The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-22
TALE OF HORROR
TeA Aksr. cas6tisss "a tie ASash
Ssscsaze.
TREATED LIKE BEASTS

TREATED LIKE BEASTS
Reports Barharioas Conditions ans
Superintendent vininS Is Thor
oushly Observation-Disclosures
Grew Out Of an Indictment OF T>vt
O6ce4, for Beating Negro.
No words can express our So.
prise, modification and disgust a
tae unsp,aka Die conditions which ex
! ist a: the c.V stoeSade.
| Such IS The opening sentence. say,
J the Atlanta Journal OF :ae sepor
made Friday 70 Judge Ellis. OF tas
superior court by tie Soreube:
grand jury. which sent committee
ou: TO the city chain gang Thurs
| day afternoon 20 investigate chars
es which grew ou. OF tie alleged us.
! me.c!:ul beating Of negroes BY coa'
| vicl guards
TAe committee cepos.S tho. 1ot
, negro men we're .ound cooped u
n a small poorly ven;!!ased eating
room. which hst dit aoor. and
which vas absolutely oreasive trou
9Th. e.pectora1on and the door o!
uneiean human bodies TIE rool
where the white nes ate. II !s stated.
was little Better. e1eeot that sAe
aoor ras OF concrete.
The sleeping apartments. It Is
charged. ara still more horrible,
where nesses OF huua1 beings we're
compelled to lie down on mattress
Is which we're ss al:ay as Alth could
make them. TIE mattresses were
neve. cleaned. the blankets we're
oever washed. aad one waite con
ytct declared. &. Is stated. tha; be
was compelled TO 80 tor 81 days
without ones taking OF or changing
bis clothing. The pants eouldn't
have been taken Of. on account OF
tho shaeEIes. THIS man stated that
at tie end Of that time be vas ful!
Of veruin-
None OF the clothes wo:a oy the
white or olasS eonv.css looked as II
they had ever oeea washed
There vere 10 bathing facilities.
no ventilation, 10 prison discipline,
30 prison rules. declared the grand
Jury.
The same conditions existed n
;ae kitchen where the COOKS we're
unclean women prisoners. The res
ular .ations consisted Of piece OF
corn bread. piece Of "a: bacon and
a bucket OF uolasses Ii which the
prisoners we're free TO dip tie bread.
The amount was sufficient. bet tie
food itself vas sueS cha. the grand
fury c.d 40: see low human beings
could eat It.
There vas 40 adequate hospital
services. One man vas found lJ-
Ing or G!.hy mattress like she rest.
suffering from seYe:. presumably
typhoid.
Another who had sunsaot wound
In .he breast vas wearing such a
ci...J dizzy shirt over :ae wound
,aat infection seemed certain.
TIE same was true Of nan viii
sores Oh bis legs.
TIE modes Of punishment. tec!a'-
ed he grand jury. seemed oaresst
ocs. Tho whipping eha: WAS de-
scHbed at lensth-a wooden asai:
Ia which tie victim IS fastened i'm
1ovsb:e aod then beaten E!ta heavy
straps. One Of the straps had ne:
al r!vets aear It's end. said tho re
oo... Clubs and oili!es were found
With which It is alleged me prisoners
Dad been struck.
Two rings we're found fastened in
the walls. about six feet high. and
ave or six seet apart: 70 these the
superintendent declared be some
times handccSed prisoners With taei'
arms outs,re.ched and the!: faces
toward The WALL. TIE supe!aten-
deot stated 70 the grand jury that
be never continued this punishment
:or more than so or 40 minutes. bur
the grand Jury bad reason 70 believe
csa, !. had beeo inflicted - cer:a!c
cases COX .he bes, part OF Whole
| afternoon.
Bed as these conditions were. tb'
grand joy oe!teTed some Siad OF at
tempt lad Seen made TO Improve
conditions IL honor OF their visit
New wh!texash had oeeo used. aat
they had oeec Informed thas ta'
| chains had Been taken OF eer.as'
women prisoners only he Gay be
foce.
The grand jury declared that ta'
| authorities il charge o. tae Stoc8ao'
I-nan:ns Superintendent; D. N. Vim
Ing spec!scai!y-we-e "entier!y IL
efficient and thoroughly !nconoe
tent" and declared :aat many OF ID
guards were no. only incompetent
Su, addicted 10 drink. as IN the cas-
0; OMcer Co.oetc. !,t!c:ed TIE ca
, before for numerically beating
negro. ~ho lad been caused 70 re
sisa from :he police force way oac
in 1906. because Of drunkenness
while on duty
I. sas declared that some OF ta
guards were possibly honest and II
.e!!sea.. ou, that they we're poHe'
less 20 90 any sood because the
lacked p.o2e: direction. The s-ac
jury was disiaclined 20 adopt "a