Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Lake City, August IT: Some tftne
between Sunday and Monday night,
during the absence Of S. w. Young, a
prosperous farmer, about eight miles
west of here, his. home was entered and
the iron safe In which he kept about
$4,000 in Liberty bonds and an almost
equal amount of mortgages and other
securities was removed and tracks in
the ward indicate that 1t was hauled
away in a wagon. Mr.. Young was ap-
praised of the fact upon his return to
his home Tuesday afternoon and Is
making every effort to apprehend the
robbers.
- Spartanburg August Is: II. Il. p.
Neuberger this afternoon took charge
of the Spartanburg postoffice as acting
postmaster having received a tele-
graphic appointment last Saturday
afternoon. He succeeds Postmaster +.
H. Pike whose second four-year term
expired on August s. Mr.. Neuberger's
appointment came as o surprise to the
public, and especially to local Repub-
licans, since he has lived here but a
year and haR and has not yet ac-
quired citizenship. He is native or
New Jersey and served as lieutenant in
the quartermaster's corps during the
world war, during part of which time
he was stationed at Camp Wadsworth.
d. T. Crews, a travelling salesman,
says a Columbia dispatch, was the vic
tim of a bold attempt at robbery by
taxi driver between Blackyfile and Co
lumbia during Sunday night, accord
ing to statement made Monday by
George L. Reed, arrural POLICEMAN OF
Orangeburgg Mr.. Crews and his wife
were going to Columbia, in rented
car. Eight miles from North, the
driver of the car struck Mr.. Crews in
The head and knocked him unconscious.
Mrs Crews had $500 on her person and
she left the road and got away from
the driver-TtI driver ransacked the
car, and Mrs. Crews grip and finding
no money, fled. Later Mrs. Crews
came back and found her husband un-
conscious, but he was soon revived
and the two proceeded to Columbia in,
another car. Mr.. Crews was only
bruised on the head Officers are look
ing for the chauffeur, whose name Is
not known, -, -.
Policeman H. Frank Brown, was
killed in a suburb Of Columbia, early
| last Wednesday morning by an un-
known negro, who got away. The only
| eye witness was Roy Lindler, young
white man agent about 19. Accord
| ing to Lindler Policeman Brown came
upon the negro. as he was prowling
about in suspicious manner. The
policeman asked the negro what he
was doing. The negro made no reply
and the policeman, put his hand on the
negro's shoulder. At this the negro
shot the policeman three times with an
automatic pistol, which he had been
holding concealed by his coat. The
| Col r foI ran
and attempted to gpab the negro. The
negro fired at him, and being unarmed
he ran back about fifty yards. Then
theJnegro commenced running. Lindler
made his way to-. the first telephone
and called the police. They found
Browns pistol near his head with five
of the six chambeHs empty. The negro
was followed out Of town to place
where he had stolen a horse from
another negro. 81 He was followed up
| the river to Newberry county. The
horse which had been ridden nearly to
death was recovered, the negro having
RETAINED the bride, presumably with
| the idea Of stealing another morse.
| Lindler described the negro as being
about 25 years old, black and dark or
| ginger cake color, about B feet eight
! inches high and weighing about l45
pounds. He was wearing white shlrt
| with purple or dark brown stripes and
q vest and trousers of a dark color. A
cap supposed to belong to the negro
was found an! the trail, and a negro
woman who, saw a negro of this des-
Ecription enter a swamp shortly beyond
the point where the horse had been
abandoned said that the fellow was
bareheaded. Hundreds Of men joined
in the pursuit Of the negro and des-
crptions of him were wired to many
points over the state.