The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-10
LIFE FOR LIFE
llilten Mser Hung at C.nden for The
Murder ef JaiIsz Crook.
Gle WARNED ALI OF SIN

The Crime for Which Riser Paid the
Penalty Was Most Brutal One
It Was Deep Laid Plot, in
Which He Had Two Accom-
elices.
Milton Kiser, alias Henry Hunt
ley. was hanged at Camden Friday
morning at the county jaid at about
eleven o'clock for the murder OF
Jailer John Cook. The following &C
count of the crime AMI the hanging
We take from The Stste:
Last Spring Jailer Boone was oe-
rvering supper to The prisoners
when he was assaulted by AL. Fields,
a notorious criminal with number
Of aliases, and several other prison
ers.
Six of the prisoners escaped and
all were recaptured except Fields
who is still at large. Jailer Boone
fingered some time as result or MS
wounds and was finally taken to MS
old country home, Ehere he died
several months later.
John Cook was appointed jailer In
the place of Mr.. Boone during the
psst summer. While carnival was
In town Mrs. Coo. took her children
20 the carnival GROUNDS to see bal
loon ascension.
As soon as Mrs. Cook got away
Mr. Cook was called from his room
by Mary Jones, negro woman, who
told him that the water pipes In the
cell above hers, occupied by Henry
Huntley and Jim Cox were leak
ing and the water was dripping on
her bed.
While Jailer Cool; was bending
over examining the water pipe he
was struck in the head with an iron
spittoon by Huntley. The spittoon
weighed about 10 pounds. Huntley
and Cox then took his keys away
from him and threw Mr.. Cook into
q cell and made their escape, taking
the negro woman with them. The
woman was captured the night Of the
escape, but it was saveral days be-
fore Cox and HuntleJ were captured.
-Huntley and Cox confessed later
that they had entered into con-
pact with the woman to make their
escape at The first orportunity.|The
stuffed cotton taken from their mat,
resses into the drain pipe ard caused
It TO overaow and get the negro wo-
man to call the jailer.
They were tried at the November
tern, Of court ana were ably defended
by lawyers appointed by the court.
Cox was given a ten-year sentence
and Mary Jones one Of Ave years.
A. crowd of about 100 negroes and
whites loaeed round the jail this
morning while the hanging WAS TAX
ing pIace. many Of taem eager to see
the hanging, but could not, as all
views had been screened.
Sheriff Trantham summoned Ten
witnesses and four deputies--Willle
Whitaker. lrst depaty; ". D. Star
ling. second, and Mr.. Heron. third.
The negro passed restless
night, but showed ID signs OF break
Ing down. This morning be gave out
statement to the press and to two
negro ministers, Rers. Brown and
Roykip, saying that whiskey. gam
bling and women were responsible
Cor his committing the crime and said
for blacks and whitas to avoid them.
as they would soon get the best or
them.
He said that when he struck the
Jailer ne did not Intend to Kill him,
but only: to stun him. Hc said that
he WAS ready to meet his Jesus and
did not fear death.
Sheriff Tranthan1 read his death
warrant at 1890 and placed the
handouts ON him. When asked If he
had anything to say, he said. Yes.
"I 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 bring 10 you" (pointinS
70 the rope). While the rope ard
black cap we're Icing adjusted he
was continually saying. Lord. save
ME this morning"
"G1od-bvo. Henry" said the SLer-
tff.
"Good-bye, all O, you." said Hunt
ley.
The trap vas then s::rnns. Two
minutes later death 't@s pronounce
by nr. Duun and the body was cut
down. 1t will be buried in the pot
ters' field.
Huntley Is from North Carolina.
but has been working arcuDi Haiie's
gold mine and tho upper part OF this
county for The past year Or so. He
was awal',n! trial for charge of lar
ceny when lie Killed the jailcr. He
was very large negro and was very
uncouth looking and bore reputa-
ton as mean negro"
Mrs. Cook, the wife OF the dead
taller. was present at the hanging
and said that she had come to the
lail with her miEd made up that if
everybody tailed she would spring
the trap