The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-30
DEATH CARNIVAL HELD
BY NEWBERRY NEGROES
ROVDYISM AT CHURCH MEETINGS
ON SUNDAY.
Negro Killed and Two Others Serious
ly Injured at Gary's-Disturbance
at EnOree.

several of the negro church gather
ings in Newberry on Sunday, and at
Mt. Olive church, at Kinards, one me-
gro lost his life and two others were
seriously and possibly fatally wound
ed.
At Enoree church, near the Union
| line, there was a considerable dlstur-
bance, which was reported here, and
Deputy Sheriff Pope Buford and Con-
stable T. G. Williams went to the
scene and brought back with them a
negro charged with several offences.
Liquor and gambling seem to have
been the moving causes Of the distur-
Dances. -S--r:u>
In the disturbance at Mt. Olive,
Kinards, the principal participants
were Laurens negroes. Wash Gary
was killed, and Elias Dudley and
Mickens Ray were seriously wounded
Gary was shot four times. He lived
on the place of Mr.. George Hopkins, IN
Laurens county. Mickens Ray, who
was seriously injured, is GoldVille
negro, living On Mr.. John Workman's
place. Elias Dudley halls from this
county, living on Mr.. Geo. Eptings
place. He was shot three times, one
bullet entering his neck from the rear,
another fndin g lodgment in his left
arm, and the third grazing his stonl-
ach.
Dudley is in the Newberry jail,
charged with participating in the kill
ing. When Sheriff Buford was notified
of the affair he had already sent his
deputy, Mr.. Pope Buford, to Enoree,
and Sheriff Buford himself being un-
able to leave on account Of the very
serious illness Of his wife, he te'e-
phoned his son, Mr.. Will Buford, who
lives in that section, and Mr.. Will Bu-
ford went to the scene. Mr.. Buford
brought Dudley to jail, reaching here
late Sunday night. Dudley gives out
4 very little information about the af-
fair, claiming that four negroes attack
ed him. He says that in gambling
he had won Is cents, and that was the
cause of the other negroes getting mad
with him.
A number of shots were fired during
the affray, and it is stated that one Of
the mules hitched near the church was
injured or killed. Details Of the af-
fair have been very hard to secure.
Magistrate W. C. Sigh empannelled
jury on Monday morning, and the
| jury viewed the body and took the tes-
timony of DR.. Thos. H. Pope, who ex-
amined the body of the dead negro,
Wash Gary. DR.. Pope explained the
four wounds on the negro's body and
the cause of death. Magistrate Sigh
adjourned the inquest until later day
for the reason that it was thought that
by adjourning the hearing more in
formation could be secured.
Magistrate Sigh has sent Sheriff
| Buford the names of number of wit
nesses. 1t is not known definitely
who did the killing, though warrant
has been issued against Dudley, the
negro in jail, charging him with par
ticipation in the affair.
Magistrate Sigh will continue the
inquest on Wednesday or: Thursday
Of this week.
The affair at Enoree seems to have
been caused by the free distribution of
blind tiger" liquor. Deputy Sheriff
Pope Buford and State Constable
Williams arrested Hayes Tobe, col:
ored, on the charge Of selling liquor
and disturbing religious worship.
Warrants have also been issued for
cthor no r+ios