The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-11

tive State ~ his mother. who came
III hardy South Carolina stock. but
later k;rcw u dare the dangers OF
;i!r ,?vWrr y est and brave the pcrllS
81 surrounding Sava@cS ii .Alaba-
"a. from here he had the tradl-
iioilai pir:vvr manhood that made
hin y'1v natural champion OF the
.!tivaittits>. ;ic instructive protcc-
tor OF women against all that was
brutal. low. >tron" or coarse. From
his Irish rather he had the i,npul-
Sivv blood L. strike swiftly and Tree
l. Tor the right.
During the night OF Thursday,
September !. he reached Newber-
". expecting to make close connec-
ton with the Soutll-boupd train. In
those disjointed Reconstruction
times travel was not altogether
safe for man. much less for a wo-
man. Especially was this true in
Newberry. where the SD regl-
nlent Of /. ). negro troops. under
Col. Trowbridge. was encalnped in
an adjoining grove. Therefore.
when two young women from
Oranseburg. S. G., going the same
route as himself. were placed in his
care BY a fellow passenger Calvin
Crozier accepted the charge as a
sacred trust. As a gentleman should
as a manly Soutllerner would, he
felt honor bound to stand btWeen
them and every danger.
Through an unfortunate acci-
dent the train on which they were
leaving was derailed (wlether done
by the negro troops or not was
never known) and as there were
10 suitable accommodations con-
vellient. the ladies concluded to re-
main in the coach until the train
should be riehted. While help was
being summoned from Helena. the
nearest station. their protector lett
the car ior short time. On re-
turning presently he was shocked
70 find the ladies under his care ter
ritied bv the insults Of a burlv negro
soldier who had taken advantage
OF his absence to enter the car oc-
cupicd By the Young women. Hur-
rving to their rescue Crozier order
ed the offensive wretch to leave.
which he. secure in the military
power behind him. refused to do.
Another uniformed negro NOW
showed himself and Joined with the
first in violently refusing to go.
In the altcrcation and struggle
which followed Crozier managed
70 eject them both from the car.
when one Of them moved off in the
direction OF the camp. But. the
other still made determined reslS-
tance. Out on the tracks. III the
darkness. the white man and the
black closed in desperate fight. in
which Croizer drew his knife and
slashed across the back OF the ne
eros neck. intlicting a wound all
too slight Tor his desert. At which
the cowartlv creature fed after
his conrrade. Yelling: L am cut!
I'm cut!';
Crozier was not slow to realize
the danger Of his own position.
The town was practically i'll the
power of the colored troops. For
an EN-Conicdera1c law and JUS
;ice did not exist at that time; and
at best there were two witnesses
10 swear falsely against him. both
members OF race to whom lying
is natural. His only safety was TO
disappear under cover OF darkness.
which was Immediately and c1fcc-
::v"!r done. None too soon had
Croziisr Lett the spot. The awful
sound oi an cnraged mob was gath
yri1,r in the distance. With increas-
il" noise it cane nearer and near
cr. Presently fifty or more 'ntur-
ia,c,l blacks were >warn'lng around
the station. roaring for vengeance