The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-06
SHOT BY POSSE
Georgia Desperate Bar.ieaaea u Home,
Receives Many Wounds.

FOUGHT TO THE LAST
Rarr;caded in His Home. With His
81, Children Enforced Irs>oncrs.
..t;eorria Desperate" Yields Only
=, Sn,erior Sumbers.-House En-
tered by Soldiers
Eran,;cslly defiant. even while
the shadows OF death closed around
him and voliey after vol!ey from
the new Springfield rifles OF t"o
State militia companies made
se.re OF the walls Of his humble
home. a. Il. Bostwick. ~hiie
desperate at Irwinr!!le. Ga. ~ao
observed his last Sunday on ea!'h
br the murder of two othce1s Oh
the law and the serious worno'ns
or three Others. paid the penalty OF
death shortly after ) O'Clock MOI
aav morning. He succumhed 70 ma
nv wounds received from the vo'ieSs
Cred into the building early our
Ing the nigh, oy MOB OF ih'o'-
lated citizens or from those o. tne
military. which began an attack al
tor four o'clock Monday morning
Almos, at the same moment saeE-
sSJ. P. McIais Of Irwin County. ~no
va. wounded Sunday. while making
a desperate attempt 70 remove
vounded fellow oticer from tee
deadly Are OF Bostwick. expired Las.
ci:. another officer. vas aoc-
ed 70 the lis, OF wounded during 'ae
early tusilade Monday morning.
hn, i, Is believed be viii! recover.
Surrounded oy his six ht''e
.hsldren. whom he held prisoners
,lnos, 10 the end Of the se'se. Sos,-
WICK Who had declared his !n'ea-
,;os OF dying rather than snom"
70 a.res, on the charge OF attempt
ing 70 murder his erotAe7-in-ia"'
fought the battle 70 the last c'tch
knowing tha, death was near. 'he
aas,a-a,e man finally allowed the
fear stricken children to leave the
house. However. after they were
u.der the protection o. the miH.
ta.y officers. they refused to ea'k o.
the events Of the night
Capt. chas. A. Delans. command
;nr the Fitzgerald Guards. oe-
scribed the uneven battle OF one
desperate nan against an eouai'F
determined host In vivid manner
Capt. Delang's o-isinal instrae-
.;ons from Ad;t Gen. Scott were &c
await the arrival OF the Albany
Guards before taking any steps 70
cantuse Bos,wick-
Upon arriving at sos,"'e"
home. however. he found the moo
IN such a temper that he ceemeo
immediate action absolutely neees
sar,. He irst called upon eos,~'cs
70 surrender. Offering him pToteet!o'
from the mob. but the demand "a<
e,ou.,v refused. even though accom-
panied by threat 70 take the oe
.ieIsea man dead or alive me ON
ee, chen demanded tha: che cnicseh
be allowed TO lea-e the house. tut
pos.wick also refused this demand
The lille ones had spent tfas entire
night huddled close to the Sco'
fearing at any moment that saeE
won,d be the victim OF bullets 'Ton
the guns Of the enrased people:
Capt. Dclang ordered his men te
Are a vo,.ey into the roof OF me
house. following which another ce
mand for surrende, and release
the children was made upon s'os'
wick. who replied with sho, t'oa
one OF the three weapons. WIN ~alc'
no was armed. Then came aao'he'
volley from the scidiery. which eaus
ed Bc.twick TO ask that the 1--WE
Of the children be not endangered.
The six children were then per
n,i.ted 20 leave the house. and Nes'
taken in charge by the soldiers. Ine.
would answer no questions. ln'
o,des. daughter. Jennie. who ha
s,en, ,Ae long nigh, attempting u
shield the younger children. cs'e'
hacause one OF the Younger boys ha'
saeo forced 10 leave the house win
on, his trousers. and the Oldest 30.
vas III.
The children being taken 70
,,ace Of safety. Capt. Delang agar
demanded that Bostwick surTeaoe'
hut she only reply WAS shot !ro"
the beseisea man. Then the soldier
s-aa a volley into the lower pos'l";
O. the house a moment later ON
GERS observed tha; sa!nSie ~
heen removed from the roo. th'
probably being done by Bos,~!cS
order TO are TO better advantage
4 hai: 0: lead was thrown into 'n'
roof followed BY thud. which lno'
Gated ,ha, Bos,wick had fallen e
the floor. Observers then calico al
.sn,.on TO the fact that an oolec
WAS seen moving through hole
the aco-. and volley was fred II
,ha. direction. \ rush OF the troop
was then directed. Sae oehet oe
,,r ,ha, Scs,wick had been ia)ure"
br, this was stopped by shot iron
the building. which struck James
Gill. who was cared to- By a phyS!
clan.
Delans's men then fred into tnt
building seveca! times. severa! me'
then attempted TO enter the building
-hn. we're greeted BY fina! shot tFoH