The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
PRISONER RESCUED.
Negro T ssssTH G G;;s0f s si;S H SSwsss-
Vile Guard House.
Jake Bonaparto Wrcnched Pistol
from Oncor Inabinett end Shot at
Him. but Without Effect.

Him, but without Effect.
Rowosyille was somewhat stirred
up Friday night whom 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 scuGie
%Bonaparte wrested O revolver from
the officer and fired point blank at
him but fortunately the balls won't
Wild and the officer escaped injury.
The affair caused considerable ex-
element for q time, and the negro
will be severely punished when he is
caught.
Bonaparte vas employed ut the
j. L. Blake Lumber Company's mill
at Rowesville as q log turner and
came from Sumter some months q
to work in the mill. While he had
never been under arrest, he was al
ways to be found standing around
whom there was trouble going on
and he had the reputation Of being
a sullen 6
About eight o'clock Friday Might
he was standing on the sidewalk
amusing himself by pushing negroes
into the street. Alderman George IL.
%Inabinet came out from the store
where he works and attempted to
Place ~Bonaparte under arrest. Bona
parte resisted and Mr.. 1nabinet 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
abinct's hand. AS soon as he got
possession Of the pistol the negro
opened fire on Mr.. Inabinet. He then
ran and the peace officers OF the
town, who are the mayor and alder
men, started out with a posse Of
citizens to run him down. They
went to the cabin Of AK Martin,
where they had reason to think that
he had hidden and the oma Of
the house barred tho door against
them and would not allow them to
enter.
The woman's refusal to open the
Bonaparte was in the house, and SO
they determined to force the door
which they did by putting their
shoulders against 1t and the
door fell in on the woman and her
one week old babe and other chill
dren. They did not find the man
they wanted, but did find that he
went through the yard n few minutes
before they were there,
The posse returned to Townsville
and later Officers Henry Wolfe. w.
B.. Mazych and Robert Fairey went
to the cabin Of Rosie Jones, whore
they knew n hot supper" was to
he served and waited in tho woods
outside the cabin IA the man they
wanted, who walked into their arms
and was placed under arrest with
out trouble. He did not have the
gun that it was known hat he had
in his hand when he RAJ away. He
;laimcd to have thrown 1t away.
Bonaparte was then placed In the
guard house, but when Sunday morn.
ing came he was not In there. Some
Of his friends had w~renched the lock
from the door and rescued him, and
he is now at large. The officers OF
townsville should spare no effort to
find out who released the prisoner,
and when they are found out they
should be prosecuted to the full OK
cent of the law. ~Bonaparte is &
round faced negro about rs years
Of age and weighs in the neighboI-
hood Of 200 pounds. 1t Is hoped
hat he will be caught and punished.