The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-04-01
II NEGROES SLAIN
TWO MORE BODIES ARE DRAGGED FROM
STREAM NEAR WILLIAMS FARM AS
CROWD WATCHES.

monticello, ia, MaFch 1.-TWO
more bodies OF negroes were recover
ed from the Alcovy River here today.
making a total OF eleven bodies found
since the authorities began an investl-
CATION OF charges OF pegnage and
murder against John Williams, q
Jasper County farmer. Like the FIRST
three found number OF days ago the
bodies recovered today were chained
together and weighed down with
sacks Of stones and Won Five bodies
were found Saturday buried on the
Williams plantation.
According TO a confession made 70
Department OF Justice agents by Clyde
Manning. n negro employed by VIII
liams. the eleven negroes were slain
and their hodics made away with In
order to prevent them from testitying
against Williams in the peonags
charges Manning II was said. con
fesHed he killed five OF them with an
axe at Williams order.
The cOroners Jury investigating the
death found that In two cases the
negroes were compelled to dig their
own graves Williams and Manning
both are being held In Jail here uu-
der close guard
AZ the inquest held today over s
OF the bo6tns q verdict was returned
declaring the negroes came 60 their
death At the hands Of Manning and
naming Williams "a an accessory
The coronera Jury conducted the
Inquest by numbers The hrst in.
quest Was over John Williams, same
name as the plantation oWncr. whose
grave, Il Is alleged. was dug by him
self The jury was informed that fht
negro was sent to q pasture IN a ras
vine 20 dig a post hole After dig
glng the hole. ManninE's confeRean
Is said 20 show that he struck WI
liams over the head wfjh an axe
pushed the body into the hole aud
covered II up
Johnny Green WAS number two lie
was sent 70 the same pasture to bring
cows back 20 the stable ManniuR Il
said to have confessed that be- killed
Green IN the same way. but had a.
dig the grave
William Glyeus vas referred Is -
number three lie waH said 10 have
been killed on his way 10 a country
store. In the same rayine. but Charley
Chfisholm WWR named a. the neaFu
who Killed Ovens
Fletcher Smith. body No 4. was
sent 10 dig q well and when be had
dug deep enough "a receive his budy
MhuningA confession. AZ repeated tC
the jury. showed he Killed him with
an aAe and buried him in the hole.
ln case No 3, known as "BlE John.
Manning waA held responslble
In the cases Of Numbers I aud s.
Little nix and John Brown. the B,iry
held that the negroes Manning aud
Chisholm aud John Williams. the
plantation owner. were Responsible
The verdict for Number Charley
Chisholm, read we. the jury. ind that
Charley Chisholm met bss death AZ
the hands Of Clyde Manning and John
Is. williams
Williams IL said 20 have had only
u negroes The special agents went
20 the farm of Hulon Williams. a son
OF John Williams. where they are said
20 have seen three or four negroes
az work. and Leroy Williams, D son
Is said TO have been guarding the ne.
groes With . gun
dore than 200 people stood on The
Walter Bridge, spanning the Broad
Alcoya River ~ miles from Coylng
ton. and watched the search for the
two remaining Victims Of Williams
aud Manning
Two boats with four men dredReG
for the two missing bodies. circllng
the area 0f the river. lust under the
bridge where Manning declared they
had been thrown, when the hooks
caught on an obstacle and after mihch h
effort ii was towed Ia the bank
Then the dredge was slowly hanl
ed On by the deputies. and from the
yellow water came a heap the fig
ures f2f two men bound together with
chains and wire and so decayed iden.
tihCaflGil was impqssible
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