The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-08-24
CHAPLIN FARMER SLAIN BY NEGRO; I
POSSE SEARCHING FOR SLAYER

POSSE Scar
farmer, was shot and fatally wounded
on the road about three quarters OF a
nile from his home near Chaplin ut
10 o'clock this afternoon by Will AL
len, negro share cropper on Mr.
Fricks farm. according to Calvin Full
Iflet and Enoch Frick, eyewitnesses of
the tragedy, Mr.. Frick was brought
to Columbia Immediately after the
shooting and was carried to the Bap-s
tist hospital, where he was Sperated;
Upon in an effort to save his life. Mr.
Flick entered the operating room at.
8 o'clock, dying there at about 10:S0'
o'clock. The ball, fired from a large
csEbre rifle, entered the abdomen
producing d fearful wound.
Late last night the negro was being
sOnght insthe swamp near his. home by
q posse OF about 100 Men, headed by
Sheriff Roof Of Lexington and Sheriff
Bfeass fof Newberry. Bloodhounds
we're brought over from Newberry but
were unable, to pick up the trail. The
swamp has been carefully surrounded,
however, and the men are expected to
capture the fugitive although it is ad-
tnitteds Rec6rding to State Constable
Burleyt SWhS returned to Columbia
from the scene last night, that the
negro may have possibly made his
way through the swamp before the
taE ofs & MOB Violence has BEEN heard. les o
The negro remained at his house
after the shooting nntii iist before
njEhtfall, Mr.. Burley said, and was
seen by = number of people during
the afternoon sitting on his. front
porch with his rifle lying across his
knee, About 40 men gathered at Cha4
pin during the afternoon but no one
dared to make any effort to arrest the
negro land the =, potential posse re-
htained motionless, awaiting the ar
rival Of officers to lead them. The ne
gro, still carrying his rifle, took to a
Nearby swamp at dusk, his wife ap-
'the way into the woods. At about 81
O'clock Sheriff Roof Of Lexington
county and Sheriff Blease of Newber-
~ county arrived and took charge Of
The search, distributing the posse
throughout the swamp and sending
men to watch all negro houses in the
Vicinity. y
fS Description of Negro
The negro is described as being 55
or 60 years Old. weight las to $50
bounds, height FIVE feet eight inches,
Medium build, dark ginger cake color,
found, high, flat cheek bones, stubby
!loustssss: shi, posHssd beard ,.il. al
Very erect end speaks rapidly, using
very few words.
Mr.. Frick was shot in the public
road just in front of Aliens house on
Mr.. Frick's farm, according to Calvin
FulIner, one of the two seye-witnesses
of the shooting. Mr.. Fulmer had been
over to the negro's house to see about
some laundry work, which Aliens wife
was to have done, and was just leav-
ing when he met Mr.. Frick and his
son, Enoc Frick, in a wagon coming
toward the negro's house, where Mr..
Frick was to supervise the dividing of
q share crop Of fodder which Allen
had raised. Mr.. Furmel stopped be-
side the wagon to talk with Mr.. Frick,
he said, and saw the negro come from
his house about $50 yards away car
rying a Winchester rifle in his right
hand. The negro, Mr.. Fulmer said.
approached the wagon and then fired,
telling Mr.. Frick, 'fNow's the time to
settle that affair" Mr.. Frick fell over
in the wagon and the boy, Enoch,
jumped out of the. wagon, running to
bring help. The mules, hitched to the
wagon, became frightened and while
Mr.. Fulmer was busy catching and
quieting them the negro turned and
went back into the house after aiming
his gun at both the fleeing boy and
Mr.. Fulmer, apparently undecided as
to whether he should also shoot them.
Brought to Columbia
Noticing that Mr.. Frick was still
living, Mr.. Fulmer got into theNwagon
and drove back to Chaplin where med
ical attention was secured. DR.; J. W.
Eargle of Chaplin and DR.. Ciaud Sease
of Little Mountain both icing called
in. Mr. Frick was then placed on the
train and brought to Columbia for
hospital treatment. He was acccmpa-
MED to the hospital by Mr.. Fulmer and
relatives. In the meanwhile the news
of the shooting had been spread
throughout the neighboring country
and bloodhounds ordered out from
Newberry.
The trouble between Mr.. Frick and
the negro, who has been working for
Mr.. .Frick as a share cropper for two
years, is of years standing, accord
ing to Mr.. Fulmer. A year ago the
negro had carried two bales of cotton
to gin at Chaplin, one bale being
somewhat lighter than the other. The
cotton seed was sold Immediately and
the money divided between Mr.. Frick
and the negro. The seed from the
second bale, the lighter of the two,
was. also. somewhat lighter than the
seed secured from the first bale and
the negro, Mr.. Fulmer said, accused
Mr.. Frick Of cheating him out of his
money, alleging that he had brought
the same amount Cf seed cotton for
both bales. Mr.. Frick told the negroI
that he had not had anything to, do