The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-01
noD Law HOLDS SWAY.
sHERIFFs PRISONER SHOT AT
sPRINGFIk.LD AS NEGRO
WAS PLACED IN CAR.
Bowen Negro SIN at Large and 9th
crs Charged With Assisting I'm
Nend's Escapc-Niany Disorders.

day Of the most intense excitement
Springfield Is tonight in the hands of
an angry mob. and no concerted ac-
tfon has been taken to prevent further
disorder and trouble. Anything may
happen.
Warrants were issued today for
Wade Tyler. who Is more or less no
torious as a lawbreaker. and several
other negroes. charging them with
aiding In the escape Of Arthur Bowen,
the negro who attempted a criminal
aspAult on a young woman Of this
place. and for whom the officers and
posses OF determined men have
been securing the country since.
Tyler was arrested today while pass
ine through town. He was armed.
and attempted to resist the officers.
but was overpowered and placed In
the city Jail.
The arrest Of Tyler stirred the an
ser n the men who have made ~.
tile efforts to capture the Bowen ne
gro. Tyler's wife attempted to shoot
IN ofacer. and. II is said. would have
done 30 but for the vigilance OF the
arresting ofiicer. who acted quickly.
laying her skull open with the bar
rel Of his rife. Tyler and his wife
we're evidently expecting trouble.
They had a pistol. repeating rife and
. double barreled shotgun.
When Sheriff salley arrived from
Oranseburg tonight. having been de-
lsyed by trouble to the automobile In
which he was travelling. the excite
ment was at its height. The sheriff
had i'een summoned to carry Tyler
60 q place to safety. as IL was consid-
cred certain he would be iynched II
left here tonight. In the meantime
many men In the angry crowds that
had gathered. threatening further
tro-h'e. had frequented blind tigers
and many drunken men were in evil
dence.
After encountering many difficulties
fsherin sailey. assisted by several po-
1lcemen. attempted TO enter the city
Jail to place Tyler In a waiting auto :.
mobile. The mob interfered. and
serious trouble seemed imminent. At
last the negro was brought out. and
the sight OF him precipitated what
was almost riot. AS the negro was
being placed In the car some unknown
party In the crowd fired, shooting the
prisoner In the back.
The of1cers did not stop. but with
!, the wounded negro drove speedily
away. The car was driven by DR..
Benson Bolin OF Neeses. The extent
of the negro's injuries are unknown,
- he was spirited away. presume bly,
60 Orangeburg.
The temper and lack of judgment
OF mob rule has asserted itself this
evening. During tho melee a party
from a nearby town is said to havo
attempted to shoot a prominent citi-
stn on the street He was knocked
. aHnscless and his Jaw bone broken by
the butt OF a gun. This Is only one
OF several incidents Of the kind that
have happened In the last few days
There have been many street fights
and disorders continue.
Other arrests were made today
along with the Tyler negro. Norris
stalsy. Napoleon Staley and Smooth
Ing Gibbs are said to be implicated In
asssstins the Bowen negro to escape
after his hideous attempt. They we're
locked up today. but after the re-
noval OF the Tyler negro tonight the
others were released.
For the first time since the hunt
Tor Arthur Bowen began the law oifi-
GERS and the citizens who have been
assisting In the search for the negro
have struck the right trail. ana Il is
now only matter OF time before
Bowen will be captured. When II was
learned that other negroes had as
sisted In his escape the indignation OF
the white people arose 10 a high pitch.
Tyler In said TO be the man who car
rsed Bowen away after Bowen's crime
vas attempted. He Is said TO have
conducted Bowen TO n certain point
and placed him In charge OF another
negro. who piioted the fugitive from
there. The officers and the citizens
are looking for the other negro. ard
further trouble Is expected II he is
found.
10 is generally believed here that
the negro Masons and Odd Fellows
took up the cause OF Bowen. and that