The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-27
kotormen Killed md Conductor Fat,al
y Shot BY dishwsyneu.
ATLANTA IS SHOCKED
BY the Crime ot Three Negro Foot
pads. Who Attack Street Car
at the End of Surburban Line
and Commits Brutal Murder
and Robbery.
and Robbery.

At the end OF the Druid Hills ca
| line. a lonely spo, in the outlyinf
section OF one Of Atlanta's residen
;ial surbur5s. three negro highway
| men Saturday night shot and killed
Motorman S. T. Brown and atte:
robbins Conductor w II. Bryson OF
sa5, fatally shot him in the back
and made their escape into the near
by woods.
Half hour later the crime was dis
covered and Atlanta's entire police
reserve was rushed 10 the scene.
There were no passengers on the
car. The car had jus, reached the
end Of the line and the Inotornan
was reversing his trolley when the
attack came from the negroes. who
had concealed themselves behind a
clump OF bushes.
Motorman Brown was shot down
as he started 70 re-enter his car and
with revolyers leveled at the con-
ductor's head. h was ordered to
throw up his hands.
On complying. one OF the men re-
Iieved him OF all the cash he had
on his person and then he was told
TO hit the grit He was shot in
the back by one OF the men after
he had run about fifty yards and
fell IN his tracks.
Two shots penetrated his liver.
The injured conductor was rushed to
q hospital where It was stated that
there was no possible chance OF his
recovery.
The dead motorman and injured
conductor were found by Motormaa
Tinsley and Conductor Royster. who
were in charge Of the car. that reach
ed the end OF the line just twenty
minutes later.
Brown was lying face Downward
beside his car. a bullet through his
heart. and along the track i.ey yards
distant was found Bryson. Before
losing consciousness Bryson told ol
the attack.
..Motorman Brown was shot to
death by the negroes b. said. "and
then they turned their attention 70
me. After taking all the money
had one Of the yesroes yelled hit the
grit. and while running was shot
In the back by one Of the men.
didn't have an opportunity to get
away"
The county bloodhounds were at
once rushed to the scene OF the hold
up and Immediately took a trail.
which led in the direction OF con-
struction camp. where a number OF
negroes are employed on grading
work. The camp was placed under
a heavy guard. sad early Sunday
every negro in the camp was forced
TO submit to a thorough examination
a. the hands Of the officers. Several
arrests were made. Sunday whites
were not permitted to go near the
camp because OF the excitab!e condi-
ton Of the crowds.
Fifty police officers continued 20
scour the woods in the vicinity OF the
and several negroes wer"
placed under arrest. though without
anv convincing evidences or guilt.
IN moment Of consciousness Sun
dav Conductor W. II. Bryson identi-
fed one Of the negroes caught in
the police dragnet as probably one OF
the guilty trio. This negro and four
Others who are held on suspicion
are prisoners.
Al! kinds Of rumors nave gained
currency and the officers found 1t
necessary to prohibit; negroes visiting
the ne!ghbo-ncod where III" crime
occurred. There were even express
sions of disapproval from the crowd
at the presence Of the fed negro
chau1eurs who piloted automobiles
10 the scene.
Brown was Sc years Of a-r an'i
leaves wife and four children.
Bryson is abou: the same az" ana
married. Bryson is native Of
Lau-ens county. South Carolina. and
HAS brother living at RocAEa:.
Ga.