The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-13
MOB LYNCHES
A Blind Tiger Raider Employed BY
Asti-Ssleon League
VICTIM MADE SPEECH

5lIIlW HaaOG ~ LLNA
The Doors OF the Jail and the Your,
detective. Who Shot Rc>tauran
Keeper. Taken Out and Hanged
Writes Personal Letters Hon'
While Mob Storms Jail.
Carl EtheTinston. 80 year.. old
employed Thursday night oy tn
State Ant;-Saloon League as o.inc
tiger raider. was lynched here a
1885 tonight. following a day OF al
most continuous riotinS The heavy
doors Of the Licking county ja;
we're battered down and EthcTing.
ION was dragged from his cell. He
was shot. kicked and bruised be.
fore the stree: ~as reached and the
finish followed quickly
E,he.ins,on. early IN the evening
confessed he killed William Howard
p.oprie:o. Of the Las, Chance res
taurart and former che;f OF police
in a raid OF alleged speak easies.
in a raiding scu6!e at 1.3o this az
ternoon and narrowly escaped beins
lynched at the time. When news
from the hospital that Howard had
died passed over the cisy at o.
clock tonight the fury or the MOB
took definite form. Large batterine
rams were directed upon the doors
Of the Licking county Jail. but the
deputies were poweriess. The doo;s
fel, after nearly an honr's attack.
Cry;ngly piteously. E,herington. a
curly headed K"ntuckian. who has
been serving as 4 st,i&e-oreaker
since he vas released from marine
service three months ago. was drag
ged forth. II didn't mean to do it.
he walled. His cries fell upon deaf
ears.
Fearing tha. the mob spirit would
not be satisfied by one victim. She
if Linke Immediately asked Ad:a-
tanr Genera, Weybsech, for troops
10 protect six other dry raiders
held at the city prison. in another
section of the town. a hurried
guard was thrown out in their de-
fense. The mob after the first taste
+ blood seemed quiet but j, is fear
g: that ,hey will attack the city pris-
on before the nigh, IS finished.
Ethering,ons last moments. while
..e heard the mob batteriIS down
i.e doors. were spent in praying and
writing a note 20 his parents. farm
ers residing nea: W:llishur:. ny
Howard. j, is charged. did noi re-
sis; the detectives when c.ey enter.
cd his place on the outskirts o! New
ark. He. it is said. however. put
his arms about Etherincion. as II
TO held him. whereupon the officer
fred a bullet into Howard's head.
Striking Baltimore and Ohio rail-
way employers declare the T:herins-
ION recently ccMe 10 Newark as
a s,rike-breaker. and the i'll feeling
growing out OF The strike vas :ateH-
sified by the Staying.
Friday night st:-ike-brcaker was
phrsued through the stree; for sev-
.ral blocks. He saved himself b.
jumping through window o! ]
laundry.
The detectives arrived next morn
ing with search and seizure warrants
proc ..red from the mayor OF Gran
Vile. nearby village. One OF the
frs, saloons visited was that OF
Louis Bel,on. where bartender. I'd
ward McKenna. vas hit over the
head with brass knuck!es. The de-
.ec;ive who hit him Has pursued b!
crowd that quickly assembled. The
detective ras rescued by the police
with difficulty The oficerS with the
prisoner were followed by ,he moi
10 the pail.
While the mob ~as batteTine do"r
The doors. E,herins;on Sss n hi:
cell. In an attempt 20 commit sui
| eide he snothered his head in NJ:
Goa, and set Are 20 il. he va:
cauch; in time.
In the melee as the mob Has lear
ing the jail eiSh, prisoners. he'll
for petty onenses. escaped on'
refused 70 leave.
AS Etherins,on mounted IN
block ready for The swing he Sa
asked 10 make a speech.
Il wan, 10 warn AL Young fellow
not 10 try 20 make living the va:
/ have done--hy strike breaking an'
taking jobs like this. be declared
Il had better have worked and
wounldn'; be here now.
The swing Of the rope GU; hin
short. He hung there for an hou
White the crowd quietly left. Ate
III" first cxctem.Ht there aas n
disorder. a; The finish there w-r
! hundreds o! women and little chi
drcn in the crowd. all eager 70 az
com 0lish his death No member .
the mob was masked and nc a.
,.nn, VAS made 10 conceal thei
identity. The leaders were persons
friends OF :hc dead man