The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-06
Nary Harris Held 10 C'nneeliou Will he
Lane'ord Murder.
"A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR
The Young Woman Is Taken to. Co
lumbia and Put in the Peniten-
tiary, Along With the Negro Who
She Says Did the killing in Her

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Mary Harris, the -20-year-old
Hampton County girl, who, since.
shortly after ]. r. Langford's body
was found Tuesday morning week
!! has been held in the Hampton coun-
F, ty jail, either asa witness or chars-
eu with having some connection with
lis murder, was carried to the PEN
tentlary Sunday night. g.
/. The State says why the girl has?
been brought to the penitentiary
could not be learned Sunday night
The officer who brough.. her did not
want to talk to newspaper" and
/, nobody else seemed to know the
reason why, and perchance the officer
from Hampton didn't know.
The girl, when seen at the union
station, seemed far from terrible
\ white sweater, an apron and q
hat with red ribbons on it, were the
most striking parts of her apparel,
and she was .trotting along behin1
The man who had her in charge, .ap-
rarently perfectly willing to follov
his lead. :,
Information from Hampton is that
there is no rumor of violence there.
and the frail slip Of a girl does nok
seem to one able to break such g
sturdy structure as the Hampton Jail
surely is. Richey Williams, the ne,
FRO Mary Harris accuses Of commit
ting the murder, is lodged at the
penitentiary, where he was carried
Sunday night. ~. .,,
The case involving the white girl
and the negro who are now behind
! the same stern walls at the. State
renitentiary is a most mysterious
one. Tuesday morning ]. r. Lang
/, ford, a prosperous white farmer, left
his home near Brunson to go to
Bopeep, small station on the SEQ
board Air Line Railway. where he
:Yas, setting up "a saw mill. He new
ier reached the mffft1. He never re-
turned home alive. .:;?!.
His hands at the mill awaited him
in vain, and when he did not put
in appearance, they went to his home
to find out what they should do,
Night came on and as Mr.. Langford
Gid not return home his wife be-
came alarmed and a searching party
was organized. After some hours OF
search his horse and buggy were
found beside the road, the horse be-
ing securely tied. A short distance
from the roadside Jim Langford
was found dead, his body lying ON
his buggy robe. a.
Wednesday coroner's jury began
all investigation into the death and
learned that Mary Harris, an Hit
crate white girl, 20 years OF age,
who lived near where Mr.. Langford's
body was found, knew something
about his death.
! Upon being questioned closely, the
girl admitted, but unwillingly, that
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woods at the time he was killed. She
said that Richey Williams, negro
man, bad crept up behind Mr.. Lang
ford and hit him over the head with
& stick. He never moved or spoke
after the blow was delivered.
The negro was arrested and >re-
vent the possibility of any attempted
lynching, was spirited away to Barn.
we'll, and from there carried to CO..
!'1mbia and put in the penitentiary
for safe keeping. There was moth
ing brought out against him except
the statement made by the girl and
his own statment that he thought
ne had seen Mr. Langford that morh-
lng driving on the Fairfax road.