The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-11-30

tursuhnt to our promise IN nst WEEK =
Is.u-. Monday Of this week we made =
personal investigation of the resent kill
ing of = colorrd man an lail at ii-rwind
by Deputy sheriff TlLsl-y. We inter
viewed both white and colored men. We
ask women what they knew. W. talk, 4
with tile officials Of the operation and to
the beet Of our ability. made All -lal'o-
rate enquiry Of the deputy sherin ss to
how the unfortunate killing Of the man
ocrurr-i. We talked with every man
~- could and sought impartislly and with
ut much Prriuiicr a. p~s--itlr a. g.t
the truth. the whole truth aud n"thiny
put ti,- truth.
The isrts are th~--
A white lady .-hool trarhrr mrt n
''ol"rrsi .nd white man "n the railroad
she Was alone The men we're yolny IL
ward l,rr~ird and .lle y ~ guing from
Berwind Neither spoke "a lier it ss~-IIH
and neither dad ola. to them. She ts.-
came Suddenly uneH.y. - she .Hys. Hnd
'iecidsi to return. Several minutes had
elspss,.i .in,e size met the men before she
iecids-l "a return. she sses the whiis.
man turning n curve . Considerable die /
tance = head hut dosn's $50 tile colores'
man SHE pssses some coal cars, the
last one Of which IL where she says tile
colored man ran from behind toward
her. she MAS already irisht-ncd and
runs with all hast- the colored man
running alter her, 80 she says. lie never
'vertsk-s her. She resche. . sexton
ioreDan's . home, and the colored man
iOe-n't come any further. Tins news
becoms~ noi--d abroad. that - Negro
brute" hal tried To assault = white lady, \
zs wss stated IN two of our white Re
publican p.Iers. Some coiored man was
4fterward arrested sitting ON the railrosn
80 the story goes, by = white and colored
nan and delivered To Deputy sheriff
rinsley Who placed him in jail.
No eye witness Was found u deny the
statement Of the lady. Except the col
Oresl fellow told two or three other cod
ored nen while IA J~il, that he hsdn't
,toppesi, by force oi necessity, when tine
lady ran mp on hlm frightening him.
Another story gOcs tile round, that some
white fellows, seeing shis colored man on
side Of tile road. beg.n throwing stones
st him which made him rush back To-
ward tlse railroad where lac ran M ON
tile white lsdy With las clothes hall off,
etr This seem- ~ i,e the sum total of
the stt-npt-d assault. Deputy sheriff
rinsley ssid be didn't think enough OF
q O. 20 st first aud interviews the lady
in that tile p,SDr iell"- had not even put
hi- hands on her, and thai. Mr.. Editor.
wss ps.-ing the ALTAR up a. /. misun-
d-rstsndIng. q fright and that by half
crazy fellow Bui." says .,e. when
found men threstrniug " lynch my
prisoner. ! made arrangements u take
care II or protest him. told the men
would ~ and see the teacher, which !
Ind. vino told me prsrtcslly tire same
thing the white snd colOrsd men told
n,e Who delivered the prisoner " me,
On my return ~ tie men J found the
crowd had greatly increased and we're
still making dire threats tried o.
guiet snd dis-usde them Of any such
thought ! hs-tened on then toward my
pVfne and tbe jail, told my wife % pre-
pare . lei Over my dining roDfn where
b.d before n~eB taking care Of prison
70. aud ! then vent D. the jsll ~ get
hifn out i,~for~ any one could know u. I
O,,enr'i tlir d.or called tfIr man. no
answer J then oI~ned the celi door.
sslk~i IN and cslisd him t~ice before
iIe would ever make any re-g'Onse n all.
telling hiu D. 'Ket up and come 20 With
ne A. quick ss tiIousiit he jumpyed
up and grsbi'ed ue Nv my throat and
~ss u-ing me roughly. ! managed %
break ny bold wberruyon. he, IN q.
crOuctinglike msnner started Il me
again. and J pulled my gun - quickly
- ] could and shot hun And while
could 49, that q sss . fatal shot. could
not help u. ~s- sorry. am sorry nov,
and -erionsiy regret y, especially when |
~ss there - tie mans friend Before
my God. Mr.. Whittico. I had no int~n-
tiOn Of ding the man any harm. ~s
satisfied the man wss humble and would
hsve D<en submissive. But ne surprised
me. Nov The q Tie whole truth from