The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-02-20
Bloody Deed In Chester.

COLUMBIA, IS. o., February l6.-Gov-
sorn0r Richardson's quiet Sunday strug-
gle. with the grip was interrupted this
forenoon by the receipt Of the following
dispatch:
CHESTER, February 16.-To J. P.
Richardson, Governor, Columbia: Tele-
graph me order to remove Green Brown
to Columbia Jail. He is in Jail fer mnr-
dering my father. BE will be lynched If
not removed at once.
w. 81. HOOD,
Sheriff Chester County.
The Governor in reply telegraphed
that Brown must be removed at once IL
in. danger of being lynched. After q
conference with Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral, Bachman. Private Secretary Con.
zales sent at 1.5O P. NJ. the following
dispatch:
To the Captain of the Lee Light
Infautry, Chester Respond to call of
sheriff to protect prisoner.
". e. GONZALES,
Private Secretary.
To w. Fl. Hood, Sheriff, Chester:
The Captain of the Lee Light Infantry
has been ordered to respond to your call.
Protect prisoner at all hazards and report
his disposition to Governor by wire.
W. E. GONZALES,
Private Secretary.
The prisoner was brought to Columbia
on this evenings train and safely lodged
in that noted stronghold, the Richland
iail, where Sheriff Rowan will keep him
secure until he IL taken to Chester for
trial. His guards to Columbia were
Messrs.f John B. McFadden, Jno. w.
Dunnoyant and W. II. Neal.
The Nesus and Courier's representative
could not get access to the jail this even.
ing to interview the prisoner, but the
the taller said that he insisted he was
innocent. The members of the guard
from Chester went to church and could
not be found until 10 O'Clock tonight
Col. John B. McFadden, the leader of
the party, is the treasurer of Chester
County and a prominenG citizen. He
gave the following account of the affair:
Mr.. John Hood, the murdered man,
was the father ofSherif Hood and of
two leading merchants of Chester. He
was about rs years old and lived in the
town. Last night he took tea with his
son, Israel Hood, and about 8 o'clock
strolled out Pinckney street towards his
own house. He was not seen alive after
that. At4 o'clock this morning his body
was found on q side street leading from
Pinckney to Centre street, and within
two hundred yards of Pinckney street,
which is the principal street. he had
been killed by two gunshot wounds, the
mixed bird and squirrel shot scattering
from his neck to his knees. A jury OF
inquest vas summoned and evidence
adduced which led to the arrest of. Green
Brown, between and 10 A. III.
Brown is negro about 55 years old
and has been employed as laborer in
Chester. he had separated from his
wife and was very jealous OF her. Be.
lieving her to be unfaithful to him, be
had declared that if any one came near
her house at night he would shoot him.
The house is short distance from the
side street where Mr.. Hoods body was
found. It is believed that Brown was
lying in ambush and fired on the old
gentleman when he was strolling along
unsuspectiugly. The shots were heard
by number of people.
When arrested Brown had double.
barreled gun, both barrels Of which had
been recently discharged. Other bits
of circumstantial evidence were offered,
but the inquest had not been concluded
vuhen Col McFad1en left Chester.
Upon the negro's arrest and the revela.
tion of the charges against him there
we're Immediate demonstrations leading
to The belief that he would be lynched.
The murdered man had many relatives
and they were nearly all inclined to
lynching. His son, the sheriff. acted,
howe -er, like a true servant of the law, !