The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-02-15

gan firing their Winchesters through
the side of the house with the hope
of wounding Pinckney enough to
make him surrender, but such was
not the result. Each time they yrWould
shoot Pinckney would return the. fire
through door that was protected by
Q curtain which obscured him from
the view of both officers.
This constant shooting at each
other was kept up for half hour and
finally Plnckney came to the door
again, where he could see Harrell but
whers Harrell could not see him
Within Is feet of each other the two
men stood face to face, firing and re
firing at each other; Plnckney all the
while standing to one side of the door
and poking his gun through the cur.
tains to shoot. Harrell, thinking that
be stood directly behind his gun,
would shoot at the gun, and each
time missed his aim. Pinckney's
shots, at each crack of the gun would
go either to the right or the left Of
Harrell's body. Luckily for Harre)l
be was never hit by ball from Pinck-
ney's gun.
When Plnckney found that bis am.
munition was about exhausted he
made a dasn out of the back door to
escape. AS he came out he directed
the muzzle of bis gun at Harrelps
face and fired, the load passing near
the left ear OF Harrell. Harrell
quickly threw up his Winchester and
fired. This ball took effect in Plnck-
ney's hand, tearing it 80 badly that
be was unable to stand, and he fell
upon his knees and tried to reload
again. JUST while doing so Sheriff
Burch shot, and the ball entered
Plnckney's head just behind the ear,
and came out on the opposite side OF
his head, near the jaw bone. This
quickly put Pinckney out Of business
and in two minutes be was dead.
Coroner Cooper was sent for and
empanelled another jury and YER
dict that Plnckney came to his death
at the hands of the sheriff while In
discharge Of bis duty was rendered.
AS soon as the verdict was rendered
the sheriff and the other officers came
on to the city, arriving here late In
the night. The sheriff will usa every
effort to arrest Jim Williams and Sam
Hart, the other two negroes, who
managed to get away, and who are
implicated.
Old man PlnckneV, who was muir
dered by the crowd, Is said to have
been horribly beaten; so much so that
the body was hardly recognizable by
the Jury or even his own family. His
eyes were beaten out Of his head, his
skull bone crushed in in several places
all of his teeth knocked out, his collar
3una, thres ribs and one leg broken
and his face was pummelled to a jelly.
This is the terrible story as told by
the sheriff in person, and it is revolt
Ing to the extreme to think that such
negro brutes live In civilized com.
munity.
Old man Ed Plnckney was good
old darky, and was highly thought OF
by the white people In the Mars Bluff
section of the county, being polite,
honest and respected. He was kind
of preacher in his community and
taught school at times. Sheriff Burch
and Deputy Edwin Harrell certainly
deserve great credit for the bravery
shown. and for the capture OF Jesse
Pinckney. He stated to q number OF
people in that community after killing
old man Pinckney, that he was going
to be another Simon Cooper, of Sum-
ter county, the negro who defad the
Sumter authorities so long few years
ago.