The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30
LUMBERTON NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, 80, 1910
OFFICER SHOT.

Deputy T. C.. Barnes, in Arrest
ing Negroes, Receives Slight
Wound and is Beaten-Two
Negroes Wounded and Arrest
ed by Plucky Officer After
Being Wounded Himself.
Deputy Sheriff T. c.. Barnes
was wounded Thursday evening
at Maxton while attempting to
arrest a negro man and woman,
and afterwards he made the ar
rests all right and brought his
prisoners to Jail here.
Ann Mclean, colored, whose
home is at Maxton, has been be-
fore the clerk Of the court once
or twice for a decision as to her
sanity and has been dismissed as
often. Deputy Barnes was given
a warrant to bring her again be-
fore the clerk. He went to Max
ton Wednesday evening and
went to AIMS home in company
with one man, Officer Wren, Of
Maxton. but Ann and her hus-
band barricaded themselves in
side their house and without
more help no arrest seemed pos
sible, so the officers gave it up
for that time. Deputy Barnes
went to Maxton again Thursday
evening and went to the house
again with four other men-H.
L. McNeill. T. L. Smith, CASTOR
McCallum Mr.. Stone.
Before this party reached the
house they were seen by Ann
and her husband, who had been
sitting on their porch, and they
went inside the house and barred
the aoor. Barnes and his assist
ants broke in the door and found
that the man and woman had re-
treated to the lott Of the house.
There was no way from inside
the house to the loft save up a
ladder and through little hole.
| Mr.. Barnes promptly climbed the
ladder and pulled himself through
the hole, but as soon as he got
into the loft sand or something
| like it was thrown into his eyes
and all was dark there, so he had
W come down and try another
way. There was a little plat
form outside level with a door to
the loft, so Mr.. Barnes climbed
up a post to tnat platform and
made for the door. Then the
man and woman got busy. They
cracked the door open enough
to work and while one fired the
other used a club on Mr.. Barnes,
and it was hot times for a shorl
season. Mr.. Barnes tried to re.
! turn the fire but his gun snapped
! three times before it fired. The
party on the ground below, see
ing Mr.. Barnes perilous position
: opened fire as often as the doo7
, was opened, and the woman wa
| struck under the chin, the bal
: coming out at her cheek, and tn,
e man was wounded in the righ
e arm, after which they surrender
eG. 1t is not known who free
;. the shots that took effect. Mr.
Q Barnes gun got in working or
i der after swapping three times
e but he does not know whether h
q fired the shots that wounded tn
n man and woman or not. No
q does he know whether it was tn
IL man or woman that had the gun
e He was at close range but coul
not tell-he only knew that on
r had a gun and one had a club
Il They shot at him five times, bu
't only one bail took affect. enter
y ing his right knee on the insid
1t and ranging down. The woun
Is is not serious. Mr.. Barnes wa
II belabored with the club unmercl
"a fully and is bruised all ovel
&c That he escaped killing seems a
le most miraculous, and he display
.e en- wonderful grit and nerve b
L standing his ground under sue
L circumstances, when the odc
at were so great against him.
G. When The man and woma
gave up they were placed in a
automobile and carried to Ma,
y ton, where their wounds and M
,g Barnes wound were dresser
and then Mr.. Barnes brougl
his prisoners to Lumberton ar
rd lodged them in Jail. In spite
at the amount of powder burne
o. and the close range at which tt
d shots were fired, no one was sc
u iously wounded.
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