The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-04-13
SONS OF WILLIAMS
UNDER INDICTMENT
Charged With Father and Negro
Farm Boss of Numbering Eleven
in Jasper County-Trial Set for
May Term of COurt-Some sep
arate Indictments of Younger
Men,

Monticello, Ca, April 1.-Grand
jury investigation here todav into into
the deaths of negroes alleged to have
peen held in peonage on the farm of
John 5. Williams resulted into indict
ments being returned against Will
llams, three of his sons and Clyde
Manning, negro farm boss, charging
a total of II murders in Jasper coun-
ty IN addition to the three in New
ton county.
The lynching several months ago
OF Eugene Hamilton, negro preacher.
was inquired into by the grand iury.
but 1T was decided there was not suf,
nclcnt evidence to warrant true bills
against any persons, but it was in
dlcated tonight the inquiry would be
resumed tomorrow and that the jury
also would inquire into two more
homicides, the details of which Off
cials refused to divulge publicly in
advance.
;. None of the cases against the Will
liams family or Manning will be
called for trial before Nav, it was
announced by Judge J. 3. Park of tie
Jasper county superior court, who
charged the grand jury on it's con-
vcning today. The elder Williams
was convicted last week in Newton
county OF murder of one Of three ne
grocs taken into that county and
drowned and is awaiting hearing
April, 30 on motion for a new trial.
HIS three sons indicted today are HUI
land Leroy and Marvin Williams.
Whipping of negroes who. had run
away and were caught and other
cruel treatment was alleged by wit
ncsscs today, although it was said
the negroes were we'll fed and
clothed. ''' e' '''"
The true bills returned today were
as follows: '
Joint Indictment charging John S.
Williams and Manning with murders
or eight negroes.
>. Indictment charging Huland Will
hams with murder or negro known
as "Black Strap" j nthe fall of 1920.
JOINT Indictment charging Leroy
and Marvin Williams with the mur-
der of negro known as "Iron Jaw"
III the Summer Of 1920.
Indictment charging Marvin Will
llams with the murder of John Sin
gleton in April, 1918.
prayer that "justicc shall bc
wrought" and for supreme guidance
Tor the grand Ja1J was offered by
J. j. Wmbury, ordinary of Jasper
county before Judge Park delivered
his charge.
Monticello, April 12.-Solicitor Gen
erai Doyle Campbell announced to-
night at would ask Governor Dorsey
I? ofirr rewards for apprehension Of
liu'and. Leroy and Marvin Williams,
and could not arrange plans for their
trial until they were arrested. He
aid recently they were not in JASPER
county and they did not appear last
week at the trial Of their father in
Covngton.
The elder Williams and Manning
will be placed on trial. Mr.. Campbell
SAID, as soon as they are released
from jurisdiction by Newton county.
where they were indicted first and
where Williams was later convicted
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The solicitor said tonight the other
two homicides to be inquired into
tomorrow are those or negroes report
ed killed by white persons. In one
case he said negro who fired on YOUR
white men, who went to his home to
ask about another negro, was killed.
IN inc other, a negro who went to a
whitc mans house later was found
dead