The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-02
TYLER NOW IN JAIL.

TYLER NOW IN JAIL.
Saved From Springfield Mob by
Sheriff Salley.
Orangeburg, Oct. 27.-Sherih A..
M. Salley, after some very unpleas-
ant experiences at Springfield, last
night, finally landed Wade Tyler, @:
negro charged with assisting Arthur
Bowen to escape, in jail here.
Bowen, a negro is accused OF ats
tempting to criminally assault a
prominent white woman, Of the
Springfield section. He has been
sought by various posses since last
Monday, the day Of the alleged as.s
sault, but has so far eluded hlss
would-be captors.
Suspicion pointed to Wade Tyler
as having assisted Bowen to escapes
and a warrant having been sworn
out, Tyler was arrested at Springfelds
yesterday, and placed in the town
guard house. Sheriff salley was ats
once notified and left here for SPRING
field, to bring Tyler to Jail.
Attempt to Thwart Sheriff.
After arriving at Springfield and ins|
attempting to take Tyler from the
lookup to a waiting automobile, the
sheriff was opposed In his designs bx
large mob, which seemed bent on
lynching the prisoner, and for
time the town was threatened WithS
general race riot.
However, Sheriff Salley was de-
termined to carry out his plans An4S
prevent the negro's life being takelIs
If possible, dafter astrenuous time
was successful, but not before soA5e
| member of the mob fred at Tya9Iss
while being transferred to the auth
| mobile, the bullet striking him IN tn
body, producing a wound which ie
said to be serious and may result t4
tally. Fortunately this deed fa4e4A
to precipitate general trouble. lS
darkness and the crush OF n
| around the machine prevented t
sheriff from locating the man VIII
did the shooting. ;sis
Prisoner Gives His Versi0Hs
Tyler, in an interview with Ed1tosI
Fred Wannamaker, OF the oranz
burg Sun, stated that on the afte
noon Of the alleged attempted 4
sault by Bowen, he, Tyler. WIS
by Bowen's father, who gave him
dollars with the request that he
it to the younger Bowen, who woule
be found at Phillips ToWn, n96
Springfield; that he found Arthl3
Bowen and gave him the money
advised him to go to Columbia,
ing him that If caught by ofacers @
would be placed in the penitenttaeE "a
and be out of reach of the mob t1
he went with Bowen about six Mile
from where they had met, aad
night left Bowen and stopped Wiz
a colored friend; that he saw ns'' nsss'
more of Bowen and thought B0WsaS
had gone towards Augusta.
sherif's Auto Tires Cut. |
Tyler was brought to jail with th9e
sheriff, in DR.. Boleu's machine
the sheriff's car was rendered pS1S
less by the cutting Of the tires b
some of the mob. The sheriff Was' tH
terfered with by some Of the me-
present, but was not injured in gu
way; and that he stuck to his man.
notwithstanding the opposition ij
proven by the fact that Tyler is iM}
jail here and not a dead negro.
It is said that apprehension e stilts
felt at Springfield that the trounle
is not yet over. Other negroes MAY
become involved in the matter be-
fore Bowen is caught, 1t is said.
Many Autos in This State. As:
An increase of over 100 per cent:
in the number of automobiles on
the registration books Of South Caro-
olina is indicated by the returns. acss
cording to a Columbia dispatch Aals
but six counties in the State, one 0k
which is Oconee, has sent In the re-
turns. With six counties to be heard
from, there are reported to date bs
355 automobiles in South Carolinas1