The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-13
SHOULD BE CAREFUL
NEGRO FOUND UNDER THE BED
IN a
Lady's Room in Atlanta, With Ray
sor in His Hand-Fought When
Detected.
Detected.

Detected.
We have warned housekeeper
to be careful and see that thei
homes are properly shut up at night
The Atlanta Journal says negro
armed with a razor, was found con
cealed beneath bed at the home O
| John C. kirkpatrick, in Kirkwood
Monday night, and an encounter fol
lowed between Mr.. kirkpatrick anc
the negro, in which the former ha6
the middle finger Of his right hac
severely bitten by the negro, ane
his ear almost slashed in two with
the razor.
The negro was concealed in TIE
bedroom of Mr.. Kirkpatrick two
sisters, but, owing to the fact that
one of the sisters was away at the
time, the other slept with her moth
er Monday night, and the room IN
which the negro was found was IN
occupied.
It is believed that the, negro enter
ed while the family was at supper,
and for over four hours remained
undiscovered in the house. For the
greater part of this time Mrs: Kirk
patrick, the mother Of J. c.. Kirk
patrick, and her daughter, were
alone downstairs. Upstairs, how.
ever, was another son Of Mrs. Kirk
patrick's, Walter Kirkpatrick.
While supper was being eaten,
the house lay easily accessible
through several windows open in
the front. The negro must then
have entered, and evidently just
after he had entered, becoming
frightened, concealed himself De-
meath the bed.
Mrs. kirkpatrick and daughter
after supper went to the sitting room
which adjoins the room in which the
negro was found, and there spent
the time before retiring
Several times the daughter heard
a noise from the adjoining room and
concluded that there must be dog
beneath the bed. She finally be-
came half convinced that it was q
man beneath the bed.
She and her mother, however. re
tired without making an inves,iga-
tion About u o'clock Mr. ]. c
kirkpatrick returned home, and his
mother told him Of the noise that
had been heard beneath the bed.
He got lamp, and, holding it near
the floor, looked beneath the bed. A
negro, crouched against the wall, a
razor held in one hand, looked back
at him.
In the dresser in the bedroom
pistol was usually kept, and Mr..
Kirkpatrick sprang for the drawer.
in which he thought it to be. The
pistol had been moved just few
days before by his mother. He turn
ed to find the negro crawling out
from under the bed. The two Crap
pied. The negro was short, bur
of stout build, and hard struggle
followed.
With the first slash of the razor
the negro cut Mr.. Kirkpatrick's ear
half in two, another slash rippef
open his coat, by then, however, Mr.
Kirkpatrick had gained advantage
and had the negroes two hand,
held to his side. Twisting his hea
over, the negro bit the middle finger
of Mr.. Kirkpatrick right hand.
This broke Mr. Kirkpatrick's hold
Turning, the negro sprang for the
window and dived through it, though
the sash was down, knocking OUT
with his head and shoulders two
large panes of glass. He then sue
cessfully made his escape. Outside
were found his shoes, which he ha3
taken off before entering. Under
the bed was found his hat, which
was of brown felt, and on the floor
was his razor.