The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-23

the county Jail where vii. Fair, a
negro, charged with assault on a
white woman In her home near White
Stone early yesterday. is being held
Sheriff w. j. White and his deputies
armed with pistols and guns of all
descriptions, have withstood the at
tack up TO this hour and at 1 o'clock
quiet reigns, though there is a gem
eral air of expectancy i'm the crowd.
Three men, Frank Epperly. j. c.
Owensby and John Turner. have been
wounded, none OF them fatally, By
shots from the Jail yard. The crowd
has battered down the Jail yard gate.
but a gun in the hands OF the sheriff,
who has stood at the gate since night
fall. has prevented any man from en-
tering. Shortly before midnight the
mob resorted to- dynamite, throwing
three sticks over the wall, which ex-
ploded with great force showering the
crowd with rocks and stone. The
report was heard all over the city.
What damage was wrought i'm the Jail
yard Is not known.
There rs a rumor in the crowd on
the streets that men have gone To the
construction camps OF the interurban
railroad. short distance from the
city, for nitroglycerine and more
dynamite. The rumor Is given some
credence because the rumor early in
the evening that dynamite was to be
"-ed proved true, though many dis
credited il.
The deputies I'm the Jail answered
the dynamite explosions with a heavy
fire from their guns. They evidently
did not shoot into the crowd, but the
sing OF bullets through the top of
the trees i'm the court. house lawn dis
PEELED any doubt as to whether the
officers were using ball cartridges.
Sheriff White Is the man who has
held the fort. When the iron gate
at which he stood was battered down
the crowd found him right ON the
inside with gun in hand.
Gentlemen" said the sheriff, II
hate To- do Il. but, so help me God
i am going to kill the first man that
enters that gate"
He means IL. boys" came a voice
from the crowd and no man entered
A feature OF the situation is that
the sheriff's two little boys are des-
perately III In the Jail building AMI
his wife Is there nursing them. He
often explained this situation to the
yelling crowd at the gate.
Robert l.. CAN'T, magistrate. late
last night wired the governor. asking
him To call out the militia to protect
the jail. He received no answer srom
the governor To his request but was in
formed that special term of court
To try the negro would be held Sep
tember 1.
At l o'clock this morning all had
persed. though IL was said that tn ire
was "a plan afoot tG get nitroglycerine
from the construction camp of the in
terurbau railway and use the high ex-
plosive to batter down the jail walls.
About 1880 o'clock yesterday morn
ing the wife OF n well known farmer
residing about half way between Glen
dale and White Stone was criminally
assaulted by an unknown negro, who
attacked her when she was alone in
her home The woman was struck
over the head with stick and rend-
cred helpless. The husband was at
work In the field at the time OF th,,
outrage, but had occasion To return
To- the house, where he found his wife
I'm dazed condition. She was able
To tell "a coherent story. however,
and pointed out the direction i'm which
the negro had gone after leaving the
house. The husband carried his wife
To- the home of his father. a short
distance away, where medical aid was
summoned. Then he left for Glendale,
where ne spread the alarm.
\ posse was at once formed at
Glendale and at White Stone and
search instituted for the negro. For
some time. however. no clue was
found that would tend To show in
what direction ne had gone after his
victim last saw him. Search was made
"t the woods and fields near the
mousse but mo- trace Of the negro
could b" found
by This time sheriff White had
h'en notified and accompanied hv
numerous citizens from this city. h,.
haStened 4" the scene and took
charge OF the searching party. Num-
bers of the local police force were.
sent out into the suburbs of tho civ
Tor the purpose ct Keeping - sharn