The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-22
CONSTABLE WILLIAMSAT WORE
Blind Tiger Whiskey, Gamblers and
Shooters at Negro Hot Supper
Pulled by Constable.

Pulled by Constable.
Another negro hot supper has
been held in the county and as usual
another negro has been shot during
the progress of that entertainment.
It has become customary for a chief
| part of the entertainment to be the
shooting of one negro by another.
INSTEAD of love one another it Is
Ehoot one another. A hot supper
mong negroes without a row would
j. E too tame am affair. Hot supper
lith them means shot times in the
d town tonight.'' However, this
St shooting scrape was not a fatal
ray, but there were sufficient dis
turbing elements in the connecting
surroundings to make an interesting
story, which account will show that
there are officers in Newberry coun-
ty doing their duty regardless.
On last Sunday week Sheriff NJ.
M. Buford got a phone message from
his son, Mr.. Will T. Buford, in the
Bush River church section, that the
negroes had had a hot supper Satur-
day night on Mr.. Cary johnson s
place, in the neighborhood; that some
of the negroes had sold whiskey
there and that one Of his (Wil Bu-
ford's) negroes had been shot. On
the following Monday morning Sher-
if Buford dispatched County Con-
stable T. G. Williams to the vicinity
Of the disturbance, having told him
to investigate the matter thoroughly,
and to prosecute the offenders, no
matter who they were or whose
hands they were.
Constable Williams Immediately
proceeded on his mission. Moving
cautiously and by the. exs rclse OF
his natural detective perception, he
soon found out the names Of the &C
tual participants in the mix-up-
eighteen of them--aH Of whom he
arrested for gambling. Them cases
came up on Frrlay morning before
Magistrate W. C. Sigh at Jalapa,
when the magistrate fined II Of them
S10.40 each and one S., which they
all paid.
Constable Williams found it hard
work to get started on the track OF
the whiskey sellers at the hot sup
per, but by perseverance, patience
and prspiration aiding his tact and
foresight, he. finally succeeded in Sc
curing sufficient evidence against
two Of the gang, Eugene Mingo and
Dave Bridges, to warrant him IN ar
resting them. Finding that Mingo
and Bridges had procured two gal
Ions Of whiskey from >Kipards late
that Saturday afternoon, which was
used at the hot supper, he arrested
the two violators Of the dispensary
law on that charge. The two gal
Ions was all the liquor in the neigh
borhood. Mingo and Bridges de-
manded a preliminary, which was
held before Magistrate Sligh on Fri
day morning. Constable Williams
had secured evidence sufficient to
bind the accused over to the gene
ieral sessions, and the magistrate ae-
eordingly so bound them.
Gus Golden is the name Of the ne
gro who got shot. It was only a flesh
wound, not amounting to much so
far as the wounding is concerned but
it amounted to Constable Williams
having three uegroes-F. II. Domi-
nick, Mack Pitts and Ddok Ander-
son-bound over for assault and bat
terry with intent to kill. The trio are
held for having done the shooting.
It is alleged that Dominick's 5 pistol
ball inflicted the wound, the shots
by the other two having missed the
mark it being claimed that all three
shot. The defendants had prehm-
mary. before Magistrate Sigh Fri
day-which seems to have been a
big day in the Jalapa court-and
were represented by Mr.. F. II. Dom
mick, Of Nemberry, Constable VIII
lams appearing for the State.
All of which is good haul and a
good days. work for Constable Will
iams- eighteen negroes convicted
of gambling, three bound over for
assault and battery. with intent to
kill and two for violating the dis
pensary law. One of the blind tig-
ers is still in jail. He is one Of Mr.
G. Fair Buford's hands, Mr.. Buford