The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-23
FIGHT ON WHITES MILL ROAD.
Creighton ID. Bradley Badly Cut i'm
Difficulty with Cheraw Men.


AS the result Of a difficulty between
three men and Creighton d. Bradley,
three white women were arrested last
night and placed under $25 bail on
the charge Of disOrderly conduct and
the three men are being held in Jail
pending the recovery Of Bradley, who
was cut in three places during the
fight The men in Jail gave their
names as w. p. Bunch, ]. d. Walters
and w. d. Cowell, all Of Cheraw.
The women are said to be from Dar-
lington and gave their names as Kath-
crime Thomas, Mary Reid and Mamie
Adams.
The difficulty occurred Thursday
evening just about dark. It is alleged
that the party, who were travelling in
Ford touring car. stopped in front
OF young Bradley's residence just be-
yond the county aims house and were
acting in highly. disorderly man.
ner. Bradley, it is alleged, asked
them to move on. when they cursed
him. Other words followed and he
started out to the road to them, while
some of them came to meet him. A
fight followed in which Bradley was
struck in the head and cut On the
arm. face and in the back, the latter
cut penetrating the lung. His wife ran
from her home to the residence of
Mr.. John B. Bradley. where she asked
for assistance for her husband. John
Bradley. his son and a friend at once
ran out to aid Creighton Bradley. Mr..
John Bradley did not know who was
causing the trouble, but thought it to
be some negroes and fired at one,
who was running across the field. He
missed, however. and went on to the
scene Of the trouble, separating the
combatants and striking some of
them before matters Quieted down.
In the meantime telephone mes
sage was sent in from the poor house
TO the police station to rush the sher-
iff and other officers out there and
Rural Policeman Boykin, who was
passing the police station at the time,
was notified and he at once went for
the sheriff, who with Chief of Police
Sumter. went to stop the difficulty.
When they got to the place, Mr.. John
Bradley was keeping the car and two
women and one man, while the other
two men and one of the women had
run off up the road. Policeman Boy-
kin soon located the others OF tine
party and all were placed under ar
rest and brought into town. In the
meantime Creighton Bradley had
come on 10 Sumter 20 Or. Holman 10
have his wounds treated. The cut into
his lung was the only serious one.
He was taken on back home and is
said this morning not to be in q very
serious condition.
After their arrival in town the wo.
men We're released on bail of s25
each. while the men were placed in
Jail until the doctor sttaed that Brad
ley was out Of all danger. All were
charged with drunkenness and disor-
derly conduct. This morning RATHER
inc Thomas was re-arested at the
Claremont Hotel on the charge Of as.
sault and battery, it having developed
that she was a participant in the
fight. and released on a bail Of $25.
No other charge besides that of
being drunk and disorderly has been
placed against any of the others. No
time has yet been set for a trial on
this charge as Bradley was too badly
injured to attend, he being the princi-
pal witness. 1t was stated by the
sheriff this morning that he had been
informed that the party spent Thurs
day in Sumter and were on their way
out when the difficulty occurred.