Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-11
NEGRO ASSAULTS WHITE Girl ,l
IIynching Narrowly Averted-Crim
Occurred at Honea Path,
(Anderson Mail, I1Oth.)'

ola daughter or q prominent citizen
Of Honea Path, early to-day was
brought to the county Jail here, and
later taken by automobile to Green
vile, and is now ell route to Spar
tanburg, having passed Greenville at
1.50 with several other AUTOMOBILES,
loaded with members OF an infuri-
ated mob from Honea Path, only 10
minutes behind, and every man Of
the mob determined to lynch the
negro.
Jackson was brought here about
$50 O'Clock by Honea Path officers,
and placed In jail. He had been
quietly arrested identified by his
victim and spirited away to jail here.
In short time a mob of infuriatcd
men were in pursuit, and the nero
was taken to Greenville. The mob
pursued, gaining so much time Ell
route that it was decided to take
Jackson to SDartanburg, in an at
tempt to evade the mob.
At Greenville the Anderson Off
GERS having the negro in charge,
were Joined by Sheriff Poole, and
they ere now Ell route to Spartan
burg, with the mob only a short dist
ance behind. 1t is believed that if
the officers with the negro are over
taken there will be a lynching.
Much excitement has been created
all along the route by reason Of the
dastardly crime Of the negro, and
because Of the effort being made by
Honea Path citizens to oyertake and
lynch him.
Story of the Crime.
The 11-year-old daughter OF
well-known former merchant OF tho
town Of Honea Path was criminally
assaulted by Il negro in a clump of
woods near the home there to-day
about 7.3O o'clock, and is in a criti-
cal condition as the result A negro
suspected Of the crime was arrested
there about 8 o'clock and hurried to
jail here, it being feared that he
would be lynched by mob Of angry
citizens.
The negro in jail here is Willis
Jackson, aged about II years, and
delivery boy at a meat market at
Honea Path. He was the second ne
gro arrested in connection with the
crime, the victim having declared
the first suspect arrested to be the
wrong man. When Jackson was
carried before her she identified him
positively, It is said. Twice the ne
gro was taken before the child, and
both times she declared that he was
tho man.
Negro Brought Here.
Officer S. A. Haynes, accompanied
by G. E. Moore and NJ. j. Ashley
rushed the negro here as soon as he
had been taken before the victim of
the horrible crime. They came in an
automobile, arriving here about $50
O'Clock, and the negro was immedi-
ately placed in jail. At the time, 1t
was said that a mob of citizens from
Honea Path and the surrounding sec
tion were Ell route here bent on
lynching the negro.
According to information gathered
from those who brought the negro
here, the crime was committed in
grove between the home of the vic
tim and the pasture, from which she
was returning to the house, after
having taken COW there. She was
attacked from behind. being knocked
down by the negro, who then accom-
plished his fiendish purpose.
1t was said by those who came
here with the negro that the child
was in serious condition as the re-
suit OF shock and bodily injury Some
OF the Honea Path people who came
to the city to-day were of the belief
that the wrong man had been ar
rested, and that the right one had
evaded the officers and citizens.
Special Term Asked.
Honea Path. Oct. 10.-This town
is greatly stirred over the awful
crime committed here. The little
girl is calm and positive in her iden-
tiflcation. She Is considerably in
jured. but Is up and about the home,
and came to the piazza when one of
the suspects was taken to her. Men
are pouring into town by all roads
and excitement runs high. Calmer
heads are doing all in their power to
quiet the excited men and Mayor
Sullivan has wired the Governor ask
ing for special term of court to try
the alleged guilty party.
Pays Penalty for Ficndish Crime.
(Grccnvillo News, 11th.)
Following positive Identification by
his victim, and confession OF his
guilt, Willis Jackson was strung up
10 telephone pole one mile below
Ilonca Path at 11.24 o'clock last
night and his body riddled with bull
lets by mob.
A long distance telephone message
received by the News at an early
hour this morning says that the mob
returned to Honea Path about IL
o'clock with Jackson. He was car
ried before his victim and positively
Identified by her as her assailant. He
was then carried to the scene of his
crime, where he made a confession
OF his guilt and expressed sorrow
for 1t and was strung up by his left
root to the nearest telephone pole.
AS the negro was being hoisted up
ne pleaded with the mob to spare his
lie, but his cries fell on deaf ears.
lie was swung twenty feet from the
ground, and the mob stepped back
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