The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-06-04
YULIURES :. PLUCK
BONES. OF AUSTIN
Impotent Rage Of People Ex'
pended on the Dead Carcass
eAsTIY SOUVENIRS GATHERED.

easTIY SOUVENIRS GATHERED.
Body Wa. Taken from the 0f1eers
Who Brought it and the Head and
FINGERS and Toes Were Cut 0H.
Members of the Mob Took the Bits
s at Flesh fer Mementoes.
- The body of Richard Henry AUSTIN
which was brought to Hampton at 2
o'clock Thursday morning by officers
: who had shot him in Georgia, was
taken from them and multilated BY q
MOB which had assembled there with
:, the purpose of burning his body after
it became known that he had oleo
while enroute to Hampton.
The body was taken from the officers
who brought it, and the head and M
-pers and toes were cut off. Members
of the mob took the bits Of flesh for
mementoes.
After this the body was singed ana
then was hanged from tree In 'front.'
of the court house.
~Tnere was no violence except to the
body of the negro and there was no
other disorder. - z
The negro died while enroute to
Hampton. He was taken on board
the steamboat Attaquin, but died be-
fore the boat reached Blufton.
~ DETAILS OF AusTIN's CAPTURE.
D. T. Padgets, one of the commits
s,oners Of Hampton county, who was
atNewington, Ga, and who saw the
capture Of Austin, told the story Thurs:
day. According to Mr.. Padsett's
story il seems that Sheriff Morris and,
Mr. stavinger were at the home; OF:
Mr.. Marvin FARRELL, about seven miles
above Newington, on Tuesday eve
ming. Mr.. FARRELL was not at home. e.,
About dark negro came. up to the:
rsar Of the house and asked for some.
thing to eat, stating that he was Wet,
cold and hungry. Miss farrell recog-
niz I'd the voice as that of Austin, he
having worked for Mr.. FARRELL in the.
past. The young woman at once COM
nanieated with Sheriff Morris. who
answered Austin, telling him to wait
that he would bring him the food
,s;-di-oct'v. =
BOTH GUNS AIMED Al ONCE.
Proceeding cautiously around the
z house to the rear Sheriff Morris
caught sight of Austin by the back
fence. The officer and the negro raised
their guns In deadly aim at the same
time, bat Sheriff Morris proved quicker
on.the trigger and the desperate fell
desperately wounded in the stomach
with load of 5uckshot. Austin, re-
covering from the shock, reached out
and grabbed his gun, which had
fallen two or three feet from him.,
Pointing the weapon at Mr.. Stav-;
niger, who had approached with
Sheriff Morris, the negro was about
to fire, but again he was not quick.
enough, and before he could fire the
arm that sseadied his aim limp at his
side, almost severed with bullet
from Al calibre Winchester in the,
bands of Mr.. Stavinger. a..,
ssDoN'T FIRE, SURRENDER. /
Aastin, as he fell the second time,
shouted, ''Don't shoot any more; I
surrender" He was Immediately dis
armed. The negro held conversation
with members Of the posse who gath
cred around him giving details of his
iwanderings as fugitive from justice.
Austin admitted killing Mr.. Victor
Bowers, but declared that the other
men had been shot By accident by.
members OF the. posse. He said that
bhe reason he had taken Magistrate
Edenfeld's gun was becaase South
Carolina folks had taken his overcoat.
Austia. said that he had moved over
to South Carolina from Georgia, had
secured a. piece, Of land and had in
tended to sessae down to farming,
Austin was ssken to Savannah
Thursda- mornins at 10 O'Clock and
lodged in police barracks there accord
ing to reports from rnsa' who have re-
tqFged from the scene Of the man
hunt,