The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-30
FIEND TO HANG
Hghlower, the Negro Convicted Of Grim
nal Assault in Columbia
WILL HANS NEXT MONTH

After Hearing Testimony or Victim
| and Several Other Witnesses Jur.
Returns Verdict OF Guilty" in
Case of Brute. Charged NTH Raw
i>I,iuS Young Columbia Married
| Woman.
For the a.iaouS crime o! assault.
| Minus HiShtower. young aesfo
hend. will pay he death penalty =
| Columbia on December IS.
The hand OF the Ia" moved swift
Nv and wiin uu.rrinS decision Noa-
F., day. il ih. ;.iai O: Ike yoaos hend.
| who. on October IS. ravishej mIr-
/ -:ed woman OF Columbia Placed on
trial Monday morning az s2..cia:
| .erm OF Court ordered B.: a- Coz
e:Ior. ii.e eS.deucr III his case coIG-
p:e,ed a, $50 o'clock. Hish;ower
knew his fate within three minutes
after the jury retired. The sentence
! Of the Cou-, was Immediately an
aouac-d. following the rerd:c, o.
guilty.
There was no specia! ieulvnsiTA-
;ioa agains; the negro. although the
crowd appeared eager for the law
70 be carried out; II is only within
the range OF surmise that might
have been done If the vevdic: had
been othcrwise. Likewise is the
question IS 10 how many OF the mea
Dad pistols The Governors Guards
and the Richmond Volunteers were
o. guard during the trial. These
are Two Of the oldest military com
panies in the State.
The husband OF the prosecu::;s~
tur:r: ;ae morning huGrS. naa Il p!--
toi in his pocket, Wien this sls
found out by she sheriff. the pistol
vas taken away. The talk around
;he Court room was that the bus
oaod intended 10 star. someta!rS
Il his wife had 20 testify before :ae
crowded Court room. That af:e.-
noon. the husband was closely watch
ed il Court; He IS painter ny
trade. and there were many OF bis
friends. both inside and outside the
Court room. The police co-orera,ed
With the militia and officials OF the
county and Court in handling the
case Systematically.
In addition 20 that OF the prasecn-
tria. there was testimony cy ac:ro.
John franklin. who stated tha:
H:Sh;o~er did not 20 with hin! o'i
hunt. a. the accused had stated ~
all. Policeman Hite. who made th'-
arrest, md one or two otht- witness
IS also testified.
TIE Cour; appointed Alfred Va
lace j.. and R;charl +, Carw:!e
20 defend the negro. When Minus
Highower was arrested. within ha!:
,r hour after ;hc assault. with which
ae is charged. was committed &c
gave he name Of ed Byrd Oar
nS his arres, be had other ALIAS :.
5ut Minus HisS;ower is a:s riga:
aame
Under the law the newspapers
may no; print the aame oi %o-
man upon whom an assault or A..
:empted assault; has been committed
The p.csecu;rix in this case = = pr;
" Young woman She lives IN iat.
nor.heast.ru section o. tie CITY. 70,
State did no: take advantage OF ;::r
iaw OF 1903 as 10. the prosecutT!i
testimony. 5ut she was n Ccur: ana
testified.
Or the conv.n;ng OF the Cour; ~.
grand jury. Gen John d. Frost bc:H
foreman. was po!ied and The ind::'-
-ea:. drawn in usua! form. w.s
handed on, BY Solicitor Cobb. Oi
ne bench rs ,he Hon. = Vance,.
Williams. Of Lancaster. presiding BY
aopoir- OF Governor Ans.! t..
grand iu-y retired. briefly -Aaai:i! :!
l- O: The witnesses for ::'e S:a,"
nd soon returned WIKI 4 tru. h!.:
Shortly art-rward The PRISON.. ads
a-ouSh; in ior arraiSnmenI Sh-r!r
Coleman headed n. !:;t!e g:orp. =.
he MIDI; o: which walked -. negro.
aura! Policemen H;pp and huffman
aac Coul. Ba:!;Ts Gr:msiey aac
| Oum:as were III officers imUird.a;c-
| " IL charge 0: N: accused. n,
seated the negro in he dock an:
took chairs around K. Other dep,
| :;es and rural policemen: aad PIE"
viousiy been disposed about >hc
-ooc, and among :he Spectators Sa:i
| IFS moved ~::h heir stav"s enjorn-
ing s:icnc. on all On" -ura! police
man. standing. :ook pos, j.. ne sal'.
way !ead:n: 20 ,t:, aar .ro.u he al.:a
portion OF the room.
| The tension WAS Jess .:,a!! mi2A.
! have ben .xp-ct"d :ta 1n:"r.->
keen bu. !n.persoma!. composed -
IA. main ~ lively curiosity. WIS
n. prevailing emotion manifested
There w.S 20 d:S9!a: o: ar!:s. "a"
only soldiers within tn Colrt .ooi.i
!,sc:f though. o: course. !; sas
kaowu ;Uo companies were "nGe:
arms a"aroy a :he:r arnlor:"S wer'
Ma;o- Joseph Il. A!i"n. comman6la-
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