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 Preachers
Throat at Troy.

y "reat excitement prevailed at TROY,
IN "feehwood county, Thursday after
n"3n over murdcrous assault mado
by ;h negro upon Rev. r. T.. Bradley.
the hN%hIy esteemed pastor Of the
Associate Reformed PRESBYTERIAN
church Pt Long Cane. The negro
John Snber,' came from Georgia some
months a"" '"sd was employed by
Mr.. Bradley upRh&lhis farm.
The negro resulted some order or
reprimand given by Mr.. Bradley and
made an attack on him with Il knife
MIR. Bradley w$s cut twice, once on
each side Of his throat, and also had
long cash across his back. The ne
gro at once fled.
Sheriff Mcmillan, as soon rs tho
news reached home, left in an auto-
mobile for Troy. The dogs owned bv
the county were at Epworth, some
twenty miles from Troy, but thew
were at once ordered to the scene.
MIR. Bradley was one of the most
highly esteemed citizens of the coum-
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 Mr.. Brad
ley caused all interest to center up-
on getting a physician and the negro
had plenty Of time to get a good start
before pursuit was instituted. The
crime was committed about 2 O'Clock
IN the afternoon. Mr.. Bradley and
his 16-yearold 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
fhcting terrible blow, which dazed
him, though he did not fall. The ne
gro then drtw his pocket knife, made
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..
Bradley's son, it is said, struck the
negro with hoe. but the cutting was
done almost before either rtelized
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 Subcr, 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 a splcn-
did piece Of work in capturing the
negro. He received postal card
description of him at 7 O'Clock this
morning" and at 10 O'Clock he had his
man in cell He brought him to
Greenwood shortly after on the Sea-
board southbounl vcsiibulc. The
negro confessed the crime to Ch;cr
Reed. Sheriff Mcmillan, no. know
ing that Subrr had confessed. had
SON Of Mr.. Bradley to identify Su-
bcr.
The youn" 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 a strange
negro. AS he walked away he no.
ticti 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 being
elsewhere.
When asked why he did it, Subcr
told him he had to do il. Said Mr..
Bradley hollcred" at him, that then
he just got mad and chad to do it,
Subcr says he is from the Five Forks
section Of Nowbcrry county. This is
probably not his first oifcnsc. He
is now in Jail and there is no fur
thcr excitement. lie lately lived in
Georgia.