The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-03
TRAGEDY ON ROAD
COSTS TWO LIVES
CAR RUNS INTO NEGRO CARRY.
ING STEEL DRILL
Man in Car Killed-Negro Run Down
and Also Dies in Accident Near
Newberry

ana ALSO LIES IN f&CCloSnC 1SSd1
Newberry
Mr.. John A. Payne of Greenwood
was killed at Gum Spring, three miles
northwest of the city on the Pied
mont highway, in an automobile >ac-
cident Thursday afternoon, and John
Glider, colored, was fatally injured,
dying Friday noon. Mr.. Payne was
formerly of Whitmire, but for the
past two years lived in Greenwood,
clerking in the grocery store of Can
non & Golding, and bore splendid
reputation as man of character He
was 26 years old and had been mar
ried only 1S months to Miss Johnson
of Lanford Station, Laurens county.
He and his brother-in-law, Mr.. M. H.
Cashion, Of Greenwood, were in a
Ford coupe on their way to Green
wood from Newbe-ry, where they had
been on business. At Gum Springs
the Newell Construction company had
just quit work for the day. Glider,
who was a laborer for the company,
was coming to Newberry with a long
steel drill rod on his shoulder. Get
ting out Of the way of truck he
stepped Immediately in front of the
coupe. The rod went endwise through
the coupe's windshield and pierced
Mr.. Payne just below the left eye,
entering his brain and killing him in
stantly. Mr.. Payne never spoke nor
moved after the drill struck him. Mr..
Cashion was not injured, but suffered
a nervous shock and was not able to
testify at the inquest which was post
poned until Monday afternoon, after
the jury had viewed the body. The
coupe ran against the negro and
knocked him down and the injuries he
received from the css and from the
rod he was carrying caused his death
as above stated. His skull was frac-
tured. by the impact of the car. He
was 45 years old.
Sheriff Cannon C. Blease, who
reached the scene about ten minutes
after the accident, said it was un-
avoidable. Dust from the truck pre-
vented the driver of the coupe, Mr..
Cashion, from seeing Glider sooner.
Mrs. Jno. C. Adams, Mrs. Albert
Haltiwanger, Miss Nellie Adams, Mrs.
Walter S. Cameron and her visitor
from Spartanburg, Miss Ada Conrad,
were the first to reach the scene.
They did what they could for the in
jured man but Mr.. Payne was be-
yond the reach Of assistance.
Mr.. Payne's body, by direction Of
Sheriff Blease, after being viewed by
the coroner's jury, twas Immediately
carried to Baxter's Undertaking es-
tablishment and cared for. It was
shipped Friday morning on the Can
non Ball train to Greenwood, to be
buried Saturday morning at 1920
o'clock at Edgewood cemetery, SER
vice by the Rev. B. R. Turnipseed,
assisted by DR.. E. ]. Smith.
Mrs. Jno. C. Adams and Miss Nellie
Adams attended the burial.
Promptly after the terrible tragedy
the families of Messrs. Payne and
Cashion were notified, and Mr.. Joe
Payne, the dead mans brother, and
Mr.. j. A, Golding, with whom Mr..
John Payne worked, reached New
berry with some other friends from
Greenwood, on Thursday night at
1880 O'Clock. Mr.. Golding came to
relieve Mr. Cashion OF responsibility in
making arrangements for the return
to Greenwood. Mr.. Cashion was COM
pletely ovecome and unstrung by the
terrible experience and all We're
greatly distressed by the sudden and
untimely death.
Mr. Payne is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Sallie E. Payne, and his wife,
one sister, Mrs. NJ. H. Cashion; and
two brothers, Mr.. Joe Payne and
Irwin Payne, small boy. The Green
wood Index-Journal says he had many
friends in that city, made by his
courteous, pleasant manner. He was
an ex-service man, having served
overseas with distinction.
Messrs. Golding and Payne wish to
thank all who did for their brother
and friend.