The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-02
FOULLY SLAIN.
Nege Farm Hand Charged Viii Murder
ins Fleresce Farmer
IN HIS COUNTRY HOME

Four Loads from Shotgun Find
Lodgmene IN victina's Body
Killing Occurs in Dead Mans Res
idcnce where Slayer Evidently Lay
in Waiting for His Return.
"a dispatch 70 The News and Cour-
ier from Florence says 70 be forlly
murdered within tie confines o. his
own home was the fate OF NT. E!iau
". Moye. a we'll known and highly
respected farmer and citizen OF the
Ebeaezer section. about tee o'clock
Friday night. and Clarence Ham. a
g!aser-cake colored negro. about 80
years old. is In jail. charged BY the
coroner's jury with being the man
who committed the heinous crime.
and using .Aoye's own gun to kill
his victim with.
The news OF the horrible deed
was te!egraphed IN TO Florence a;
n early hour Saturday morning
20 the sheriff. asking shat he come at
once 20 Eoeneze. and bring with him
Corone. Cooper. as NJ. Moye had
been found dead on his piazza. sup
posetly from the hands Of 4 murder
er.
Sheriff Bu7ch and Coroner Cooper
hastily went 70 the scene. and the
news as telephoned IN proved 10 oe
. reality. The news spread through
ou. the Ebeaezer section with light
uing-like -ap!di,y. and II was only
short time before hundreds Of people
had gathered abou: the Moye home.
with the hope OF gaining some infoT-
nation as TO how he met death II
such q foul and dastard!y manner.
Al! the while from the time the news
became known until the coroner.s
jury had been enpanelled. the entire
ueighborhood VAS wrought up and
there Is no telling what might have
happened had !. been known st that
tine that Clarence Ham. the negro
now in Jail. had lad anything to do
With the taking os the life OF El.hu
Aoya. d
The Sheriff had learned that Clar-
ence Ham had been n the employ OF
Mr. Moys sone weeks ago and had
been discharged because BE failed TO
work to sui; his employer. Last
week. however. Mr.. Moye agreed to
sake Ham back and put him to work.
Saturday morning Ham was the only
negro on the plantation WHO failed
to show up. and Sheri. Burch. in
order 70 seq what there was in him.
pu, him up before the jury TO testify
and be stated that he had left the
place late Friday and went to wo-
mans house by the name OF Ethel
V:ilds Friday night, where he stay
ed. While he was seseify!os. Deputy
Sheriff Harrell was sen. 70 the Wilds
woman's house to bring her also as
witness and while at the house
Deputy Earrell thought he would
search the premises.
He found n a bureau drawer q
Goa, belonging to Mr. Moye and a
pair OF trousers. These he took
along with him 20 the inQuee,. and It
proved TO be the right evidence on
which the murder could be laid at
Hams doo.. for It was :he coat that
Or. Noye wore Friday night. and
the one he had just dives,ed him
self Of few moments before the
killing took place. as was sworn 20
br Mr.. Harold Cole. who had accom-
panied Ar Aoye TO T!mmonsri!le 10
a pro,rac,ed meeting. Letters and
other papers 0. NJ. Moye.s were
found in the pockets. going still fur
ther TO prove NJ. Coles testimony.
and tending to show that Ham Is
che criminal
M. Mcye was married several
years ago TO Miss Minnie Harrell.
who preceded him some eighteen
months ago. He has since lived
alone. excepting when his maiden sis
te. visited hioa. He was son Of the
late Wash Noye. o. old Darlington.
and is survived by one brother. ~.
Theodore 4. Moye. and t~o sisters.
Miss Mary Moye and MIS-. Sarah
Mum. ali oi Florence county. togeth-
er with large and wide circle Of
aea. relatives and hosts Of friends.
The horrible murder has been the
talk OF the town and county. tor Al,
:he people knew E!ihu Moye. and
they were terribly shocked when tae
news was arss handed out.
Clarence Ham. the supposed slay-
er Of NJ, Aoye. is behind the bars
OF the Florence County prison sad
stands charged by the coroner's jury
as the slayer Of Nr. Moye. Had It
no, hare been that petition vas
quickly circulated Immediately after
the inquest. calling upon Solicito.
". y. Wells. by NJ. John McSweeu.
o. Tinmorsvil!e. asking the Govern
or 70 order q special term Of tue
Criminal Cour: IN ,he county 20 try
Ham. and the cooler heads OF those
present. there Is no telling but what
Hams body would now De swing
ing from tree IN the forest near
NJ. Moye's home All interested.
however. agreed 10 await ;he Courts
verdict and Ham lives.