Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-13

Bertha began CRYING when she
got opposite my door. AS she was
at the top OF the staircase she heard
her brothers screaming and she got
louder They told her to hush.
Sheriff Robinson told her to hush.
At this time Robinson was behind.
Salley in the lead. Hart and Taylor
also behind the woman. At this time
the pistol shots were fired down in
the jailer's kitchen, the only shots
fired in the Jail that night at all.
Il ducked my head down while
they were passing my door and Sal
ley stuck his flash light in my door.
but he did not see me and he passed
on. That was az they came up
vas looking right at Sheriff
Robinson when the shots were fired
and he was up stairs
81 have lived Mt Ellenton seven
""ars. my sterfather being CON
stable at E'lerton Sheriff Robin
son has been to our house many
times. end nv ste~eather has helped
the o"Scers in aids / know all the
officers and I e coclsure that
could not be m AIKEN as to these
heirg the men vat took Bertha
Iowmar from hor cell on the night
OF October s.
"The next morning E. r. Buck
ingham came to nv cell and told me
10 keep quiet. re told me to claim
that / was asleep after 1 had told
him what l saw the night before
buckingham lives at Ellenton and
have known him for several years.
Jailer Taylor told me that Buching-
ham was member of the grand
Jury. Mrs. Taylor wife Of the Jail
er came to me the next day and told
M 10 keep my month shut.
THE next dav Sheriff Robinson
came to me also at the cell and ask
ed me IL I knew ANYTHING about the
lynch'ng I told him that | recog-
nlZed the Sheriff "avlor and Salley,
/ not calling S'"npard or Harris
name to him 10 med deathlv male
END denied that was with them
ne turned and w. I'd away and has
never mentione" ~ince that time
AFTER they b. eotten outsi e I
VAS looking no WINDOW and
H"W Nhno' 1.-THE older OF
me '"o Ne imp from the
CD cav IN holler three
."es. sho" At this time
thev were ny sight. but I
heard immedi ~ three shots
fred
MIS-. Moonef e" many years an or
phaH child and Tnt very literate,
signed her af6d"~'t with cross
complaining "He was too cold to
WIZ" GO "'""~" and her name
WIS Spfd ~ as Mrs. Lucy
Moo v. ar mark
what from that =" Mrs Mooney Lee
tays: When we retired under.
stood thew V . y tc J.-noh tbo,,
that night. Tav'"- told me that he
ma orders to 'or' al doors al put
OUT All Hehts. Pe r' tut the lights
aoouC o:op +. = incident had
never occurred Sefo during the
I'VE h'onths that was ihcarcerated
ID that Jail. The light at the court
mouse and the light on the bridge
burned all night. Ono car was at
mo Fridge watchilr under the
street light: This car moved up and
got with the other GAYS. The wo-
man was loaded last che crying and
nolier'ng l being stranger in the
count" could identify only such per-
sors ms / had got acquainted with
s'1ce my beirg in Aiken.
identified positively Constable
ita't "nd Policeman John salley.
: y. Heipe with party OF Ave or
sfT trat came u 1T Bertha Low
man md awea Ok or Of ther
10 be ShnriT Robinson. They had
b's Hasflight With them All pris.
oner" T~H-s afraid Of beI,-; lynctei
Z they divulged arvthiig that took
'sce that n'rht.
ut m 'irne the colored woman
80 irg bro"rht down etairs was
VI sr th' t'#H sh. e -vcr- arod down
'ta -. Tho grand u.ry never came
= the 'a!l at tny time to get anv
nforrnatioo abont tho things that
re Ut on that night"