The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-02
DESPERATE AT BAY
KILLS HAMPTON MEN
RTCHARD AUSTIN STAYS j. F, BOW
ERS AND f. H. EDENFlELD,
Breaks Through Line Surrounding
Him in Swamp and Gets Away
Three Wounded


Three Wounded.
cnocia1 to The Herald and News.
columbia May Richard Austin
the negro brute who after attenptlns
to criminally assault whiteI@oman
IN hampton county yesterday, killed
two white men and desperately wound
ed four more while breaking through
nosse which surrounded a swamp III
which he took refuge, is at bay IN d
swamp near Estill in the southern sec
+ion of Hampton county, accorclns u
rsnort which reached Columbia thlS
morning The report states that 4VV
determined men have the swamp COM
n7ete,v surrounded and the capture OF
the black brute is hourly expected.
Chief Game Warden Richardson
who IS Governor Blease's personal rep
rosantative on the scene telegraphed
the governor this morning that the
negro was at bay. He stated tha'
troops were not needed. Tne request
for troops was made to the governor.
The people of Hampton Barn"e"
and adjoining counties are widely eA-
cited over the atrocities OF the negro
1,r,,+o ond if is reported that they Will
wreak summary vengeance on the ne
ero the moment he is caught. me
negro is said to be heavily armed, he
is thought to be trying to make MS
way to Georgia.
The last report as to the negro Aus
Tin is that he had escaped from the
swamn and was making toward the
Savannah river.
MAGISTRATE Edenfeld will be Ourleu
this afternoon at his home at Allen
dale,
Hampton, April 3O.-Pursued into
swamp by hurriendly organized
posse of determined men, Richard
Henry Austin, negro, charged with
attempted criminal assault upon the
wife of a prominent citizen of Luray'
turned upon the hunters and fred shot
Der shot from his buskshot loaded
,n two of the loads finding fatal
iodgment in the bodies of F. H, Eden
,,feld. magistrate of Allendale, and ).
Frank Bowers, a farmer Of the Luray
section. Four other men-Dr. S. e.
Moore. of Hampton county; Mercer
.kBowers, George Hanna and an uniden-
tilted white man-were wounded
Late this evening the negro broke
through the line and made his escape.
He is still being pursued.
Mr.. Bowers was killed and the otner
three were wounded about 4 o'clock
this afternoon, when they attempted
Is capture the negro, who had been
chased into a patch of woods, low
marshy tract of about five acres, four
miles from Hampton. Thither they
had pursued the negro after he had
attempted to assault the wife OF
farmer at Luray.
After the first fatal attempt, the pur-
< suers decided to wait for reinforce
rNents. Late this evening more men,
led by Magistrate Edenfeld, arrived.
The magistrate headed charge on
the negro's hiding place, but shot
rang out and the leader fell dead.
Then the hunters settled down to
wait. In the gathering darkness, how
ever. the negro broke through the
ine, while the guns of the pursuers
barked in vain.
About 4 o'clock today news reached
Allendale that negro, Henry Austin,
had attempted an assault upon the
wife of farmer near Luray, in HamD-
ton county. After the negro was
frightened away the intended victim
telephoned to a neighbor, Gus Folk,
who at once went to her assistance.
On meeting the negro on the road, Mr..
Folk attempted to arrest him. The
negro, heavily armed, threatened Mr..
Ablk's life, saying he had come from
Georgia for the purpose of killing
several white men.
Mr.. Folk gave the alarm among mis-
rMghbors and posse was quickly
formed by men of that section. They
traiIed the negro and had him located