The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-12-07
TRIO TO HANG
o. 0ae Gallsws lag tie Muraes Of a
Florence County Citizen.
Killed MR. ELIHU MOYE
Five Negroes We're Arrested at First
Charged With the Crime, Which
Was Committed In the Homo al
tho Victim. but Two OF Them Were
Discharged.

For the murder OF Elihu Noye.
Willie Burroughs. Ellie Weldon and
;larance Ham were convicted At
siorence Moaday and sentenced TO
y hanged on Friday. December is.
rhs usual motion for new trial
sas ove-ruied.
Five negroes were under arrest
harged with the Killing Of Enhu
Ioye several weeks ago. OF the
Ave the solicitor held three and had
10 bill returned in The case OF Henry
ones and Sento: Ask!ns. Tss ne
:roes on trial were Clarence Ham.
ons 4 trusted employe and t:Iend o.
ar. Moye: Willie Borroughs and El-
10 Weldon.
The court house and court yard
we're crowded long before me hour
'or trial by people from all over the
oua,y. who came to hear the case
,nd see the negroes who had com-
u!tted crime tha. shocked the en-
Ire community.
Judge Browns charge to the jury
ras b-te:. covering. as usual. the
degrees in homicide cases. and on
oeir duty to the country. The so
.citor wished to use Clarence Ham
q witness. SO did not put him
~ t-is.. with the other two. ". F.
Clayton. z. S. Oliver and CLAUDE
Basque were appointed by tho court
| % represent, the accused.
Clarence Ham was put on the
stand frH. He testified that he
aac met the other two negroes and
they told hin Mr.. Moye had gone
% Tinnonsyil!e and that there was
, money in the house and they mus;
1sve It. He consented TO watch II
! he road while they went to get It.
de was to whistle IN case any one
approached and he did SO when Mr
Goye drove up later.
N-. Goye wen, into the house and
struck a match. the other nesroe:
forced him 20 go to the house. He
heard one shot. then another. ther
aw scsea.2e stasse. out OF the
!oor. He stabbed up the gun 70!
AS protection. but they led him ava!
and offered him a drink. gave hi1
$500 and told him to say nothing
,bout the affair. They offered h.G
| s25 and 70 pay his way to Florence
:: be would say nothing about the
tEair.
There vas practically no test!
nony for the defense and though ths
| counsel for the accused eavnesti,
worked to prevent injustice or pref
,dice affecting the case. the Jury
| ~i:hout difficulty. found both Wei
ion and Burroughs guilty.
The trial OF Clarence Ham va:
hen entered into. He acknowledged
,is guilt and in response to the usr
u question by the solicitor said tha
any method OF trial would sui; him
he was promptly convicted.
! Before the close OF court shortl,
,tter seven O'Clock all three aesrct:
we're sentenced to hang on Fvie6y
December Is. Mr.. Clayton. on be
7a!f Of Ills clients. moved 70. new
ria! on the ground that tAe evidence
It'd not cocroborate the confession
II Clarence Ham and that the crow:
nd pressure OF public opinion in the
natter was an obstacle 20 unbiased
.oinion
Solicitor Wells replied that the
ury was competent TO judge the fact:
Is presented and that there had no,
been the slightest success attendan,
,n the efforts Of the defense TO dis.
prove any OF the statements and tha;
he verdict ought 10 stant. Judge
Brown conpAmen;ed the crowd 20.
rs order and refused to gran the
new trial.