The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-24
A White Nam Killed by n Negro.

The Richmoud Dispatch OF the 21st instant, has
the following account OF very sad affair:
few days since we had rumor Of the death
OF Mr.. w. 3. Bransom, q citizen OF Richmond, at
the hands OF negro, IN q some % one OF inc lower
particulars, withheld its publication, and had
given it up as an idle rumor. Not 80, however.
the murder had been Committed, together with
the following particulars OF the horrible affair
MIR. Bransom left Richmond in the early part of
the month on business in the lower counties. On
yesterday two weeks he was stopping at the resi-
dence of Mr. r. D. Lee, in Warwick County, three
miles from Yorktown: Towards the afternoon,
Mr.. Edward Lee, that gentleman'a son, went to
the stable and directed negro in the employment
of his father to feed the horses The negro refused
to do 80, with the remark, II am free; won't
wisely made no reply, but Immediately went to
work to feed the horses himself Whilst he was
doing 80 che negfo again repeated his remark,
man hse ssd nohn
and, returning to the house, informed his father
| the negro what he meant by his impudenoe. The
negro, without further to do, selzed him by the
collar; struggle ensued, during which the negro
drew O knife and commenced cutting at his en-
ployer. The knife made many Sits in Mr. Lees
coat, but fortunately did not cut him. Young Lee,
seeing the struggle, interfered and the negro, re-
| leasing his father, threw him down aud inflicted
severe gash in his neck, and another in the left
| arm. Mr.. Bransom, who was in the house, hear
ing the noise Of the struggle, rushed out. He
|
| raised, about to kill him. and running towards
them, he rescued the young man by striking the
negro q smack with his open hand, which knocked
| him down. The negro Immediately got up, ruell-
ed towards Bransom, inhicte severe stab In the
| lower part Of his abdomen, another through his
but the work OF moment, aud neither Mr.. Bran
som nor Mr.. Lee knew that they had been cut
until the }atter's father saw blood tricklng from
their clothes. Mr.. Bransom in few moments
sank from loss OF blood, carried in the house.
where he fingered until last uesday, when he
died. negro girl living with MIR. Lee testified
that few days before tho murder took place she
remark that he intended to kill somebody. Ole
MIR. Lee expressed an opinion that he intended tc
!, kill hi- son.
MIR. Bransom leaves wife and three children
He was native OF Fluvanna county, and took uI
his residence in this city few years since HI
first kept the Piedmont House, on Main street
and has lately kept the Central House, on Broad
We are told that he WAS man OF unexceptionabl
| character, and much esteemed by his friends
His guests were much attached to him and hi
' family, snd spesk in tho highest terms OF thei
t kindness towards those who were with them
0 Durin his sufferings he requested that his TAMIL
| should be kept In the dark as to the affair, ex
pressing faint hope or getting well, and wis
that they should not be made to suffer unossines
on his account. Finding that all hope Of recover
was over, Mr. Lee wrote to Mrs. Bransom tina
her husband was in o very critical condition, an
requested her to come to him "a soon as possible
She hastened down, but when she arrived he
husband was no morel He had nobly given up hi
: life to rescue that Of fellow-man, He was burie
J. near the spot whore he died.
0 W. have the rnnlor that the murderer hal
y since been arrested, aid Is now In the Warwic
a county Jail.