The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-13
LYNCHED AT HONEA PATH
FOR THE USUAL CRIME
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last one, Willis Jackson, that she pos
itivelv identified as the right man.
The Identification took place while the
mob was searching the woods, the
negro having been located in butch
er shop by Constable Haynes. Before
the mob returned from its fruitiess
search the negro had been placed IN
an automobile, driven by Melvin Ash
lev, and was Oh his way to the county
iail here. About $50 o'clock Jack
son was lodged in jail.
A telephone message from Honea
Path stated that the angry mob was
increasing rapidly in numbers ana
that it was likely the crowd would
come to Anderson to storm the jail.
Prisoner Rushed to GreenTilie.
Sheriff King then barricadad the
Jail, calling in his deputy sherl1fs and
several policemen, who We're armed
with Winchester rifles. Sheriff King
then hit On the plan Of spirltlng the
negro away and in DR.. W. F. Ash
mores automobile, in charge of Deputy
Sheriff Martin and Policeman Holland,
the negro was hurried to Greenville.
The car carrying the negro left An
derson at 1915 o'clock. Twenty min
utes after the negro had been spirited
away, more than a hundred heavily
armed men arrived in the city. Some
came On the trolley car, some in au-
tomobiles and the others on the train.
They gathered together and proceeded
toward the county jail. They were
then told that the prisoner had been
placed in an automobile and that he
was then on his way to Greenville.
Mob Continues Pursuit.
The mob was evidently greatly dis
appointed on being outwitted, but un-
der the leadership of Citizen Josh Ash
ley, who had arrived in a large auto
mobile, they modified again, entered
automobiles and started in pursuit.
The officers had departed twenty min
:utes in advance. There were dozen
or more automobiles occupied by the
infuriated crowd.
The distance from Anderson to
Greenville is 81 miles and the roads
are heavy and muddy on account of a
hard rain last night. At Piedmont %
miles from Anderson, the mob had
gained eight minutes On the officers,
being only - minutes behind them.
The officers passed Piedmont at 1.O4
O'Clock. and arrived at. Greenville at
$50 o'clock.
The first car Of the mob arrived in
that city just five minutes later, but at
. IAdt H1LuS tuS VI toO14O4 was oh LID .Ho'
to iSpartanburg. Sheriff King had
telephoned to Sheriff Poole, at Green
vile, and the latter had in readiness
a large automobile. A transfer from
the old machine was made in twink
ling of an eye and the big car then
started for Spartanburg, 40 miles dis
tant.
GirPs Condition Serious.
The little girl is in critical condi-
ton. She was badly bruised, terribly
lacerated and was greatly shocked.
She displayed an unusual amount Of
nerve, however in LOOKING at the three
negroes brought before her for lden-
tifcation. The father of the lass is
engaged in the lumber business I'M
southwest Georgia and was away from
home at the time. He Was telegraph
ed for, and will PROBABLY arrive att
Honea Path tomorrow. The mother
of the little girl is dead, having been
accidentally shot by her husband sew
eral years ago. The girl lived with
her stepmother. Until recently her
father was engaged In the mercantile
business at Honea Path.
Before it was learned at Honea Path !
that an angry mob was in pursuit of
the negro, Mayor Sullivan telephoned
to Gov. Blease, asking for a special
term of court to try the negro. At
that time the negro was in jail and
the governor stated that he would Or
der the special term on the request OF
Solicitor Bonham. It is not known .
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