The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-06-18
Alleged Leader of Assailants Dies From
Effect of Officers Return Fire.. r.
Boulware and Earl Stevenson
May Recover-Four Indict-
ments Returned Inquest
to be Resumed on
Monday, July II.

,S Jah yaru, ana the prisoner was
ied toward the court house. Nothing
happened until the officials began to
ascend the steps leading to the court
room. Then Clyde Isenhower, rela-
tive of the alleged victim, opened fire
80 close was the assailant that the
paListers are powder stained.
The weapons used in the fire be-
tween Sheriff Hood and Isenhower
practically locked each other in the
exchange of shots. 1t is thought that
Isenhower killed the negro with the
first shot fired.
Grand Jury Acts
Indictments for murder were re-
turned late this afternoon against
four members of the band attacking
the officials and the prisoner. Those
accused were: Clyde Isenhower. Err
nest lsenhower, brother; Jesse
Morrison, brother-in-law, and
James Rawls. Ernest Isenhower has
been arrested and is held in Jail.
court had not yet convened when
the tragedy occurred. Immediately
upon the opening this afternoon at 3
O'Clock Judge John S. Wilson charged
the grand jury to make a thorough
investigation, instructing that "ef-
forts should be made to bring to ius-
tice every man who has taken the law
INTO his own hands," The jury went
70 It's rooms Immediately, and at 7
o'clock returned the indictments.
| despite his weakened condition
t1rc half dozen wounds, Sheriff
d}f,S; LED the negro into the court
3 ,shd eftdsnsfbe lsb IA tt" prisoner dropped be-
lIes later. The officer then staggered
on within the bar, and was eased to
the floor by one of the court officials.
"Well, they got me. I'm shot all
to pieces" were his only words.
Like Sheriff Hood, Isenhower was
almost shot to pieces. In addition to
the shots from the front three depu-
ties fianked him from the north side
of the building. None of the crowd
interviewed and bullets from the of
fcers' weapons drilled him clean,
several of them taking effect in the
right shoulder and in the right side.
The cement surface about the court
yard, the stairs and the court room
were blood splotched. Unbroken
streaks of blood stains were woven
wherever the wounded men walked
and puddles formed wherever they
| fell.
A Fine Officer
l. Sheriff Hood was regarded as one
of the best officials in the State. Be-
ing thrown upon his own resources
early in life, he became a guard on
the county chaingang. Later he was
elected county supervisor. He was
serving his 11th year as sheriff of
Fairfield county. He was AZ or IA
years old. He was married but had
no children.
Immediately after the sheriff died
in Columbia tonight Coroner Scott of
Rlchland county notified Coroner r.
f. Smith of Fairfield. The body was
turned over to relatives and will be
brought here early tomorrow, when
an inquest will be held.
| Coroner Smith empaneled iury
today to pass upon the killing of the
negro. In the meantime, the grand
jury investigation had begun and af-
ter the jury had examined the body
the members were dismissed to meet
Friday afternoon at o'clock for fur
ther investigation.
Wounded Deputy Tells of Fray-Saw
Clyde 1senhOwer Shoot Sheriff
| Hood
One of the principals in the Winns-
boro riot, B. r. Beckham, special dep
uty sheriff, who was wounded in .hr
leg, described the incident as follows,
when seen yesterday afternoon at the
Columbia hospital:
| 81 am a citizen of Winnsboro and
was deputized by Sheriff Hood to as
sist him in protecting the negro,
Jules Smith, in case an attempt
should be made to take the prisoner
from his custody. I was one Of the
party which came to Columbia this
morning to get the negro from the
penitentiary We did not anticipate
serious trouble, but the sheriff, to be
on the safe side, deputized IL more
men when we reached Winnsboro.
There was not an unusually large
crowd in town.
"Our automobiles were stopped at
the curb across the street from the
court house. I was in advance, other
deputies flanking and following the
sheriff, who had hold of the pris-
oner. We had reached the court