The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-31
WAVE OF CRIME d
lany sialent Deaths Instead oi Peace
sn3 esoa Will.
. MANY LIVES WIPED out

asaood and TRAGEDY Aark the Peace
and Good N'an season in South
,aa.roli,ns-Both Whites and Blacks
Involved in The Tragedies Of the
Christmas Season
The birthday Of the Prince of
Peace has been day Of blood IN
South Carolina and many Killings,
both accidental and Intentional, are
reported in various parts OF the
State. All the details are not IN, out
1T is known that as many as dozen
people have lost their lives and many
others have been injured as 8 result
>of the festivities incident to this
season, which should bring peace IN
to the world and good will to men.
Here Is 8 partial list of the TRACE
dies:
Molly Hancock, 14-year-old boy.
whose home Is In the. Highland ParA
village at Rock Hill. was shot snd
killed by COM panion of about the
same age, named Adkins. The boys
suarreled over small rifle and Ad-
kins used it with deadly effect.
Near Hampton. Harry Mason, aged
ii, was accidentally shot by his
cousin, William Priester, aged 10, as
the boys were, starting on 9 bird
hunt. Priester became distracted oy-
,er the accident and had to be re-
strained from doing injury to him
self.
At Beaufort, Saturday night, Dah
Middleton, negro, was shot through
the keyhole of house where he was
visiting and instantly killed, Cornell
US Thompson, another negro, is hello
for the killing.
Glen Dean. q negro girl. was snot
down In the road, about 10 miles
from Greenviller by Tom Leather
wood. The girl was returning from
= party and her parents were T1tn
her. The slayer has not been caught.
At Linton's place, near Cash,s De-
pot, Chesterfield county, In which. II
Is stated, man pamed Copes, while
drunk, shot aud killed travelling
man named Love. Particulars OF
the affair are not obtaiDa BILE.
The coroner's jury enpannelled
to inquire into the death of Edward
Bossard, colored, held J. W. Harper,
white, for the killing. and R. 7. Bate
man, white All accessory. The de-
ceased was hack driver and the
shooting followed an alienation at
the Atlantic Coast Line depot In
Sumter Sunday night.
On Christmas Eve night there was
a shooting near White Pond, Aiken
county at which several darkies
we're reported to be shot. Oen verslor
-ls that = party Of negroes were fred
anto by a negro with q shotgun and
one woman and three men were hit
7ny the shot. High Addison Is charg-
ed with the offence and he made bis
escape.
Tllman Dunaway, young plant
er, shot and killed Eugene Jones, q
negro, on the Dunaway plantation,
some two or three miles from Hop
kfns, Sunday afternoon, about 5
o'clock. Dunaway surrendered and
was committed to the Rlchlanu
county jail Tuesday afternoon.
Thomas Macley. a young white
man, about Is years old. committed
suicide By shooting himself in the
head with a pistol the tragedy oc-
curing in the Charlotte road, about
Ghree miles ncrth of Lancaster, op-
posite the residence Of Mrs. Mary
Montgomery.
A homicide occurred In Charles
boro section, about - miles from
Lancaster. c. c. Faile being shot
and killed by Caesar Watts, both
white. The difficulty took place In
front of the house Of 4 man named
Tate, in the presence of several wit
nesses.
On Friday night, at Duubarton. 81
town about twelve miles from Barn
we'll, Henry Lishe shot and killed
Hamp Floyd. both negroes. From
what can be learned they we're samb-
ling and became engaged in an alter
cation. Lishe is cut in several places,
one finger being almost severed. Ee
was brought to Rarnwell and lodged
in the county jail.
Saturday night. near Blackville,
Ed Wicker, colored. who killed an
other negro a few weeks ago and es-
capped, went to bis wifc's home and
shot at her. The bullet missed this
woman and killed her child. After
the killing OF the negro some tine
ago, Wicker Is said to have made
the statement that be would not be
satisfied until he had killed his wife.
Unfaithfulness on the part Of the
woman Is said to have caused the
killings.
Monday morning Tom Pugh struck
Dolphus Malloy IL the head with
piece of iron, which resulted In NAL
loy's death soon afterwards. the blow
having fractured his skull. Both are
negroes. living near Society Hill and
ara considered Daarea hle and ouiet