The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-27
HORRIBLE MURDER
IN SUMTER COUNTY
Young Married Woman Has
Her Throat Cut.
SUSPECTED MAN LYNCHED
Accused Young Convict, Taken
Out of Steel Cage by Mob
and Body Riddled

horrible murder of young married
swiftly blythe lynching of her suppos
ed murderer, billiard Wilson, a negro
convict on the Sumter County chain
gang, were events that greatly arous
ed the people of the Shiloh commun-
ity, in the extreme eastern part of
the county, today.
The young woman was attacked
between IL and IL O'Clock this morn
ing according to information receiv
ed here, the assailant cut his victi-
ms throat, death resulting soon,
thereafter, but not before she had
walked some distance in an fort to
spread the alarm throughout the
neighborhood.
The chain gang was working near
the home of the young woman today
and 1t is stated that Wilson, who was
only sixteen years old, left his work
crime and then returnd to the chain
gang camp, where he was later taken
by a mob and lynched
The negro is said to have attacked
about here domestic duties, and Just
after her husband had left the house
to go hunting. Her throat was cut
almost from ear to ear with a razor
which the negro is said to n G stol-
en- from guard. 1t is 70 ted ne dash
ed towards her little son, no was
woman OF good family, follow
ed towards her little son, who was
attracted by his mother screams
The frightened child ran towards
the public road and the negro ran ac-
ross the field and into strip of
woods near by where he discarded
parts of his clothing and hat, upon
which blood was discovered when
the articles later were found. The
Woman made an attempt to reach a
neighboring house, but fell a few
yards from where the deed was per
petrated.
1t seems that Wilson went to the
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 was set upon lily
Wilson.
Sheriff Bradford, with Guaro rob
bins, from the Penitentiary left here
for Shiloh with a posse late this ar
ternoon to capture the supposed con
vict, but later communications stat
ed that the negro had been caught
and lynched. The posse from here
returned at 8 o'colck tonight and
gave the first particulars of the muir
der and the subsequent vengeance OF
the mob. which they were too late
to prevent.
Taken From Steel Cage
According to information obtained
from members OF the sheriff's party
mob gathered 500 after the news
of the crime sprad and soon positive
evidence fixing the guilt On Wilson
was secured. The boy was found at
the convict camp, where the crowd
overpowered Supervisor Pitts ard
took the negro away from him by
beraking into steel cage. Wilson
was carried half a mile down the
road, where he was strung up with
his head downward and his body rid
died with shot and bullets
Although mortally wounded. the
woung woman endeavored to give
the alarm. but expired after walking
several 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 pulsue further.
Lad Gives Alarm
The boy gave the alarm and a mob
soon gathered. The country -
thickly settler and the news spread
rapidly. 1t was not long before the
crowd secured tangible clews which
led TO the capture and lynhing of
the man believed to have committed
the horrible crime.
The scene of the murder and lyn-
ching is about thirty miles from
Sumter.