The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-24
DEMONIAC NEGRO.
Becomes Suddenly Insane and Threat
ems the Women--A Psychological
Study.

Greenwood county narrowly eScap-
cd another horrible crime Monday
morning. Bob Faust, negro man Of
about 80 years Of age, who has here
toforc borne a good reputation, sud-
denly seemed to become violently in
sane and announced his intention to
commit rape, attacking, in turn, three
different negro women, and, being
thwartcd, rode into the yard Of Mr..
Ben King, one Of the largest and best
known farmers in the Coronaca sec
tion Of the county, loudly proclaiming
his purpose in foul and obscene langu-
age. Mr.. King happendcd to be at his
home and ordered the negro from his
premises. Faust had gun, however,
and dismounting, charged upon Mr..
King with his gun. Several negroes,
heads Of families, who had been at
tackled early in the morning, were
following Faust and came upon him
while he WAS threatening Mr.. King,
and with courage that should be com
mcnd"d. fell upon the rrazr,l nero
and uN"rp"wrrrd him. Ma"iStratr NJ.
II. B"Wlre. VIII" had heard "r his at
iarES earl Y in Inc mornin" ON the neg
r"ce, but who had not hcartl Of his
lalr, attack "u Mr.. King, was out
lurniiu" Faust and came upon him mt
NJ. Kings. The negroes who had
cuptrrrd him were for wrraking sum
macy vengeance an him then and
thrtc, but the prompt appearance Of
Mr.. l!"wlcS prevented his death. Mr..
Kins waS also convinced that the no.
gro NlS insane. tlnn"h If hr had not
b""n prevented A> hr wH< h" wnulL
have committed an awful crime.
Mn iStrair l'uwlcS Immediately V had
lhr u""r" bound hand and foot and
lut il II wa""m and rode with him 10
Gr", ,uWnuI. where hr waS lodged in
Jail about II 'rlnrk. All the way
her" hr cursed and used the Inulcst
lnn.na@r. all shaving that hr had
h"rn I"'>.">:,rd by II very demon
wh"',. If unr"l,lr rolled, would have
aGair thrown the county into a fever
Of .atl towards br,l,'S If this char
aciCr.
1hr psychology Of the ease. for il
can De- SO dignii'irh. will be interesting
tn alirniSts. Tha, there must be some
connection between the events Of the
past week and Faust s arrangement
thcir can be no doubt. Until This
1Imr he has borne II rood reputation.
MAGISTRATE l'"wlrS says he consider
cd him nn exceptional negro. but sud-
denly he became insane.
FmSl came from Fairfield several
years a"n. and has been farming this
year "n ihr farm ur Mr. John Joyce.
Ah.GI Nv" weeks ago his wife went
or u visit /" kinrnlli in Fairfield and
Faust has been quiet rs usual until
Sunday. Then the negroes who were
with him thought he was drunk by
The way hr acted. but he WAS not
vi"lrni until about sunrise. Then he
came upon Il daughter Of George Will
son. Il nr"ro livin" near him, whit
this 4irl WAS in Il pasture near the
hon>r lie ran after her and the
osr"urA by nutrunning him in her
fathers house. He then went I" the
house Of Henry Marshall. and was
beaten Off and then tn the house Of
Bill Butler. another negro. and ran
nj, Nifr ont nf the house. and going
IA rarlinllv unhrcssrd himself and
hr"kr mp the furniture. lie after
house. muin~ to Mr.. Kings. lie is
no" in jail. and will be carried to the
asylum. il is presumed, at once.