The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
PRISONER RESCUED.
Negro Taksn Out of the Rowes.
vile Guard House.
Jake Bonaparte Wrenched Pistol
from Officer Inabinett and Shot at
Him. but Without Effect.

from Officer Inabinett and Shot at
Him. but Without Effect.
Rowesville was somewhat stirred
up Friday night when a negro man
by the name Of Jake Bonaparte re-
sisted when officer Inabinet under
took to arrest him for disorderly con-
duct on the street. In the scufHe
Bonaparte wrested revolver from
the officer and fred point blank at
him but fortunately the balls went
wild and the officer escaped injury.
The affair caused considerable ex-
citement for e time, and the negro
will be severely punished when he is
caught.
Bonaparte was employed at the
J. L. Blake Lumber Company's mill
at Rowesville as log turner and
came from Sumter some months ago
to work in the mill. While he had
never been under arrest, he was al
ways to be found standing around
when there was trouble going on
and he had the reputation Of being
a sullen negro
About eight O'Clock Friday night
he was standing on the sidewalk
amusing himself by pushing negroes
into the street. Alderman George h.
Inabinet came out from the store
where he works and attempted to
Place Bonaparte under arrest. Bona
parte resisted and Mr. Inabinet at
tempted to subdue him by tapping
him on the head with the butt end
of the pistol, which he had drawn
when the negro refused to submit
to arrest.
The negro then caught hold Of the
pistol and Wrested 1t from Mr.. In
abinets hand AS soon as he got
possession Of the pistol the negro
opened fire on Mt. Inabtnet. He then
ran and the peace officers Of the
town, who are the mayor and alder
men, started out with posse OF
citizens to run him down. They
vent to the cabin OF AK Martin,
where they had reason to think that
ne had hidden and the woman OF
he house barred the door against
them and would not allow them TO
eater.
The woman's refusal to open the
;oor made the officers certain that
3onaparte was in the house, and 80
,ev determined to force the door
hich they did by putting their
lcuders against it and the
G. fell in on the woman and her
:: eek old babe and other chill
ea. They did not And the man
ley wanted. but did find that he
1T through the yard few minutes
,e'cfe they were there.
The Dcsse returned to RoHesville
ii later Officers Henry Wolfe, W..
,. March and Robert Fairey went
the cabin Of Rosie Jones, where
,er knew hot supper" was to
,e served and waited in the woods
.u.side the cabin saw the man they
.yanted. who walked into their arms
nd was placed under arrest with
nit trouble. He did not have the
ynn that it was known that he had
in his hand when he ran away. he
.laimed to have thrown it away.
Bonaparte was then placed In the
yuard house, but when Sunday morn
inc came he was not in there. Some
Of his friends had wrenched the lock
from the door and rescued him, and
he Is now at large. The officers OF
Rowesville should spare no effort to
find out who released the prisoner,
and when they are found out they
should be prosecuted to the full ex-
cent OF the law. Bonaparte is q
round faced negro about rs years
of age and weighs in the neighbor-
hood Of 200 pounds. It is hoped
that he will be caught and punished.