The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-29

had been unable to draw his revolver
and indicated to Mr.. Caldwell to LOOK
after the negro. All this had oc
CURED so quickly that the negro tac
not yet gotten away, and as Mr.. Cald
well began to possess himself Of Ma
Jor Marshall's revolver, the Negro
opened fire on him. He returned the
shots, however, and the negro rar
away, jumping over a wire fence into
Mrs, Mobley's pasture and making
for piece Of woods back of the ceme
terry.
Attracted by the firing, people oI
the neigh borhood soon began to ap
pear on the scene, and after the news
was telephoncu to police Headquarters
1t was not more than u quarter of an
hour before the whole town was arous.
ed. Within 8 few minutes, Sheriff
COrnwell arrived on the scene with
his dog Spot and with the help OF
the dog, the negro was rapidly fol.
lowed across the cow pasture, around
the cemetery, over plOwed ground
and marshes, ell without break, to
a point about six miles northeast of
town where he was overtaken, at about
4.3O p. IN.
Mr.. a. W. Love WAS in the van OF
the pursuing party. some distance
ahead, and was the first to get within
hail OF the fugitive. Upon the ap-
preach OF Mr. Love, the negro turned al
| tired, the bullet whistling uncomfort-
ab'y close to his pursuer. Mr.. Love
Immediately commenced return fire
and kept 1T uD until he struck the
negro in the side, bringing him to the
ground. The negro threw away his
pistol and gave up, and by direction
Of MIR. Love the fellow was placed in q
| buggy and rapidly driven to jail,
where he arrived just u few minutes
ahead OF an angry crowd that was
not at ali disposed to leave the punish
mcnt Of his horrible crime to the
court
Next day, it developed that the
| name OF the negro was Jim Anderson :;
that he had previously made an unsuc
cessful effort to have q check cashed
at the First National Back of Rock
Hill tf at the check he had presented
at the Exchange Bank of Chester had
been taken from "a mt il sack that bad
been stolen at the depot in Rock Ii Ill
u few nights before, and that the negro
himself was 81 worthless vagaoond who
had for sometime been hanging around
Rock Hill without visible means Of
support, and who was also pretending
to prepare himself for the ministry"
Upon being questioned about the
murder after his arrest, Anderson
denied all knowledge Of it. He said
he had not been up town ir Chester at
all but had only passed through that
day. One Frank Neal, about the same
age, height and color as himself, had
arranged to 90 to Rock Hill with him
and he was to wait for Neal near the
cemetery. When Neal came up he
was out Of breath from running and
wanted to continue the run: but he,
Anderson, was tired, and would not
run with him. Neal had then gone Oh
to the left of the cemetery ard Andor-
son had gone to the right, afterward
striking across the country for Il maca-
damiZed road which he had been in.
formed led to Rock HILL and it was
while going TO this road that he was
overtaken by the dog. He was not
aware OF being followed until after Mr.
Love had fired at him, and he fred
back in self defense only.
When the bank officials saw Ander-
son, they stated that he answered the
description OF the man who presented
the check in every particular except
his dress, OF which they were not SO
positive. MIR. w. O. Guy, however
had taken the precaution to make Il
careful measurement Of the tracks OF
the man who committed the murder
and who ran across the COW pasture,
etc. This measurement fitted the foot
OF Anderson to perfection, and taken
in connection with the ease and un-
hcsitating certainty with which the
dog followed the negro's trail, there
was left but little reason to doubt that
the right man had been captured. In
fact the negro, Frank Neal, was able
to give very satisfactory account OF
himself during the time OF the occur
renee, and for several days previous.
But all these things are matter of
testimony and will no doubt be sifted
to the bottom,