The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-16
A Young Woman Rravely Defends Her
self Against a Burglar
SIZE HEARS In Her ROOM
The Burglar Said to the Young Wo-
man as She Woke from Deep
Sleep, You Keep Quiet or Will
Shoot You" bu, He Was Shot By
Her.

Keep quiet or will shoot you. "
This. says the Charlotte Observer.
was tho greeting that Miss Nabe!
Cian:on received when she awoks 10
find msa in her room al her home
| four miles south OF the city ~ the
Yorkvilie road Wednesday night. TIL:
burglary occurred about I1:30 and
only neager details could be secured
by telephone.
Miss Clanton Is the daughter OF
Mr. ]. 3. C!anton. prominent cit
izen of the county. She 7ad retired
early and awoke TO hear noise in
the room. Upon rising 70 half
sitting posture. unable in the dark
room 20 ascertain Il the midnight
intruder was white or black she was
greeted BY the threat to keep quiet
Retaining her presence Of mind
Miss Claaton shot in the direction OF
the voice and the intruder went out
OF the window The room was on
the second aocr and she jumped up
at once ard weat to the window out
OF which the man had gone. Upon
reaching the window she saw the
fleeing form and shot again. She
statez that she thought she hit tie
man at the second shot
On some vines toward the rear OF
the house hat was found that Va.
,-opped by the burglar il his fight.
Chief Ch1!stenbury was called at
once and in an automobile went to
one Of the county convict camps and
procured blcodhounds. and q hunt
was instituted for the intruder.
After the officers had been noti-
fed al investigation was made IN
the room where the man had been
and several rings and other pieces
Of jewel-y were found TO be missing.
No estimate could be made at the
time as to the actual amount Of
the loss. Every possible effort is
being made to apprehend the guilty
party. Much excitement. prevailed
among the few people who were on
the streets and heard OF The affair.
The officers arrived few min
utes after midnight with the hounds.
the trip 70 the camp and return be-
ing made In an automobile. An in
stant investigation os the supposed
hat. brought to light the fact that
i; was 10 hat IL all but the heavy
handbag in which had been placed
the several rings and other pieces
OF jewelry, ali OF which were re-
covered.
The dogs were taken Immediately
10 the spot and leaped forth towards
the adjacent woods. Miss Clanton
stated TO Chief Christenbury that she
vas almost positive tha; she hit the
miscreent the second time she shot.
She could not tell. however. whether
he vas negro or white man IN
the darkness.
When ne leaped from the window
following the first discharge OF the
p.stol-an automatic 80 cali5er-
he yelled either in fear or in pain.
Leeper Springs. colored. was ar
rested the ne1t morning as a sus-
pect. charged with being implicated
in breaking into the Cl.nto2 home.
The dogs took up the trail and FOL-
lowed It .cross the big road abou;
> quarter OF mile &c Springs cab
in. where they stopped and bayed.
The darkey was Immediately taken
into custody. He denied all COM
p!icity and Is hardly believed to have
been the principal in the affair. AS
20 whether OF not he ras waiting
outside on watch Is purely mat
ter o. surmi.e Springs IS said 20
bear good name.