The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-08-30
NhGRt.y KILLED
FOR INSULTING A WHITE LADY
wHlLE ALONE.
The Husband Hunt --in a2 8.
Shoots Elm to Death in
q Store. =

Mr.. Lee Marshal, farmer, who
lives in the Ehnghsm section, ten
miles south Of Florence, In that coun.
ty, came here Saturday and went to
Sheriff Buroh's Office at the Court
House and informed the sheriff that
he had killed Q negro at Ehiogham
Saturday morning and wanted to give
himself up into the hands Of the law.
Upon Investigation 1t Was found that
Marshall had killed the negro for haV.
ing insulted Marshall's wife while he
vas in the fisld at work Saturday af
ternoon.
Sheriff Burch at once secured the
coroner and the party left for E61ng-
ham to investigate the report, and II
it was true to held tina inquest. 1t
was stated that Saturday afternoon
one Lewis Gregg, a negro who lives on
the plantation of Mr.. James s. Nc
Call, near Efanghsm, went to Mr.
Marshal's 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 vas
alone, and the negro made bis es'
cape.
Soon after the occurrence Mr.. Mar
shall came home and was Immediately
told by his wife Of the insult offered
by the negro He at once got bis gun
and went 10 pursuit of the negro, but
he could not be found. The search
was continued throughout the night
and this morning when Marshall found
Gregg In the store OF MI. Henry B.
Mccall, at Ef1ngham depot, having
gone there, 10 is thought, with the
intention OF getJing of on the first
train passing that place. He opened
fire on him, emptying both barrels OF
the shotgun that he carried for tnat
purpose. Gregg fell over az soon az
shot and expired. Marshall then came
directly to Florence. Coroner Cooper
and Sheriff Buroh have not returned
from Efingham yet, but the above
facts arc said TO be substantially cor
rect. Marshall is q respectable farmer
and it Is said that no proposed to pro-
tect the sanctity Of his home, and
that his wife should not be insulted
by any negro while he was away from
home.
According to the coroner, the facts
given are substantially as follows:
Gregg went to Aarshalls house,
knowing that Marshall was in the
held, and made improper proposals to
Mrs. Marshall. Mrs. Marshall told
Gregg that she would call her mother
who, she said, was In the house, (out
she was nob,) doing this In order to
frighten the negro. he persisted IN
mis- proposals and she then told him
she would call her husband. The ne.
gro informed her that he had just left
ner husband In the field pulling fod.
der, and again insisted on bis propog'
cal. She then attempted to get away
from the negro and he grappled her by
the shoulder and tried to hold her,
when she began screaming.
The negro then left and escaped to
the woods. Marshall came home soon
after and got his gun and proceeded
TO hunt tho negro, not finding him
until Saturday morning, when he
walked into McOall'8 store, and as he
entered Marshall, who was sitting on
McOall's counter, opened fire on
Gregg.
Gregg attempted to run behind the
counter, when Marshall shot the SEQ
ond time, killing him Instantly.
The coroner's jury, with L. A. NC
Gall, Jr., as foreman, rendered o YER.
dict of jussifable homicide. Marshall
was brought back 10 Florence and Ia
In the charge of the sheriff: Every
thing Is perfectly quiet at Emngham
and no further trouble is apprehend-
cd.
waIrs FIEMD.