ed
Plnckney's wife and daughter, was
composed OF Jesse Pinckney, Isaac
Pinckney, Jr.. Willie Brown, Jim
Williams and Sam Hart, all negroes.
What happened is thus described by
the Florence correspondent of The
News and COURIER:
Arriving at the house Jesss Pinck-
ney called for Ell Pinokney, but be
refused to get up or bother with Jesse
Seeing that Ell was not coming out
nor going to get out Of bed, Jesse
Pinckney fred his gun through a
window towards Ei's bed. The load
Of shot struck the bed, between Ed
Plnckney and his wife. both of whom
were lying In the bed. Then Jesse
with the butt Of his gun broke the
door open and the crowd entered the
house and began to beat Ell Plnckney
over the head with their guns and
with sticks. PinckneV's wife man.
aged tn get out of their way, for
time, by hiding beneath the bed.
The crowd continued beating Pinck.
ney over the head with the butts Of
their guns and the clubs that they
had carried there until they had bru.
tally murdered the old negro in his
bed. Tney then turned to hunt for
his wife and soon found her. She
was dragged from beueath the bed
and they beat her so badly that she
will hardly recover. She has terri
BILE cash across the head and numbers
# bruises about her face and body.
She finally succeeded in getting away
and hid in the woOds nearby.
From Ell Pinckney's house the
crowd went to another negros, Sam
Johnson'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 Pinckney. Johnson
was badly hurt, having been struck
In the face and body q number Of
times. They then rushed in on John
son and in tho soutfle JOhnson's throat
aas cub almost from ear to ear, and
he was left for dead, but after being
attended by physian he revived and
may recover. During the fight with
Johnson, Charlie James, another ne
gro, who came to Johnson}s assistance
was also shot. The crowd Of ruttians
then visited several other houses, and
three or four other negroes were shot
or cut by members Of this band.
Jesse PiEckney, just bafore daylight
went to his home, and upon reaching
there told bis wife to take the chill
dren and get away from there as soon
as she could, for If any one came after
MIN he was going to shooJ them as
long as he could hold his head up to
gee them, and said, II am going to
cook my own breakfast, even II have
to at it in hell" Notice was sent to
Coroner Cooper aud the Sheriff Burch
to 20 the scene of the killing to hold
the inquest and to arrest Jesse Pinck.
ney. The two officers left Florence
as soon as they could, Sheriff Burch
carrying bis deputy, Mr.. El1ln G..
Harrell, along with him to assist In
making arrests.
Arriving at the place where the
murder was committed, which Is in
tha Brick Church SECTION, three miles
SOUTHEAST of Mars Bluff and three
miles north Of Clausssn's. Coroner
Cooper viewed the remains Of old man
Ed Pinckney and soon had jury.
Tne jury found that he came to his
death at tile hands of JEFF PinckneY
and the other negroes. already men,
toned, two of whom, Isaac PlnckneY,
Jr., and Willie Brown, we're present
at the Inquest. Warrants we're Issued
by Coroner Cooper and given to the
sheriff to arTast tine guilty parties,
Isaac Pinckney, Jr, and Willie
Brown were arrested without much
trouble and were sent on TO Florence
ard locked in Jail. Sheriff Burcn then
started to arrest jesse PlEckney, and
carried with him Deputy Hnrrell aid
Nels u Watson, tile last mentioned as
guide to direct the party to The
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