The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-23
CULPRIT WAS IN ACT OF
MAKING PURCHASES AND
STRUCK JEWELER
DESCRIPTION OF
NEGRO is MEAGRE
Man Ran Out Front Door and
Bounded Toward Most Crowd
ed Street at That Hour
Of the Day
iErom Sundays DRily.l


Or. Il. II. Parks, jeweler and op-
ticnn. who conducts an establishment
at tho southwest corner Of the square.
on West Benson street. was assaulted
In his store yesterday afternoon about
3:4h o'clock by an unknown negro
who was In the act OF purchasing sew
eral articles from the jeweler.
After Telling Or. Parks with a soda
water bottle. the negro grabbed him
by the mouth and evidently attempted
to gag him. The jeweler managed to
call for help, however. and his cries
evidently frightened the negro, for
he bounded out the front door, ran
up the sidewalk and turned down
South Main street at the corner OF
Evans Pharmacy No. 3 and was lost
in the crowd.
Have Weak Clues.
DR.. Parks cries for help attracted
several passersby and persons occup-
ing adjoining places of business. Sew
cral OF these ran TO his assistance ana
reached the door OF the jewelers. shop
In time to see the negro disappearing
up the sidewalk.
None OF these were able to get u
glimpse OF the negro's featurea, and
the description they give of the me-
gro's clothing is rather indefinite. DR..
Parks was nble to describe tho negro
only fairly we'll. With tho rather
weak cluea that they have tho police
arc cxorting every effort to round up
tho party who assaulted tho joweler.
Was Buying Goods.
DR.. Parks stated to the police that
the negro came into his shop and
bought clock and q fountain pen and
thcn asked to see shaving cup. IL
was while the jeweler was in the act
OF turning to q show case to take
down shaving cup he stated that
the negro struck him In the head with
the bottle. After he had been fclleti.
the tcwclcr .tated. the negro grabbed
hm hy the mouth and endeavored 10
muffie his cries for help.
The negro left his clock In tho
;tora hut took the fountain pen with
him when ho fled. The hottie with
which the negro hit DR., PaFka wnS
shattered. bits Of the glass hcing
showcred NIL over the floor. An In
speation Of the store aftcr tho rcx-
cttemcnt had subsidized revealed evi-t
donccs OF q struggle having taken
place. rs chairs and a stool about
the place had been overturned.
4 Painful Wound.
Dr. Parks WAS struck Just above
and to the 'front.' of his left temple.
The shattering glass made deep cut
in his scalp and pieces of it scratched
hi: check and the flesh about the eye.
When persOns first reached the etore
after hearing the mans cries for help
Dr. Parks Ind reached the sidewalk,
anu was crying aloud. "Catch him,
catch him." The injured man was
taken &c the Office uf piysician near
by and hia wounds dressed. After that
DR.. Parks started for tho city hail to,
give the police an account OF tha
assault and as good description OF
tho negro who assaulted him ns ho
could |-ss,
4 Bold Dcsd. l5i4t tii2i2h
That a man should he attacked I'm
his place of business right on tho
square. and at an hour and on a day !
when the streets are crowded more
than any other day OF the week, ia u
bold deed. to say the lcnat. A 5 more
unusual feature Of the case is that
the negro. In making his dash for
liberty. should have gone in the a.
rection OF South Main street, insterd
Of running down West Benson street.
where he was likely to meet few peo.
pie. AS coon as he had turned the
corner at Evans Pharmacy No. 3, how
ever. he was lost to view in the crowd
that filled the street at that hour.