The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-19
ARSON and LYNCHlNG

MOB LYNCHEs BLACK WHILE
FIRE RACES.
Assault on White Woman Causes
Mob to Seek Negro Who is Spirit
ed Away.
At Springfield, H., two white men
were killed, an unknown negro was
Ilynched, more than half-hundred
|persons 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 J1IsL5 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 Are. One thousand militiamen
are patrolling the streets and it is
believed that further disorder will
be prevented.
/ The rioting were precipftated by
the assault committed by a negro;
upon Mrs. Mabel Hallam, wife Of a
street railway conductor. While
the woman slept alone in her home
on 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, a young negro, was ar
rested BY the sherif's force, cnarg-.
ed with the crime. The victim par
TALLY 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 o'clock successIuI 3ruse was.
worked by the d authorities and
Richardson was spirited away to
safety. - 81
| Richardson was placed aboard g
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. i.5j, So Z
The mob gathered at the jail
after darkness to find the negroes
gone. Loper's restaurant was de-
molished, some one having mention:
led that Loper furnished an aupomo-
bile in which the negroes5wer tak-
en- away. They burned his automo-
bile in the street. Efforts OF the
FIRE apartment to disperse the crowds
were futile. Every line of hose was
cut bfore th water could be forced
into it. The militia ordered out by
the Governor was busy aI:the JAIL
and none could be spard at the scene
Of the Loper rioting. ,:ssss5.s,ss
Finally, a troop was sent to the
restaurant, when the rioting broke
loose in serious form. Shots were
fred 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. :s5zfz u
Leaving Loper's, the mob made
a rush for the levee, usually populat-
ed with negroes, but most OF them
had disappeared. .s:s
Shortly before midnight the mob
broke into pawnshop and secured
arms and ammunition and started
to march the streets absolute con-
troll. .<s: s5s.S3i s:.sii;S 4
"Stand back, gentlemen, or I'll
shoot every one Of you who touches.
this man." were the words Of Eu-s
gene W. Cain, Prohibition candi-
date for President, who faced the mob
that had attacked the negro while
Chain was delivering public adj
dress on the East side OF the square.
For this act Chain was struck on
the face with brick, hurled by
member Of the mob, but was not
seriously injured. Chains threat
| had the desired effect, although he:
had no weapon he had placed: his
hand on his nip pocket as he spoke.
After burning many houses In the
negro quarter the mob, which be-
came more desperate, as the night,
| oassed finally gratif1ed its thirst for
blood that morning when negro
was lynched in the heart of the So
called "Bad Lands"
/ Troops arrived at the scene TOO
llate to prevent the shooting Some
of the members of the mob declared
that the negro lynched had shot TWO
white men. They said that in a fight
with the whites the negro was forc-
led into a corner at the saloon and
lgrocery, at Twelfth aid Madison.
when retreat was cut of, the negro
lis said. to have opened fire, wound
ing two. -,
| Then came the cry "get th erope!"
Ian the members of the mob eagerly
took up the cry. The negro was
causht and dragged to the street.
Here he was beaten and shot nve
times and then rope " as swung
| around his neck and the other emo
of the rope thrown over the limbs OF
a tree right in front of the store
lwth cry of satisfaction the negro
was swung high of the ground. He
. was dead in a few minutes.
: Just then the Decatur troops
, arrived. Two volleys wer ehred over
the heads of the lynchers. The or
!. der was given by Col. Wells, fa1ta
2 infantry, in command, to "disperse.
With reluctance, some Of the mem
hers of the NIB began to back away
The first volley fred by the troop:
was over the heads Of the rioters
Then followed two volleys aimee