The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-01-24
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bomb into Che room, lighted tho fuse
land fed.
Tracks were found Ii the back yard
leading to the woods in the rear OF
/, Ghe house.
The bomb exploded, but again 80.
per human hands seemed to lnGerpose
and the assassin vaa foilad.
The boombshook the house from cal.
lar to garrett, hurled Allen Fusch
from his bad and set the house afre.
''I rushed into Aliens room," said
Mrs. Futch, ''and was blinded BY the
light and fsmes. I expected to aee
my boy torn into fragments, but he
| was uphurt. We threw water on the
flames and ssved the house and then
| wss 80 thankful That we had been
spared, that I threw nay arms around
Allen and Dried: 'Thsnk God; Thank
God!'
It is taken for gran, ] by al that
the attempts are too cunning to be
planned by ne. :.
1T is the work Of a vdite man."
says Allen. Why, when I got myself
together from the shock of the 7yns-
mite boD'o, rushed out Of the house,
shooting, to give the alarm to the
uegroes who were sleeping in the
quarters.
ITO my astonishmsnt, the dogs
were gone!
I'VE have three dogs which We
keep in the yard for added protection.
One of the negroes came running up
about this time and I told him to
hurry to the barn and saddle my
horse, as I wanted to GO to Thomas
Vile to get the sheriff and blood
hounds.
MY horse vas gone.
1.-THE horse returned about two
hours later and with him came tbs
dogs"
The theory advanced is that the
ASSASSIN first went to the barn anc
mounted Aliens horse, knowing the
doga would follow the horse.
my dogs will follow that horse
Iday or night, Without question or sus.
p.clcn /" Allen says.
| The horse was ridden ahout a quar-
| ter of . mile away, tied and left be-
hind, and with him, it is believed,
the dogs waited out IN the woods.
Tho assassin, and Che tracks In the
newly ploWed ground clearly estab.
fishes this, returned to the house,
crept under the building cut his hole
through the floor and put,the dyna'
nito bomb into the room, lighted the
fuse and fed.
Tne bomb exploded st 11.23 O'clock
Sunday night and within ten minutes
the negro SERVANTS and tenants on the
place had bsan thoroughly aroused
1 and were at the homo.
s'When found the horse and dogs
gone, }" says Allan, "l ordered one OF
the negroes 10 hurry to . house q
quarter of q mile away, Tor more
assistance.
"Ins faw minutes the negro came
running baek, badly frightened. he
told me fe hgd just seen q man On
my hore riding through the woods.
This man was, beyond queItion,
the assassin, who had hurried to the
woods where he had left my horse,
mounted 1T and was escaping. Tracks
the next dsy showed the negro's
statement to be true. The horse re-
turned alone, with TeinS gone, IN
about two hours.
"Ever7thjng connected With this
awful case indicates the work to be
| that Of q cunning white man who Is
thoroughly familiar With the place;
80 familiar, in fact, that he could
locste the exact position Of my bed,
though he was under the house."
The ninth attempt was made last
Sunday night and but for the alert.
nesS Of Night Guard Judson FeWoll,
might have been successful.
I FIRED TO KILL HIM.
| Guard FeWell went on duty last
Sunday night at dark, Mra. Fu5cn
and Allen Were in the house, with
shotguns and revolvers In reach.
81 had q prsssntment," Says Mrs.
Futoh, that there would be trouble,
aad I told Judson to watch every.
thing and Investigate the least noise.
I told him not to shoot anyone com
ing in at the front gate, as John
might be coming home. )"
Shortly after 8 O'Clock FeWoll
heard q noise.
He was in the rear OF. the house at
the time, but quickly craWled over
the deep sand on his all fours, to the
front.
He heard the latch Of the gate
drop into it's socket and then was
silhouetted the form Of . man,
whether white or black Fewel did
not know, in the darkness.
II cried to him to Haiti but he
turned and sprang behind a tree, |"
says Fewell. 1.-The next moment he
started to run, and l fired point
blank and I fired to kill, but missed
the man 90 1t was dark. He got
away, but we followed his tracks into
the woods for some distance"
Since Sunday night the house has
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