The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23
MURDEROUS ASSAULT.
Negro Who Says He Is From New
berry Tried to Cut Preacher
Throat at Troy.

\ Great excitement prevailed at Troy.
in Greenwood county, Thursday after
noon over murderouS assault made
by a. negro upon Rev. R. F. Bradley,
the highly esteemed pastor OF the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church at Long Cane. The negro,
John Subsr, came from Georgia some
months ago and was employed by
Mr.. Bradley upon his farm.
The negro resented some order or
reprimand given by Mr.. Bradley and
made an attack on him with knife.
Mr.. Bradley was cut twice, once on
each side q his throat, and also had
a long >@across his back. The ne
gro at once fled.
Sheriff Mcmillan, as soon as the
news reached home, left in an auto
mobile for Troy. The dogs owned by
the county were at Epworth, some
twenty miles from Troy, but they
were at once ordered to the scene.
Mr.. Bradley was one Of the most
highly esteemed citizens Of the coun-
ty. He is about sixty years old and
a leading minister Of his denomina-
ton. and is known all over the state.
The serious condition Of Nj. Brad
lev caused all interest to center up
on getting a physician and the negro
had plenty Of time to get good start
before pursuit was Instituted. The
crime was committed about ? O'Clock
in the afternoon. Mr.. Bradley and
his 16-year-old son were with the
negro setting out potato slips. The
negro was doing his work very poor
". Mr.. Bradley reprimanded him.
The second time the negro picked up
rock and threw it at Mr.. Bradley,
striking him on the right cheek, in
flicting a terrible blow, which dazed
him, though he did not fall. The ne
GRO then drtw his pocket knife, made
a long cash on one side Of his throat,
another on his arm and then across
his breast and still another, the long
est cash Of all, down his back. Mr..
.radlev's son, it is said, struck the
negro with hoe, but the cutting was
done almost before either rel 9Elized
what the negro intended to do. Mr..
Bradley was at once carried to the
house and medical aid summoned.
Arrested by Clinton Police.
Greenwood, July 20.-The negro,
John Suber, who made the savage
attack upon Rev. R. Foster Bradley
at Troy Thursday, was captured this
morning at Clinton by Chief Reed
Of that place. Chief Reed did splen-
did piece Of work in capturing the
negro. He received a postal cara
description Of him at 7 O'Clock this
morning and at 10 o'clock he had his
man in a cell. He brought him to
Greenwood shortly after on the Sea-
board southbound vestibule. Ihe
negro confessed, the crime to Ch1et
Reed. Sheriff Mcmillan, not know
mo that Suber had confessed, had
a som of Nr. Bradley to identity Su-
ber.
The Young man says his father is
doing as we'll as could be expected,
but that he gets very little rest.
Chief Reed Of Clinton says he saw
the negro drinking water at a pump
this morning and saw he was strange
negro. As he walked away he no
tictl the bow legs and then felt sure
he had the right one. Later on when
arrested the negro at first attempted to
get off by plausible tales Of beng
elsewhere.
When asked why he did it, Suber
told him he had to do it. Said Mr..
Bradley hollered" at him, that then
he lust cot mad and chad to do It,
suber says he is from the Five Forks
section of Newberry county. This IS
probably not his first offense. He
IS now in jail and there is no fur
ther excitement. He lately lived IN
Georgia.