The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-12-07
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Ia tie Dszi::ts.:a:y Is tie Ssaleae. Il
poses. Gu se1T l;ss Tor
= MOST BRUTAL crime

, The Shoc.,in:; Story Of the Murder ri
Young Pau, \. Williams 10y q 10:
OF Circus To,:.:,s on 4 Is.,!E i'rr'.G
Columbia 10 -iES:.>:a Last DC: o
Der.
Four corne! employees ot BE
Hogsnback-Wa!!ace circus were con-
victsd al Lexington oa WedIe- lay
OF the murder y. PAD. A H.!!.2C:s.
of Columbia. o. tb- :ao-h.as o. Or-
tober while b. was riding 1c CO
crs train ron Co!Im1!2 10 Aug-5.
t. George N!"ho2s ~uI,s -isa.
Elijah Clark. Garland Brown and
John wilson. three negroes. are con,
riv,ei ue1 T;.c: we're al Ssaieac-
ed to ne imprisonment II ;ae PEA
!tenti2ry. They should have be>a
hung 20. their brutal crime.
| N!chol, and Clark were tried and
found guilty o. murde. ~t:h recon-
nendation 20 the mercy Q, 40 cou!;
Judge Gage directed tia: tha saue
iye-d!c: be found IL The c.se asa!2s;
Brown and Wilson. who pleaded
guilty and threw themselves on 'ns
mercy OF the court.
The evidence which was offered
during the trial OF Nichols AID Clark
Is beat described by ;ae words OF
Judge Gage. who said. in IN posing
sentence on tie :our prisoners: Il
have neve. heard IN any cour: house
proof OF moro rero!cag murder
than that which yoa have 5een :ouad
guilty OF committing.
The ertiance In ;hs case o. E,ch-
obs -Gd C!.EA, "Ao were ;s.-d ...at.
.confIicted somewhat as TO which ..
tie four convicted men sho; Pau!
| Williams. The witness agreed
that three o. them. Brown. Wilson
and Clark, The negroes. had pistols.
Three eye-wi;resses. Al! c::crs en-
ployees. laid ne gull, on joan VIII
so7 He placed it on Brown. One
witness said ,ha, tmo shots were
Hired. The pis,o. bullet which Die1c-
ed Paul Williams brain was 50
csiibre.
The two eyew!:Hesses both saic
that. when the shot or shots "e.e
fred. Williams was croCrh!ns n
corner ci canvas wa-oa. acG-:aS
for h.s ~. James O. Cabe. Of Coz
per E,!!i. Ga. o@e Q! the n1sa IN re
wagon. who was red l:sA;ei a.;er
while the BOY was pleading. John
| Wilson interrupted with You are
100 d--n lard on US aiss.Cs dcwc
South" and :!ctd point pIaGs ii ri:
face
After Williams was shot. be was
;hro@.a over the side o: TIC cac"as
wagon. H!s body FELL On ;as edge
o; he fia; car The Eurderers s>t
cut 0! ,ae wagon and pushed ':ae
body or he car Drops o! 5'ooa
were found among The c-oaSties 500
yarcs from where th- bcdy ">9
found. This co-robo-sies tae state
ments ,oa: the body MAS -; lA-"Ta.
directly from ;hs wagon 70 tae
g:our!
James O. Cabe. who. acce7t.2s 20
his statement. vas Al eEe-"iensss c.
i:h- shooting a2G VAS also among
those red Lighted. sa!d &c VS.
from Farming county. Ca. Ee Jon
&c tie show few Heexs before s-is
riot.
Cabe said ;ha, he went 70 sleep Il
a canvas wagon after the ,ra!n leti
| Coiumt:a- He was awakened by
Clark. Nichols. Brown and W!:son
who demanded MS gun Clark was
standing over hi:a WIKI pis;c! n
each lard Nichols was Standing at
tAe s!te % the w>%on.
Suddea.y. st:d Cabs. NO s2ots
were fred u quick Succession And
Clark said. Throw hin. o:. Brown
Clark looked over ,ae side oi he
wagon Md Sdd: lie a.a; OF r-:.
Brown jumped oEI Q; "a. wagon
Cabe heard h...: say 'Hr sot re a.!
owe. win blood
Ate. The bIoody moc!; lad been
done. he r.urde-ers seem 20 haze