The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-17

hands, he again struck ut her with
the knife, this time making a ghastly
wound in the throat. This wound is
about four inches long and missed
the carotid arteries by the mere frac-
ton of an inch. With her blood spurt-
ing from the wound in her throat and
disabled in her right arm by the other
wound, Miss Brooks successfully
fought off her assaulant, finally in
some way securing the knife. though
she says she does not know how she
got il.
Became Frightened.
The thing that saved her was il pass
crby. Mr.. John Tobert, coming to
town in his buggy, passed the store.
The passing frightened the negro. He
fled and Miss Brooks came to the door
and had strength enough left to call
to Mr. Tolbert. He had heard, he
said, peculiar 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 so. In a
short time men were leaving town in
droves. DR.. &. p. Neel went to the
wounded girl at once in an automo-
bile. Mr.. Tolbcrt having caught him
by 'phonc from the nearest 'phonc to
the Brooks home. DR.. Neel thinks she
will recover.
Determined band secured the coun
try. The negro was traced to the Hard
Labor Creek swamp. On the way he
made an old negro, Watt Hackett. give
him n hat, having dropped his own in
the Brooks store. He had the shoes
under his arm, Hackett said
His Brothers 8 Example.
An inexplicable thing in connection
with the crime is that this negro s
brother, Jake Davis, was lynched in
Greenwood county about II years ago
for criminal assault upon an old lady,
Mrs, Munday. Bob Davis had his
brother's fate before him, yet he at
tempted worse; would have murdered
his victim before the deed.
Assaults Negro Woman.
II was learned that the negro after
the assault on Miss Brooks came IN
as near to town as the Bell place,
tmcc miles from this city, al there
made an assault on negro woman
whose name could not be learned. In
this attempt he was successful. The
description of the negro fits exactly
Bob Davis and there is no doubt that
the same ficnd committed both crimes.
Will Recover.
Miss Brooks says that she was
fighting so desperately for her life
and her honor that she was unable
to give the alarm by screaming. Her
rescue was purely accidental. Mr..
Tolbert, passing in his buggy, did not
know that anything unusual was going
on in the store, hearing only a slight
noise, but the store is so near the read
that the negro became frightened
when he heard the buggy and gave up
the unequal fight he had been waging
with the brave girl. Mr.. Tolbert is
the head of the famous Tolbcrt family
and it was he who was the center of
fight near Phoenix in 1893, when af-
ter the killing of Etheridgc at the poll
IN" precinct on election day by ne
l"cs, political followers of the Toll
bcrts. there ensued SO bloody a riot
and lynching. Mr.. Tolbert, who was
a brave Confederate soldier, with his
little eranchild in the buggy with him,
faced the mob fearlessly until his
horse, wounded, ran away with him
from the crowd in the opposite di-
rection.
The scene of the outrage is be-
tween Greenwood and Phoenix. a lit
tie off the road running between these
two places. It is about five miles
from Greenwood town, to the south.
The Bell place, where the negro later
assaulted the negro woman, is about
two miles from the Brooks home. All
Of that portion Of the country is being
searched almost foot by foot, and it
will be marvellous if the negro is not
captured. At one time it was thought
that he was surrounded in a swamp
but if he was he made his escape.
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