The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-13
A Shooting ARRAY.

Dave BurtoD, n negro. recently from
Greenville. =. G, shot and seriously
wounded Charlie Jenkins, another negro.
in this city Thursday night about 10
| o'clock and then gave Chief Dillingham;
and bis men long chase and the Chief q
hot time and close call before he was
| captured.
The shooting was done on Orr street,
near the stand pipe, and the cause was q
row over dusky damsel also recently
from Greenville, at whom, 1t Ia said, Bur
ton fred two parting salutes without
effect.
The Chief had gone calling (he is siugle)
| on young lady, but was soon notified
| and on the run. Jumping into buggy
with Policeman King at the square ne
drove to Broylea crossing, on the Bolton
road, Instructed king to return to the city
and search several houses, while he walk
ed the railroad back The Chief was lust
entering tha city when he discovered a
man coming leisurely toward him. The
moon was shining brightly and the negro.
as II proved to be, must have seen the
! uniform Of the Chief. but he made no
attempt to run. The Chief halted him and
| asked his name The negro replied, Hen
~ Whitner The quiet manner In which
the negro replied threw tbs CHIEF off his
guard and he approached him without sus-
pectlng he was the right man. In an
| instant. however, he recognized him and
! reached for his pistol. but Burton was
fully az quick. and, springing at the Chief,
locked him In vtcelike embrace. The
Chief hus Just recovered from spell of
fever and suon found he was sovermatched.
lie could not draw his pistol and &C uld not
throw his man. The negro fought like a
demon, and. like'two wild beasts, each
stroYo Tor the nns,5Ty with nothing 30
witness tho struggle bn, the glitte.ing
moo". 1t began to look like fight for
hp 1,tf l,lo "a
| 1irst be- able to draw his pistol. The strug.
gle was long and hard, but So closa that
not ono blow was given from either The
Chiet finally felt his strength falling and
clnched his man with the determination
to hold MIN. hoping some one would come
to his assistance, but realizing the Chiefs
on)ect, the negro made desperate effort
| and the next instant the Chief was flat OF
his back. In the fall his pistol ieli from
his pocket. and quickly picked up by the
| negro, and before he could recover his
fooiing the Chief found himself looking
| down the barrel Of his own weapon and
completely at the mercy OF the negro.
With cool determination the Chief laced
his man, expecting every moment to be
his last, but hiB brave defiance unsettled
the nerves OF the negro and he fed, leav-
Ing his hat behind him.
Returning to the city the Chief again
armed himself and, procuring horee
/ AOoO " DoAuod Go Aoot 90 ZIG stuiIuut COulO
| carry him, and leaving the horse at Bolton,
started back afoot on the railroad track
hoping to head his man off, In the mean.
time, however, the negro had been captue.
ed four miles from the city on the farm o!
Mr.. Jesse Robbins. The Chief and the
prisoner reached the city about the same
time. Burton ID lodged In Jail and Charlie
Jenkins. the wounded man, is lying at his
home In q very precarious condition.
Both the negroes are young-not exceed
| Ing twenty-five The Chiefs terribly sore
from his fight but is at his pust of duty. .