The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29
NO APPEAL
FROM VERDICT
OF JUDGE LYNCH
Allendale Mob Exc
cufes Murderer and
Burns His Body in
own Of Appleton

a1lendale. oct. 24.-Eugene P.
9 ssVaIker, a prominent farmer OF
Appaeton, about four miles from
l:aere was shot and instantly killed
this morning about 10 o'clock by
negrotenant named Ed Kirkland.
& moi, winch formed immediate
!, 81 upon the hearing Of the killing
took Kirkland from Sheriff Bennett
Fsfrfax this afternoon from
3 Saapoard train NO 2, upon which,
& The sheriff was attempting to take
Efhe prisoner TO Columbia for safe
keeping and taking him to the
scene of the crime in the center OF
OF App1eton burned him.
the q cemation taking place about 3
Soselock tonfght according to- re-
The ki}Eng of Mr.. Walker arose
cont of 4 ifsicuity over q settlement
fer sr due Walker, some diff
feuIty siaving been had between Mr..
{ Walker and Kirkland on last Sat
/: & uEs1ay it isssaid This morning Mr..
yFaaker met irkland On the
streets of Appleton and demanded
;;sa sxtleIneIt hereupon the negro
( !; drew q gun and shot him. The
Shot ent tering the head OF Mr..
ana Killing him instantly.
me negro attempted TO make his
ssescape: but MAS captured about
n1ife from AppleIon by party OF
men Nho turned him over to Sher-
Bennett IIsS ss meantime a
szneb was being fsEsaed all over the
sseoanfy aIla sWlaenssa1e news ss'ss reacned
the mob ae negro was IN the
8 flelaas or the snerilI s.Ilc. snc tnae ne
anfenaeu to spirit tllIn M away 90 Co
:s:lssnabla every avenue OF escape for
sheriff and his prisoner was
sE7tsst of. Portions oz tae mob were
alton 10 the vicinity. u
{ is ssssd, even the bridge at Colun1-
bsa being pieketed
he saers took q roundabout
Sslse 70 bloEs, 81 C.,4 " mere ne
ssoarded the Seabeard train with
land making a detour re-
ufring over FIVE hours, hiding him
sbat9een two Of the coaches. When
train ached Eairfax it was
net By mob of several hundred
rho b0ardeds the train and search
I'd every coach from the mail car
he last Pullman In search of
ehe prisoner He was finally locat-
ed and jumped from the train and
tried TO escape He was shot at
ssseyerM times and hit. but vas still
conscious when the mob carried
him through the country and
reached Appleton, the scene Of the
crime. The MOP was assembled at
AppIeton while the unconscious
S body of the negro lay IN an auto
mobile In the middle OF the streets
and then disappeared apparently
quiet with no violence evident.
When the shades Of the night had
gathered upon previous arrange
ments. 1t seems, the mem bers
gathered again and burned the
body OF the negro just on the main
fhoroughfare Of the town. There
VAS no excitement about the affair
sc seems everything took place in a
Quiet, mater Of fact way. No de
sails as to the final burning could
be learned. as ali the members Of
: the mob were masked at Fairfax
when the train was boarded and
searched.
This is the first mob demonstra-
ton that Has occurred in this
county since its formation.
There was eonside cradle excite
ment here few weeks ago in re-
gard to the capture of Memminger
Priester but there was no mob
spirit exemplified then, as every
one ia the mob was a member of
the sheriff's posse and At all times
completely under hisicontrol Sher-
ih Benneft IS receiving unstinted
praise here On the manner in
which ne haneied the situation
4 here today, having used every
means within his power to avoid
the results. It is estimated that
oyer 900 men were at some time
g Deans seateeIeos al ose. sui9 county