The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03
Carolina Crime.

Mr.. Calvin Yates. residing 8 miles
from Raleigh. came to the store Of
Cues & CrutchEe.d, at Cary, to make
some purchases. \ Young negro named
Henry Johnsrn, or Ed Freeman, Tor
whatsoever he for the time calls him
self. who claims t. bail from South
Carolina, but has been working hear
Clayton, saw Mr.. Yates produce 4 large
roll of money, about So IN mount
He followed him, asking questions, and
pretending to want employment Mr..
Yates tried To shake him off. but Wa,
5 lddenly struck by a large rock, thrown
By the negro, and also stuune By SC =
eral blows from IA hce handle. IT,,
robber then cmptied his pocket, OF SO
IN COLA, - IN silver, and $40 IN green
backs.
All this occurred within sight OF MIR
late- home; but no one happrned To
be near. and hr wa, tuuri >ouu hours
ater Ia a supposedly u. az cuudltioa
by the road side.
Cuiet OF Police {. ID ~licartt PROMPT
ly set his men To >cua IN the negro
suburb, of Raleigi, but although tie
neg o ha, been heard OF IN sarIoa- b.
Cst4tRa Is IEN a4Etss hiN - II Ntd3-
pred. Report said that Mr.. Yates had
oeen mu. jcse!, but tie -ti,i m,c>, and
viii recol e.. his friends think. Dor
county has been - nee irnm bIooaN
crimes during the past half year, that
his robbery excited much feeling -
From the Goldsboro MESSENGER We
CLEAN that Il. - Lancefori. of johns
ton, lost his batn aud 500 worth OF
contents Feb. %, by AN ineeudlary.
- tIagis affair lbs occurred a;
Charlotte. From the Obserrer. and
other sources, We learn that John Far
rington, IA respectable mechanic, had a
friend named Fred Harper, OF Atlanta,
a Baggage Smashcr on the Air Line.
The Misses Darlington aie milliners
aud when we lived in Charlotte were
modest and Industrious girls. Harper
attached hlmscl. to one OF them, and
was considered engaged Subse
4u.ntls he drew of, and went buck to
Atlanta to live. Recently, Miss Far
rington was taken sore'y i'll and in her
mental anguish revealed tAat Huper
nad seduced her under promise of IN Al
rage. The Harrington brothers caused
MS ares: Cd Saturday, but he wasIe-
leased on bail. On Monday, JOHN
harrington armed h.lAseif aud aw1it,1,
near the depot, the Gaming of II ,rper.
As The latter cane down the side walk.
he saw Pennington apProa, ling with
his band under his oscrCnat. He at
once drew his pistol, and ordered Far
rIngton TO tapd back, or be killed,
Harrington fumbled at his belt. whore
upon Harper fired In his face, and
lodged a ball through his chin. Far
rington then fired at Harper and see
ing him fall, started to walk across tie
street. Harper screwed hi. arm over
his shoulder as he lay on the side walk,
and hied three more shots; Harrington
answering with u second shot, which
also struck the PROSTATE mn. Agent
In Smith rushed OUT, but ere he reach
ed Harper, death had euSued. Far
rlngton was arrested but allowed to
ema'n under care OF his family, as his
wounds were dangerous. Public opiu-
ion is favorable To him though the bra
very Of Harper calls forth general re-
greet at his tate. The affair is a sad
oae; Tor il wrecks three lives. But in
one point of view It is hardly 10 be re
grettel. The lesson s taught are two:
ISL, mat In the South, men who Sc
luce other men SISTERS do so at peril
II Then lives. 2nd, That young girls
~ ihg f"N'@. ID : a-'t,.no int" ia"
fast ways OF the period, so prevalent
at the North, do SO al the peril of
reputation, happiness, and all they
hold mos. dear. In colder climes
many liberties and famlliarities are al.
lowed, and In some cases without any
spcclal scandal; but the Southern girl
VINO toierates them, and NH, acquires
among her associates the epithet ct
gay and fast, y fee and easy, ct
etc, is playing with fire as certainly
as that fire wall burn!