Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-06
THE ALLENDALE TRAGEDY.
Now Appears that H. D. Marley Was
Killed by a Mob.
News and Courier.

News and courier.
Aiken, June 2.-Apparently new
light has been thrown upon the mys-
terious killing of Jim Hogg and H. D.
Marley, the two we'll known planters
in the Allendale section last week.
The report first sent out broadcast
over the country that Hogg was shot
by Marley, and, then while Hogg was
wounded and lying on the ground that
he shot and killed Marley, has been
completely upset according to the tes-
timony of Carrie Stanley, at Aiken
before Hon. Robert L. Gunter, the So
licitor of the circuit.
From the evidence of Carrie STAN
ley, who is separated from her hus-
band and has been Marley's house.
keeper, it appears that. a crowd OF
white farmers of the Allendale section
shot Marley to death after coaxing
him out of his house with the prom
ise of protecting him on his way to
surrender to the sheriff.
Woman's Testimony.
Carrie Stanley appeared before So
licitor Gunter here and has sworn that
crowd of men, consisting Of Herman
Lee, John Dunbar. George d. kirkland,
Henry D. Best, Paul Black, Hughes
Reeves and Buck Lewis, came up to
the Marley place after the shooting
of Hogg by Marley, and after getting
him to come out on the ground, John
Dunbar shot him twice with pump
gun which he Dunbar) had taken from
the hands of Buck Lewis.
According to the report it appears
that a gathering of ten farmers were
attending a fish catch and dinner at
Cohen's Bluff. Jim Hogg and Buck
Lewis, whose home is on the Georgia
side of the river near Brier Creek,
went down to the home of H. d. Mar
| ley, about three quarters of a mile
Hogg reached the Marley gate he was
attacked by Marley's dog, and being
afraid Of bad bite from the animal
is alleged to have shot and killed it
forthwith. Marley, seeing the dead
dog, and Hogg with his gun in his
hand, came out of his home and is
said to have fired one load Of shot in
the breast of Hogg, who fell face
down on the ground. Lewis then
lodged behind a tree until Marley en-
tered his home, when he ran to the
other members of the fishing party
and told them of the shooting.
Marley Fatally Shot.
| 1t is testified by Carrie Stanley
further that the whole party, some
eight in number, then hastened to the
Marley home, and after coaXins him
outside shot him to death.
| The affidavits of each member OF
the party conflict with the woman's
statement, the party claiming that
Marley was standing over the pros
trate body of Hogg when the party
arrived, and that Marley appeared in
a threatening manner.
The testimony of the woman states
that whiskey was on the breath OF
several members of the fishing party;
she especially designates John Dun
bar. whom she charges with firing the
two shots into Marleys body.
Physicians Statement.
DR.. Johnson Peoples, sworn, stated;
81 find nine shot holes from the bacl
of Marley's body. Five in the front
and complete laceration of the lower
part of the skull at the back, as 4
from a number of shot. Some of the
wounds were due to shot going through
from the front.
(Signed) johnson Peoples, M. D."
The people in the Ellenton section
and many in this locality are well ac
lQuainted with all the parties con
cerned and great interest is being
taken in the ferreting out of the kill.
ings.
The men are under arrest but viii
lapply today for bail.