The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-24
Brave Young Woman Fights for
Life and Honor
AGAINST A FIkND.
Bob Davis Attempted to Ravlsh and Mir
der Young Lady In Greenwood Coun-
ty Then Makes Successful
Attempt OIL Negro
Wcnian.

A dlspatch from Greenwood to The
State says ono Of the most diabolical
attempts at criminal assault possible
was made Tuesday upon tho person OF
Miss Jennie Brooks, the 20.year. old
, daughter CT Mr.. and Mrs. j p. Brooks
of the Mt. Morlah section Of the ccun
ty, by negro named Bob Davis. The
fend did not accomplish his purpose
but he came near numbering Miss
Brooks who Is not yet out of danger.
The crim0 Is q horrible one. Mr..
Brooks Is a farmer who lives between
Greenwood and Mt. Moriah church,
about four and half miles from town
He Ia q very successful farmer and has
accumulated property. In connection
with his farm he runs store. The
store building Is about SO yards or less
from bis house. Tho public road runs
between tho two.
1t is 3 very public place and it
geems Incredible that the fiend would
have been so bold as to attempt the
crime In this place and in open dav.
light. II Ia the custom VI the family
to keep the store locked and to open
when customers come. Tuesday Mr..
and Mrs. Brooks had gone to attend
protraoted meeting at Rohoboth.
They left their two eldest daughters
Misses Jennie and Nalo, and their
grandmother, Mrs. Herlong, at home
The grandmother uscs rolling chair,
being confirmed invalid. Miss jennie
was called to the store by some negro
custo mcrs and while they were there
Y the negro Bob Davis came in.
Y She says she did not like the neg.
ros looks. He waited until the others
had yo,.e out Of the store, then he
asked to see some shoes. He selected
o pair and then bought a pair OF
pants, then he told her he wanted
some bacon, She told him she was
out Of bacon. He pointed to some
that suited him In the box and she
came from bshind tn, counter to ge,
!, 1T. AS she did so he grabbed up the
toaat3 knit and came towards her say
ing: You are what l want"
Miss Brooks, who was perfectly ooo
when relating her awful experience,
says she saw an iron bar before >heI
and atta,D pied tn got 1T to defend her
self. The negro made n.urderou
onslaught with the knife and SHE
threw up her hands invountarily Il
her face. The blow Of the knife al
most severed two If her fingers. A,
soon as she dropped her hands, b.
again struck at her with the knife
this time making 8 ghastly wound 4,
the throat.
This wound 10 about four inches
long and missed the carotid arteries
NY the more fraction OF an inch. With
her blood squirting from the wound ir
her throat and disabled in her right
arm by tho other wound, Miss Brooks
successfully fonght eff her assailant,
finally In some way securing the knife
though she says she does not know how
she got 1t.
The thing that saved her was a
passorby. MIR. John Tolbe1t, coming
to town In his buggy, passed the
store. The passing frightened th'
negro. He fad and Miss Brooks
came to the door and had strength
enough lett to call to Mr.. Tolbert.
.9He had heard, be said, peouliai
noise in the store, but led her to the
gate, where he was met by her sister,
who said she would take her In and
for him to go for help to catch the
negro. He did 40. In short time
men were Leaving town In droves.
Dr. G.. p Neel went to tho wounded
girl a5 once In an automobile, Mr..
Tolbert having caught him by phone
ArOm the nearest 'phone to the Brooks
Ihome. Dr. Neel thinks she will re.
cover
After his attempted assuault on
Miss Brooks the fiend went to the
home Of OolOred woman on the Bel
place and tn ere made an assault on 8
negro woman whose name could no,
be learned. In this attempt he was
successful. The description of the
negro ITS exactly Bob Davis and there
Ia no doubt that the same liend com
mitted both crimes. IL caught the
fend will be lynched.