The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-30
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Negro speedas arsssea.
Was HORRIBLE cRIME

Fsvte Clarke. Aztec Relating EorT'-
nso Details Of Attempt TO Eavish,
Before Aurdsring tho Pretty Fosr.
eeen~9ea--osd Daughter Of Let
nsten Farmer. Shos 70 Death.
With he. .hroa, ca: from eas 70
ear. a pretty l<-yeas-oid sis'. daush-
Tar %. a highly respected farmer .:
,na Little Mountain section OF Lex
,ns.on County. hes dead Ia Ser home.
ssrsounded by erseads asd loved
onea. While F,ate Clarke. negro
,,est on u south side Of Les!e
Mountain. lantern across ass osesss
ana 3 thousand bullet ronnas
through his eo4S.
Tne ABOVE dis>sses TO The News
and Courier. pas.ssAed n Saturday $
,aner told a story Of horror aad 'ss
nrses arens;.g. Tae dispatch soes
gn 10 say that Friday afternoon. D.
tveer the hours Of Z and o'esoeS.
the young ssr. vas osusa!is ssac2-
ee ey Clarke There vas no one a.
sae house at she time. and only sae
confession o: the negro IS AL eaae
remains OF the true ssosr. 1ae
yorng girls mother bad gone % sae
sonas OF a nearby ne!ghoor.
TIE BODY Of the sss! vas found %
het yorng brother aud an alarm vas
s.van. The sheriff OF Lexington was
r.eSsaed. sns the bsoo1aourds from
ths county chain gang were dispatch,
al % the sceae In charge ct CAPT
pesa Mack. Cpcn Arrival 81 eae
seene the dogs at onee seos up toe
era., and carried il successfully 70 \
ee,d. where she negro bad oeea
nsocxn.ag. Fiere .hey stopped aao
tho chase ves given np.
Clarke xas spirited away By some
Ans-dosen pe:sons and the oaeess
,,ara s,u6et. To those men be nSde
: complete confession Of the crime.
N ,wSsea eonfessioo he essased enas
heshaa sone to the house Tor water
ana ASKED ehs young wouaaa TO of:ns
htn some potatoes 60 che we'll )" Cen
che b-ougn. them be made his senc-
tsa attack. He said that tie s!:'
screamed and said soe Was going 70
,o tel. her father. he then eas der
threat
Tne physician who vas called a
asRass.rts TIA. The negro did. oct ae-
eoup,sss his purpose Tae sir'so
vas sorna ,yins IN the yard aes. the
ee,sar doo.. AID the susrosndsusS
anov Chat . desperate struggle was
uaas IS tie yoang girl. The dis
tancs from The well 20 where eae
yoang Esri met Der death Is about
eh.-sy yards. and she vas dragged
the entire distance. Fer head @ss al
ncss severed from the body.
3 Upon arrival At the scene Mondsr
nsras. at 8 O'Clock. The News aoa
Sourser correspondent found a crowd
OF armed men. va+iersty eeetinasec
Id uurncr from SEQ 70 1000. Eaer
we're aas armed 70 the teeth u a.
Hrtors. the veteran sheriff os View
carry. thinking sha. the crime vas
Ia Se~eerry County.
Flute Clarke had lived on tae
psaee for twelve years. having been
practically raised by the family ae
Was married aod is said 70 have oeee
sOoae 81 years Of age. Ate. having
eornssssed the crime. Clarke resu.o-
"a % the home q his employ. aae
e-en ren: 30 Tar as 70 asst 70 car
r-sns ehe aody TO she house
Z rae eceae OF the crime IS about
zoo yards from the SevSerr5 nse
and about a mile and a has from
s.s.tae Souneain. As soon as the oe-
rrc had confessed. :h8 word vas
vassoered from one 50 another and
eae crowd euietly sest IA snaii
squads. to where the negro vas ee-
,aS concealed from thee osoers- !t
xas about 1880 when the tynch!ns
took place
TIE crowd vas composed Of sae
sturdy citizens o. :he Dutch Fo.s
section and hundreds OF Se~oerry
people ue.e on The grounds There
were no signs Of rowdyisn. TIE VIC
tim = school girl. bat on account
OF the I.Rtie Mountain School BEING
closed for two days. she die cot at
tend school Thanksgiving Or Friday.
The crime shocked the entire CON
manI,y. aad on every hand The eS-
oress;on 10 beard tha. the negro re
ce;yed his jos: deserts. At ~ o'e!oea
sae .epost Of guns are beard ase
os..see continue 20 visit the seem
strange. !. may seem. eut :he ess1'
ras committed within less than e~o
miles Of The place where Gate Ler''
a.,emo.ed to assault the wife OF a
psoranen. youns farmer. about .
wear aso and 70. which ae vas legal
j. hanged.
Kisss wife and Another.
n. .~an-~n fpS E-anS RSckoS