The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-02
NEGRO SHOT DOWN
IN COLD BLOOD
STA NDING IN JENKINSi0N'S
STORE CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT
--REWARD FOR ASSASSIN.

Save Tor the Killing or James REM
ming, colored, by the reckless use of
a revolver in the hands of some
bloodthirsty coward on our streets
Christmas-eve night, who took ad-
vantage of the noise made by fire
crackers, torpedoesand other compar-
atively harmless explosives. to con-
ceal the reports of his 98 calibre gun
in carrying out his deadly sport, the
Christmas season passed off in fair
ly sane manner in Kingstree and al
though a lot of fireworks were ex-
ploded by the small boys and young
men Tuesday night and all during
Christmas day, we have not so far,
heard Of single casualty.
The shooting of James Fleming
occurred between nine and ten
o'clock Tuesday night while he was
standing just inside of the front
door of Jenkinson Bros Co.'S store on
East Main street, where a crowd of
young men and boys had congregat.
ed to set off their fireworks.
Just prior to the shooting Of Flem-
ing two pistol balls were fredinto
the large plate glass. window of Mil
hous & Jennings store, apparently
from different ranges on the oppos-
ite side of the street and near the
depot.
Special Policeman J z Mcconnell
was on the sidewalk near the en-
trance to the store, but it was i'm
possible to distinguish a revolver
shot or it's direction from the reports
of fire-crackers and torpedoes which
were at the time almost incessant.
Shortly after three shots had been
fired into the windows of Milhous &
Jennings store, and lively noise
from fireworks was going on, the
shot that proved fatal to the young
negro, James Fleming, was fired
into the store of Jenkinson Bros Co
through the front door. There were
several customers in the store at the
time. The ball struck Fleming in
the left thigh, severing the main ar
terry. The boy made some exclama-
ton and was seen to grab his thigh
with his hands and stagger for a
seat, but he fell near where he was
standing when the ball struck him.
Mr. Wallace Mcintosh went to his
assistance, as did also Special Police
man Mcconnell. They found him
bleeding profusely and at once sum-
moned DIR E T Kelley, who had the
patient removed to his Office. Ev-
erything was done to save the boys
life. but he had lost too much blood
and died about 8 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
Young Fleming was born on the
plantation of MIR S W Mcintosh, in
the Workman section of Clarendon
county, where he lived with his mo-
ther until about six years ago. at
which time she removed with her
family to Florida. Some months
ago she returned to the old horne
and as rapidly as she could get
money enough together she would
send for her children. She had
sent for this boy the last one to
come to her-and he reached Kings
tree Tuesday morning. He knew no
one in town except Mr. Wallace Nc
Intosh, who clerked for Mr. Jenkin-
son, and had spent the day waiting
around the store in the hope Of
catching a conveyance to Workman,
his old home, and to his mother, who
was expecting him to share their
Christmas festival. Its most LAM
entable occurrence, and the good
people of Kingstree would learn Of
the capture of the cowardly perpe-
traitor of the act with much gratifi-
cation. that he might have justice
meted out to him in our county
court.
A Coroner's jury was summoned