The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-19
Took LOVER AWAY

SHERIFF WITH HIM ELUDEs
WoU1I BE LYNCHERs.
Negro Accus, of Attempted Criminal
Assault, l. Lodged in Charleston
JAN After Exciting Flight
Following advices from Governor
Blease's Off e, Sheriff Owens early
wednesday afternoon secretly re-
moved from the Dorchester County
jail Clinton Glover, the negro sus-
pected OF hi wing attempted to COM
init criminal assault upon respect
ed white wo oan of st. George. The
sheriff atten pied to reach the Gov
ernor person silly, but he was in New
York, and lis private secretary ad-
yised that tie prisoner be conveyed
to the Stat, Penitentiary for safe
keeping.
The sheri'f's plans were executed
IL such q manner that practically no
one knew what steps had been taken
until god While after he had spirit
ed the suspe ,ted man away. He left
by private 4 onveyance, with no one
accompanying g, him except the pris-
ouer It is thought that it was his
intention to follow a circuitous route
and board he train at some small
station in tie vicinity Of Branchville,
although re 9eated efforts have fall
ed to- discloTe his whereabouts up to
this time:
I1nmediSt Ny following the news a
posse, it is understood, was immed-
lately form d, going in different d.
rections The only trains that the
sheriff 'coulI possibly have taken do
not reach here until in the neighbor-
hod of o'c ock in the evening. Un-
less he mar aged to eEude the posse,
1t is probate that he was overtaken.
The sher # also attempted to COM
municate with Solicitor Hilderbrand
in an effort to get special term OF
Court to- try the negro. 1t was his
belief that i speedy trial would be a
tendency te discourage the wreaking
of summarr vengeance. The solici-
tor, however, is spending some time
at Glenn Springs and could not be
reached Should the sheriff be sue
cessful in lis effort to get the negro
within the walls of the Penitentiary,
there Is little doubt but that the
movement 20 secure a special term OF
Court will be taken up. Pa ''T
The bloc dhounds from the; county
chain gang reached the scene OF the
crime at a!,out o'clock this morn
ing, which was a little more than
three hours after the occurrence
There was some little delay, due to
the fact that one of the automobiles
had to be supplied with. gasoline be-
before the return trip could be made.
The dogs were Immediately carried
near the window from which the sus-
pect leape6 after having been freight
ened by tho screams Of the woman.
Little difficulty was had in getting
the trail. 'D7hich led by cireu1tous
route to the home of the negro, who
had been ceviously apprehended and
lodged in tle county jail. After hav-
ing reache d the home Of the negro,
the dogs trailed to the jail where the
negro had oeen previously taken. The
sheriff wo I'D not open the doors OF
the Jail for the dogs to enter be-
cause of the possibility that the ne
cro would fall into unofficial hands
and be roughly dealt with.
The lady who was attacked was nos
seriously injured, and beyond a IT.
&le neryoug has about recovered Ihe
excitement has cooled down to con-
siderable degree. There is cons'o-
,erable spe sulation as to the prisoner
and the p,sse. It is pretty general
" believed that there will be no FUR
tber efforl. at mob violence in the
event thai the sheriff is succesful IN
elud:ng tts posse, which, it Is under
stood, is row endeavoring to get the
prisoner tom him.
The Ne1s and Courier saysHlover
was "brought to Charleston from 81
reorse v ednesday and lodged for
safekeepi1g in the Charleston Couh-
~ Iail. clover was brought by sher-
if owens. whose purpose is said to
have beer to avoid a lynching. From
various sources the statement has
come thaf 500 men intended we'd
nesday n; ght to break into the JAIL
get Glover and lynch him. when
seen at the Jail Glover denied that ne
had conn 1itted the crime
A reporter for The News anu
Courier interviewed Glover at the
Jail and iound the negro very ready
to tell what he alleged to be the
truth. Glover is a young man, a
bout eigl teen or twenty years old,
according to his own statement. He
is dark and not rough looking. His
face is not unpleasant In reply to
numerous questions asked by the re-
porter G, over told Of being brought
here about as follows:
About 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon, he said, Sheriff Owens entered
bie coll a,d took him out, telling