Man lynching case ends with coroner hold verdict
Ist rage M Caskey summoned a jury at 9 am and heard evidence in the Floyd case. The verdict found Will Floyd died from gunshot wounds inflicted by John T. Morrison with malicious forethought. The coroner’s inquest was held after a frightening melee at the guard house in which masked crowds seized a prisoner and fled with keys as lights failed. Morrison’s fate drew intense public anger and discussions of burial.
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M. Caskey
Floyd
Will Floyd
John T. Morrson
Sherif Hunter
Morrison
Ernest Bateman
L. T. Gregory
Bateman
Dr. Gregory
Morrison Threats Sparked Lynching by Community
Morrison boasted on Kershaw streets that he could commit crimes in South Carolina and evade trial. He cursed a man and vowed further harm to railway workers who reported him. He allegedly threatened several lives, prompting arrest as a pistol misfired. Will Floyd was buried at Pleasant Hill cemetery and the down train carried mourners. Sheriff Hunter sought to identify those involved in the lynching.
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Bateman
Opon
County Poorhouse
Morrison
Floyd
Gov. Heyward
Kershaw
South Carolina
Southern Rail— Way
Will Floyd
Woodmen of the World Camp
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Hunter
Morrison’s Bloody Record and Desperate Desperado
A Kane County article reports Morrison who killed a Black man and two white men before his Kershaw County crime. He refused to quit his job at a Southern railway pumping station, threatened workers with a Winchester after a coal dispute, and was eventually killed. Floyd Morrison, praised as a gentle, sober young man, is contrasted with the desperado.
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Morrison
Kershaw Court
North Carolina
Kershaw
Southern Railway
Kershaw County
Floyd
Inquest Ordered Over Body of John Morrison
Sheriff Hunter reports that Solicitor Henry was instructed to attend the inquest into John Morrison’s death. Gov Heyward expresses concern over recent lynchings and urges cessation of mob violence to prevent further trouble in the state.
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Henry
John Morrison
Gov. Heyward
Lynch mob drags man from guardhouse in Kershaw
Governor Heyward and Sheriff report a lynching near Kershaw, with John Morrison found dead by a tree at about 12 15 p m. One thousand townspeople gathered, no arrests made, inquest to be held by 14 jurors. Authorities promise to pursue the guilty. The State, 2d inst.
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Jogty
Erdime
Joe PL
John Morrison
Gov. Heyward
Henry
Kershaw
Heyward
Solieitr Henry
Hanter
State Fair prize list and premiums detailed
The piece outlines extensive prizes for crops, livestock, poultry, and farm products in the state fair. It lists cash awards for corn, cotton, cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, and various breeds, plus medals and diplomas in multiple departments. It notes freight paid, free stalls, and emphasis on competition, promotion, and secretary Love, Columbia, for full details.
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Ford
Holstein-Friesians
Essex
Berkshire
China
Jersey Duroc
C. S
Victoria
Farmer
Love
Columbia
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