The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-18
ARE MADE
IN WINNSBORO AFFAIR
ERNEST ISENHOWER AND JESSE
MORRISON ARE IN ALL
Warrants Have Been Issued for Others
Arrests are Expected to
Follow.
News and Courier.

WlQnSDOTO, June lo.-C~ Ill - II.
Hood killed in performance Of MS
duty, Jules Smith, a negro charged
with criminal assault, and Clyde IseG-
hover, a relative of Smiths alleged
intended victim, dead, Deputy Sheriff
Earle Stevenson desperately wounded,
his left arm being practically shot on
Rural Policeman J. R. Boulware shot
in the pit of his stomach and barely
living, and Jessee Morrison, brother
in-law of Isenlower and member OF
the attacking party shot in the head,
and several other deputy snerlffs
wounded, tell the horrible results of
an attack by small mob on the sher-
iff here this morning while he was
ascending tie court house steps with
the negro who was to be placed on
trial for mis- life.
Sheriff Hood went to Columbia this
morning and brought Jules Smith, the
negro who was to be tried for the
awful crime, back to Winnsboro to put
him on trial for his life. The negro
had been in tie State penitentiary
for safe-keeping and the sheriff was
accompanied by several deputies. This
precaution was taken in view Of GER
tain threats said to have been uttered.
TIE sheriff and his prisoner reached
here in safety. With the negro walk
ing between him and Policeman
Haynes, tie sheriff had started up the
steps to the court house, his deputies
following in the rear, when fusillade
of shots broke out. TIE first bullet
struck the negro prisoner in tee
stomach with fatal results. The Sec
ond bullet from the mob hit Sheriff
Hood.
PromiscuOus Firing.
By this time the fusillade had be-
come general, the mob firing promis-
cuously into the crowd which was
following the sheriff and his party up
the steps to the court room. AS soon
as he could draw his pistol Sheriff
Hood returned the fire and several OF
his deputies joined in the affray. Sher-
iff Hood was shot five times, three
times in the stomach, in his right
side, in left arm and between should
er and elbow. Deputy Sheriff Earle
Stevenson who was right behind him,
was shot twice in the left arm, pract1-
cally severing it from his body. One
bullet struck Rural Policeman ]. R.
Boulware in his stomach, probably ia
tally wounding him. Deputy Sner1n
B. R. Beckman was shot in the left
leg. Constable r. L. Kelley was slot
in the thumb and right arm. Deputy
Sheriff ]. W. Broom received several
bullets through his pants and one
grazed his left foot.
From all the information obtainable
the consensus of opinion is that Clyde
Isenhower began tee shooting and it
is said that his first bullet killed the
negro prisoner. He himself was fatally
wounded, being shot several times,
and receiving thirteen openings in his
body as result of bullets lodging
there. 1t is thought that Sheriff Hood
directed his fire at Clyde Isenhower,
for the sheriff emptied his pistol. Isen-
hover, after being shot to pieces,
staggered into the si3erif's Office and
had unbreeched his pistol and reload
ed it before ne fell faint from the loss
of blood.
Others Wounded.
Jesse Morrison, a brota er-in-laW of
Isenhower, and said to have been a
member of the mob, received a scalp
wound in his lead and had thumb
shot away. D. F. Smith, a bystander
took refuge behind tree and bullet
just grazed mis- stomach. Probate
Judge w. l.. Holley was standing in
the door of the court house at the
time of the shooting and a bullet
buried itself in the door facing at his
side. Although mortally wounded,
Sheriff Hood took the negro prisoner,
who was sinking from the effects of
the fatal bullet in mis- stomach, up
the steps of the court house and into
the room and pushed him into the
dock before he succumbed. AS he fell
to the floor, he said to Solicitor
Henry: "They have got me at last"
The negro prisoner lived only about
ten minutes. aW&a
Sheriff Hood, Deputy Sheriffs J. F.
Boulware and 3: R. Beckham were
taken to Columbia on special train,
reaching there about 1870 O'Clock. Sur