The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-06-28
! ATTEMPTS HIS LIFE.
Escaped Convict Captured Who i
Wanted in Alabama for Rape.

I2fSyc w 6utou AL hl8Ubluh 1Ol GNhp6'
Assrooial to tho State from Spartan.
! burg says: On Sunday negro named
lyJohn Wilson, alias John Brown, an %.
IIoapod convict sont up from sessions
court in this county bout ono yoar ago,
and who escaped from tho authorities
tat the Slate penitontiary, WAS captured
tat Wexford and lodged in the county
Jail. He was sent up frem horo on tho
charge Of assault with intent to rape.
5Ho mado himsolf notoriously obnoxiou
in tho city prior to his first arrest and
was a dangerous monaco 10 society.
lilo served about month in the poni.
tentiary AID mado his os,apo, Sinoo
then tho authorities havo be n on tho
lilookoutfo him.
On or about May z, at Springvillc,
Ala "a littlo white girl nnmod Dclla
Carrot, about 13 years Of ago, whose
people are highly respected in that
town was fiondishly and oriminally
assaulted whilo on hor way from school,
She #as dragged several hundred yards
from the public highway and into deop
woodland, whore tho brute accomplished
,his purpose tin and again, This orimo
aroused tho pooplo Of Springvillo to
great oxoltomont and indignation, and
evory possible measure aud step was
takon to socuro tho william, who mado
good his escape. A reward Of $500 was
offered: 1t 80 happened that at Tho
time OF this occurrence in Springville,
Ala, John Wilson, under tho assumed
namo Of Brown, was working thcro, hid
ing from tho ofioors Of tho law in this
State. 1t was known that tho littlo
| girl 8 assailant was q negro, and the do
soription sent out everywhere Of him
ans #ered to dot to Wilson, eyon to
two scars on his faoo. He had also
writton to HIS vito ftom SpringvilIo to
Wexford, whero she livea. A plan was
laid for tho capture Of Wilson by Mr..
Moore Of Tucapau Mills, and it worked
suooessfully. Flo was lodged in Jill
Sunday, and as ho bore out 40 minute
" tho description Of tho rapist in
Springvillo, Ala, tho authorities there
were notified to como and get tho sooun-
drol and pay the reward, which would
go to Mossrs. Moore and MIR. Roberts
Of Well ord.
Tuesday John Wilson was informed
! of tho fact that ho vas to bo ca rriod Ia
Springvillo, Ala, where he was badly
wanted. Flo had littlo oommont to
mako, but his general bearing was that
Of guilty man if Appearances count fol-
aught.
Last night at midnight Deputy Shor.
if White was in tho jail wher, tho
prisoners were confined and SAW Wilson
in his coll. Ho was in good spirits
This mornlng he was discovered lying
on his cot, blooding profusoly from an
ugly wound in the throat. Ho had
broken half pint whiskoy bottle whiol,
had boon loft in tho cell by somo prl0on.
or to drink water out Of, had mado q
orudo weapon and attempted to tako
his own life. Ii this he was very noar-
ly successful, as his wound oxtonds four
inchos and his wind pipe is badly CASH
cd. In the coll Two lotters were found,
ono Addressed to his wife at Wellford
and another to his father in the ooun
try. In oach letter no stated that be
would rather die than 60 back to Spring
vile, Ala. He bitterly upbraided his
wife accusing hor Of in6delity and
ststing that sho was tho causo Of his be-
ing captured. In these letters ho did
not ackno alodgo his guilt. The Spring
lvillo authorities have boen notified, an
are looked for 10 como after Wilson.