The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-19
NEGRO BOY CHARLIE LOGAN SAYS HE
STRUCK FATAL BLOW WITH HAMMER
And Admits He Intended Committing Young
ter of Old LadyLogan Saved From Mob BY Gritty Mags-
and Rushed to Abbevile Jail

tllC WlllUoW WdS cO[tlDnf-
ed with the piece found i'll the ne
gro house, ana IL was Shown conclus-
lively that the two pieces of pine had
| been one. and that the piece found
underneath the window OF Mrs.
Scotts house had been split off the
piece found in the negro house
| The investigators questioned Will
Johnson very closely and he stated
that when lie stopped in Tuesday
night he saw Charlie Logan making
short ladder. but did not ask him
| what he was going to do with it, The
white men made another search OF
the house and presently pulled from
beneath Charlie Logan's bed small
ladder. This ladder was carried to
Mrs. Scott's house and placed beneath
the. window that had been entered.
The ladder exactly tit the Impressions
that had been noticed on the ground
and on the wall of the house by DIR.
Kirkpatrick when he made his first
survey Of the premises.
Angry crowd Gathered.
! BY the time the investigation had
progressed this far daylight had come
and the news OF the brutal assault
had spread throughout the surround
Ing section. causing hundreds of arm
4ea4nstsie TO gather OF the scene Of the
tcrimo. DR.. Kirkpatrick, Mr.. r. Henry
Moscley and Mr.. E. w. Harper and
other we'll known citizens OF
Lowndesville were endeavoring in the
meantime to get Charlie Logan to tell
what he knew about the crime, as the
evidence pointed conclusively TO his
having had something to do with the
affair Finally the hny admitted that
/, he had entered the house and struck
the old woman with hammer. The
| negro would not state to the white
men what his motive was in entering
the House and attacking the aged wo-
man. But at the inquest held later
! In the day negro man testified that
he had spoken to Charlie Logan about
the affair and that Logan admitted
hitting Mrs Scott. and gave as his
motive that he wished to- "see that
little girl in the house with her."
| Inquest Held.
! Yesterday afternoon Magistrate
Huckabee held an inquest into the
death of Mrs. Scott. swearing five
witnesses. after which the jury re-
turned verdict charging Charlie Lo-
gan with having struck the blow
which brought about the aged wo-
mans death.
Tile first witness sworn at the iu-
quest. Mrs. SCOTS little grantldaugll-
Iter, Millie Lee Scott, testified as fol-
Flows: ION the night of March 16 1
was with my grandmother. Mrs. Scott
1t was about II o'clock when was
wnked by a fuss In the room. and
when looked up l saw that grand
ina was lying on the floor. looked
and saw someone run from our room
into the stove room. Il went out
| side door and to n negro house near
home and let 1t be known went to
the negro house and got Reedy Bur-
ton TO go to- Uncle Alf's home and let
him know. Afters coming back from
Uncle Alfs saw a hammer lying
near the door where the party ran
out. One window was raised at tho
end OF the stove room. The hammer
was not on the floor when went 10
| bed. I did not miss anything from
the house. I make my home with my
grandmother. i am l3 years old.
Grandma was about rs years old" 8
Another Witness sworn; Will Johii-
lson, testified as follows Z: sob the
/ night OF Marcl, 10 I stayed i,t the
house or hen Massie, ON Mrs. SCOTS
place. Charlie Logan was In i the
house when i went to bed. I came
by the house and Charlie told me Ben
.Massle was not at home, and asked
meltD stay with him. 81 did. II don't
know ats what. time Charlie Logan
Il a. -