The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-17
Every Man On tie EneaEpuent at Aiken
HilI be Questioned to
FIND OUT WHO DID IT
A Soldier Of the First Regiment
Charged With Throwing a Stone
Ou, Of the Car Window and Hit
ting Man Standing ON the Sisie
OF the Track.

In aay even; you will make 4
mos; searching and careful ;nvest;-
cation and make full report to this
Office a; the earliest possible moment.
The most sc.upulous observance OF
every poYision Of this oder is en-
joined
Thus concludes ". W. Lewis. who
is eoioIe! OF the FRS, regiment, to
Maj. II. ). Wake. and the command
ing officers Of Companies c. X. L and
" OF the regiment. in ordering an
Investigation OF The alleged injury 20
man near Sally from rock thrown
by one Of the soldiers returning from
the Aiken eucampmenl. Col. Lewis
orders follows proclamation issued
by Governor Ansel. who Is couman-
der.in-chiet OF the National Guard OF
the State. few days ago. when tho
matter was reported to him.
When the soldiers were returning
from Aiken on August S rock was
thrown from one Of the windows OF
the special bearing the troops. That
day Gov. AnSe! received a telegram
from s. Il. Hawiey at Salley. stating
that member Of the company on the
first train from Aiken. passing
through Sa!ley tina, day. had injured
one Of Mr. Hawley's men with
rock. CIV. A1sel Immediately order
ed an investigation and directed
telegram and later a letter. giving
all the informs alton he had to Col. ".
W Lewis.
That Col. Lewis IS determined that
the guilty person shall be found out
in this matter IS shown by the fol-
lowing letter addressed TO Maj. Wal
ke. and those commanding the four
companies mentioned above:
1t aas been reported to .ae that
when the first section OF the mill
taCy train bearing Second battalion
and part Of the hospital corps was
at or near Sally some person OF the
train threw a rock or some missile.
seiously wounded man working IN
the felcs. This vas on the return
trip from Aiken.
You are hereby directed a, once
20 summon before you every man b.'-
longing 10 YOU several commands
aoC aSaroj,o a,ch ,,5 o,o-,. 80. -
then: under oath as 10 his kuowledge
OF the incident. requiring him %
state the facts as he knows :hem Or
any hea-say testimony ,ha; will put
Ugh. on the subjec,.
I'm the event any man refuses 20
appear and testify :ou will a: once
prefer charges against him and for
ward them TO this Office. in The
event any man refuses TO testify AZ
ter appearing YOU will prefer c.:Arsts
against him unless he refuses TO tes-
,:ty or the ground that his ;e.t.-
Tying will incrimina;e. in which clse
you will report that fac; 20 This office
II once.
Should YOU be able 70 obtain any
erideoce tending TO locate the gull
ty party you will a, once report his
name and the names and addresses
O.! 'ae Witnesses TO his Office
In any event you will make q
most searching investigation and
make tuil -epor; to this Office at
the earliest possible moment. The
most sc-upu!ous observance OF every
provision OF this order is cnjoincd.' %
-. The Office nr Coz" ansr the
name Of :he maa who was injured
has nor been received. Secretary Re-
thea has addressed letter 20 M,.
Haw!ey asking him 20 furnish the
name Of the man who was struck by
the rock. Mr. Bethea. in behalf OF
Gov. AND. also requested more de-
tails. as 70 when and where the
the throwing .ook place 81 al, CHI
er information that may throw light
on the matter In ORDER 10 ind.
tne Su!.,y person IL case the iny"s-
:iSa'ion reveals who threw n" -o:k.
the name OF the person struck wil.
,! course. be Necessary