The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
TAKtN FROM a HOUSE
The A%troclous Murder Of ! White III.
in B.rnwell County Followed By
the So Called ryneh'as d
goes Under Arrest
For Crime,

A dispatch from Barnwell to Ths
State says on Friday morning Of last
week 1t was reported there that Mr.
Hayne oraddock, one Of the most
prominent ia, mars of that section of
the State had been foully murderod.
1t seems that MI. Oraddock, accom-.
panied by two negroes, went to the
farm OF a Mr.. Cordy, who lives about
two miles from Craddock's, TO coafect
some money owed, him by . negro
named Flank DeLoacn, living on
Ooruy's placs. When they rescued
the house Craddock called D. Loach t0
the gate and when asked for the MOI
ey DeLoach bscame enraged. Hot
words were Qpassed and CrsddoNk
caught the negro In the collar. Tbs
negro then called to his son to bring
him bis gun. The boy ran out WITH
gun In hand and came up IN Orsddock
from the rear, put the gun about
foot from bis back and fred, killed
him almost instantly. The two ne
groes with Craddock spread the alarm
while the two m%urderers returned -
their house.
As soon as he heard of the killing
Magistrate 'U.mer and his constsbie.
W.. Il. Carter, went to the house de
DeLoach and arrested both him and
his son. They we're tied together and
carried to the he me Of Oraddock snd
placed under lock and key 10 IN out
house with q deputy on guard at ths
door. As the news continued 70
spread the friends Of Craddock came
In from all sides and feeling ran hfah.
It was increased to such an extent
that at II O'Clock Sheriff Creeoh M
eeived q telegram from Deputy OartAr
asking for help. as he feared vtolanoaI
The sheriff wired back: "Your mag.
fstrate should furnish you With M
men needed to protect prisoner. You
and he win be held responsible II any.
thing happens.
Capt. w. w.. Moore Of tho Barn.
well Guards and Coroner Warner lcf1
as soon as they heard of the trouhle
In hopes Of persuading the mob to leS
the law take its course. When they
arrived the feeling seemed to ham
abated some and the clearer heads In
the crowd declared that the Negroes
would receive no injury. Those men
then returned to Barnwel, thinking
that all was well.
Sheriff Creech left for the scene OF
the tragedy as soon as possible. He
met the men from Barnwsll and wss
told that there was no danger of .
lynching. BE went on, however, I'M.
til he met another man, who told him
that the prisoners we're being carried
to Barnwell. he then retraced his
steps, coming back to Barnwell In or
der to. make ready to protect the men
when turned over to him, still fearing
that they might try to ~ noh them.
In the meantime, however, after.
the departure Of Capt. Moore and
Others the mob decided to take mat
tiers In their own hands and when, tho
deputy, who had been ON watch ali
the previous night and that mofning
went of a few steps" to relieve him.
SELF the MOB broke the locks and
spirited the negroes away, the con.
stables never seeing them alive again.
A search was instituted at once snds
sequel OF the broken lock was soon
found on the Saltkehalchie river,
about 200 yards from the public road
crossing at Bays. There lay the man,
gled and mutilated bodies OF old msa
Frank DeLoach and his SON John, @
they had been shot down and their
bodies riddled with bullets from bio.
tcls and shotguns.
Coroner Warner held the ipoueSt.
the jury being composed of seven.
white and five negroes. The verdict
was the one usual In such cases, 1. O.,
THAT the deceased came to thar
deaths from guashot and pistolshss
wounds in the hands of parties un.
known to the jury"