The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-05-18
AN ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.
Tho Dlabollcal Purpose of n Conv:o { at
the State Faim.


Journal of yesterday published the fol
lowing: EN0ggc rated reports OF an at
tempted criminal assault and an eXpectes
lynching reached the city this morning
IL was stated thata convict on The State
larm, about iiyc miles northwest of the
city, in the Dutch Fork, had attempted
to assault little daughter Of Mr.. George
+. lhtzSeY. who is the lessee aud super-
lntcnGcnt of The farm. Ii was further
stated that the Lexington people were
preparing TO lynch the negro.
~ Journal reporter was Immediately
sent TO The scene. a few pco Die had
heard The story along the route and
The journal man expected to IinI a
number ct angry men waiting an opp0r.
tunlty ta get at the negro. IIv found
nothing Of the kind. To reach the
s;oCkadc and hhautics IL is necessary to
leave The man road and pass the house
ol Mr.. Litz5eY. The latter and his
family were seated at dinner as the re.
porter passed. There was no indication
OF SubduCd or overt excitement and not
man was seen in the nciShborhood.
| Reaching the stockadc the reporter
found Sergeant Ioumans, OF the pcni.
tcutiary guard, and told him what he
come Tor. The sergaut at once sent for
Mr.. lLtzScY. That gentleman sad Co
TIC reporter that Sunday afternoon after
dinner, his little daughter Fannic, about
seven years old, was playing in al un
occupied tenant house, about 100 yard,
| from the house in which she lives. jim
| bradley, negro scut TO the pcniICntiar'
Tor one year from this county, last Oc
toDcr, lOr grand larceny, passed by tn
n0u*c. lie is trusty, and had been
MIR. lhtH5oy'a TO water and iced tn
stock, and tr hitch a horse 10 Il buggy
AS he passed The out house he saw tt
little girl inside and went in. Th
child says that he made an improp(
propagation TO her. In her innocent
she did not know what he meant. -
had been accustomed TO seeing him al
was not at first frightened. BradlC
then attempted TO partially Chsrobe u
| child. She began crying. Her sisLc
! Miss Mamie Ltzscy, who Is about
, years Old. heard her sObbluy and we,
IN the building. She led the Child
! her home and rcportcrd tie matter.
' Bradicy's purpose, from what u
Il
t cal one, although he had not us,
violent force. Yesterday morning Bra
ley "as Eivcu fifty lashcs, we'll laid 0
and the father ofthc chll appears to
: satls fled. Sergeant Youmans did II
e send bradley to the pcnitcutiary yeste
q day, but last night kept every guard {
duty. He did not know but What t!
| Fork people might become aroused, n
tack the stockadc and try 10 lynch Bra
ley. Bradley is young negro about :
Years old and this is his scond term
the pcnltenLiary. lie told the repOrte
hat he went In the building to take
nap. The child came in TO Get som
eggs from nest. He did not want he
70 get The c"Gs, and when she tried {
get them anyhow, he caught hold of he
dress 10 prevent her doing so. Sho q ey
anSry and cried. Her sister Mani
heard hcc and took her away. Bradle
d'nics having had any evil thought.
superintendent Neal. of the penilcn
:iary, heard OF the affair. lie under
stood that it occurred at the farm twclv,
miles below the city and sent a GUAR,
there irr the criminal. lie will now
send to tho right ola &c and have Bradlc,
brought 10 the pcDitGnliary. There i.
no telling what the Fork people miy 1,
dn II Bradley remained in the sLockadc
They might reason that his intentions
were terrible aud that because he III,
no1 succeed in his purpose, he is non,
the less guilty. The Folk people d,
everything quietly. There is sior,
IhaL the negro who insultcd Young la
dY III that n"!GhborhoOd sometime ac,
was captured, quietly taken TO the Con
9a cc river, shot TO death and his bod
dumped in:0 the river. ItIsnol know
what truth there is in the report.