The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-22
AWFUL, CRIME u
Back Brute eraainally. Assaults q Waite
Lady in Columbia.
THE FlEND WAS CAUGHT

THE FlEgD WAS CAUGHT
And Was Taken to the Penitaentiary'
After Being identified by His Vic
tim, Who is. Seriously Ill From the
Terrible Ordeal Through Which
She Passed.
The Record says what was perhaps
ehe most revolving Of all crimes that
have ever been committed In Colnm-
bta criminal annuls occurred Tues
!. .day afternoon in the northwestern
section OF the city. A negro, armea
with a pistol, compelled the wife OF
q well-known paper hanger and paint
.er to yield to his fendish designs
: The lady was il precarious condi-
ttor Tuesday night, but WEDNESDAY q,
morning her condition was reported
70 be somewhat improved. Mo one
hut her husband and an lntima'e
friend are allowed to be at her sac
nv the advice Of the attending pnysi-
clan. She is completely prostratea.
The home of the husband and VINE
"a ON lincoln street between Elm- %
wood avenue and Lumber streets,
TN the family besides the husband
and wife are two pretty children.
TUESDAY afternoon at about :"o
o'clock the woman had just tolo q
visitor goodbye and hsd returned 70
the rear Of the house to resume net
domestic duties. A negro WnoH ',
,ahe had never seen before appeared
at the front door explaining that ne
had brought letter from neF TILL
TOR. From my father? she eA-
claimed. being very much surprised
at the negro's remarks, Wha' 90
Won mean?" Here's what l mean.
the negro said drawing the piseo,'
The circumstances of the attack
- 11he woman are too revolving fer
E ,,,Yh,ication. When the negro ieit
/. the house she sent one OF her ca's-
s+ren 20 a neighbours. asking TOT 1A1- III.
!. mediate assistance. Making ner way
"a telephone she summoned tne
!. amnloyer ,,,; OF her husband. The neigh
hors Informed Policeman Miiette'
Who .was on his beat in the neigh DOT
hooa and he soon learned the tac!s
~ the case and started in pur:sulins; e.
the negro who; is about, % years a1,ss2 o.
age. ~: - -, &. -
,;,,ace.STord was received from north
::r;ncoln street that negro armed
: 55s<u,dth a pistol was threatening 70
tshoot a number Of persons in ine
neighborhood,$ and the reserve oln-
Ger. policeman Hite. responded. ne e
ifolloweds Lincoln street To- seconA
street. where he overlook and arrest
I'D Bird. The negro seemed surpris-
ed At the arrest and demanded 10
know the charge against him. FOR
carving a pistol" replied the ponce
man, who quickly disarmed him
While waiting for the patrol ,"as
on, Policeman tMilett came up anu
recognized the negro as answering
the description Of the man for wnom n
he was searching. The otticers LOOK
the negro 70 the home OF the woman a
and she in the presence OF the OH
rers and neighbor said without ap'
narent hesitation. Eyes. that's ths
man The pistol which had oeen
taken from Bird was shown her ano
she identified the weapon as oeins
the one that the negro had used.
Ed Bird Is the full name or the
fiend. He is carpenter and claims
that he went 10 Columbia from Or
anpeburg few weeks age. Bird
was first taken to police headquar'
tiers and formally placed under ar
rest. Fearing lest public indlgnatlon
would assert itself in mob spirit,
the police had the negro removed
10 the peni,entiary short time al
..erwards. An automobile with the
prisoner and the officers quietly !e1t
police headquarters and lew mill
I,tes afterwards he had been placed
behind the walls Of the penltentlafy
and abefore the news Of the horrible
.cStme had become generally known.
Bird denies that he is the negro
who attacked the woman. endea'or-
in to establish an allbi. claiming
that be had been hunting with Nose
Pete. another negro. on Crane creek.
.Chief Cathcart has obtained from
Pete an affidavit to the effect that
his only companions on the hunt
were negroes who reside in that COM
munity and who were found and LETT
here.
John Franklin. colored. who claim
ed that Bird attempted to shoot him.
said be saw Bird unload pistol.
%Chief Cathcart upon receiving this
information took Franklin to the
place where the pistol was alleged
70 have been reloaded. and there he
found two empty shells and cart
ridge. This was at the S. A. l.. turn
: table in the northeastern section 81
the city.
The husband ot the woman VINO
.,,,. +ha v},t;n, of bird WAS not IN