The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-28
ANDERSON PUT OVER
PROBABLY THE MOST
EXCITING DAY YET
SERIES OF OCCURRENCES
FRoM MORNING UNTIL
LATE AT NIGHT
PUBLIC MIND WAS
MUCH WORKED UP
Brutal Assault, Two Fires, Two
Housebreakings and Other
Occurrences

Andersonians put over one OF the
most exciting days Saturday OF a de-
cade. more things happening to cause
excitement, and within the shortest
length OF time. than in any day the
memory of those now i:-!Hs mere.
brutal assault upon n man in an
effort to commit robbery, q sudden
death on the streets. two fires, case
or housebreaking. an attempt at an
other housebreahng and the arrest
Ing or negro whom DIR. f. H. Parks
positively identifies as the man who
assaulted in his jeweiry shop a week
ago Saturday afternoon, constitutes
the list OF occurrences that stirred the
city from one end to. the other. :.
Brutal Assault.
r About IL o'clock Saturday morning
a negro walked into the office of a
local coal and wood yard and gave an
order for some coal to q young man
Crank Diver, who was staying in the
oiiice In the absence OF the proprie-
tor. While Mr.. Diver was bending
over a pad writing down the name
and address the negro struck him
twice over the head with bludgeon,
WTaDDeU
In a newspaper. Mr. Diver was not
knocked out by the blow. and when
ne staggered toward desk, threaten
ing to get pistol and shoot the me-
gro. the culprit dashed out of the Of
fee and made his escape. The police
nave rounded up negro. Clyde Dew
lin. and have strong evidence point
ing to his being guilty OF tht assault.
Other Happenings.
Late Saturday afternoon Dug Will
ifams. we'll known colored character
about the city, dropped dead on Main
street.
Two fires occurred late yesterday
afternoon, both within an hour. No
great damage resulted from either
fire.
Late Saturday afternoon Sheriff
Ahhley arrested a negro named Cor
nelius Garnbrell. who DR.. Parks posi-
lively Identifies as the negro who as
sauiteu MIN IN his kjewelry. shop o
week ago Saturday afternoon. sa.,
Saturday night shout o'clock the
young son OF Mr.. ]. NJ. Padget. promi-
nent attorney OF the city, went home
and found n negro in one OF the rooms
rifling a dresser drawer. The negro
made break for a window and got
asaiay as tie hoy sTasped a pistol and
fired several times at him.
An aour and a half later an attemnt
was made.to break into the house of
Harry Geisberg, the would-be burg
lars being frightened away before
they had Effected an entrance to the
dwelling.
A Fight Occurred. 4
Two incidents that took place nm
the outskirts OF the city can be in
corporated IA the days hanneninee
Late Saturday afternoon j. M. Yates
aged about so. was Knocked down IN 4
peaten by Robert Pool. about 45 years
OF age, In the village OF Toxaway
mills. The two men became involved
IN a dittculty and Poole Is said to
haFe 5AIiuvheu Tates uowu mis- MS iist,
after which he picked up e piece oi
coal and struck fie old man In the
head. fracturing the mans Bknii.
And Another Fight.
yesterday morning about 10 o,oInct,
two negroes Harye Hoiiingswortb ana
Andrew Harris. became involved n
9 difficulty near Townsend Twipe mil,
Harris struck HoiiingsS3fth with q
crow bar injurfng his iiead and break.
Ing both bones In one OF his arms
Rarris made his getaway. but d war
rant or his arrest is in the hands 81
the sheriff. = - =
eros house Ellis Hughes was the
iirst to get In sight of the negro
.gno :. reached for his pistol as If II give