The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-26
CHAPLIN FARMER
SHOT BY NEGRO
POSSE SEARCHING SWAMP FOR
SLAYER
Dispute Over Division of Cotton
Seed Year Ago-Trouble
Last Saturday
The State, oath.

Noah F.. Frick, prominent Chaplin
farmer, was shot and fatally wounded
on the road about three quarters OF
mile from his home near Chaplin at
1910 o'clock this afternoon by Will
fallen, negro share cropper on Mr..
Frick's farm, according to Calvin
Fulmer and Enoch Frick, eyewitness
es of the tragedy. Mr.. Frick was
brought to Columbia Immediately at
ter the shooting and was Cried to
the Baptist hospital, where he was
operated upon in an effort to save
his life. Mr.. Frick enSered the oper-
ating room at o'clock, dying there,
at about 1890 o'clock. The ball,
fired from a large calibre rifle, en-
tered the abdomen, producing fear
full wound.
Late last night the negro was be-
ing sought in the swamp near his
home by a posse of about 100 men,
headed by Sheriff Roof of Lexington
and Sheriff Blease of Newberry.
Bloodhourds were brought over from
Newberry but were unable to pick up
the trail. The swamp has been care
fully surrounded, however, and the
men are expected to capture the fu-
gitive although 1T is admitted, accord
ing to State Constable Burley, who
returned last night, that the negro
may have possibly made his way
Though the swamp before the posse
could have surrounded it. No talk
CT mcb violence has been heard.
The ..cgco remained at his house
aiter the shooting until jus assapt
r:shtfall, Mr.. Brrley said, and was
seen by q number Of people during
the afternoon, sitting ON his front
rolch with MS rife lying across i.ls
knee. About 40 men gathered at
Chaplin during the afternoon but no
one dared to make any effort to ar
rest the negro and the potential posse
remained motionless, awaiting the ar
rival of officers to lead them. The
negro, still carrying his rife, took to
a nearby swamp at dusk, his wife ap-
parently accompanying him part OF
the way irto the woods. At about
9 o'clock Sheriff Roof of Lexington
county and Sheriff Blease of Newber-
rv 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.
Description Of Negro
The negro is described as being SIS
or 60 years old, weight las to $50
pounds, height five feet eight inches,
medium build, dark ginger cake color,
round, high, fiat cheek bones, stubby
moustache, thin, pointed beard, al
most straight hair. The negro walks
very erect and speaks rapidly, using
very few words.
Mr.. Frick was shot in the public
road lust in front Of Aliens house on
Mr.. Frick's farm, according to Cal
vim Fulmer, one of the two eyewit-
nesses 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 leaving when he met
Mr.. Frick and his son, Enoch, IN
wagon coming toward the negro's
house, where Mr.. Friek was to super
wise the dividing Of q Snare crop OF
fodder which Allen had ;ai&ed. Mr..
Fulmer stopped beside the wagon to .
talk with Mr.. Frick, ne sad, and saw
the negro come from his house about
$50 wards away carrying a Wlnches-
ter rifle in his right hand. The negro
Mr.. Fulmer said, approached the wag-
ON and then fired, telling Mr.. Frlck,
"Now'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, ap-
parently undecided as to whether he
should also shoot them.
Brought to Columbia
Noticing that Mr. Frick was still
living, Mr. Fulmer got into the wagon
and drove back to Chaplin where med