The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-15
BRUTAL MURDER
An aged Georgia Citizen Bsa.sa to
Deah BY Ting
NEAR Ills STORE DOOR

just Before D2sns. Not Being Able
to SPEAK. the Murdered Man Wrote
on Strip of Paper That Negro
! h5 the Name Of Juie Doset. HIT
Him.
The Augusta Chnoa!ele says the
np.de: OF n. Zachary Kents.ck.
who lived about twen,y-one miles
from Augusta. last Wednesday tight.
! WAS one OF the NOS: burial :ha: ever
took place !n :ha: section OF the
couaty. He vas seTenty-eisnt years
Of age. Tt:hor; having a known
enemy ,h.s old gentleman. . vet
e.an OF many battles II the Civil
War. lived quiet life with his sani-
ly. operating country store in ad-
d1ton TO his farm
His store was about $50 yards
from h;s residence and was on the
| roadside, whiik his residence waa
OF from the road As is common
among merchants n the county,
where the trade Is not large enough
TO employ some one IN the store al.
the tine. q discarded p,o~ vas hung
rp By wire near the store and tho
beating OF the plow with another
iron instrument, nooaed the pro
D.!etof that a customer awaited
While at supper Wednesday
night M. Kendr!cS heard beating
ca the Diow and when be finished
the neal went. store key n hand.
20 ascertain wha: was wanted. AS
the aged man was n the act Of
entering hts place os business he
was struck With piece Of wood.
. terrible blow On the head. eaus-
ing him to sink TO the aoo2 OF lis
store piazza His assassin with some
sharp instrument. beat him on the
face and head. cutting large gash
between bis eyes. one on his upper
lip. aad other places On his head
Ar. Keadr:ck was rendered rnooo-
sc.ous and probably would have died
IN the position IN which be was LETT
By bis murderer, but ae!ghbo.. 1r.
Ellis Lewis, hearing the noise made
BY the o!ow. finished his supper and
casually stcolied to tie Ken6r.ck
store 70 buy piece OK tobacco.
As be approached tie place be cot
ed that there was an oninous ST.
leooe about the store p the Ken
dack residence. which. Is stated.
70 ooIy = shor. distance from the
store. light was shining brightly.
Down the road near the store the
fest vet-eat!as form OF human
being was seen ey NJ. Lewis. The
uu-dere. had seen some oae aD
preaching and Was getting away
from the scene as fast Is possible.
HIS e,!d !dea. intention of .oobins the
aged man lad failed.
NJ. Lewis walked on TO the store
and os be climbed tie steps he saw
Z key IN the lock un:r.aeG. bloody
stick aea- and the BODY OK Ir.
k-nd:!ck lying oo the Zoo: ancoa-
sc.ous !r POO! OF Blood.
Ho..!Eed o, first. bu: realizing The
aw.u, condition Of affairs and the
oecess.,y Of immediate action. NJ.
Lewis allowed the Seeing form 20
20 o. Els way unnoies;ed for :he
tine aad n as tender manner as
possible be lifted the PROSTATE. blood
hedceoched and almost Nfeless form
OF bis neishbor and friend and took
4: 20 ais home where his family
vas waiting for him entirely un-
aware Of tragedy which hsd beer
enacted only few yards fro mtheir
oEn doorstep.
The neishborhood was aroused.
will!rg friends volunteered their
services. One vent FIVE miles 10
Appl.ns for Or. J. L. Weeks. the
family physician. while many oth''
Wiling hands did al In thei. powee
TO 7esusc:tate the thea Dying man.
The news Of the terrible affair
spread almost - magic. Seishbors
hurried TO the Keadr;ck home.
Abou, two hours after sustaining
the injury Mr. Kend-ick became con-
sc:ous. His terrible wou1d prohibit
ed his telling OF the osdea! through
WHICH be had passed. He cou'c
only look w!,a mute appec! upon
those who were gathered about bis
bedside. !a;o the teartu! eyes OF bis
fond daughter and the anxious yet
enraged faces OF his ne!ghbors. who
were very s5!ic!tous regarding bis
condition yet who were bent on the
destruction OF ,he besst who had
deal: the cruel Slows upon his hoaTy
head
Finally n!dn!gh; came and as tae
suFe.e: lay upon bis bed aac te!e
;ha: the end was drawing near be
uo,.oaed co7 q pencil and paper.
ne could 90, speak. although D..
Weeks was administering as best
a physicians skill! could TO tie wants
Of the dying man. Raising himself
on tie bed, Mr. kecdrick wrote. or
rather sertob!ed on piece OF pa
%. Julie Dassett hit me-" he sank
oacg exhausted. Wtth!r two n!a-
ptes his heart had ceased 70 beat
NJ. San Hardy. ono OF the neigh
bo.s. reat 70 tie home OF DaSgetts
sa.bo. aed there arrested ~u.ius Dag
se.t. Ths cider Dagsett profeesed
much surprise at M.. Kendr.cs being
killed br. -hc alleged murderer IS