Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-07-19
Fsam Members of Family Are
RntChered in Their Beds
FIRE SET TO DESOLATED HOME
The Lyerly. His Wife and Two Wild
ren Murdered as They Slept in Their
Epne by Unknown Hands. Sever
~ Negroes Arrested for the Crime.


ap count occurred near Bar
sss'r = Junction. about 40 miles from
rhi~ city Saturday morning Between
Tas hour, of | and > o'clcok an un-
Sl>ewn p"rson or persons entered the
9!"r.c OF Ike Lycrly. we'll known
raf-pcT, ~hilc it, occupants were
s>i"ep, killing Mr.. I.yerly. his wife
sus: Swo % the youngest children and
fatally wo'.ndine the third.
E1c parents and the three children
wero aslcco in the iron, room on tbs
1rss floor, there bern" two elder
daughters sleeping up stairs. who
Scrr mmoic>ted and were awakened
Sy i!rr smoke from below The girls
fte>'-"nded INC stains Ia awaken their
tasffer and mother On reaching their
.sS~m they heheld thcir father and
Hr','nnr and three Youngest children
sv,nS on the bed. their heads were
crushed and their faces badly dis
,is7. red
The two older daughters. Mary and
A';'2'n. aged Is and III respectively.
l1na;saged to carry the dead bodies
tD"W the house and extinwuish the
Asnses Then they ran 10 the near
e~T ncighbor, w. r. BARRIERS. and told
S'c story of the awful tragedy. There
F'efrsg no officers of the law at this
s,5as-e, Il. r. Mulliken. train dispatch
e.. .an duty at that hour. was notified
an1 promptly wired the news 10 the
'i"'s2H at Salisbury. who started AT
'p'sr'. 10 the scene with boodhounds
ana posse of armed men Blood
-i"t:,9ds' we're also sent from Winston
Snl"yn to assist in The pursuit of the
Suisy
NJ Lyerly was a highly respected
si'irnn and well connected and it is
2nc,'-celvable that any one should
nav anything against him or his fam
5iy.
FAHUe negro men and negro wo-
snai:--lieorge Erwin, Jack Dillingham;
auI Mitchell Graham aud his wife
@lASc been arrested and put in Jail
at Salisbury on Suspicion OF compli-
CIiN ~ Tie case.
Ese,tement is intense in the neigh
lso,'d"oG and there Is talk of lvnchiny.
~ ihe criminals are caught.
Charged With the Crime.
tnaTiotte, Special Sheriff Julian
"i Rowan county brought to this city
zor safe keeping, Neal Gillespie. his
S's'>. John Gillespie. Jack Dillingham;
sa.f wife. George Erwin and Henry
I--e- coiored, charged with the muir
dev of Isaac Lyerly his wife and
~" ,h.dren near Barber's Junction.
tnrre was nothing to indicate lynch
2us' IL Salisbury. but the Sheriff
lhoN@ht best to move the prisoners.
Thv c"Ioner7s jury fastened the crime
-lp@r NJ! the prisoners.
Negroes Made Threats.
" Matt l.. Webb. a white man
Sh" Gad worked with Nease Giles
pf"- large mulatto. about 10 wears
old. epofted that he had heard the
ns...'" mt the following language: !:
-'t,d man Lyerly can cut that wheat
art thrash 1t but he will never eat
1t or get the money for it.
THIS recalled something that Mr.. j
e. i-Serly. a son be former wife
had heard his father say Ncase Gil
&e~pfe VINO is saw mill land for
Mr. .'ohn Dellinger. moved INTO one
~ .@y- Isaac Lycrly cabins last fall.
lie. n1s son and step-son agreed to
Uo,fs 90 much land ii they took the
hoirse a section Of wheat was laid
of fhe Glllespies sowcd part of this,
bn' trading that they could get plenty
OF work at good wages did not sow
Gac ~atire lot. This. not being ac-
&.of0;Dg TO contract. worried Mr.. LIVER
". VINO spoke to Nease and was. IN
turn. -'nrsed. Finally, howeve. the
'GnaItsr was settled by Mr. Dillinger.
xf,e -sAw mill owner, agreeing to pay
.noH>r rent for Gillespie Nothing
moTc was heard of the wheat until
sone time ago, when it had been cut
by M Lyerly. who was preparing to
have Il thrashed.
Monday Nease Gillespie went down
10 Ny Lyerly's house and asked him
wisa& he was going to do with the
whcaS.