The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-10-22
WORK OF HIGHWAY MAN.
BOLD AND DhSThRDLY DEED COM
:. MlTTED AT GKEEIsS.
Agent Hill Positively Refused tn O,>en tho
Safe ut the Peril OF iIcr Llfe-Crim1-
nal at Largo itut sheriff nu Trial
Cheers Greatly Excited.
Greenville News, 17th. I

82s The death of Thomas M. Hill
a8tlcket agent at Grcers, is momenta
%rily expected as q result of pisto
g8shot wounds received at tho hands ol
5an unknown man in tho Grcors office
&Tnesday night.
SS@ 1t was the boldest and most das
iStardly deed that has been porpe-
8trated in this State in years. It was
y$well planned and criminal to the
Score. With two IA calibrc pistols,
the criminal entered the Office and
upon the agent refusing to open the
safe shot him down in cold blood.
s5STo investigate the cusn, Sheriff
8C3ilreath, Deputy Sheriff Whitmire
sand several others, including a ro-
porter for the Daily News, wont to
8Greers yesterday morning on Il
freight train leaving Greenville at
Sl2:05 o'clock aud arriving at Greers
sats12:35, about three hours after the
sahooting took place.
DETAILS OF TIE CRIMES.
agent Hill was sitting at his desk
SinSthe freight depot engaged in max
ing out report. e. A. Dukes, telo-
gIaph operator, came into tho Office
s9Jsl6 o'clock and after ta]kin. with
MIR. Hill' for a few minutes started
back to his table in the passenger
depot which is located on tho oppo,
Sygite side Of the track. As he left
Mi. Hills Office, MIR. Dukes heard
Sa8noi1e mat sount'.,,! like some one
Tipping across the platform. He
shesitat',d and listened for a few min
}ntes, but was unable to locate the
source of the noise. Not satisfied,
showever, he determined to make
s,further & Investigations and wont to
the the passenger depot to SECURE a Ian
:three shots and heard Mr.. Hill shout,
'9sssHelp, help"
.ss With his pistol in hand, Mr.. Dukes
rushed from his office and ran to the
rear of the depot, where he saw
stiree young mon running in an
Sopposite direction. In short time,
Mr.. Dukes was at Mr.. Hill's side.
the shooting occurred, a
negro employe of the road was asleep
dngMr. Hills Office. Aroused by the
firing he leaped from the window
SAnd gave the alarm. Although badly
IsRounded, MIR. Hill left his office and
went in the direction of the hotel.
EChief Of Police Littletield heard the
shots and ran towards the depot
ineeting Agent Hill on the way who
told him he was shot and believed
She would die. BY this time num-
sber of persons had arrived and the
wounded man was taken to store
near by and afterwards to his home.
Drs. Westmoreland and james were
Eat once summoned. Upon examina
Stion, Mr.. Hill was found to be shot
lin both hands, IN the left shoulder
sandsin the side. The wound in the
side is said to be tho most serious
sand will probably prove fatal.
AGENT HILL TALKS.
Although suffering intense pain,
Mr.. Hill, who appeared very cool,
gave a detailed account of the shoot
ing (Which is about as follows:
He was busy working On his books
Sand heard some one enter the office,
sbut thinking it was the operator he
didn't look up. In few seconds
the man spoke, and as Mr.. Hill
raised his eyes he looked down the
barrels of two pistols held within n
sA feet of his face. ed d-n
tew mp that safe or l will shoot
,ou, oo(s demand. "rll not do
you" was t,!5.sAply from Mr.. Hill.
it." was the ref sa not twice, the
Tho assailant then go both of the
bullets taking effect in - robbe'
agent hands. The would be '*Aeper
again demanded the agent to <%1NI 1s
the safe. "I'll not do it. am mere
in the interest of the company ana l
will die before I will do it," inns
reply from Mr.. Hill brought forth forth
two moro shots from the assai'"n.' "
one bali entering tho victims Aei'
shoulder and penetrating the breas'' 's,a
the other entering his side Il.
burglar then left the ofiice' running
towards the rear of the platform.
khot the man wa