The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-13
DEAD IN 4 BOX CIR
FLORENCE LAD VICTIM OF afro.
CI0US crime
WAS CHECKED To DEATH

WAS CHECKED To DEATH
Grucsome Discovery, After Two Days
Search, Solves Mystery OF Disap.
, pearance of Eight-Year-O!d Boy
While Returning Home From His
GrandIrother'S Near His Home.
Lying in pool OF his own blood,
within fve hundred yards Of his
home, in an old box car in the shop
yards of the Atlantic Coast Line, the
BODY Of little eight-year-old Andrew
Jackson was found Friday, where ne
was most foully slain on Wednesday
evening by some party or parties as
Vet unknown. Such is the sequel
to the disappearance. from Florence,
OF the child. mention of which was
! made in The Tines and Democrat on
Saturday.
Ever since nine O'Clock on Wed
nesday afternoon. when the little fell
lew left the home Of his grandm 9TH
er, Mrs. u. L. A Gardner, in North
Gaillard street, to so home, which is
only next door, his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Thomas Jackson, were
distressed lest some person had kid
mapped the child and carried him
away on some Of the many outgoing
trains.
II was only few moments after
re left his grandnosher's that his
parents made inquiry as TO his
Whereabouts and were Informed that
he had LETT there 70 so home. He
was never seen alive after that time
hr anyone who knew him. AS soon IS
his father. who is a maclinist in the
coast Lire shops at Florence. missed
him he began a search and was as
sisted by a number Of neighbors and
friends. Erery effort was made 20
locate him and wires We're sent TO al!
neighhor!ng towns and cities asking
/ then? 10 keep q lookout for the boy.
/ The search was pushed since We'd
! resd2y afternoon. Friday Vt. Jas.
Evans. in charge Of the Boy Scouts.
! volunteered 10 assist in the search
and he ani his boys starte out.
! Abou, four o'clock, While searching
the hundreds OF cars on what IS
iErown as the repair tracks. o?20-
site tie Coast Line passenger sta
ton, Gear The cool chute. Young Rob
crt Howell found the body u Allan
tic Coast Lire box car No. 1910
and a. once gave the alarm. it reGUir-
ed only few moments fer crowd OF
! people 20 gather about the car to
ciew the body, which lay on the floor
of this car, well in tie north end o.
the car.
The door on the north side OF the
car was open. through which young
| Howell gained admittance. The body
as found. was laying on the right
side, with face partially upturned,
the lef, arm over behind and parti-
ally under the body and the knees.
drawn considerably. Al one time it
was thought thar the cniid's mouth
had been stuffed with cotton, but it
! was found that, instead, it was badly
ru-ged.
The head was somewhat swollen,
he face on the right side was oru!s-
! eG., and several scars on the neck.
and face, which resemDled finger
prints, showed that the child had eEi-
dently been choked or strangled to
death. Around the neck there was
3 distinct red mark, as if it had been
tied with a string, and it is thought
/ that the slayer must have tied
string around the child's neck to ST.
ne him and carried him TO this lonely
snoc and choked him TO death.
beside the body lay pair OF home
made suspenders. some old cloths re-
milling pieces of an old quilt, and
some rags which may have been used
! in. sitting the child TO death.
The murder is the topic OF conver-
sation th-oughought the city, and the
people are worked up as never be-
! fore. II is hoped that the jury Of
/ inquest. which is COW Investigating
the horrible affair, will have some
thing Of q definite clue to the per
9eJrato- OF perpetrators OF this, the
most horrible and foulest murder
ever committed in that section. New
er before has Florence been so stirr-
ed and the streets are, at this hour,
ten o'clock, Friday night. filled with
stolwart men who are talking and
discussing the terrible deed and
( .eady TO 90 vengeance. saonid clue
be found TO the pcrpetrator Of the
Iced
Andrew Jackson was favo-ite
among the boys OF his size and vas
/ q pupil OF the Contra! Ora led schools.
/ lie was lizzie over eight years old,
and was WEI! %-ow2 Eo- his age He
was a manly little fellow and WAS
Known throughout the city. His par
cn,s reside il North C2illard street.
only q stones throw from TIE union
resseager station, where tie boa:*