The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-15
AWFUL CRIME
Kegs Sass fwo Women and Fatally
Eoands Third.
AXE The WEAPON USED

| Of,laader. Who Vas Crinnoall;
Assaulted Before Eeins kued
aad MIS-. Maggie Ennter. Victim.
OF Terrible Tragedy tn Savannah
Victims OF revolving crime. Mrs
| Eliza G.!bble. aged % years. and be:
daughter. a,s. Carrie Oh!aode.. were
| found dead !1 thc.. hone. Eo. 40!
Perry street. West. n Savannah. Ca.
Friday, xAI!e third Eonaa. Ars.
Maggie Hunter. aged 32. toaad Jus;
! inside ID. t.oo, door OF the house,
Is ., the Savannah hospital dying.
Physicians state that Mrs Oh!aod-
e. vas the victim o. criminal as
saul. Jus. before she sras killed.
Oae hundred sad any negro men.
caught Il tAc meshes OF the police
drag pct through ys0acrav. tae
neg.o section OF. the CITY. are Drtso-
aers il tie police station. the theory
Of TIE police being that q negro
man, having planned aa assault upon
Mes- Ohlaader. vas compelled 70
commit the other crimes IN order 10
escape
osAes arrests wi!l be made until
every negro IL the city Who !n cay
wsy resembles tho description OF q
negro who during three days bad
been frequently about the premises
OF the house Of the murders e
prisoner.
TIE po!.ce believe that ta.s oes.o.
using an axe taken from the wood
ehed N the rea. Of the Gr!oble home.
eea. Mrs. G,.oble 70 desth. struck
down S-a Hunter sad after assault
ias xrs- oh!sade. n the wide. long
hall way. where the bodies were
found. finished Dis terrible vo:S By
beating IN her skull With the weapon
Mrs. Gr.bb!e evidently vas attack
ed from oehtod. as che So: IN c. easy
caa!, ,esding. o. the focr. beside
her body. were found the aewspape:
shs vas reading and her spec.acles.
One. or possibly two. blows were
cea.: Get. He. grey sa!.. blood
matted. shows the :oprta, os tie
olue: aye.
TAen TIE murder stea!thi!y ap-
preaching ased Mrs G:!oole. killed
scr. II IS believed that Ms. Oala2d-
e, was attacked as she lefc her room
to cote. the Sal' way. vas assault
ed and killed. Ms. Hunters skull
was crushed u aad be: death Is },
natter Of out few hours.
TIE motley hord Of prisoners a.e
eu!et aod frightened a the police
station and jail. I. IS oel!eTed that
& the oeS-o suspected OF tie crime
Is caught be can oe quickly !denu'
Sed.
Dioodhounds have been at work
10 an eSo.. TO take t5e trail :.ora
the ~oodshed where "a. axe ~as
found oy the murderer. eu' IS
the house o. murders IS almost
within tie heart OF he city and as
the murders were probably COMMIT
ted several hou:s beso.. :oe discos-
err OF the Bodies. .he dogs VIII ee
o. :!.t!s use.
Mayo. T!edeoao. 0. Saraaaah. has
oGe:ed Q reward OF $1,000 70. tie
capture With evideoce 70 convict OF
the slayer OF Mrs C.ioole and Mrs
Oalsodec. aad tie aSss!!aot OF MIS-. |
Maggie Hunter, who vas not !dea.i- |
fec 70. aours ac:e. the discovery |
OF toe murders.
y IS oo~ almost Certainly knows
that q oes-o. the oesro who vas ,;
sSt suspected Is tie guilty nan. |
Ps-woos Savc been found who state
TIA. this negro <as secn entering
toe G.ioble house a4tn toe fatal ..
a4f ~ IN NoaC. So0 ~ 40 ~ - WV
Ing tae shutters TO the @!ndo~s Of
tSe housc. and 70 leave The o'enis-
6, al .. the hour when It Is D.
,ieTed che murders we're committed.
Tbs aes.o's description has eeea
printed 90 hsndoills and scattered
broadcast over the city and COUNTY. |
With tho 7eSo7d offered. and a!
nearby towns have been notified AM
are on the lookout. Police officers
In automobiles have covered al ths
roads 70, miles surrounding The city.
while posses oo foot have secured
,he places where automobiles could
DOT 80. Tho bouse-to-house sea1cS
OF negro bones continues. !. SEEN
hardly possible that the es.o ca3
long remain .: large.
BOY STRASGLED TO DEATH.