The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-18
ARSON AND LYNCnING
mob LYNCHEs BLACK WHILE
FIRE RACES.

FIRE RACES.
j Assault on White Woman Causes
Mob 70 Seek Negro Who is Spirit.
ed Away.
At Springfield, H., two white men
were killed, an unknown negro was
lynched, more than q half-hundred
yersons were injured an dtwo score
OF houses, mostly occupied by ne
groes, were, burned Friday night, as
the result of an attempt by a mob
to lynch a negro who had assaulted
"a white woman. After a night OF
riot. arson and slaughter, the State
troops called out by the Governor,
succeeded early Saturday in restoring
a semblance Of order and stopped
the fire. One thousand militiamen
are patrolling the streets and it is
believed that further disorder viii
be prevented,
The rioting were precipitated by
the assault committed by a negro
upon Mrs. Mabel Hallam, wife of a
street railway conductor. While
&he woman slept alone in her home
on a populous residence street,
awaiting the return Of her husband,
a man broke into, the house, drag
ged her into the rear yard and as
saulted her. Before noon, George
Richardson, young negro was ar
rested by the sheriff's force, charg-
ed with the crime. The victim par
italy identified the prisoner. Crowds
quickly gathered about the Jail, but
Sheriff Werner's force and the police
were able to preserve order until
nightfall without difficulty. Shortly
after S o'clock a successful ruse was
worked by the authorities and
Richardson was spirited away to
safety.
Richardson was placed aboard a
train and rushed to Poria. Along
with him was taken Joe James, an
other negro, accused Of killing a
State mine operator, after attempt
ing an assault upon the inspectors
daughter.
The mob gathered at the jail
after darkness to find the negroes
gone. Loper's restaurant was de-
molished, some one having mention
ed that Loper furnished an automo-
bile in which the negroes were TAX
en- away. They burned his automo-
bile In the street. Efforts of the
fre;dpartment to dispense the crowds
were futile Every line of hose was
cut bfore tn water could be forced
into It. The militia ordered out by
the Governor was busy at the jail,
and none could be spard at the scene
of the Loper rioting.
Finally, a troop was sent to the
restaurant. when the rioting broke
loose in serious form. Shots were
fired and the air was filed with
missiles. Many fell in the melee,
and it was here that Louis Johnson
met his death in the rear of Loper's
place.
Leaving Loper's. the mob made
a rush for the levee, usually populat-
ed with negroes, but most of them
had disappeared,
Shortly before midnight the mob
&roke into pawnshop and secured
arms and ammunition and started
to march the streets n absolute con-
troll.
STAND back, gentlemen, or I'll
shoot every one OF you who touches
this man." were the words OF Eu-
gene w. Cain. Prohibition candi-
date for President. who faced the moi
that had attacked the negro while
Chain was delivering public ad-
dress on the East side of the square
For this act Chain was struck OIL
the face with brick, hurled by a
member Of the mob. but was not
seriously injured. Chafn's threat
had the desired effect, although he
had no wsarcn lie had placed his
hand on Ills bip pocket as he spoke
. After burning many houses in the
negro quarter the mob, which be-
came mere desperate, as the night
PASSED dnelly gratified its thirst for
blood that morning when negro
Was lynched II the heart of the So
called Bad Lands"
Troops arrived at the scene too
late to prevent the shooting. Some
of the members o. the mob declared
that the negro lynched had shot two
white men. The said that in a fight
with the whites the negro was fore
ed into a corner at the saloon and
grocery. at Twelfth and Madison.
When retreat was cut off, the negro
is said to have opened fire, wound
ing two.
Then came the cry "get tn erope!"
All the members of the mob eagerly
took up the cry. The negro was
caught and dragged to the street.
Here he was beaten and snot five
times and then a rope w as swung
around mis- neck and the other end
of the rope thrown over the limbs OF
a tree right in front of the store.
WITH n cr, NJ caticfoctinO the negro