The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19

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and started toward Honea Path.
Promises were made the sherifs that
the negro would be carried back to
the scene Of his crime and the colder
heads" of. the town consulted as to
what should be done with him.
Sensational Man Chase.
The capture of the alleged rapist
concluded one of the most sensation
al man chases this section of the
county has ever known.
About noon to-day Sheriff Poole re-
ceived word from the Anderson sher-
iff that he had sent a negro to Green
vile for safe keeping and asked that
the prisoner be confined in the coun-
ty Jail. Sheriff Poole secured an au-
tomobile at once and went to meet
the parties bringing the negro to
Greenville. Shortly after he left a
telephone call to his Office from Pied
mont stated that the automobile con-
tanning the negro had just passed
there and that about ten machines,
containing the mob, were in close
pursuit and were not more than 10
minutes behind.
Reached Greenville Jail.
At 5 O'Clock the Anderson automo-
bile dashed through the streets OF
Greenyille and up to the county jail
door. At the Jail Sheriff Poole re-
ceived telephone message from
Sheriff King at Anderson to spirit
the negro on to Spartanburg. A
change of automobiles was quickly
made at the Jail and the fight to
Spartanburg taken up.
Within 10 minutes after the auto
mobile bearing the negro had depart
ed a big Anderson touring car, con-
tanning John Ashley and four other
men, steamed through Main street.
"Citizen" Josh Ashley clutched
Winchester rife in his hands and
eagerly inquired where the negro had
been taken. Upon being told that the
party had proceeded to Spartanburg,
the, word of command was given and
the big automobiles dashed on up the
street. Within five minutes another
Anderson car steamed into the city,
closely followed by another machine,
and the mud-bespattered occupants,
upon being readily informed by
Greenville citizens what way the ne
gro had been carried applied the
power to their machines and dashed
ahead.
Mob Divided to Continue Chase.
At Greenville the mob divided,
some taking one road to Spartanburg
and some another, and others took
to the Laurens road, thinking, per-
haps, that the officers would spirit
the negro to Fountain Inn or some
station on the Charleston & Western
Carolina railway and place him
aboard a train for Columbia.
Within an hour after the negro
had been hurried through Greenv1lle
the lad who drove the machine reap
peared in the city, together with
members of the local police force
who had accompanied the Anderson
deputies when they left for Spartan:
burg. This led many to believe that
the negro had been taken from the
car when q few miles out Of Green
vile and concealed in the woods.
Within a few minutes after the lad
reappeared in Greenville, the car
bearing Josh Ashley and his party
rolled in sight The pursuers had
failed to overtake the party who had
the negro and were evidently on their
way back to Anderson.
Mob Captures Officers Chauffeur.
Upon learning of the lad who drove
the automobile being in the city,
Ashley instituted search for him.
The lad was chased into a rear OF a
drug store where, despite the efforts
of police to protect him, Ashley and
his crowd laid hands on him. The
lad was placed in Ashley's machine
and carried back toward Spartan
burg.
According to Sheriff Poole upon his
return from the fight, Ashley and his
crowd forced this lad to reveal the
whereabouts of the deputies and the
negro. When seen tonight by your
correspondent Sheriff Poole said: