The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-29
WORK OF F|END.
Two Young. Ladies Attacked
Near Their Home by q
BRUTE OF A NEGRN.
They Were Gathering Wild Flowers Nhes
Attached by the Brute, Who Knock
ed Out One Eye a1d Broke the
Arm of One Of the

Arm of One Of the
Ladies.
The Atlanta Journal says: Mis-
Ethel,I Lawrence, sister OF W. c
Lawrence, is believed to be dying
and Miss MabeI Lawrence, her niece
is Frustrated as 3 result OF singular
" brutal and atrocious attempt 8
criminal assault made upon the tWi
young women by negro near Inc
Lawrence home on Johnson's ROAD,
mile from the end Of the HIGHLAND
avenue car line, early Monday NON
ing.
Not satisfied with fracturing be,
skull, gouging out one Of her eyer
and breaking her arm, the negro at
tempted to strsngle her with 70
snd would have done 50 had not th
niece interferred and given the alarm
The negro fed, and Miss Ethel Law
rence was put In an aus mobile an
hurried to the city. Eer niece escsp
ed With bruises on the head, AIMS ane
back, which the negro administered
with stick with which he beat botl
women.
At the Wesley Memorial hospital
where Miss Ethel lawrence Wss
taken, 1t was said Monday afternoon
that her condition was csiticsl, anc
that she would lose one OF her eyes 81
q result Of the attack Of the negro.
It was ad6s6 that there was som:
hope OF the young vonan's recovery
although the outcome vas dor b.fu].
The Lawrences are among tie mes
influential people Of this neighbo1
hood. Mr.. Lawrence Is manager &
the Westyiew Floral cI Impany. BE
sister, who Is now bshe7eo to ot
dying, was on visit here from Lon
don. E.glan6. She is II years OLD
and her niece, the daughter OF MI
Lawrence, is II years old.
The Lawrencss lives In s prett!
home one ntie beyond the END OF sht
Copenhill trolley line. The neighoor
hood is To. My settled, and across ths
road f1cm tie house is . EarroW bu
dense strip Of WOODS, well fitted witt
the ssculsion it tfers for the Grim
attempted there Monday morning.
1t was into these woods that Mis-
Ethel Lawrence, fond Of the countr,,
after living in the city, and unsc
ousintsd with the danger which
Ioenacss southern women IN lionel!
suburban localities, went with he:
niece about 80 O'Clock Aonoa!
morning.
The girls proceeded along 3 brook
and picked ferns from the banks Do1rs
so. they were confronted unexpected
II By q tall, slender and very blacl
negro. Apparently he had Waiket
ont from concealnent In the bushes
The girls drew back in fright. The;
stood near the remnant Of some on
bresstworss.
Come here, little girl" the negr'
said, addressing the niece. The gil
now frightened in earnest, turned t
rnn to her aunt. The negro followe'
her. With a stick he carried. ne CAV
her ; stinging blow scross the back
Ee struck her again across the arm
and upon the head, and she fell, CRY
ing: go,
This was ruse to divert the atten
tion of the negro, ard he, sbsndonin
bis punishment nf the prostrste gl1
devoted himself to the sunt, who hs
run to the protection OF her niece
The brutality OF his attack upon ne
scarcely seems credissble. he struc
her with ths stick and with his bon
fsts. He fractured Ter skull, almos
eougea out one Of her eyes, broE
har nose at the base and broke be
light arm.
Not satisfied with this, the negE
brought out q rope, and slipped
around the girls neck. By shis time
however, the niece had come to ne
aunt's assistance. There then er
sued . struggle that will be reneu
bered by the younger girl, and by ii
aunt, il SIS survives, as long as the
live. They kicked and struck tt
negro with sll their delicate strength
trying to keep him fr"m choking MI
Lawrence with the rope.
The younger girl, seeming th;
their combined strength would be
nothing against the negro's, oroi
away from the struggle, and ran Z
ward her home, seeking to give Il
alarm and bring help. She ran at Il
top OF her speed to the house OF
W. Hunter, proprietor OF the Eo'
Spring dairy, and gave the alarm.
MI. Hunter ran back to the WOO
with the girl. The negro, howeVe
had seen Miss Mabel run towards &
house. He lad abandoned his alta
on Miss Lawrence and fed. The co
ditson OF Miss Lar wrence wss pitiso
Hunter and bis companion lifted b
gently and bore her to he1 house. 1
ambulsscs vas summoned from t
undertaking establishment OF Balcl
& Brandon.
The news meantime had be
'phoaed to town, and an autonobl
driven by E. P. Steinbauer and "
liam Eumphries Of the Atlanta z
tomcbile company. appeared On t
scene about the same time as the a
bulance. Because the machine COZ
be drlven at greater speed than
ambulance, and as 1t was feared Il
Miss Lawrence would die, she
placed on 8 stretchsr and tbls '
laid across the seats OF the motor G
MI. Lawrence bearded the auto "
the two drivers, h~ldtng his umore
above the stricken girl, and q
drove to town.
Miss Mabel Lawrence, exhausted
her terrific struggle, srd hystsr,s
was taken to the Lawrence home
DR.. NJ. L. Fisher, who had oanoa'
the wounds OF Miss Lawrence, atte