Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-23

when the Negro led the way up Saluda
street, when he should have taken York
street, the major continued to follow
without question.
But as the Negro neared the vicinity OF
Mrs. Mobley's residence, he evidently
began to realize that his game was up.
Major Marshall was following behind, A
few seconds before, R. B. Caldwell, ESQ.,,
had passed the policeman and the Negro.
The next turn was across Walnut street.
Here little girl spoke to Major Marshall,
and the major returned the greeting.
His face was in the direction OF the little
girl, and his blind eye was toward the
Negro. It was at this instant that the
tragedy occurred.
AS already indicated, the Negro had
not been previously searched. Nothing
had occurred to make this seem necessary.
Quick as flash almost. the Negro drew
a large revolver-3S-c -calibre Is our infor-
mation-and fired two shots, in rapid sue
cession. Both shots took murderous ef-
feet. One bullet struck Major Marshall
in the throat, severing the carotid artery,
and the other entered at the back of his
ear. Either wound would have no doubt
proved fatal. Covering the wound in his
throat with his hard, Major Marshall
walked across the street and grasped the
palings in an effort to sustain himself.
r. B. Caldwell, ESQ.,, just mentioned,
hearing the shots, at once fastened to the
assistance of Major Marshall. He reach
ed the wounded man in time to hear him
exclaim, ~ am dying" and to assist him
in easing his body to a reclining position:
Major Marshall had been unable to draw
his revolver, and indicated to Mr.. Cald-
well to look after the Negro. All this
had occurred so quickly that the Negro
had not yet gotten away, and as Mr..
Caldwell began to possess himself OF Ma
jor Marshall's revolver, the Negro opened
fire on him. He returned the shots, how
ever, and the Negro ran away, jumping
over wire fence into Mrs. Mobley's pas
ture and making for a piece OF woods
back of the cemetery.
Attracted by the firing, people OF the
neighborhood soon began to appear on
the scene, and after the news was tele-
phoned to police headquarters, it was not
more than a quarter of an hour before the
whole town was aroused. Within lew
minutes, Sheriff Cornwell arrived on the
scene with his dog "Spot," and with the
help of the dog, the Negro was rapidly
followed across the COW pasture, around
the cemetery, over plowed ground and
marshes, all without break, to a point
about six miles northeast of town, where
he was overtak en-, at about 4.3O p. m.
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 fu-
gilive Upon the approach of Mr.. Love,
the Negro turned and fired, the bullet
whistling uncomfnrtably close to his pur-
suer. Mr.. Love Immediately commenced
return fire and keptit up until he struck
the Negro in the side, bringing him to the
ground. The Negro threw away his pis-
tol and gave up, and by direction of Mr..
Love the fellow was placed in buggy
and rapidly driven to Jail, where he ar
rived Just few minutes ahead OF an an
gry crowd that was not at all disposed 10
leave the punishment of his horrible
crime to the court.
Next day, it developed that the name
of the Negro was Jim Anderson that ne
had previously made an unsuccessful ef-
fort to have a check cashed at the First
National Bank of Rock Hill; that the
check he had presented at the Exchange
Bank of Chester had been taken from
mail sack that had been stolen at the
depot in Rock Hill few nights before,
and that the Negro himself was WORTH
less vagabond 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 muir
der after his arrest, Anderson denied all
knowledge OF it. He said he had not
been up town in Chester at all but had
only passed through that day. One Frank