The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-30
SERVED HIN RIGHT.
4 Rasca, Brought to his Senses by
Shotgun Argument.

Ruple neighborhood, got himself filed
with bird shot and finally landed in
jail on Saturday night about 10 o'clock.
It seems that Gadsden: who was under
the Influence Of whiskey, left Orarge-
burg about o'clock on Saturday
night, going down the old Charleston
road toward Bowman. When near
Bethel church be went to the house OF
a cclored man by the name of Wash.
Murphy, who being absent, Gadsden
ran al the women and children out OF
the house, and finally went on down
the road in the direction of Bowman
as he originally started.
When be reached the place Of the
late a. J. Ruple, on which now lives
Mrs Ruple, Mr.. John Ruple and his
three sisters, Gadsden went in the
yard and was hailed by one of the
young ladies, who demanded to know
what be wanted. The fsnd did not
make any reply, but walked on around
the house, and, after peeping in one
OF the windows, walked upon the
piazza that connects the house proper
and the kitchen and dining roon, and
walked to the room OF Mr. John Rup,e
who was absent, being in Ocangeburg
IN business, and opened the door.
About this time be told the young
ladies', who were alone, that their
brother John, who te had left in
Orapgeburg, had sent him to stay
there until be came, Wien he would
take him on to Bowman.
Mrs Ruple lad gone to spend the
evening with her son Brooks, who
lives short distance away, ard Mr..
John Ruple, as already stated, had
not yet come home from Orangeburg,
where be had gone on busiaeSs. Tris
was the situation Of affairs when GadS-
den made his appearance, and, it is
needless to say, that the young ladies
we're terribly frightened. When Gads-
den had entered the gate and refused
to answer the challenge as to what he
wanted, one Of the young ladies'
slipped out Of the frolt door and
went to the house OF John Coulter. q
colored man who lives on che Ruple
place and works for Mr.. John Ruple.
Another one OF the goung ladies blew
the horn to notify her brother Brooks
and o. hers OF the unusual occurrence.
Ii the meantime Jonn Coulter lost
no time in responding to the call o,
the young ladies' for help and soon re-
ported at the house for duty. When
be arrived Gadsden had left the piazza
and was standing in the yard a shor;
distance away. He declined to answer
Couater's question as to what be
wanted, and stood his ground unit
Coulter went in Mr.. John Ruple'E
room and got bis guo. When Gads
don saw this, be made for the gate
but falling to get it open, be rat
under the house. and finally jumped
the fence, making for the woods, fol
loved by Coulter. They had not pro
cseded far befvre Coulter saw Mr.
Brooks Ruple, who had been warned
oy the blowing Of the horn, coming
towards him, with Gadsden between
them running for the WOODS. Coulte
called out to Mr.. Brooks Ruple tt
shoot Gadsden, at the same timt
shooting at him himself
Gadsden contir U d to run and mad
his escape to the woods, after being
fred at six ties, both guns being
loaded with bird shot.
In the meantime several others ha(
arrived on the scene and joined IL
the hunt for Gadsden, who had dis
appeared in the woods. After som'
time he was found lying close VI
against pine, with the hope, N
doubt, that his pursuers would pas
him, and he would come back to th'
road and make good his escape. 1
this was his hope, be was disappointed
as be was discovered ani brough
back to the Ruple house. While TIL
party was getting ready to bring bin
to Orangeburg, Gs.dsden made his es
cape, and again reached the woods
BE was pursued by those present, bu
hey failed to overtake him, and i
looked as II he had made good hs
escape.
But such was not to be the case
as Gadsden was captured by Mr.. J. G
Murphy, the beer dispenser at Orange
burg, who was on his way home
which was not far from the Ripple
home. When Mr.. Murphy had gotter
to where the colored man Wash Muir
ply lives, he was told by another col
ored man, Perry Punches, who lives
near Wash Murphy, how Gadsden ha6
acted there, and said he believed he
had been killed as he had heard sew
eral shots fred in the direction OF Mr.
Ruple's, where Gadsden had gone,
After hearing this Nh. Murphy push
ed on to the Ruple home, In front o1
which be found a number OF mer
standing. After being told Of the
escape Of Gadsden, MI. Murphy re.
membered seeing, while passing Fun
ches' house some diSt.nce back, a ne.
gro man coming to the road from the
woods.
BE Immediately turned back and
pushed on to where be saw the negro.
After passing the place little ways
he mst a wagon which was being
driven by negro, who, on being
questioned, denied seeing any one.
Just as he passed the wagon Mr.. Muir
ply saw a man running for the swamp
across field. He jumped out Of his
buggy and hailed the man, telling
him if be did not sop be would shoot
him. Tie man stopp. q and Mr.. Muir
ply lied him and TOOK him back to
the Ruple home, whe-e he had left
the r.en from whom Gadsden had es
capped. It was a, brave thing in MI.
Murphy il capturing Gadsd>n n as he
had no weapon Of any kind on his
psrsun. Gadsden is q large, power