The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-16
Tho Wake 70 rest Aom1cIde-A
Colored Desperate Killed.

On Thursday evening, Feb. 9th, As
DR.. Sanford w. Thompson, Of Wake
Forest township, was passing the store
of Mr.. Lofin Harrison, returning from
a professional trip, he was accosted by
Bill Waldrop, Srather notorious negro,
who asked if he might ride as far as his
home, as he wished the Doctor to hire
his wife as a cook. The Doctor assent
ed, and on reaching Waldrop's place,
threw open the wheel to permit the
negro to alight but the latter then
asked to be allowed to ride q mile or 80
farther to the house Of MI. Lewis
Davis. Waldrop called out his wife,
and a sick child; telling the former
that he had engaged her as DR.. Th0mp-
sons cook at S. per month. The Doc
tor examined the child, and left medi-
cine for it.
As the TWO men rode %, and reached
a point where there are dense woods on
both sides Of the road, the negro gave
the Doctor a rough shove with bis
elbow, and growled-"Don't push me
out the buggy!" The Doctor supposed
he was a little tipsey, and did not re
sent the shove. Whereupon WaldroE
began to fume and curse, saying be was
going over to give Mr.. Lewis Davis "a
bgenoeel cussin'-out," and if he dlda'
like it he could take a licking. DR..
Thompson made a mild rejoinder, ad-
vising him to keep out of such Difficult
ties as he had already had to pay fol
several fights. stop! stopr"-shouteo
the negro-"Let me Out!'
DR.. Thompson turned the buggy
wheel to let him out. 1t wa a very
rocky and lonely spot, and as the infu
rated African stepped to the ground
he shouted-'.Nou, Cd d-n you,
I'm going to Kill your at the same
moment hurting a large rock at him
1t closely grazed the Doctors head. ano
as the wheel was turned in a way to hen
him in the buggy, he hastily drew hi:
revolver, and when Waldrop seized
another rock. fired just in time to de
fleet his aim. The latter stopped to-
another missile, aud Thompson shot hin
in the back. Maddened and desperate
the negro rushed upon the Doctor t.
drag him out Of the buggy, and received
TWO more balls in the breast. He still
grappled wildly at the Doctors throat
until a ball through the brain, stopped
his career!
1t was a close call for the Doctor, VIII
is a cripple, and was SO situated that b
could not escape his a~ssailant, either b.
Jumping out, or driving on. Waldrol
was powerfully built, and utterly devoi'
both of reason, and of fear, when hi
!, passions were aroused. He had ha'
numerous serious ARRAYS with people Q
his own race and there are ground
for believing he carried a secret grudg
, against Doctor Thompson, because tn
latter attended, and secured a nurse tor
a black fellow whom Waldrop ha'
6endishly beaten with a rock some tim
previous. 1t is said he had been heart
to make threatsb against the Doctor
+ life. Waldrop has figured in the court
repeatedly.
After the shooting, DIR. Thompson
e without alighting, drove to the neares
house, and sent for the magistrates
Coroner Richardson arrived early nex
t morning, and an examination was he'll
before Justices A. l.. Lyman and IL. {
Ray. The verdict of inquest on Satul
day was ''Justifiable homicide
DR.. Thompson was in the city yestel
: day, and his friends were pleased tina
: he escaped injuries.