Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-05-09
SIMPLY AN OUTRAGE.
Coffin Left On the Porch Of tho
Baptist Parsonage
A Card Was Left With the Comm
threatening Rev. e. N. Lightfoot
with Death In . Short Time.

/ Threatening Rev. e. N. Lightfoo,
With Death In . Short Time.
0rangeburg was stirred with indig.
nation Thursday morning when It be.
fcame known that some one on the
night before had left a cofin on the
porch OF the Baptist Parsonage
which 10 located right on the public
Square In the bright glare OF several
electric lights. The Parsonage is oc-
cupied by the Rev. e. M. Lightfoot,
Pastor OF the Baptist Church, and his
VILE. The community looked upon
the outrageous occurrence as q das-
taSdly attempt to wound the feelings
| OF e fearless and outspoken minister
4 OF the gospel for some attack he has
made upon vice and it's adherents.
The coffin, which was discovered
|6y Mr. Lightfoot about eight O'Clock,
was resting on two benches on the
front porch. 1t was a cheap one,
about the size for q half-grown per-
eon. Just under the lid of the coffin
wac card on which was written q
warning and threat to Mr. Light
foot. 1t read az follows: This will
BE- POUR last resting place after June
80 next. Good by, Rev. Lightfoot.
R.e.s Peace to your ashes. Anon"
The note was written In q fairly good
hand. and was evidently executed by
eome one Of average intelligence.
Eev. Mr.. Lightfoot notified the po-
| lice at once, who began an investiga-
tion. Later In the day the coffin was
|recognised by the keeper OF a colored
undertaking establishment as one
1 that had been taken from his es-
|0blinhment sometime Wednesday
night. He said that one Of the po-
Iicoxnen had informed him that his
placp vas found open about one o.
clock Wednesday night. The police
morning, and not Immediately after
doubt the party was in there then
getting the cofYin. 1t is a pity that
the matter was not Investigated
right then.
- young man who works on The
Timoa and Democrat says he saw
some one go in this same coffin house
on Tuesday night Of last week, and
that he tried to see what he was up
to. but the fellow knowing that he
Was watched stood perfectly still. He
said the party he saw was a large
tall man with a moustache. He could
not tell whether he was white or col
ored. No doubt this fellow, who
ever he was. had something to do
with putting the coffin on the porch
the night after our young man saw
him at the coffin house.
While no one. of course, believes
for q minute that the affair is serious
so far a. the threats made by the
parties are concerned. still the en-
tire community regards the bastard
ly outrage as an insult to the entire
city. and that II should be ferreted
out and the guilty parties made to
sufer. II was q malicious. dastardly
outrage, and we are glad to know
that nothing will be left undone to
apprehend and expose any ore liv-
ing In this community who would be
guilty OF such thing. Several par
ties were engaged In 1t and they will
be caught.
One Of the worst features Of the
outrsge is its effect on Mrs. Lightfoot
] who's not IN the best of health. BY
accident che saw the coffin and al
bnce became very nervous, and al
bne time u was feared that she would
he proetrated from the effect 1t hat
IN her nervous system. 1t Is mys
cry how tho conn was brought III
ehrought the streets without being
seen by the police. It was certainl,
p bold piece Of business. considering
he location Of the Parsonage an(
where the coffin was put.