The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-01-11
LIFE FOR LIFE
hiIsan Kissr dung al Candies lsr The
Murde, Of Jade, Crock.
HE WARNED ALL OF SIN

Tho Crime for Which kisee Paid the
Penalty Was EoSt Brutal Cne-
I, Vas Deep Laid Plot. In
Which ue Had Two Accom-
p'iccS.
Milton K:se-. alias Henry Hunt
lev. vas hanged at Camden Friday
morning a. the county iaid at about
eleven o'clock for tie murder OF
Ja;,.r John Cork Ths following ac-
coun, Q. ,he crime aad the hanging
We take from The Sta:e:
LAST S2r!ag Jasiec Boone was de-
l:verias supper TO the prisoners
when he was assaulted by Al. F!eics.
a notorious criminal with numoe:
OF aliases, aad several otter p:!soD-
ers.
s.. OF the prisoners escaped and
,M were cecaptured except Fields.
who is still s: large. Jasler Boone
fingered some tine IS result OF his
wounds ara vas finally taken 70 bis
old couatrr home. where ne cieo
ss:ersl months !a:er.
John Cock was appointed ja!ler IL
the place OF Mr.. Boone during tie
p.s: summe: While carnival was
!, town Mrs. Cook took sec children
70 the ca-riva! grounds 20 sse BAL
loon ascension
AS SOON as MIS- Cook got away
Nr. Cook vas called from his room
bv Mary Jones. negro woman. who
tod him tAat the water pipes In the
cell above hers. occupied BY Henry
nua,!er aai jim Cox were ieas
ing aad :ae water vas dripping ..
Der bed.
While I7,.e- Cook was oead;n:
ove. examining the ~:eec pipe he
was struck IN the head wiz an Iron
sp::tooa ty Huntley. TIE s2!.'ooa
weighed abou, 10 pounds. Eunt!ey
and Co. tAea took his keys ava?
from him and threw NJ. Cook Into
cell and made their escape. taS.cs
the negro woman with them The
woma, was captured :5e night Of the
escape. but it was several days be-
fore Coz and Eunt!ey were captured.
Nuntley and Cox confessed late:
ta:. they had entered into COM
pace with the woman to make their
escape at .he Erst opportunity. They
suited cotton taken from their mat
resses ia,o the drain pi?e and caused
I. 70 overaow and got tie negro wo-
ciaa TO call the iai!e..
They -ere tried 81 the November
term CT court and were ably defended
by lawyers appointed by the court.
Cox was given ,ea-year sentence
and Mary Jones one OF FIVE years.
A crowd o. about 100 negroes and
whites loa:ed round the jail this
morning while the hanging Was tax
in- place. many Of them eager 20 see
the hanging, but could rot. as all
views n2C 0SSG SC.ecHeN.
Sheriff Traa:ham summoned ten
witnesses and four de2uties-W:!lie
Whitaker. frs; deputy: ". D. Star
ling. second. and Mr. Heron. ;ai.d.
The negro passed restless
night. but showed 70 signs OF break
ing down. This morning be gave out
ssa,emea: 20 the press and 10 two
negro ministers. RevS. Brown and
Eoyk;a. saying tia: wh:skey. san,-
bling and women were responsible
for his committing TIE crime and said
20. black, and whites 30 avoid them.
as they would soo1 get the best Of
them.
He said that whec he struck the
jailer &c did nos intend 70 kill him.
bu. only to stun him. he said that
&c xas ready 70 NEE; bis Jesus and
did net fear death.
Sheriff Tsaatham reac his death
warrant ~ 1880 and placed the
handouts "r him. When asked II be
had anything to say. be said. Yes. :
II want you. one and all. to turn
your back on sin and don't let old
Satan lead YOU wrong. for this IS
what it will b-.ng 20 yoa" tpcic;!ng
20 the -ope). While the rope AID
black cap were being adjusted he
was continually saving. Lord. save
re this morning.
Goodbye. Henry" said tie sher-
L.
Goodbye, I'll o. you" said Hunt
leg.
The trap WAS then sp-uns. Two
minutes later death was pronounced
by d.. Dunn and the body was cu,
dowc. I, VII! be buried IN the pot
te-s' ee!c
Euntley IS from North Carolina.
but has been working around Ealles
gold mine and the upper part OF this
county for the past year or so. He
WAS awaiting t-:a! FOR charge o: lar
ceay when BE killed the jai!er. He
was 2 very large negro and was very
urcou,h looking and bore 4 reou.a-
ton rs = mean negro.
AIRS. Cook. tie wife oe the dead
ja:!e.. was present a. the hanging
AID said thas she had come 20 the
jail with her mind made Up ,ha, Il
eTerybo3y ,a!!ed she woald spring
the trap
Sheriff T-ertha0 and Ja:!er Rowe
had ;wo policemen on the outside OF
.ie jail. who kept pec:ec: order
among tie morbid crowd. This is
tae first hanging that has taken place
IL this couEtr for over 90 years.
PREACHER ACTS As ELaGNaN.