The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-25
PROPER TREATMENT GIVEN
AN ANDERSON COUNTY NEGRO
GIVEN GOOD THRASHING.
Wrote Insulting Notes to Young
White Woman-Made to
Leave the State.

because OF improper dUVduCeS
made to a young lady of Martin town
ship, a negro man of about 80 years
was severely whipped with a buggy
trace yesterday afternoon and given
warning that he must leave the state.
One hundred or more prominent cit1-
zens of that township took part in
the whipping, it is said, and the negro
was thrashed almost within an inch
of his life. A buggy trace was used
on him while he was strapped over
a. log in the woods of Mr.. James
Griffin.
The young. lady lives about six
miles west of Honea Path in the Beth
ell church direction. She is the daugh-
ter of a widow, whose place joins
that of MIR. Griffin. Several days ago
a negro on Mr.. Griffin's place wrote
letter to the young lady telling her
to meet him in certain field at a
certain hour. The girl received the
letter, but failed to expose it. Not
even her mother knew anything
about it. Two days ago the girl re
ceived another letter from the dar-
key, and in this letter were several
threats which were in affect that the
darkey would take her life If she
failed to do as he commanded. His
command was that she meet him
alone in a nearby field. This letter
she handed to her mother, who let
the facts become known among the
neighbors. The letter was most in
sulting, and the writer was very
bold. He not only made terrible
threats in the letter, but he signed
his full name at the end of the letter.
It would seem that he had no fear
whatever.
When the people in that section
learned of these two letters 100 or
more of them gathered. They went
In a body to the home of the negro
on Mr.. Griffin's place and while there
examined several letters written. by
the negro whose name was signed to
the letters received by the young
girl. The writing Of these letters
was identical with the handwriting
in the letters received by the young
lady.
A systematic search was made for
the negro, and upon being found he
was charged with being the author
of them. He was told that If he con-
fessed all his life would probably be
spared, so it is said. The darkey
then made a full confession. 1t is
said that he told everything pertain
ing to the writing and sending of the
letters, and that he admitted that
his intent was of the worst kind.
Upon his confession the darkey was
led to a nearby wood, and there Sc
curely strapped to log. In this po-
sition heavy buggy trace was ap-
piled by members Of the party, and
the result was that the darkey came
near being whipped to death.
It is said that the members OF the
party, with two exceptions, wanted
to lynch the negro, but these two
members prevailed upon the others
to desist, and they became reconciled
and only applied the whip.
When the whipping was conclud-
ed the negro was handed his Globes,
which had. been gathered in his home,
and was told to make a bee line to
get out of the state. The negro did
not tarry to tell his wife and chill
dren goodbye. He struck out down
the road and it is very probable that
he is now over in Georgia. His les
son was 80 thoroughly impressed up
on him that he now appreciates the
gravity of the act which he commit
ed. 1t is hardly probable that he
will find it convenient to return to
this state again and certainly not to
Anderson county, Mail.