The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-28
BODIES OF ELEVEN
VICTIMS RECOVERED
Two Found Sunday In Ceor-
gia River, Weighted Down
With Stones and Iron, and
Chained Together - Vic
TINS Compelled to Dig
Their Own Graves

Mrntl,",l". ia. Mar :; Two NOR"
bodies OF negroes wCr" recovered from
tn" Nir"'E uycr today. making total
~ eleven bodies found s:n"" tn author
I;i"s began nm :nvr-t;EHtl"H ot charges
Of rc"nAE" and murder against john
Williams. ! Jasper county farmer.
Like the first three found. nuUh"-
"t days go. tho bodies recovered today
were chained tnE"ih"r and weighted
down w.th S1rNS. stones and ron. Five
h"GI"S wrr" found saturday. hU-iCd on
the Williams plantation.
According :" a r"nfN> ION made 20
department of juStlc" agents 10y 'iHd"
Manning. negro employed by Williams
Tho eleven negroes wc-c slain and their
bodies made away with n order - pro
vent them from t.sttty'nC aSains; WI
hams on tn" Ironac- chIrEcS. Manning.
- WAS sad. confessed he Killed t'vc Of
them With an AK" a. Williams orders
Tho bodies wc-" recovered Saturday
after he had pointed GU; the place OF
bur,a,
Tn" coroncrs jury Investigating tn"
deaths found tina, in two cases the ne
cro,s were romNcIi"d :" dig their own
=ra,"S. Williams and Manning both are
being held in jail her" under ,i"sr
guard.
The Coroner's verdict.
At tn" InGucS, held ;"day over eight
nC n" bodies 4 Ssrdl'; was returned
dsciar,nS thH nsgroc& came to lhCir
death at thH hands 80 Mann'nE and
nam;nS Williams as an accessory.
Solicitor Gam7h"U ot Newton county
i"ddy requested Gov"rn"" Dorsey to
arr".n, Attorney General Denny TO
tah. charge OF the Investigations in
Nrw;on and Jasper counties. I, was
also announced by Judg" Park ~ m"
Ocmuisee circuit. ina; hn was awaiting
term OF the Jasper county superior
court
The Murders
Tho coroner'S jury conducted tho IN
quest h. numbers. The first inquest
was over John Williams. same name
as the plantation owner. whose grave.
It is alleged. was dug hy himself. The
jury was informed that the negr" vas
sent 10 a pastur" IN Il ravin" to djc
pos: holc. After digging the h"lc.
Manr;us'S confession - said to show
tha, he struck Williams over IN" head
with an axe. pushed the body mo the
hole and covered u up.
Was sent . the Same DaTturo ~ nrinE
cows back 70 the stable. Manning IS
said 20 have confessed that hr killed
Green n the same way. but mad to dig
n" grave.
W:;lc ,;ivcns WAS referred to as
Number Trr,s. Nr was said 10 have
hcrn killed on his way to a country
store. n the Same raV!nc. but Charley
i.hjshnim Was named as tho negro who
killed GIvenS.
Fletcher Smith. body Number Four
was sent to dig a well and when he
had dug deep enough to receive his
body. MannIng's confession. as repeated
;n the Jury. showed nc killed him with
an AK" and buried him IN the h",'.
In case Number Five. known as "R:S
John" Manning was held responsible.
In the cases Of Numbers Seven and
E:,gh; Little Bit'' and John Brown. the
Jury held that the negroes. Manning
and Chisholm and Jonn Williams. the
plantation owner. were responsible.
Tho verdict for Number SIX. charley
chisholm met his death At the hands
of clyde Manning and john s. VIII
liams."
Around March l. two department OF
Justice agents. 4. J. Wisner and T.. S
,-nastain came to Jasper county To IN
vcstjgatc alleged psonage practices on
the Williams plantation. They called
on Williams. among others. but It IS
said Williams gave satisfactory cx-
p.anauon.
A. tha. tinc Williams IS sad 70 have
had only twelve negroes. The Spccial
agents wen, TO IN" farm os Hulon VII
liarns. a son Of John Williams, where
,hc,. are SAID 10 have Se"n tnrc" or four
negroes at work. and Leroy Williams
= ,or. iS SAID 70 have been guarding
Tho negroes with gun.
TIL. WilliamScs arc said 20 have re-
>.n,rd tho visit OF the governments
agents. and after tho agents '"tt tho
PROMISES Williams IS sad to have be-
rome apprcncnS;ve % the results. The
three sons 81 Williams We" a. that
limo sad to hc awal from ~" p,anta-
,:nr These sons arc Hu,on. Leroy and
Marvin. They were gone for three
weeks
l. ,rae after they i"f'. i IS alleged.
,ba. thc bodies were disposed ot.
The sons hava not b""n arrested.
Warrants ror tho arrests wcr" returned
to ,on governor today, as county OIL
-, Al; sad tina, there was n" iH;orma-
,.rp ronn.,,.uE them win IN" rase.
,-pr W.T. ATuTR