Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Crazy Negro Runs Amuck-street Fight
Notes About People.

Notes About feOple.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, March 8.-A crazy Negro
named Tom Jackson ran alnuck last Sun
day morning and threw the southern part
of town into high state Of excitement.
The Negro started out by pitching an
old Negro woman into the fire. Next he
went into the house of neighbor and
broke up a bedstead with an axe. After
that he caught little dog and cut its
head off, and then began to cut and slash
at everybody and everything in his path.
The comnotion, Of course, soon result
ed in the gathering of big crowd Of
people, and it was not long until some
200 or more. white and colored, were in
pursuit.
Quite a number of the people in the
pursuing party were armed with pistols,
and not knowing what was the matter
with the Negro other than that he had
shown himself murderously inclined,
they fired at him right and left as they
would at a wild beast.
After while, Chief Of Police Culp
managed to get close enough to Jackson
to attempt an arrest. The Negro was
armed with knife, and made vicious
slash at Policeman Culp. The blow was
aimed at the chiefs throat but by quick
movement the chief succeeded in dodg-
ing it, and receiving it on his coat, which
was badly ripped.
Then followed desperate fight. 1t
was clear that whatever the Negro meant,
he was a dangerous character, and the
chief cracked him across the head with
the butt of pistol. This stunned the
fellow somewhat ; but he came again with
his knife, and about this time somebody
shot him in the stomach. After this
Jackson turned away and ran for about
quarter of a mile, when he was finally
captured.
Jackson is about IS years of age. He
has been in the employ Of Captain A. +.
Ruff. He first took sick last Friday, and
it is said by some that his affliction is the
result of hydrophobia. hear it stated
that in more than one instance, while he
was raising such disturbance on Sum
day, he gave up the pursuit Of men to
run dogs that crossed his path.
Hopewell Presbyterian church, at Les
lie, was dedicated last Sunday, the SER
vices being conducted by Rev. j. H.
Thornwell, assisted by Revs. o. G. Jones
and Oliver Johnson.
Mr.. S. J. Kimball, who has been in At
lanta handling horses and mules for Kerr
q Kimball, has returned. He reports
that during his stay in Atlanta some 100
or 1900 head of stock passed through his
hands.
Mr.. j. X. Owens is spending few days
at home from Wofford college.
Mr.. Charlie Neisler, now superinten-
dent of cotton mill at Kings Mountain,
is spending few days with his friends in
the city.
Lock Anderson, colored, had one Of his
eyes gouged out last Sunday night by
Friedheim Hugh and T. j. Mcknight,
both also colored. Blind tiger liquor was
at the bottom of the difficulty. The trou-
ble occurred opposite the residence OF
Captain J. w. Marshall. One of the
Negroes ran into Captain MarshalPs
piazza and another fired at him there.
Mcknight escaped. Hugh was arrested
and upon a preliminary hearing before
Magistrate Waters, Monday afternoon
was committed to Jail on the charge OF
a assault and battery with intent to kill.