The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-02
A BLOODY ASSAULT.
Mr.. ]. Pink Davenport Seriously
Wounded by Negro With
Knife-Deplorable Affair.

While on his way from Newberry
on Saturday, Mr.. J. Pink Davenport.
who lives on Mr.. Walter Spearman 5
place, eight miles above Newberry.
near Dead Fall, was Slashed in the
head with knife by negro named
Dray.on Burton. and seriously though
not fatally wounded. The affair oc-
CURED this side OF Dead Fall. and 1t
appears, from the best facts obtain
able. to have been the outgrowth OF
previous bad feeling between Mr..
Davenport and his neighbor. Mr.. /.
Richard Sanders. for whom the negro
Burton worked.
MeSsrs. Davenport and Sanders
were in town on Saturday. There
has been bad feeling between them
for some months and on Saturday
they had wordy difficulty in MeSsrS.
Summer Brothers store. Going home
On Saturday afternoon Mr.. Sanders
had the negro Burton in the> buggy
with him. II seems that at about
sundown. when he had got almost to
Dead Fall. Davenport'S wagon was
behind him. Mr.. Davenport was
along in the buggy. Mr.. Sanders
stopped, blockading the road. Mr..
Davenport asked that his wagon be
allowed to pass. About this time the
negro Burton got out OF Sanders
buggy with knife III his hands and
cursed Davenport'S negroes or DaV-
enoort himself. Mr.. Davenport got
out of the buggy and the negro
rushed on him wiki the knife. Dav-
export fired at the negro. but missed.
and the negro bore him 10 the ground
and terribly slashed him on the head
and back of the neck. The negro was
pulled off Of Davenport by one OF the
othe. negroes along. Sanders drove
on to Dead Fall and there waited
for the negro Burton and took him
in his buggy and went on.
The incident very naturally created
a great deal OF excitement in the COM
munity. Sheriff Butord was sent a
message by phone late Saturday
night to. come at once. He and Dep
utv Johnson LETT Newberrry at about
II o'clock Saturday night and went to
Davenport's house. In company with
several gentlemen whom they found
there the officers oi the law went to
the negro's house and arrested him.
after kicking down both doors OF
the house, the negro having re-
fused to come out when ordered TO
do so. The negro was lodged III tai!
about daylight Sunday morning.
The negro told q representative OF
The Herald and News. who was pres
ent Just alter his arrest. that It was
Sanders knife he used. Sanders har-
5nc given him the knife some mo-
mentS before 10 open 4 Dottle vi IL
,ouor. and that he had II iii his hand
when he go, out ni the buggy he
said he was drunk q, the time he
did the cutting. and that liquor was
the cause OF it all He said he was
mighty glad Sheriff Butord came tor
him when he did.
Sheriff Buford and Deputy John
son were both prompt and et1clent.
as usual. In an affair OF this kind the
ncichbors OF the suffering man are
always considerably wrought up and
naturally SO. Mr.. Davenport yester-
iav afternoon WAS reported !" be
doing we'll and il i Thought that he
will entirely recover.
Sanders Indicted.
Ycsterda: afternoon Davenport
,Mnr> uy5 i warra'': against Sanders.
charging him with being al acc'>-.
snry before INC iac;. Magistrate
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