The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-06
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THE STRANGE EXPERIENCE OF
AN AUGUSTA POLICEMAN
Tried to Pick Up Negro and BIS
Arm and Legs Came

The Augusta Herald relates thiE
strange story A drunken negro who
knew just about enough Of what was
tran spring in the world about him tc
say that bis nane was Levi Johnson
and that be wac from the north was
brought into police barracks Wednes
day night by PstrolEan Brown. He
was trisd Thursday morning on the
charge Of violating section 460th and
was given fine OF 81 so or 2 days and
sentence waE suspended on the condi.
tion that he leaves the city within six
hours.
Thoss who saw the quiet and inof
fensive looking negro Thursday morn
ing and the robust policeman who pill
osed him to police barracks Wednes.
day night little thought OF their furor
that they created in police hesdquar-
ters . few minutes after IL O'Clock
Wednesday night. Sergeant Buchsn.
an related the affair Thursday morn
Ing and stated that it all commenced
just as Patrolnan Brown was coming
into the barracks with bis prisoner.
Il seers tlat Levi was lot very
troublesome despite the fact that he
Wsy very drunk and could walk al.
though he could not walk very cog
nently. AS the alley. wsy leading to
the rear OF the barracks Was reached
by the ot1icsr and his prisoner John
son fell to the ground stumbling over
9 loose brick that was lying In his
pathway.
OF course, Pstrolmsn Brown is al.
ways ready to give person in distress
q lift" and took Johnson by one OF
his arms, when to the great horror OF
the policeman that member came of
very readily and Mr.. Brown found
himself standing erect with an arm in
bis hand and the owner lying several
feet swaY,
Although just little bit unnsrved
Mr.. Brown still Kept cool head and
mustered up enough courage to give
the man another lift" AS the other
arm was lying under the PROSTATE
form Of negro, tie officer thought
that he had best tfy another method.
This time he seized one Of the negroes
legs and with vicious pull the police.
man, confident OF bis success In rails
Ing the negro to his feet tore Of this
member.
Cold shivers traversed the region
OF the cops backbone, bis helmet be.
gan to suddenly 60 upwards, his face
rese mbled q snowy white counterpart
and his teeth chstteled iea-fully as
with The second disengSge6 member
Of the negro's anatomy clinging to his
hands and the remaining portion on
the floor ssid with agoniZlng appeal:
Please help me-"
Brown is q courageous officer and
has the confidence Of eye-y member Of
the force In this respect. He wanted
to get relief yet be was ashamed and
resolved to make one more effort.
Throwing the limbs, which he had
torn loose, upon the ground he seized
the remaining leg and gave auother
vicious pull. It is related that he
landed about twenty feet away with
still another portion OF the negro's
anatomy in bis hands, this time fall
ing to the ground backwards.
His hands went into his pocket. he
took the distress whistle from 1t and
olew IS no mortal policeman ever
blew before. Half dressed coppers
came running from their beds and the
station guards made 8 dash for the
outside Of the barracks but before
anyone reached thele, it is stated
Brown was gone.
The negro with the several portions
OF his body scattered upon the ground
pleaded to L!sutenant Hopkins, who
had by this time arrived:
Please help me-"
Brown came back after q time, the
men went to sleep also af5er a time.
When it was revealed thst the negro
was s well. known cripple, possessing
two corks legs and cork arm, all Of
which had yielded to Browns pulls,
but it will DO long time indeed be.
fore the equilibrium OF Patrolman
Brown is restored.