The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-23
NEGRO KILLS FARMER
ENAMEL CARVER SHOT DOWN
IN COTTON FIELD.


He is Lodged in Jail.
Carver. Il Young white man about
80 years Of age, living six miles
South Of Saluda. was shot and in
stantly killed Thursday afternoon by
Will Herrin, coloreG The killing tool:
place in I; field. where he was picking
cotton. and the negro, Herrin, who
did tie killing, it is claimed, was
Of uusound mind. Herrin went to
CarFer's field. and without warning
or notice, shot him down. Informa-
ton received is that after killing
Carver he also tried to kill Carver's
wife, who, It appears, was in the
field. Mrs. Carver grabbed the gun
and saved herself from a similar fate
to that of her husband.
News OF the shooting rapidly spread
in the community, and posse was
quickly formed, and from the reports
just received they had captured the
negro. and il is supposed have lynch
ed him. Young Martin Matheney.
states that he. was Informed tha: She
negro hac been captured. and while
being pursued was shot, but not fatal
Is. After he passed the Carver home
he heard q volley OF guns and pis-
tolls. and the suppositiol now is that
the negro has been killed.
The killing Of Nj Carver vas a
most cold-blooded act. A brother OF
Herrin was in Saluda last that even
ing looking for the Probate Judge.
saying that a member OF his family
was crazy. and he wanted to know
what should be done about it.
From all the reports 1t appears
that Will Herrin shot Mr.. Carver
lille the formers brother was then
at saluda looking for the Probate
Judge with view OF having him
committed to the State Hospital for
the Insane. 1t is also stated that
Will Herrin attempted to kill two
negroes that afternoon. Sheriff Sample
was phoned and left soon after for
the Carver home, the scene Of the
killing. and has not returned yet.
A later dispatch from Saluda.
Sheriff Sample has just returned to
Saluda with VIII Herrin. who Thurs
day Afternoon shot and killed Mr..
Carver. The negro is suffering from
several guushot wounds inflicted in
order to effect his capture. After
shooting Nj. Carver down in the field
Eerrin broke his gun oyer Mr. Car
ver's head, and went and armed him
sell with another gun.
When the news of Mr.. Carver
death was made known, Mr.. II. J.
Forrest, Mr.. Bunyan, Watson and
others attempted to capture the ne
gro. and while doing so were COM
PEELED to fire on him to avoid being
shot themselves.
Eerrin had hidden in the weeds
near Mr. Carver's home, and when
called upon by Mr.. Forest and others
to surrender he refused to dc so, but
instead attempted to fire upon them.
One of the shots fired by the pursu-
ers took effect in the negTo's eye and
others in his body. He-rin is now
in Saluda Jail suffering from his
wounds.
Sheriff Sample states that Mr..
Carver's neighbors assured him that
no attemp. would be made to lynch
Herrin. They desire that the Law
take its course.
At this hour Sheriff Sample is un-
decided whether to take the negro to
Columbia for safekeeping. The gentle
men who captured the Negro could
have easily lynched him had they so
desired. After taking Herrin into
custody no effort vas made to harm
him, and he vas readily turned over
to the sheriff.
Sheriff Sample says that Ferrin has
as good sense as anybody and, so far
as he can see, shows no symptoms
of insanity. The negro says the
reason he killed Mr.. Carver. was be-
cause of difference arising out Of a
buggy trade. He wanted to buy the
buggy. but Mr.. Carver asked hin, too
much for it.