The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-10
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lIlten Eiisar Hung al Camden ID fsr The
Murds Il Jaier crook.
HE WARNED Il ALL OF SIN

HE WARNED, all OF SIN
ne Crime fo,, Which Fiser Paid the
Penalty WsLs . Most Brutal One
It Was 8, Deep laid Plot IL
which 10 Had Two Accom-
p,ices.
Milton Kiser, alias Henry Hunt.
ley,. was hanged at Camden Friday
morning at the county 1aid at abou,
elsven o'clock for tie murder OF
Jailer John Cook. The following :ac.
count OF the crime and the hanging
We take from The. state:
Last Spring Jailer Boone was deI
Hvering supper to the prisoners
when he was assaulted by AL. Fields
a notorious criminal with a number
OF aliases, and several other prison
efs.
Six OF the prisoners escaped and
all were recaptured except Fields
who is still at large. Jailer Boone
fingered some time as a result OF his
wounds and was finally taken to his
cid country home, where he dleo
several months later.
John Cook was appointed jailer IN
tina place of Mr.. Boone during the
mast summer. While carnival Wae
: In town Mrs. Cook 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. a negro woman, Wno
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 CooE was bending
over examining the water pipe ne
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
. cell and made their escape. taking
the negro woman with them. The
yoman was captured the night oftae
escape, but 1t was several days be-
tore Cox and Huntlev were captured
,Huntley and Cox confessed later
that they had entered into "a COM
pact; whistle swomaa to make their
escape at the first opportunity They
stuffed cotton taken; from their mat mat
resscs snto the drain pipe and caused
Z It to oyera7w and got the negro Wo'
man to call the jailsr.
They were tried at the November
tern. OF court and were ably defended
by lawyers appointed BY the court
Cox was given a tsn-year sentence
and Mary Jones one of five years.
A crowd OF about 100 negroes and
whites loaled rourd the jail this
norniag wkile the hanging was TAX
ms place, many Of them eager to see
the hanging, but could not, as all
views had been screened.
Z Sheriff Tranthan: summoned ten
witnesses and four deputtes-Wlllle
whitaker, Grst deputy; W. D. Star
ling, aecond, and M. Heron. third
The negro parsed restless
night, but showed TO signs OF break
ing down. This morning he gave out
statement to the press and to two
negro minis. ers, F:evs. Brown and
Roykin, saying that whlskey. gam-
bling and women were responsible
Cor his committing the crime and said
FOR blacks and whites to avoid them
as they would sooa get the best OF
them.
He said that VIXEN he struck the
TALLER be did not Intend to kill him
but only to stun him. He said that
he was ready to meet his Jesus and
did rot fear death
Sheriff Tranthaln read his death
warrant at 1890 and placed the
handouts ON him. When asked If he
had anything 10 say. he said, Yes. ;
81 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 to you" (pointins
20 the rope). While the rope and
black cap were being adjusted he
vas continually saying, Lord. save
me this morning"
"Good-bye, Henry" said the saer'
If.
Goodbye, all Of YOU" said Hunt
ley.
The trap was then sprung. Two
minutes later death vas pronounce
by Or. Duan and the body was cu'
down. 1t will be buried in the pot.
ters' field.
Huntley Is from North Carolina
but has been working around HaiIe's
gold mine and the upper part OF tht:
county for the past year or so. He
was awaiting trial for charge OF lar
ceny when ae killed the jailcr. He
was very large legro and was very
uncouth looking and bore y reputa'
ton as mean negro"
Mrs. Cook, the wife Of the dead