The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-25
The Story at Bamberg.

Late last Saturday afternoon some cN..
citcmcnt was created here by the hurried
assembling of the Bamberg Guards at the
depot to take the train for Denmark;
There was a rumor that the company had
been called there to Iucll riot. bnt, upon
investigation, We found that their call
to duty was to prevent the probable
lvnching Of negro charged with attemp-
I'd assault upon a respectable white lady.
The company was ordered out by the
Sheriff acting under orders from the
governor, the full story Of which is given
above Although it was only a short
time before the train was due when the
order waS received, the company was ut
the depot in very short time, fully
uniformed, armed and equipped for ser
vice. As soon as the message was re-
ccived Sheriff J. B. Hunter sent his depll-
ty, !. Fielder Hunter, to Denmark, III 4
buggy to take charge of the prisoner, and
he arrived a short time ahead of the COM
panv, and was in charge of the prisoner
when the Sheriff and the Guards arrived.
The negro was confined in the guard
house at Denmark, and the Sheriff decided
to bring him on to Bamberg and place
him in Jail Only Il short stay was made
at Denmark, and the company with the
prisoner arrived here about II O'Clock.
The Jail was guarded the balance OF the
night and detail of the company was on
duty there all day Sunday. Deputy
Sheriff Hunter, with ten members or the
Guards, took the negro to Branchyllle
Sunday afternoon on the down train,
where they turned him over to Sheriff
Dukes and a posse from OrangcburS.
who met them there.
1t is said the attempted crime for which
the negro is wanted occurred about four
weeks aTO over in Orangeburg county,
and the facts as to his capture and arrest
are given in the foregoing articles. The
prisoner protests his innocence, and
asked to be carried before the lady, for
he said he was not the man wanted and
was sure the lady would say so when she
saw him. The negro is known here,
having worked near town for Severa!
years.
1t is said that Il crowd from Orange
burg county came to Denmark Saturday
night short time after the company had
left for Bambcrg for the purpose Of lynch
ing the negro, and it seems reasonably
sure that if the Orangeburg people could
haze got the negro in their possession
they would have put an end to him.
Mr.. !. !. Fogle one of the men who
went over in Georgia and arrested Jami.
son, is !. member of the grand jury and
is in town attending court this week.
His right hand is cut and torn right bad
ly, the result of the severe fight the negro
made to shoot Mr.. Fogle and get away
while on the train. The injuries to Mr..
Fosle'< hand were received in the struggle
with the negro for possession of MIR.
Pearson's pistol, which Jamison had
grabbed up with his handcutfed hands
and was attempting to use.
In Orangeburg Jail.
The following is from The State of
Tuesday morning:
The negro Jamison who narrowly
escaped lynching on Saturday night last
at Denmark and Bambcrg has been lodged
safely in the county Jail at Orangcburg.
Sheriff Dukes of Orangcburg did not
bring him to Columbia after all, being
satisfied that he could take care of him in
the Jail of the county in which the crime
occurred
Yesterday afternoon the governor re-
ceived the following official report from
| the Sheriff of Bamber% county under date
of July 22
Dear Sir: In obetlienceto the order re-
ccivcd from you, Duncan Bellinger, attor-
ncv general and Magistrate Ray, | order
ed out the Bamberg Guards and went to
Denmark, took the prisoner out of the
guard house and brought him to Jail, and
held the Guards until Sunday night.
when delivered him to Sheriff Dukes Of
anychurs. Iheld the Guards because
there were rumors of danger. If | had
not. gotten the Guards there as soon as
did he would have been lynched in 30
minutes. The Guards of Bamberg de-
serve credit as they turned out 40 strong
on IS minutes notice l held them part
of two days. Respectfully yours,
J. B. HUNTER,
Sheriff.