Bates

Bates was held in the Greenville jail. A recollection printed in The Anderson Intelligencer in 1879 says a man named Motley came to Greenville, demanded the jail keys from Sheriff Carter, and, after a pistol was presented at the sheriff, entered the jail and shot Bates in the heart. The account says Bates was buried on a lot near the public square.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1879 retrospective account says Motley demanded the jail keys from Sheriff Carter, presented a pistol at him, and then shot Bates dead inside the Greenville jail.

Reported by: 1879 retrospective newspaper account (undated historical recollection).

Source

• The Anderson Intelligencer, September 25, 1879, page 1 The Anderson Intelligencer, September 25, 1879