The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-06-15

WfnnSbOrO Special to Charleston
News and Courier, June 14,-Sheriff
A. d. Hood killed In performance of
his duty, Jules Smith, a negro charg-
ed with criminal assault, and Clyde
Isenhower. a relative of Smiths al
legged intended victim, dead, Deputy
Sheriff Earle Stevenson desperately
wounded, his left arm being practi-
cally shot off, Rural Policeman j. r.
Boulware shot in the pit of his stom-
ach and barely living, and Jesse Nor
rison, brother-in-law of Isenhower
and member of the attacking party,
shot in the head, and several other
deputy sheriffs wounded, tell the hor-
rible results of an attack by a small
mob on the sheriff here this morn
ing while he was ascending the court
house steps with the negro who was
to be placed on trial for his 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 Winns-
boro to put him on trial for his life.
The negro had been in the state pen
itentiary for safe-keeping and the
sheriff was accompanied by several
deputies. This precaution was taken
in view of certain threats said to
have been uttered. The sheriff and
his prisoner reached here in safety.
! With the negro walking between him
and Policeman Haynes, the sheriff
had started up the steps to the court
house, his deputies following in the
rear, when fusillade struck the ne
gro prisoner in the stomach with fa-
tai results. The second 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 fol-
lowing 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
mis- deputies joined in the affray.
Sheriff Hood was shot five times,
three times in the stomach, in his
right side, in left arm, and between
shoulder and elbow. Deputy Sheriff
Earle Stevenson, who was right be-
hind him, was shot twice in the left
! arm, practically severing it from his
body. One bullet struck Rural Po-
liceman j. r. Boulware in his stom-
ach, probably fatally wounding him.
Deputy Sheriff b. r. Beckham was
shot in the left leg. Constable r. L..
Kelley was shot in the thumb and
right arm. Deputy Sheriff j. w.
Broom received several bullets
through his pants and one grazed his
left foot.
From all the information obtain
able the consensus of opinion is that
| Clyde Isenhower began the shooting
and it Is said that his first bullet
killed the negro prisoner. He him
self was fatally wounded, being shot
several times, and received thirteen
openings in his body as a result of
bullets lodging there. 1t is thought
that Sheriff Hood directed his fire at
Clyde Isenhower, for the sheriff
emptied his pistol. Eisenhower, after
being shot to pieces. staggered into
the sheriff's office and had unbreech-
ed his pistol and reloaded it before
he fell faint from the loss of blood.
OTHERS WOUNDED.
Jesse Morrison, a brother-in-law
of Isenhower, and said to have been
a member of the mob, received a
scalp wound in his head and had a
thumb shot away. ID. F. Smith, by
stander, took refuge behind a tree
and bullet just graEed his 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 mortal
4 ly wounded. Sheriff Hood took the
negro prisoner, who was sinking
from the effects of the fatal bullet In