The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-13
In gsssui Fer Robbins and Numbering
William Fox. a Farmer.
NEGROES ARE LEAVING
Charleston. Where the Mob Took
the Prisoners from the Jail and
Lyuched Them in the Presence Oh
a aarg~ Crowd Including Many
Women and Children.

An exodus in the negro o"Du!a-
ton OF Charleston. Missouri. is re-
ported 20 De in progress. following
the double .ycchinS on Monday
when Rober: Coleman and Sal'l
Fields were hanged BY an iatur:ated
mob 70. the murder OF William Fox.
a Mississippi county farmer.
no shots were fred on either side.
In the crowd which packed the court
house ard in front Of the Jail were
ti&l;a-..gy. 'SoV. .Po CCHBWONT
many women and children. and the
o&cers feared on tha; accoun; TO re-
sort 20 shooting. On she outskirts
OF the crowd were severa! automo-
biies. their occupants standing on
the seats 10 better watch the attack
on the jail.
Seemingly the mob waited only
for leader. About / O'Clock in the
Afternoon man seemed TO take
charge and the crowd rushed for
ward 4 concerted rush was made
a: the Jail and in a monen; the
from: fence OF the yard was tram
pied down.
The sheriff and his men were
brushed aside. There was no turn
ins back then. even had the leaders
been SO inclined. for the hundreds
in the rear were pushing forward
shouting FOR the lives Of the ne
groes. A railroad tie was showed
forward as ba,terius ram. The
mob shouted with increasing rage
as the door went down and :he
crowd pushed into the building
Another door was in the way. This
was smashed n second and the
crowd su-sed upstairs TO the second
floor where the TWO negroes were
confined.
Those IN the yard-the womeI
and children-eoulG hear the sounds
Of sledge hammer as the lock wa:
knocked OF the cell door. In few
moments q shout announced tha
the lock had been broken.
Coleman was dragged forth ant
Enched in the jail yard. while th'
crowd cheered 4 man climbed Vi
a tree and put one end OF the ro2'
over a limb. The negro was jerket
up and soon swung clear Of th'
crowd.
While Coleman dangled. anothe
BODY o: men rushed from the Jail
dragging and pulling the other ne
gro. Sam Fields. 4 rope was plac
ed around his neck and the mob
shouting, started wes, along Cour
street
The negro said he would shov
the men where he and Coleman hat
hidden the revolver they had used i,
shooting William Fox. whose deatl
the crowd avenged. The men il
charge after q short parley decides
to take the negro to find the vevoi
yer. The rope still about his necl
and drawn tightly i, his cap;ors
Fields was thrown into carriage.
Followed by the mob on foot. !,
carriages and automobiles. the vehi
Gle containing Fields started 70 III
scene Of the shooting. haif mil
south OF town.
After going part Of the WY ,h
negro told the captors he guessed
after all he could not dnd the pis
soI.
A s.c2 was then made and Field
was je.aed out Of the carriage wit!
out any p-eiiminaries. the rope va
tossed over the limb OF tree AM
Fields was strung up.
Next morning his body was sti!
swinging. The body Of the other ne
gro was cut down by several person:
who wanted pieces OF the rope a
souvenirs.
The crime which a mob avenGet
BY lynch law was committed abou
ten O'Clock Saturday night. The mo
tive was robbery