The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-11-03
FARMER FOULLY SLAIN
NEGRO CHARGED WITH MURDER OF
ELiHiIvj MGEE MMGYE
PROMINENT FLORENCE FARMER
Four Loads From Shotgun Find
Judgement in Victims BODY
Killing Occurs in Dead
Mans Residence, where
Slayer Evidently
Lay i'm Waiting
for Moye's
Return.

Hkk- ASAAhu n. b1oySs "c11 hhO"u
and most highly respected farmer
and citizen Of the Ebenezer section,
about 10 O'Clock last night, and
Clarence Ham, ginger-cake colored
negro, about 80 years old, is in Jail
here, charged by the cononer's jury
with being the man who committed
the heinous crime, and using
Moye's own gun to kill his victim
with
The news of the horrible deed
was telephoned in here at an early
hour this morning, to the sheriff,
asking him to come to Ebenezer at
once and bring with him Coroner
Cooper, as Mr.. Moye had been
found dead on the piazza. supposed
rs from the hands of murderer.
Sheriff Goes to Scene.
Sheriff Burch end Coroner Coop
er hastily went to the scene. and
the news as telephoned in proved 10
be reality. The news spread
throughout the Ebenezer section
with lightning-like rapidity, and it
was only a short time before hun
drends of people had gathered about
the Moye home with the hope Of
gaining some Information as TO how
he met death in such q foul and
from the time the news became
known until the coroner's jury had
been empaneled, the entire neigh
borhood was wrought up and there
is no telling what might have hap
pened had it been known at that
time that Clarence Ham. the negro
now in jail, had had anything to do
with the taking Of the life OF Elihu
Moye.
Did Not Report For Work.
Sheriff Burch had learned that
Clarence Ham had been in the em-
ploy of Mr.. Moye some weeks ago
and had been discharged because he
failed to work to suit his employer.
Last week, however, Mr.. Moye,
agreed with Ham to take him back
ard put him to work. This morn
ing Ham was the only negro on the
plantation who failed to show up,
and Sheriff Burch, in order to see
what there was in him put him up
before the jury to testify. He stat
ed that he had left the place late
yesterday afternoon and went to a
Ethel Wilds last night, where he
stayed. While he was testifying
Deputy Sheriff Harrell was sent 10
the Wilds woman's house to bring
her also as witness and while at
the house the Deputy thought he
would search the premises.
Found Dead Mans Clothes.
He found in the bureau drawer
coat belonging to Mr. Moye and n
pair of trousers. These he took
along with him to the inquest, and
IL proved to be the right evidence
On which the murder could be laid
at Fam's door, for it was the coat
that Mr.. Moye wore last night, and
the one he had just divested him
self of a few moments before the
killing took place, as was sworn TO
by Mr.. Harold Cole, who had ac-
companied Mr.. Moye to Timmons-
vile last night to protracted meet
ing, which was being conducted by
the Rev. Thomas Leitch at that
place, and only a short while be-
fore Mr. Moye was CLAIM. Letters
and other papers of Mr. Moye's
were found in the pockets to-day,
Coles testimony and tending to
show that Ham is the criminal
Circumstances of killing.
The supposed facts of the killing,
as made plain to the jury to-day,
was about as follows: Mr.. Moye who
was a widower, lived alone at his
home, place recently purchased
from Mr.. James F. Muldrow and
known as tie Dowing place, one
mile west of EbeneZer and on the
Ebepezer and Timmonsville road
MIN oye had driven over TO Tim
monsville, distance of about five
miles, and took with him Mr.. How
ard Cole, son of Ex-Sheriff w.
, Press Cole. They went to attend
religious meeting being conducted
in Timmonsville by the Rev Thos.
iLeitch, and returned home about
10 O'Clock, Mr.. Cole leaving Mr..
| Moye just before reaching Moye's
4 ONE to go to his home. Mr. Moye,
Us the circumstances showed, had
y one into his home and was prepar-
eg TO retire. He had taken off his
a pit and vest, and was evidently in
- Z act of removing his ocllar, and
= hring a noise behind him, from
colset, evidently turned to as
- lain the cause, when he was
in the stomach.
Other Shots.
u this condition he evidently
rs to make his escape from the
e 81 ~ and was fired at again. for
s aipsoad of shot smashed a pitcher
ligh6 ne wash stand nearby. After
TbfOag out on the piazza he was
aua ip, upon twice, one load OF shot
bisar effect in the left shoulder
4 aftsope other I'm the left side OF
eona tx. He was found lying face
enca sst on the floor of the piazza,
esgn a de shotgun. with which he
III ~ killed, was lying across a
bc IA Nth one loaded shell In the
,sr,.,,A ( the gun, a ruse to make
,l1s-tt N, hat he had committed sui