The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-12-01
SLAYERS OF ELIHU MOYE TO PAY DEATH
PENALTY DECEMBER is.
PRINCIPAL CONFESSES CRIME
Clarence Ham, Alex Weldon and
William Burroughs to Pay
Death Penalty for Brutal
Murder of Prominent
Farmer.

Florence. Nov. 2S.-SpeciaI:
Clarence Ham, Alex Weldon and
William Burroughs, three negroes,
were convicted of numbering Mr.
Eiihu VI. Hoye on October 2S last.
and were sentenced by Judge Geo,
w. Brown, the special Judge ap-
pointed to hold this court, to hang
Oh Friday. December 16, between
the hours of 10,in the forenoon and
2 i'll the afternoon.
The bill against Alex Weldon and
William Burroughs was made under
one indictment, and that of Clar-
ence Ham under another, each
charging murder. The grand jury
retired and fifty minutes later filed
back into the court room, with true
bills under two indictments.
Clarence Ham, one of the de-
PENDANTS, but who was used as
witness, took the stand and told
the story as follows:
Hams Story of Killing.
The plan to murder Mr. Moye
and rob him was under considera-
ton for more than a week, but
nothing was done until Friday,
when it was known that Mr.. Moye
had come to Florence to sell hogs
and get money to pay off his hands
with. That night when we gather
ed to murder him it was found that
he had gone to Timmonsville to
church, but we knew he would re-
turn with Mr.. Howard Cole about
1G O'Clock, and then it was that the
"details were arranged for.
The plan was that should
keep watch in the road, and when
the team crossed the bride near the
house of Mr.. Moye, | was to give
the alarm by whistling.
In the party were Alex Weldon.
William Burroughs and myself
When Mr.. Moye was to enter
the house Weldon. Burroughs,
James and Senion were to knock
him down and rob him, and I was to
keep watch and give the alarm if
anyone tried to pass.
when Mr.. Moye and Mr.. Cole
crossed the bridge whistled,
whistled but they did not hear me,
as they were in Moye'S house plumb
cring in the dark.
Mr.. Cole drove on down the road,
going home, and Mr.. Moye started
on towards the house, but stopped
for moment, then went on in.
followed easily and heard Mr.. Moye
put his key in the front door and
unlock it. II then struck q match
nd went on in the passage, hold
ing the match up in front OF him,
into his bedroom and lighted the
lamp. | was standing outside and
could see him through the glass
window"
The Fatal Shot.
weldon went in the dining
room, and Burroughs went into the
closet. | did not know where James
ard SeniOn were when he was muir
dered, but they were round behind
the house or in the house.
After lighting the lamp Mr.
Moye took off his overcoat and
then took off his coat and vest and
the bureau. He was in the act of
removing his tie when Weldon
threw open the dining room door
and fired one shot from Mr.. Moves
Sun.5Yhich struck Mr.. Moye in the
stomRe'E Mr.. Moye threw his hands
over BIS bowels and started TO run
OFT ollthe house when Weldon fired
"a secCnd load at him, but never hit
him.
!. AFTER getting out on the piazza,
AR. Moye fell dead and Weldon
'cSme on out and stepped over him
with one foot on either side of his
body, but only found about So"
Shot PrOStrate Form.
Weldon then said that he would
make sure of his being dead and
shot him twice more from the gun
while lying on the floor: one load
was fired into his shoulder and the
ether into his neck"