The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-28
FIEND Was AIDED
OTHER NEGROES HELPED BOW.
EN- MAKE BIS ESCAPE.

EN Make BIS ESCAPE.
The Arrest Of One of Them Mt Spring
field Came Near Ending in a
Ayncf,ing.
There came near being a lynching
bee at Springfield Thursday night. A
letter from there ON Thursday says
following day Of the most intense
excitement Springfield Is tonight in
the hands Of an asgry mob. and no
concerted action has been taken to
prevent further disorder and trouble.
Anything may happen" The trouble
grew out of the distardly attempt OF
the black fiend Bowen to assault a
white lady Of Springfield. and the
mid given him in making his escape
by other negroes.
Warrants we're issued Thursday
for Wade Tyler who is more or less
notorious as law'breaker, and sew
eral other negroes charging them
with aiding in the escape Of Arthur
Bowen the negro who ATTEMPTED a
criminal assault on young woman
OF Springfield and for whom he Of
lcers and posses of determined men
have been securing the country
since. Tyler was arrested Thursday
while passing through Springfield.
He was armed, and attempted to re-
sist the officers but was overpower-
ed and placed in the town Jail.
The arrest of Tyler stirred the, an
ger of the men who have made futile
efforts to capture the Bowen negro.
Tyler'ss wife who was with her hus-
band when he was arrested attempt
ed to shoot an officer, and i. is said
would have done SO but for the Wig
ilance OF the arresting officer who
acted quickly laying her skull open
with the barrel of his rife. Tyler
and his wife were evidently expect
ing trouble. They had pistol, re-
peating rife and q double-barreled
shotgun.
When Sheriff salley arrived from
Orangeburg Thursday night having
been delayed by trouble to the auto
bile In which he was travelling. the
excitement was at Its height. The
sheriff had been summoned to carry
Tyler to a place of safety as it was
considered certain he would be- lynch"
ed If left at Springfield Thursday
night. In the meantime many men in
the angry crowds that had gathered,
threatening further trouble. had ire
quented "blind tigers" and many
drunken men were in evidence.
After enoountering many difficult
ties Sheriff Salley, assisted by several
policemen attempted to enter the
city Jail to place Tyler in g. waiting
automobile. The mob interfered. and
serious trouble seemed imminent. At
last the negro was brought out and
the sight of him precipitated what
was almost a riot. AS the negro was
being placed in the car some un-
known party in the crowd fired,
shooting the prisoner in the back.
Tho officers did not stop. but with
the wounded negro drove speedily
away.
A letter from Springfield says the
temper and lack Of Judgment of mob
rule had asserted tHelf Thursday
evening. During the melee party
f1om nearby town is said to have
attempted to shoot prominent citi-
zen On the street. He was knocked
senseless 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 disorder continue. Such things
will happen when law is brushed a.
side.
Other arrests were made Thurs
day along with the Tyler negro, Nor
ris Staley, Napoleon Staley and
Smoothing Gibbs are said to be i'm
plicated in assisting the Bowen ne
gro to escape after his hideous at
tempt. They were locked up Thurs
day but after the removal Of the Ty-
Ter negro Thursday night the others
were released. IF negroes would help
run down the fiends who attack wo-
men instead of hiding them and aid
ing them to escape, the crime would
soon stop.
For the first time since the hunt
for Arthur Bowen began the law Of
ficers and the citizens who have been
assisting in the search for the negro
have struck the right trail and it Is
now only a matter of time before
Bowen will be captured. When it was
learned that other negroes had as
sisted in his escape the indigna-
tion of the white people arose to a
high pitch. Tyler is said to be the
man who carried Bowen away after
Bowen's crime was attempted. He is
said to have conducted Bowen to
certain point and placed him in
charge Of another negro viii piloted
the fugitive from there.
The officers and the citizens are
looking for the other negro and