The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
STORY OF THE NAN HUNT.

Mr.. J. E. Hough of Columbia, for
merly Sumter boy, but who has been
away from here for several years.
stopped in the Item Office this after.
noon and told about the hunt for the
negro Joel Green at PineW ood yester.
day and this morning, his tale being
An extremely thrilling one, Mr.. Houch
went with Guard Robbins from
Columbia to Pinewood and was with
i'm at the time that Guard Robbins
was shot, but was unarmed so that he
was unable TO shoot the negro. He
aided in bringing Robbins to Sumter,
having given up the chase to take care
of his friend, and saw him put safely
on the train for Columbia before he
left him 10 return to Pinewood and
renew the chase. It was during his
absence that one of the dogs was kill
ed, he having turned the dogs over to
the magistrate to renew the hunt while
he was taking Robbins back to Pine
wood. Mr.. Hough was sail in" as the
saying is with his strenuous day yes
terday, having his friend shot by his
side and being up ali night at the
negro's house in the swamp AMI being
at the 6ua! scene this morning when
the negro was killed.
Mr.. Housh stated that on their ar
rival at Pinewood they at once took up
the chase, which the dogs followed to a
place where the goods had evidently
been put in wagon. They then fol-
lowed the wagon trail TO De9rO's
house. The horse was Identified bv
certain marks on the hoof and was be-
ing plowed by a negro in nearby
field. They went to the field to arrest
the negro. Mr.. Hough did not remem-
Der his name. 1t was while they we're
in the field that the negro Joel Green
came out of the house. A negro woman
handed him a single-barre shot gun
and he ran off across the field to the
woods. This aroused their suspicion
and they followed. The negro made
for the swamp and they followed. The
negro bid in the bushes and Guard
Robbins approached, not knowing just
where he was! Guard Robbins called
to Mr.. Hough to bring the dogs on,
when Hough saw the negro rise up out
of the bushes and take aim at Robbins,
who had turned to Hough. Robbins
| turned and the negro and Robbins fred
at about the same time. Both fell and
Robbins at once rose again and fred a
second time and then fell IN the bushes.
The negro fred again and disappeared
in the bushes. Il again called TO Rob
bins to look out," said Mr.. Hou9h,
when he called to me Ed. come here,
that negro has broken my leg" Des-
pite the warning of Others in the party
Hough went to Robbins, although he
was unarmed, picked up Robbins p!s-
tol and looked for the negro. but he
had disappeared. He then called for
aid and Robbins wa; brought out the
swamp and placed IN an automobile 10
be taken back TO Pinewood. II gave up
the case then" said Mr.. Hough, land
turned the dogs over to someone else
to continue 1t, while l went back with
Robbins. It was while was gone that
the dog was killed." Mr.. Hough told
how Robbins was cared for at Pin
wood and Sumter and then sent on tc
Columbia on the night train when he
went back to Pinewood.
"There were about thirty OF us
around the negro's house all night
said Hough. "Fhe negro had entered
it early in the night before my arrival
there, it being impossible in the dark
to tell him from members OF the
posse" All during the night shot:
were being interchauged, fusillades
occurring every short while. The ne
gro had small fee dog which gave
him the alarm by barking every tim
anyone approach ed close to his cabin
which was little hut built of slab
dow in the edge OF the swamp anon
the bushes. Every now and then hei