The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-27
4 BRITISH NEGRO.
His Bold Intrusion in the House Of
Lady in Aiken.
SCENE OF A FORMER OUTRAGE.
He Adds Another Insult and Drives
the Lady Away. The People
in Pursuit. The Villain
Still at Large.

III FurStllI. Inc llI0ln
Still at Large.
The affair at Naucluse late Thurs
day afternoon, which threw the little
town into the widest excitement, was
the boldest and most dastardly deed
ever committed in the south. The.
same negro who assaulted Miss Susie
Clark at the home of her father, a
mile from Eaucluse: Il few weeks ago,
and whose name has never been
learned, accompanied by another ne
gro, returned to the Clark home on
Thursday afternoon, while Mr.. Clark
was away, and compelled the young
lady to cook supper for them and serve
it in the family dining room.
Beyond terrifying the young lady
and forcing her to prepare the meal.
he did not molest her, but his action
was the boldest display of nerve ever
heard Of.
Since the commission of his former
crime the people Of the little village
have been watching out for the negro,
but could find no trace Of him, while
it now seems that he was in their very
midst all the time.
After the negro had finished his
meal he left the premises, and Miss
Clark and some Of her nearest neigh
bors Immediately notified the citizens
of Vaucluse, who organized posse
and went in search Of the tiend. At
the latest communication from Vau-
cluse Thursday night they were still
securing the woods and bywayS but
had not found the negro. Friday
morning many Of the posse returned
to Vaucluse, but others continued on
the hunt. Up to o'clock Friday
afternoon no trace Of the negro had
been found, and there was some talk
OF putting bloodhounds on the trail.
Never was there more indignant and
Mortified community, and there is no
saying what will be the fate Of the
6end if he is captured.
A telegram was received by The
Augusta Herald at o'clock Thursday
night stating that the little town OF
Vaucluse was again aroused by an
other attempt by the same negro who,
a week or so ago, assaulted Miss Susie
Clark, entering the home Of Miss
Clark and insulting that young lady d
second time. All kinds Of reports
were heard Thursday night. A lynch
ing was said to be on the tapis at
Vaucluse, and later it was said that a
lynching bee had taken place. This
was found to be mistake.
\ gentleman who came to Augusta
on the 40 Southern train Friday
morning related the facts OF the
trouble. Thursday night Miss Susie
Clark was alone at her home, mile
or so from Vaucluse station. She
heard knock at the door, opened it
and found two burly negroes on the
Threshold. She was about to shut the
door when the negroes pushed their
way into the house. The young lady
recognized in one Of the negroes her
former assailant, but whose name she
did not know. It was the same ne
gro who had been hunted by the men
of Vaucluse, but who had given them
the slip, and this time he was as bold
as on his first venture.
I'VE want you to cook US supper
be quick about it," said the bold in
truder.
The two negroes seated themselves
at a table, says the reporters infor-
mant. and proceeded to make them
selves at home. One Of them lit a
pipe and cooked his legs on the table.
Miss Clark was frightened, but did
not lose presence Of mind, and, seeing
that the men had her in their power,
she proceeded to cook the food for
them. They were served, and one Of
them demanded that she cook them a
couple Of eggs.
There are none in the house, but
III get you some across the way" said
Miss Clark, seeing chance to escape.
The black intruders allowed her to
go to the neighbor's for the eggs. She
few from the house, and meeting a
negro boy told him to hasten to Fau-
cluse station and tell the men to come
to her assistance. She then hurried
| to the neighbor'S house.
When the boy reached the settle
ment he delivered Miss Clark's mess
age, and the men folks turned out en-
masse. Guns and pistols were procur-
ed, and a crowd of angry citizens lost
no time in getting to Miss Clark's
home. A light was still burning in
the house when the men surrounded
it. Had the negroes been caught then
blood would have been spilled, for the
second outrageous attempt OF the
same negro to insult white woman
woman had determined the white
citizens to wreak vengeance on the
guilty ones.
The men entered the house. There
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per prepared by Miss Clark for her un-
welcomed visitors, but the visitors had
vanished. 1t once the men Of Eau-
cluse set out to apprehend the daring
negroes. There is dense swamp near
by and it was supposed that the negroes
had taken to its marShy jungleS. The
searching party secured the woods, but
it was fruitless search. The negroes
seemed to have been swallowed up in
the bogs. 1t was dark and they could
not be tracked.
All night the search kept up. AS the
news spread Of the repetition Of the
bold act by the negro who had knocked
Miss Clark down and robbed her home
two weeks ago, the men OF the Vau-
cluse, Aiken and Graniteyille sections
q arr,oG and ioiDa6 tho searching DartY