The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-03-07
PRISONER RESCUED.
Negro Taken Out of the RoWes-
willie Guard House.
Jake Bonaparte wrenched Pistol
from Officer Inabinett and Shot at
Hin. but without Effect.

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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 coz
duct on the street. In the scuf1le
Bonapmrte wrested q revolver. from
the officer and fred point blank at
him bit fortunately the balls went
wild and the officer escaped injury.
The affair caused considerable ex-
element fora time, and the negro
will be severely punished when he is
caught,
Bonaparte was, employed. at the
J.. T.. Blake Lumber Ccmpany's mill
at Rowesvilles :as q 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
sulIeh negro
About. eight 20 clock Friday night
ne was standing on the sidewalk
amusing himself by pushing negroes
into the street. Alderman George b.
Inabinet came out from the store
where Che 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 it from Mr.. In
abinet'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 of4eAik Martin,
where they had reason Sto. think that
he had hidden and the woman of
the house barred the door against
them and would not allow them TO
enter.
The woman's refusal to open the
door made the officers certain that
Bonaparte was III the house, andsso
they determined to force the door
which they did by putting their
shoulders against it and the
door fell in on the woman and her
one week old babe and other chill
drcn. They did not find tho man
they wanted, but did find that he
went, through the yard few minutes
tba1, uprp there I#'I .' =.
The posse returnef; to Rnwesyille
and later Officers Henry Wolfe. w.
fB. iMazych ana Robert Fairey went
to the cabin of Rosie Jones, where
they knew a hot supper" was to
be served and waited in the woods
outside the cabin saw the man they
wanted, who walked into their arms
and was placed under arrest with
ont trouble. He did not have the
gun that It was known that he had
ia his hand when he ran away. he
claimed to have thrown it away.
- Bonaparte was then placed In the
guard house, but when Sunday morn
ing came he was not in there. Some
cf his friends had wrenched the-lock
from the door and rescued him, and.
he is now at large. The officers or
Rowesville should spare no effort to
find oct who released the prisoner.
and when they are found out they
should be prosecuted to the full ex-
cent of the law Bonaparte is a
round faced negro about 25 years
of age and weighs in the neighbor--
hood Of 200 pounds. 1t is hoped
that he will be caught and punished.
' or,