The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-30
KILLED BY A NEGRO.

MIR. Nathan G. Garrick, a Young
Farmer, the Victim.
The Murder Was Committed by Han
dy G,oster Near the Place Where
Constable Valentine Was Murdered.
Handy Gloster. a negro tenant on
the place OF Mrs. Samuel Dibble, near
Cone, shot and killed Mr.. Nathan
G. Garrick, on last Monday afternoon
in the presence OF Mr.. W.H.Champey,
constable for Magistrate C. P. Brun-
son, of this city. There are number
Of negro tenants living on this place,
and Mr.. Garrick was Mrs. Dibble's
agent, and Gloster had given him
considerable trouble during the year.
Gloster is said to be bad, turbulent
fellow, and evidently had made up
his mind to have it out with Mr..
Garrick when he could safely do so.
He owed Mrs Dibble $3.50 rent,
which he was very slow about pay
ing All the other tenants had set
tied up, but he had not paid cent,
and did not seem to care whether he
paid or not. 1t was Mr.. Garrick' S
duty, as Mrs. Dibble's agent, to col
lect the rent from Gloster. In at
tempting to do so, Mr.. Garrick and
Gloster had several rows, but did not
come to blows. Finally Gloster told
Mr.. Garrick that he would not pay
him the rent but would come up to
Orangeburg and pay Mrs. Dibble him
self. This was some weeks ago, but
Gloster did not come to Orangeburs
and pay the rent as he said ne would
do.
In the meantime, Mr.. Garrick kept
close look out on Gloster, and
found out that he had shipped some
of his cotton to a merchant at Black
Vile. 1t was evident to Mr.. Gar
rick that Gloster did not intend to
paw the rent at all, and was appar-
emily getting ready to skip the coun-
ty and possibly the State: Under
these circumstances it was clearly
Mr.. Garrick's duty to report the mat
ter to Mrs. Dibble, for whom he was
acting as an agent, which he did OF
Monday morning. Mrs. Dibble turn
ed the matter over to her attorney
Cant. B. H. Moss, to attend to. Capt
Moss got Mr.. Champey constable fol
! Magistrate C. P. 2runson, to go ou'
to where Gloster lived and collec'
the rent.
Mr.. Champy, who is cool, dlscree'
man, left the city Monday morning
to execute his mission. He went tc
Gloster's house and while talking tc
him about the rent and running OF
his cotton. Mr.. Garrick approached
from behind, but was not seen o1
Mr.. Champey until Gloster rushed BY
him and grabbed a pistol that Mr.
Garrick had in his hand and shot MIN
before Mr.. Champey could interfere
The ball penetrated the heart anc
Mr.. Garrick fell dead after walking
a short distance. The shooting wa:
witnessed by Mr.. Champey and the
wife of Gloster. 1t took place neal
the house of Gloster.
Mr.. Champey then arrested Clos
ter and started for Orangeburg witt
all haste, as he YVES afraid that i
the murder leaked out that Gloste'
might be roughly dealt with. A:
soon as he got to phone he notified
Sheriff Dukes, who, with his usua
promptness, started out to meet Mr.
Champey and his prisoner. He me-
them about two miles from the cit!
and accompanied them to jail, where
Gloster was kept until few min
utes of eight O'Clock, when be was
taken to the train and carried tc
Columbia and lodged il the Penl
tentiarv for safe keeping. While We
have not heard Of q single threat ol
violence on the part of anybody, We
think the precaution taken by Sher'
if Dukes in sending the prisoner tc
! Columbia was the proper thing to DO
Mr.. Garrick evidently carried his
pistol in his hand, as he had hao
trouble. several times during the year
with Gloster, but there is no evidence
that he attempted to use the pls-
tol. In fact it was in case. lie
had just returned from Orangeburg
after having reported the fact to his
employer and Gloster's 1andlady
that Gloster was making way with
his cotton and she had better take
measures to protect her interests
This report caused the sending OF
Constable Champey to Gloster's home
to collect the rent.
Mr.. Champey. no doubt, had told
| Gloster what Mr. Garrick had told
his employer in Orangeburg, and also
that he, Mr.. Champey, had been sent
to collect the rent due by Gloster.
This no doubt made him more angry
than ever with Mr.. Garrick. Knowing
the mission of Constable ChampeE
and seeing him talking to Gloster,
and remembering the many rows he
! had had with Gloster during the year,
! it was perfectly natural for Mr.. Gar
rick to approach Gloster with his
pistol, handy for use in case he was
attacked.
AS Mr.. Champey was between
Gloster and Mr. Garrick it was an
easy matter for Gloster to spring on
Mr.. Garrick and catch his pistol be-
fore it could be taken out of its
case. Being more powerful man
than Mr. Garrick it was an easier
matter for Gloster to wretch the pls-
tol out of his hand as he did and