The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-29
BRUTAL MURDER
Of a Prominent Citizen of Union
County by a Negro.
GREATEXClTEMENT.

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Mr. Clarence C. SSst Waylaid by
Negro Pullman Porter at the Sex
board Airline Depot and Assass
nated.-A Posse is Hunting th
Murderer Down With Severe
Blood Hounds.
A dispatch from Carlisle in Unio
County to The State says Mr.. Cla1
ence c. Gist was killed there Thurs
day night near the Seaboard Air Lin
depot by Arthur Davis, negro
whom Mr.. Gist had arrested at tn
base ball grounds Thursday Afternoon
for boisterous conduct.
While being taken to the guart
house Davis made threats, saying
that he would have further trouble
with him. After being released or
bond it seemed he hid himself near
the depot and attacked Mr.. Gis1
while the latter was on his way tc
his home. After the shooting the
negro made his escape but the citi-
zens are determined to effect his cap
ture.
A special to The State from Union
Thursday night about ten O'Clock
stated that there was considerable
excitement there over the dastardly
assassination of Mr.. Gist at Carlisle.
Parties left Union for Carlisle as
sooD as they heard the crime to
assist in hunting the negro down.
Bloodhounds were asked to be sent
from the State penitentiary, but as
the first train leaving for Carlisle
was over the Southern at 7:1O Fri
day morning it was thought that the
dogs would not get there in time to
be Of service. Capt Griffith would
have sent the dogs Thursday night If
there had been any possible way.
Hounds were secured from Mon
roe, N. C. The Monroe dogs are as
hne as can be secured in the South,
having been in several very success
full chases. It will be remembered
that these dogs were used in the cap
ture Of the four safe crackers near
Monroe in 1902.
A message from Carlisle at half
past twelve Thursday night stated
that no trace had been found OF the
negro Davis. Conditions there are
reported easier. No violence has
been done and it is not expected that
the citizens of that town will corr
NIT and rash act in their excitement.
Davis is Pullman porter and has
a Pullman pass on his person. Rail
road and Pullman officials and con-
ductors all over the State have been
asked to look for him and it is be-
lieved that he will be caught IN feW
days, # not sooner.
Mr.. Gist was brother Of Presl-
dent William H. Gist Of the Bank OF
Carlisle and nephew of the late
Gov. Gist. re was an INDUSTRIOUS
farmer and was serving as constable
for the magistrate at Carlisle when
he arrested the negro Davis at the
baseball grounds.
Mr.. Gist was about 25 years OF
age. He marpied two years ago MISS
Wilbom, daughter of Mr.. Stanford
Wilbom, prominent planter Oh
Union county, and who was at one
time county commissioner.
The negro Davis is about 23 70 20
wears Of age; between feet IN
ches and 5 feet 9 inches in height
weight about $50 pounds. He IS very
black and has bulging eyes, fatnel
red. Five hundred dollars reward IS
offered for his arrest.
navis was arrested on Friday ana
is in iail to await trial. he was
gound at the house Of another ne
ero Chalmers Dawkins, who SAID ne
had come to his house the night pc
fore and asked to be allowed to spend
the night. AS soon as the omcers
reached Dawkins, house he told them
that Davis was in an upstairs loou'
where he was found and arrested.
wade Davis, father of the murder
or George Davis, his brother, ana
George Lyles, his brotner-ln-la" !"
have also been arrested as accesso!-
fes and locked up. The elder DAVIS
is a bad fellow. and has been oetoie
the courts several times toi
vhiskey. One or two OF the lasl
named had pistols on their persons
vben arrested. Davis claimed tha1
the shooting was accidental WHICH
Of course, is all yarn.
Not 2 word was heard about lSnch'
ing the prisoners, every body seen. iac
;ne disposed to let the law take lts
conrse. Mr.. Gist was assasslnateo
for arresting Davis at the ball grouno
hy order Of the Intendant or Carils.e
6avfs was disorderly at the grounos
and the Intendant told hlm 10 oe
Ssve or leave. This made the reno"
mad and he became more olsoFue,t.
than ever. Then Mr.. Glst was olue;
"a to arrest him, which ne ala an>
locked him up. q,
In q short time Davis was euIhe,
o,t an hond. his father and "nlt'
man signing it. Davis then Went :o t'
HE fathers restaurant and got pis
+ol He way laid Mr.. Gist on ms wa:
home and shot him. There IS ~
dorbt about the guilt Of DAVIS an.
he will be executed accordingly aies
fair trial. The man at whoseA
0ovis was arrested is ~el!-so-So re
enectable negro. and he had NJ, oe
Ere to conceal Davis. AS SOON q q
- ofScers asked him if he had see'
Dsyfs he told them where they cou''
: And him.