The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-24
HOMICIDE IN
THE COUNTY
Killing of Mrs. Scott in her home
Near Lowndesvi!le-Arrest OF
Charles Logan, Hurried to the
Pen;tentisry.

Charles Logan, riurrieo ~
Pen:tentisry.
Mrs. Lindsey Scott, a widowed
lady, advanced in years, resioihg
near Lowndesville, S. c., with a
granddaughter, was slain IN her
home on last Tuesday night. The
crime was committed by someone
who entered the house by means OF
a window in the kitchen. This WIN
dow was reached from the outside
bv means of a ladder as the EVIL
dence seems to show.
Mrs. Scott, according to all ac-
counts, had retired. She Slept
with her granddaughter, about IL
wears of age. During the night 1t
is surmised, she got up to smoke,
as seems to have been her custom.
Her slayer, having entered the house
bv means stated, attacked her with
q hammer or wrench which was
found on the premises. She was
struck on the head, her skull frac-
.tured, and from the injury she died
.on Wednesday afternoon, at one
O'Clock.
The little granddaughter who
slept with the old lady was evident
ly awakened by the struggle, or the
fall of her grandmother. She es-
.caped from the house and told an
.old colored woman residing on the
place of what he'd happened. Mrs.
SCOTS two sons who lived nearby
were summoned, and soon arrived.
MRS. Scott was found on the floor
in a pool of her own blood. DR.. Kirk
patrick was called and administered
. as he was able to Mrs. Scott.
The motive for the crime is not
clear. A negro by the name of
Charles Logan has been arrested,
and according to the testimony
taken by the magistrate, he seems
to have made confession, in which
he gives two reasons for the attack.
The one, as robbery, and the other
as an attempt to commit a still more
horrible crime.
The negro who has been arrested
was brought to Abbeville on Wed
nesday afternoon about 4 o'clock,
by Constable Moseley Huckabee,
and delivered to Sheriff Lyon, Who
Immediately carried him to Colum-
bia, and landed him in the peniten-
tiary. Several other negroes have
been arrested, one of whom is in
Jail, but we do not know the evil
dence connecting them with the
crime.
Governor Manning has ordered a
special term of court at Abbeville,
on April 9th. to try Logan for the
,offense.
The following is the testimony
taken in the case by Magistrate
Huckabee:-
Will Johnson being duly sworn,
says: On the night of March 18th, I
slept at Ben Massey's house, on
Mrs. Scott's place. Charley Logan
was there in the house when l went
to bed. l came by the house and
Charley Logan told me that Ben Mas
sey was not at home and asked me to
stay with him. 1 did. I don't know
what time Charley Logan went to
bed. About IL or / o'clock I was a.
wakened by bell ringing. 1 got up
and went to the window. When Lo-
gan called me in the house he was
making a small ladder and said he
was going to put it over his bed Stats
The ladder I saw today was the one
that Charley Logan had made. I
have stayed all night with Charley
Logan and Ben Massey once before.
Ben Massey did not stay with US.
(Signed) Willie Johnson,
His Mark.
E. w. Harper being duly sworn,
says: was on the premises of Mrs.
Scott on March IT, 1915 and Char
ley Logan was there arrested on sus-
picion, and after a good deal of
talking with him, he made confess
sion of doing the deed. He said that