The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-07-18
She KNOWS NOW.
A White Woman from the North
Assaulted Near Aiken
BY HEB NEGRO PIT.

GETS d[e 4fyi12 10 katcn him.
She Was Great Friend to
The Negro Race Gen.
orally.
A dispatch from Aiken says news e.
horrible crime that vas perpetrated
about i've miles from that place reach.
ed there Wednesday afternoon, but q
coherent account could not be obtain
ed until this morning.
On Monday morning about 2 o'clock
Mrs. L. S. Chapin was assaulted In
ner homa by negro man named
Isaac Knight. The fact that Mrs.
Chaplin is an old lady, at least 65
years Of age, makes the crime all the.
more revolving. The negro who as-
saultec her had been In her EN- ilcy for
over three years. Mrs. Chaplin lived
in the house with no white person.
fhe negro man, who hYed in d room
at the side Of che house next to the
kitchen, and q negro family living in
the yard, were the only ones who
stayed near hef.
Isaac Knight had been of all day
Sunday and did not come back to Mis-.
| Ohapln's home until early Monday
morning. Hea1ing a knock at the en-
trance Of the house, Mis-. Chaplin went
20 the door to see who it was, She
opened the door and found It was
Knight. She went into tie dining
room and was fixing tine negro scme
supper when he committed the assault.
rne negro left the community and
has not been seen since.
Mrs. Chaplin has no near white
aeighbors, 50 she could not report the
case at once. When the sheriff learn.
ed OF 1t yesterday morning, he wenb TO
she community at once and tried to
capture dhe negro, but he could find
40 traces OF him. The crime had not
become generally known IN Aiken ua-
lil late yesterday. afternoon, when
posse Of about SO men under the lead
srsbip Of the sheriff organized for the
purpose Of catching the negro.
It was distinctly understood before
they lett here that there would be no
|lyncning, but thai they would do
everything possible to catch tine negro
and nave MIN placed in jail. They
left here last evening and searched
the country thoroughly, but they
could find no traces of him. Further
search will be made for him,
Mrs. Chaplin wanted the case drop
ped, IS she did not wtsh to appear In
court in such case, but, Of course,
Ine sheriff and the people Of the com.
munity Will not allow 5he negro to GO
unpunished II it Is possible to capture
him. Every eforl will be made TO
bring the scoundrel to Justice, but the
people have agreed that there will he
40 lyncning. The posse went armed
LAST night 80 as to be prepared to meet
any opposition, for it was runGred
that the negroes In the community
intended to give soma trouble.
Mrs. Chaplin Is Northern Lady, and
before her misfortune did not under
stand the negro. She had put every
trust in Knight and had even constd-
cred him The equal Of the average
white man. She had treated him aS
wall as she could have treated any
white person, thinking that he was
gentleman. She even declared on one
occasion that he was perfect gentle-
man. Knight was always respectful
60 Mrs. Cnapin, but it could be seen
by bis actions among other negroes
5nat the treatment that he was re-
ceiying was giving him false idea Of
MS Importance. On Monday morning
the nature Of the negro asserted it,
self; it could be held in check no lon
ger.
Mrs. Chapin was originally from
Manchester, Vermont, but she has
made her home near Aiken for q NUM-
ber OF years. White people have warn-
ed her several dimes that she should
not stay alone with no one near her
except negroes, but she would pay no
attention to them, thinking that the
negro was worthy OF trust. She came
South with the New Eaglander's usa-
al idea Of negro character, and no az
gument that could bs put forth could
snake the negro from the pedestal on
which she had placed him. While
the white people OF the community
are not In sympathy with MIS-. Shar
pins treatment Of the negro they are
determined that he shall be brought
to Justice. a white Lady has been In.
suiued-that Is enough, pun1shnscd
must follow.
When the posse collected last night
there were no signs Of mob violence.
They were quiet determined body OF
men bent upon the capture OF the
scoundrel who had dared to insult q
LADY. Although they did not succeed
N capturing him last night, they are
determined to search for him until he
is captured.
Sold Wife and Child.
Fourteen-year.old Loretta Bosom