The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-02-21
DANGEROUS MURDERER

n KILLS AND WOUNDS i, 9 MANY! lT! pEo-
PIE NEAR CHARLESTON.
Negro Commits an Appalling Series,
OF nlurderous Assaults at Seven;
Mile Junction. ..-.s rs. & ~
Crazed by what Is thought to have
been violent case OF homscidal
& mania, a negro, said TO be Henry
Simmons, employed at the coal chutes
Of the Atlantlc Coast Line, near seV-
I qen-mile Junction, shot more than q
dozen people Saturday afternoon,
near that place, killing one negro
man, fatally woun ding little negro
J. boy, critically injuring a white man,
painfully hurting another and In
flicting more or less serious gunshot
wounds on b nine other white
and negro women, children and MEN:
\ The report OF the outbreak, great
" exaggerated, was received in. the
City about 2:30 Saturday afternoon,
and Sheriff j. Elmore Martin. Deputy
Sheriff Joseph Poulnot and Police
men Kellaher, Fox and Fischer, OF
the city police force reserves. at once
proceeded to the scene Of the trouble
]. in an automobile. At the scene OF
the trouble this posse was Joined by
Rural Policemen Burton, Nelson, Kel-
ly and Knox and q reporter, all OF
whom were armed with revolyers and
shotguns.
The News and Courier says the
story Of the many crimes committed
by the negro is a peculiar oner and
admits OF no other theory but that Of
hornicidal mania, as he was consid-
cred by those who knew him tenn
perate man, and one not addicted to
the use Of drugs OF any kind. Short
ly after O'Clock Saturday afternoon,
it is said, that Simmons approached
negro woman, who was standing in
the road near the front of the. store
!: Of Mr.. Rudolph Richter, located near
the railroad tracks at the Seven-mile
Hill, and, according to the story told
by eye witnesses, made an insulting
proposal. The men at the phosphate
works and other places near there
had just been paid OF, and the store
was crowded at the time. The ne
gro carried a single-barrelled gun,
and at the refusal Of the woman to,
approach him, he slipped a shell into.
8 second one in his hand. .s
Again he hailed the woman, and
at her second refusal to go near him,
he fired at her, missing her alto
gether. With wonderful rapidity he
emptied the gun, reloaded 1t and
turned it on negro man, Lewis Jen-
kins, at whom he fired twice, only
a few Of the shots taking effect. the
wounds inflicted being very slight.
80 then walked calmly across the
roadway, according to the story told,
reloading his gun IN the same rapid
manner as he walked, and paid no
attention to shot which was fired
at him by Lewis jenkins. jenkins
fred a second time, according to his
own story, and Simmons staggered
slightly, but still did not turn. The
desperado then walked to the door OF
Richter's store and, it is said, fired
at Mrs. Richter, who was in the back
of the store at the time. but the
load OF, No. IS shot took effect in the
neck and head of negro whose.
name is said to have been VIII Jen-
kins.a The negro staggered blindly
towards the back or the store, and
died within a few minutes. Mr. w
n. Butler, the Atlantic Coast Line
yard master, then ran to the door to
ascertain the cause of the trouble,
and was shot about the body. The
negro then shot at Mr.. Richter, fill
Ing his back and head with the small
shot. Walking to a point in the
middle of the road, he calmly fired
four times at the windows In the
front of Richter's store, breaking all
of the glasses.
Simmons then started down the
road, ard passing Mr.. August Dosch-
er OF Charleston, who was driving a
buggy near the Southern Railway
crossing. he fired twice. one load
hurting Mr.. Doscher slightly and the
other hitting the horse. The nero
continued his slow course to the
store OF Mr.. Frank Guerette, and
fired at woman and child. who were
standing there. 1t is not thought that
either Of these loads took effect.
Hearing the continued shooting, ana
attributiDg it to some drunkenness on
the part of negro hunter. Mr.. Gner-
cite ran to the door, and called to
Simmons: =.
1--WE don't allow any shooting
around here. he said he yelled. where
uDon Simmons hurled a foul oath AT
him, and fired the single barrel. fill
ing Guerette's right leg with shot.
The storekeener then r?n upstairs.
but found that his automatic re-
volyer was empty. 81 then went to
the window" said Mr.. Gnerette