The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-11-24
A. j. BROWN ASSAULTED
BY Tom Stevens, a ReidsviIle Negro.
Last Night.

BY Tom Stevens, a ReidsviIIe Negro
Last Night.
Andrew J. Brown, of Stokes county
and quite seriously injured Nov. 16t1
by Reidsville negro named Ton
Stevens.
About 10 o'clock Mr.. Brown an6
some half a dozen or more farmers
who had brought tobacco to town, were
in the little snack house of Bill Skin
ner, colored, near Browns warehouse
AS well as could be learned from the
incoherent statements of Skinner
who was terribly excited, the men
were sitting around the lunch counter
eating. Mr.. Brown was: nearest the
door.
All at once. a negro, who subse
Quently proved to be Tom Stevens,
from ReiddsvilIe, appeared at the door,
and reckoning to Mr.. Brown, induced
him to come outside. He then began
to expatiate on the advantages OF
Hickory Hill as "a point for night
travelling tour. He maintained that
Hickory Hill was a sort of nocturnal
summer resort. The architecture OF
the handsome tobacco factories there,
he said, showed up extremely well by
moonlight. Furthermore, as a guide
to Hickory Hill, Col. Stevens said he
had no superior.
Mr.. Brown, never having seen the
negro, actually expressed some doubt
as to the existence of such a place.
In order to prove his assertions, Ste
vens rushed into the snack house and
lOud-mOuthedly cried to Skinner,
"Ain't there such a place as Hickory
Hill ?" Skinner said there was, but,
turning to Mr.. Brown said: you
don't want to go there"
In the meantime, Mr.. Brown, as
well as can be learned, became mad
dened because his opinions as to the
non-existence of Hickory Hill should
be so violently and insultingly denied
by the negro.
He said, ''Do you mean to say that
/ am liar ?'
The negro's reply was a logged,
.linging, persistent expression of
faith in Hickory Hill.
Upon a repetition of the question
by NJ. Brown, the negro with an
oath rushed out, and picking up a
pressed brick which was lying on the
side walk, threw it with all his
might. 1t struck Mr.. Brown on the
top of the head, making very ugly
cash. Mr.. Brown toppled over, and
the negro made a wild rush up Main
street closely followed by the compan-
ions of Mr.. Brown.
The negro turned to the right and
dashed up Fourth street to Liberty,
where he again turned to the right.
The crowd gathered impetus as it
followed, shouting, Catch that mig
ger! He's killed a white man -
At Winkler'S beer saloon men
o6 an6 Mp
Johnson helped to catch him, and Mr..
Miller, who was in the saloon at the
time, was heard to remark after
wards: "Me und Vinkler, We schust
ruined oudt und kotched i'm"
Policemen were among the chaSerS
md soon had the negro behind iron
oars.
1t is surmised that the negro inten-
led to get Mr.. Brown out by himself
and rob him.
The limp form of Mr.. Brown was
)ffice where the cash was sewed up.
As the injured man LAY back in the
Doctors chair, he unused alternately
N death and vengeance. He was
positive in his assertions that he was
,oing to die. Every soothing con-
rary assertion of his friends was
7igorously combatted by him as the
Doctor took up the stitches in his
wound.
Then again he changed the subject |
nd offered five dollars to any man |
Who would just show him that niger |
or two minutes. All he wanted was
ust one good pull at him before he |
lied. He afterwards raised this offer |
o ten dollars for the same service in |
he same time.
The wound, while quite bad one,
viii probably soon heal. The skull |
vas not broken. Mr.. Brown said, |
While his wound was being dressed |
hat falling limb had hit him upon |
is head some four or five years ago |
nd cracked his skull.
He lives within a mile or two of |
luaker's Gap, in Stokes county, and |
ad just placed his tobacco in Browns |
Stevens was next morning finedS50 for |
arrying concealed weapon and |
ound over to court in the sum of 5000 |
Or assault. In default of both he was
emit to jail.