The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-26
ATTEMPTS HIS LIFE,
Escaped Convict Captured Who is
Wanted in Alabama for Rape.

A sreoial to the State from Spartan.
burg says: On Sunday negro named
John Wilson, alias John Brown, an es,
capped convict sent up from sessions
court in this county bout one year ago,
and Eho escaped from the authorities
at the State penitentiary, was captured
at Wexford and lodged in the county
jail. He vas sent up from here on the
charge Of assault with intent to rape.
He mace himself notoriously obnoxious
IN the city prior to his first ai1est and
was a dangerous menace 10 society.
He served about month in the peui-
tentiary a:d made his escape. Since
then the authorities have ban on che
lookout for him.
On or about May Z, at Springville,
Ala , little Whits girl named Della
Garret, shout 13 years Of age, whose
people are highly respected in that
town was fendIshly snd crimirally
assaulted while on her way from school.
Sae was dragged several hundred yards
from the public highway and into deep
woodland, where the brute accomplished
his purpose tic and again. This crime
aroused the people Of Springville 10
great excitement aud indignat'oo, asd
every possible measure and step was
taken to secure the william, who made
good his escape. A reward Of $500 vas
offered. 1t SO hsppaned that at the
time Of this occurrence in Spr'ng7llle,
Ala, John Wilson, under the assumed
name OF BroEn, was working there, hid
ing from the officers Of the Law in this
State. Il was known that the little
girls assailant was negro, sld the de-.
scription sert out everywhere Of him
ans aered to Cot to Wilson, even to
TWO scars en- his face. Hs had also
written to his wife ftcm SpringVile 10
Weilscri, where SIZE lives. A plan was
lsid fur the capture Of Wilson by Mr..
Moore Of Tucapau Mills, and it worked
successfully. He was lodged in jill
Sunday, sDd ss he bora cut so ninu'e.
ly the description of the rap;ss in
Springv;lle, Ala, the authorities there
were notified to come and get the scoun-
drel and pay the reward, which would
60 to Messrs. Moore snd Mr.. Roberts
Of Well ord.
Tuesday John Wilson was informed
of the fact that he vas to be carried 10
Sprineville, Ala, whcrs he was badly
wanted. He had little comment to
make, but his general bearing was thst
Of gully man if appearances count for
a7ght.
Last night at midnight Deputy Sher-
if White was in the Jail Wher, the
prisoners were confined ard saw Wilson
IN his cell. He was in good spilits.
This morning he was discovered lying
on his cot, bleeding profuse!y from an
ugly wound in. the throat. He had
broken half pint Bhiskey bottle which
had been left in the cell by some prison
er to drink water out Of, had made a
crude weapon and attempted to take
his own life. In this he was very near
ly successful, as his wound extends four
inches and his Wiud Pipe is badly CASH
ed. In the cell two letters were found:
one addressed to his wife st Wexford
and another to his father in the coun
try. In each letter he stated that be
would rather die than go back to Spring
vile, Ala. He bitterly upbraided his
wife accusing her Of in6dslitY and
stating that she was the cause Of bis be-
ing captured. In these letters he did
not acknosledge his guilt. The Spring
vile authorities b I've been notified, an ]
are locked for to come after Wilson.