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wSHJSBirr HOWARD KILLED' I( Continued • from Page One)tertherhpHoward. l it* was a man trite to the core and he held the confidence of everyone, • -,declared that Henry Howard, Sheriff of Aiken county had met his death iji .the discharge of his duty and. the enforcement, of the law, and he was. sent to his death trying to-ww w \ “ lt;___rman who has,Bought a'drop of illiciti.im-the£r-jentheJU8at-4M thewish emphasis*' . „ _ . liquor re just asmudi responsible for the death of Henry Bow-ard, as the bullits that took.his life.” H^pajd a splendid tribute ,to . Deputy Sheriff' Robmseii, a$-he stood covered . vrith hloodf pleading an angry, crowd- to allow- the murtkrersiheh.priafiiicrs-of :the State to he taken to Columbia .for safe-keeping, ,. r •/ . •.was introduced, and he spoke very feelingly Of the terrible catastrophy that had befallen the people of tfris county: He -^ -^We have-lost of thtf best and bl’aVest oncers of South Qirolimi^ He.reikted when He first met the man, and realized then that he syas ‘‘a -man; indeed.” The Governor said: “I have relied upon his judgment in the conduct of affairs in Aiken county; have asked his advice, and acted upon it.’ In his death the State has suffered a great loss. My heart goes out to. his widow and children,” he said Drr-MeLpie of men drove out with plows right hear the hag tree. We got out of the cars and started to-the house. Thre^ offour women were in the back yard. As we started for the housethey ran .to the hotise. The Sheriff and Robin so a ran around' * . |the house?. Mr. Sheppard went to the left' and I ran through the house to the bqeknioor. Just as I reached the. back door “Son4’ came to the dooi1 ao ran to the corner where there was a cupboard injthe front rooni:: VVhen he ran to the cupboard - - be got-the-pistol,- Lgrahfced .him, W yd iff no i~get:th trpi a tot -:Wy sguffied -until he jumped off the porch' and. tore away hom 'me-T grabbed my pistol and I heard. ,lr. Robmsojv kll him to drop his .gun. \ The negro was on the ground.. When he shot•at me Mr. Robinson shot nt‘ him. t got my pisb^K and shot:uten*g~hisarsoftotorkras»rycitforbeto the ~dcad—officer,—Interment—was cemetery, the services there being conducted by the Knights ofone time, and there was a grain of.sand in the cylinder and the gun hting. 1 did, not go back to the house. Then two womenran. out, I. grabbed one and held her to keep the negro f romshooting me:. About the time I got hold of her Sheriff Howard caiue around die corner- - -Some oae from thedaaofc house shot him, and I saw him faH to the .ground;He desjcrsbed the shooting of the mother. Annie, by Sheppard, and the part he took in the .captUreof, Clarence.Dr. B. F* Wyman told of the 93 bird shot found in the left -side of Sheriff Howard, and gave his opinion as to the causeof his death. -+ ... .............. ......“San-’ -bo w rrrai 1 aiid~~Bri die:—a cousin.Byffiias, of which Sheriff Howard was a consistent member. He'was buried by the side of Ms fatherland mother, it beingthe wish of the di^d officer expressed always m life that hebe buried at bis . boyhood, horde. - - - -- ■■ - -- ..............' Heye, as the rays of the setting sun were casting their last shadows the remains of Sheriff Hoy^ard were consignfxtley i titheblehe—tcrtheneaith. . . r_________________________ . 9 _ f I. .Wmound of his gfav^wascdvereTwIth a profusion of flowers.The floral tribute was perhaps the most gorgeous ever seen in this-county: The v ar ious fraternal organizations,- dvie organizations, citizens of different walks pf life, Jewish citizens and Greek citizens of Aiken all sent floral tributes, and there' was also noticed flowers from the colored people of Aiken-wheffl-4he-dead~Hffl^r had Qften-befr-k-ndeck- -..........-___________________.....The Inquest_in_ofThe coroner's jury to investigate the. death of Sheriff TJoward was in charge of Magistrate Rabom. of Aiken. It convened on -Saturday afternoon, but continued its investiga-PA .Mphday morning. - ________________ -..............The jury was composed of L. M. fc. Oliveros, foreman; W. A- Banks^ J. D. Woodward, W. P. Davis, H. J. Wameke and Fred Klatte. „\were sworn, but thev _wouId teil little of the occurrence. They both cfehned to have fled just as soon as the officers approach-.edA and.Jp-^aimost .every, qiiestion they would reJilyy./T. donT know sir.”---- -----— ......- - - - - - The verdict of the- jury was- -that- Sheriff-Hovfard cameto his death by gunshot wj^mds^he_gitmbfaag 4n the hands-of Claren^TAwffnarr, and anamed “Son, Bertha, Bridle and Rosa Lowman as participants in theaffair.Successor to be Appointedthe_fot- —he testmea^ as ToUows: W e~ reft here ^boat 8130 Saturdayimrmng to aitdrseaich the residence oftanTCowmam We ' arrived'at the place around-9 o'clock. We did not know- atfirn» wfir«rf» htnrrihe-yard• 6no is in- the hospital. Just as vve came in. several dtHer women '♦ • ' . - ■ wr-rah froth the house: “As me andthe~S!igrriT wei--e or the baric porch, BEerifFpufTns'bahd-on ~ot ^e~wcjmeiT- ~artd~said :j “Stand back, and the woman grabbed Sheriff. This is the one that is. in the hospital. About that time I heard a scuffling in the rpom, at^ the Sheriff said, “Run to kcEihanney !M I saw Macl£ ^ad hold of a negro man, the oldest negro, and he had a- Goroser J-.- Tom- Tarver is now-inr -eha^e of - the SlierifFsoffice as provided~by law. “The successpr.To Sheriff Howard will be appointed possibly next week. Several names haVe been proposed to the Governor but he has made no statement Governor McLeod, when he was m Aiken on Sunday, stated that he would te in 'New York possibly the remainder of the week, and would consider the filling of this office when he re-returned: -—........-......—- .........*T........'_______________; _____________ ' _Quick Trial Assured -, A number of citizens called upon Solicitor Bert Carter, kwho was in Aiken on Monday to conduct the inquest, and askedfor a. speedy trial, - The Solicitor ..was. reminded that -thepeople of the county were willing for the law to punish the murderer of Sheriff Howard, and in reply_jo this Solicitor Carter said that the dtizenry of Aiken county were to be con- / gratulated_on jheir staiid in this time of great stress, and he would -assure them that the InpT^fers' 0 f Ho war d would be-bmiight to tria l-jnsb -as-^sobn- as-hc-could do so. He- stated that the case would be given to the grand jury immediately on the opening of court, but, under the law thejprnoners .were'al-4ewedr-4fe^ree--^lav,* l^fnre being brought to ^rial. Thiswould-delay- the- case... UntilWjcdnesday ■ or Thursday. - Ife”people of the cotmty -now- have the ■'ssscsraxtcc thalrtlifcr iease :wTI-be -cahed-'-the-firstCxyeek, cfTTourf;- fWediBKday or- Thursday^ .. _. . . . .% .. y .**—• —Tiie^SoJkatoay stated..however, Jhat thi^e of The priscmers . and thtm was in a ^erieus f eoStion,buthe hdpS that h off Sag-won ki grewertt-theJriaLffOgi- eommg off as he had planned. . ... .',r. . I-45 ct's piatol. When I got to them “Son” ran from Mack.r As I got in the front door I told “Son” to stop. . Then heand shat- -Mack was -afeotrt-fifteen- feetalahe1,hemln-xnaixateheThen I shot at “Son and he then tjegan shooting at me. I heard a gun in the back yard. Then I heard some one holler- ■ i,. .“Go get a doctor,” and this voice was Sheriff Howard’s. In a minute that big woman grabbed me that I saw in the door and poked the gun in my stomach. I had my gun in my hand.She throwed me in the chair and fell on me. In the meantime*% , •* •h*zt mother came in with a knife. One time I kicked her with my foot. I hit her over the head three times with my pistol. * The one who had a knife is the woman who is now dead. Justas jsoon as I got loose I went from the front door and saw the one who had the knife with an axe. Mack looked like he was trying to shoot. He identified a pistol that “Son” Lowman had, and a knife used by the dead woman.The woman with the axe turned on me, and I got at her, and Sheppard saw her, and he came to my assistance at once, and shot her one time. She fell on the1 wood pile. I then called for th^ Sheriff, I did not £ftow he was dead. I went where he was and saw that he was-dead. I saw Mack after “Son” Lawman, going down the road. I did not see “Son” Lowman come in the house. I did not see him any moreReports were current in Aiken on Saturday that the homeof the Lowman negroes had been burned on Saturday afternoon. This is not correct, as no effort was made to burn theJiQ.use— -SoSheane in walkmg-abottt-mune uf* dreri qoms evident-► • ‘ly threw a match in a box'Of clothing.. These clothes were carried into- the yard on fire, and from tfiis occurrence,' the rumor gained circulation.until1! caw Kmi tKo Af — r*-*The house in which this affair happened was a small house, two rooms in the front, with two rooms in the rear. The backrooms having a porch the full length. Between, the back rooms■ / ■and the two front rooms there is a small alcove. Liquor was here. Some of it had been poured out, but there were'•empty fruit jars, and in the slop jar there was liquor. About the floor there had been considerable whiskey thrown out. Evidently the whiskey had been poured out at the approach of the officers.Thetiews of the killing was first brought to Aikfen by the passengers on the bus that is operated between Aikeh and Columbia. Within a short time tfie road leading to Monetta was filled with f riends- of the dead Sheriff and' Ms' deputies, to render any assistance that they might be. .called upon to do.Governor^ McLeod when advised of ;*he offait*: got into communication with Sheriff Oswalt, of Lexington, and ordered him to the scene at once. Sheriff Swearingen, of Edgefield
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Aiken Journal and Review
Aiken, South Carolina, US
Wed, Apr 29, 1925
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