The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
A YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN has Her
THROAT CUT.
A!ledged Slayer Lynehed--Accused Young
Convict Taken Ont of Steel Cagd by Mob
and Body Riddled.

Sumter, November 24.-Special: The
horrible murder of a young married
woman OF good family, followed swiftly
by the lynching of her supposed muir.
derer, Dilland Wilson, negro convict
on the Sumter chaingang, were events
that greatly aroused the people of the
Shiloh community, in the extreme
eastern part of the county today.
The young woman was attacked be-
tween II and II o'r'nck this morning,
according to information received here,
the asSailant cut his victims throat,
death resulting soon thereafter, but
not before she had walked some dis
tance in an effort to spread the alarm
throughout the neighborhood.
CoNvIcTS NEAR VICTIMS HOME.
The chaingang was working near the
home OF the young woman today, and
it is stated that Wilson, who was only
sixteen years old, left his work, went
to the house and committed the crime,
and then returned to the chaingang
camp, Wherr be was later taken by a
NIB and lynched.
The negro is said to have attacked
the woman while she was in the lot
about her domestic duties, and just at
ter her husband had left the house to
go hunting. Her throat was cut almost
from ear to ear with razor, which the
negro is said to haYe stolen from a
guard. 1t is stated he dashed towards
her little son, who was attracted by his
mothers screams. The frightened
child ran towards the public road and
the negro ran across the field and into
a strip OF woods near by, where he dis
carded parts of his clothing and a hat,
upon which blood was discovered when
the articles later, were found. The wo-
man made an attempt to reach neigh
boring house, but fell few yards from
where the deed was perpetrated.
It seems that Wilson went to the
house for water for the chair gang. He
is said to have told her that one OF her
hogs had gotten out of the pen. The
woman went out with the intention OF
getting the hog back in the pen, when
she set upon by Wilson.
Sheriff Bradford, with Guard Bob
bins, from the Peritsntiary, left here
for Shiloh with posse late this after
noon to capture the supposed convict,
but later communications stated that
the negro had been caught and lynched
The posse from here returned at 8
o'clock TONIGHT and gave the first par
5.culars Of the murder and the subse-
auent vengeance OF the mob, which
Lhey were too late to prevent.
TAKEN FROM STEEL CAGE.
According to information obtained
from mem oers of the sheriff's party q
mob gathered sooa after the news OF
the crime spread and soon positive eSi-
dence fixing the guilt on Wilson was
secured. The boy was found at the con-
vict camp, where the crowd overpow-
cred Supervisor Pitts and took the
negro away from him by breaking into
q steel cage. Wilson-was carried half a
mile down the road, where he was
strung up with his head downward, and
his body was riddled with shot and
bullet
Although morally wounded, the
young woman endeavored to give the
alarm, but expired after walking sew
eral hundred yards. Her young son
went to her, but was chased by the
negro and escaped by running away,
the assailant evidently being afraid to
pursue further.