The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 13, 1915, Page TWO, Image 2
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SHOOTS ROBBINSI
PENITENTIARY (ilARD SUFFERS
SERIOUS WOUND.
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Well Known Officer Is Hurt While
Pursuing a Half-Witter Fugitive
With Bloodhounds.
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The State.
Pinewood, April 9.?John C. Rohbins,
guard at the State penitentiary
and State executioner, was si:ot -from
ibis horse and painfully injured wJfcile
pursuing a negro with bloodhounds
?'*ar here today. Joel Green, who did
tbe shooting, is a half-witted negro.
H-e was surrounded in a canebrake
And was not more than 20 feet fronr
Mr. Robbins w en the gun was fired.
The shot tore an ugly wound in the
right hip joint. The injured man was
hurried to a hospital in Columbia by
Dr. Frank Harvin. Members of the j
posse could not determine the seriousness
of the wound, but were apprehensive
of Mr. Robbins' life.
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Later ir. the afternoon the negro!
was compelled to climb a tree to es - j
cape the vicious bloodhounds. From
the tree he shot and killed the leader
of the pack and tt'nen made his way to
the thicker confines of fhe swamp.
The chase was abandoned late in tae
afternoon. It will be resumed early
tomorrow morning, the sheriff of Clarendon
county telephoning that fce will
join the hunt at an early hour. There
is considerable excitement in the com
xnunity and a lynching is feared in tie
event the negro should be taken alive
Three stores were robbed in Pinewooa
Thursday night and the dogs
were brought from Columbia to tra:i
the tJMef. The stores broken into
belonged to A. G. Stack, Mrs. C. W.
Bate? and A. G. Stotsky. Considerable
Quantities of goods were taken
Entrance was made through the transom
over the door in one case and,
in tre others, bars were prized loose
from the windows.
"When the -dogs arrived this morning
tiic trail was followed a mile or
more from the town, a wagon having
been held in waiting to pick up the i
robbers. Mr. Robbins and ti':ose with
fcim then folowed the wagon trail un-:
til they came to a negro house on
down t)'.:e road. Joel Green was sit- ;
ting on the steps at the time. He
ga>ve no coherent answers to questions
plied by Robbins and ftis deputies. .
Another negro was plowing in a nearby
field and the scouring party
passed on to the plow hand. During
$T:e interim, Green got his gun ^nd j
went to the woods. His actions in- ;
cited tfce suspicion of Mr. Robbins 1
and those with him. The negro was J
followed and when he had been surrounded
in a canebrake, he immediately
drew his gun on Mr. Robbins.
Hie negro was commanded to drop
ihis gun, but opened fire before Mr*
Robbins could bring Ibis own gun mto
play.
Taking advantage of the demoralization
of (he pursuing party, Green made
his escape and is still at large.
Green is regarded as a dangerous
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negro throughout the community, j
and those pursuing realize that tfrey j
take their lives in tfaeir hands "wlien
attempting to capture him.
J. . Robbins, guard at the peui- J
tentiary, who was wounded yesterdav
"Dino-a\r\r\r1 U'PQ hr0112"ht. to CO"
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flumbia last nigfrt at 11 o'clock. He
was carried to the Columbia hospital,
where he underwent an operation.
At 1 o'clock tfris morning the physician
in charge issued the following
statement:
"?Mr. Robbins has a chance for recovery,
although nothing definite will
be known for several days. He stood
the operation well."
LOST SUBMARINE
REPORTED LEAKY
Erie's Own Words to His Brother Indicate
Distriust of Delicate
Mechanism.
Los Angeles, lApril 9.?In a letter
written at Honolulu March 22 Lieut.
' Alfred Ede, in command of the United !
States submarine F-4, lost witft his en- ]
tire crew when trat vessel disappeared
off Honolulu harbor March 25, told his j
brother that "if the whole boat should .
vanish in smoke, I don't think I would j
be terribly astonished."
Allison Ede, to wf:om the letter was j
addressed, received it several days
ago. It says:
"Honolulu, March 22, 1915.
"This is not a very exciting place,
but enough happens to the boat to at
least keep up interest. I just came
back from Pearl harbor Thursda',
where I -have been for 10 days, having
a new motor put in. Previous to that
we had a !:ydrogen explosion in the
battery, engine breakdowns, etc.
"So there is something doing all the
time. Take a mere trifle like today?
down 50 feet and no bottom below, and
water trickling in through one of the
valves. That does not give us a thrill
any more. In fact if the wl'nole boat j
should vanish in smoke, I don't think ;
I would be terribly astonished."
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ROBSINS SUCCUMBS !
TO BUILEI WOUND|
m:c;ko who shot hi>i killed!
BY POSSE. T1
Late Officer Chased and Caught Many
Crimlilils?Died in Columbia
Hospital Saturday Evening-.
Columbia. April 10.?John Catlett i
Robbins, State executioner and pen:-j
tentiary guard, who was si'.:ot Friday j
near Pinewood, in Clarendon county, j
while ceasing a negro fugitive, died
at the Columbia hospital of 5:50 Saturday
evening. Joel Green, the negro
who did the shooting, was himself shot
to death by tfte deputy sheriff's posse
after an all nig!':t search in a swamp
near Pinewood, Saturday morning. The
negro wore a steel breast-plate and
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carried a shotgun and two pistols.
Guard Robbins was born in Anderson
county in 1876. His early life
was spent on his father's farm near
the city of Anderson. He was among
the first to enlist in the Spanish-American
war. After the war f:e went to
Columbia and secured a position as
guard at the State penitentiary. When
tr:e act providing for electrocution in 580 *
this State was passed Guard Robbins Li ht*
was named as the official executioner &
by Capt. D. J. Griffith, superintendent Heel,
of the penitentiary. heel a;
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Mr. Robbins was the son of the late
V'Vl J. Robbins, a well known Andersoi (tfZfl7
county farmer, who died a year ago. zP
Threa
Mr. Robbins is survived byithe following
brothers and sisters: Miss Daisy, T?P;
Robbins, Charles M. Robbins, Mrs. W. Black,
H. Duckworth, M. D. Robbins, L. B. "ON^
Robbins, IMiss Zadie Robbins and Miss
Rubie Robbins.
Miss Daisy Robbins and Charles M.
Rabbins arrived in Columbia late lasi
nigtt from Anderson and will accompany
the body to the Electric City
this morning, leaving at 7:10 'o'clock.
The funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 1 o'clock at Eureka
church, t)':ree miles from Anderson.
"Mr. Robbins had been connected
with the State penitentiary/' said
Capt. Griffin last nig'-t, "for about
eight years. He was a good, kind and E 321
brave officer. He could do more with Black
the bloodhounds than any one else 1
know. We will miss him." Splice*
T:e State government does not pro- "ON^
vi/lo fr\r> tho maintpriJiTirp rvf a. nack
of bloodhounds. Several years ago j
Mr. Robbins bought several hounds
and began to develop a pack. Mr.
Robbins had chased more criminals
and suspects than any other man in !
the State, it is said, and bis blood-1
hounds were in constant demand from J
e?ery section to try and run down per- j
sons thought to have been guilty of
crimes. I
Hp ipri the hunt for tj':-e desperado, I
Henry Austin, tne negro who terrorized
Barnwell and Hampton counties and
who killed several men himsel-f before
being mortally wounded in Georgia
and wfto died while being brought back
to Hampton.
"Governor, I was trying to do my
duty," said Mr. Robbins, as l:.e was was suspended an
being rushed to Columbia late Friday quarter inch tibic!
night. Gov. Manning was at Sumter and ten inches lc
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on his way from Orangeburg to Co- carrieu 10 nucnui
lumbia. The governor found the ?
wounded officer in the station at Sum- > 0 DEFEtf
ter and accompanied him to uoiuci- ?
bia in the baggage car of toe Atlantic Reports to >avy J
Coast Line railway train, reaching (licatire of P
Columbia just before 11 o'clock Pri- ?
day night. Gov. Manning remained :? Washington, A
the baggage car until foe train reach- Daniels declared t
ed the union station and gave every to the navy depa
attention possible to the officer. Yes- March 1 showed tl
terday afternoon Gov. Manning called be in good conditic
to see Mr. Robbins at the Columbia Department offi<
hospital. An operation was performed terest Ix>s Angel*
late Friday night, but little hope was saying a brother
lield out for recovery. commanded the si
went to the bottc
Bobbins' (Slayer Killed by Officers. ]etter written two
The State. tragedy in which
- - ~ ? fi?> would tint hp a:
.Pinewood, i^pru iu.?a posse
morning shot to death Joel Green, t';:e sel went up in sm
desperate and crazed negro who fatal- No one was inc]
ly wounded J. C. Robbins. of the State letter. Officials s;
^ -i of a K/vor'e* AATiHiti/
penitentiary yesterday micriiiA/u j luc uuo.i. o wuu>>.>'
6:30 after the guard's bloodhounds had started on her \z
chased the negro into a cane break, would .not be kn
Ti e hunt for Green was stopped soon raised and examii
after he shot Mr. Robbins, as the ?j have asked A
negro fied into the swamp. There he mandant of the m
climbed a tree and shot the leader of 0iuiu> for a repor
the pack of bloodhounds from the sajd Secretary Dai
penitentiary, which were in pursuit of .<Qf course this
until tfce -.vessel ]
About midnig t last night Greer. {he surface Qur ]
tried to escape from the swamp. Mem- 1 ghow that the F
bers of the posse and the negro ex- dition
changed several shots. News of tne
- , , . j j . "It must be r<
man hunt spread abroad and during
j + h submarine is the
the nigbt a tremendous crowd gath,
. ,v, chine m the worlc
pro/i arrrnnH the swamo. Among the
officers present were Deputy Sheriff Soon after ti'.e i
Gamble, a son of Sheriff Gamble, of '^r- Daniels issuei
'Clarendon, who is ill in a hospital i'i *n? "nothing withi
Columbia, Mr. Thames, Magistrate To- navv departn
mer, of Pinewood, and his constable. doubt as to the c
When Green was killed he was in or batteries of the
the swamp within 50 yards of the spot It is expected th;
where he stot the bloodhound late land, with divers
last night. The negro was armed with aid in raising tl
a single barrel shotgun, two 3S-calibre read Honolulu !
pistols and a knife. On his breast' Sunday, as previon
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The National Annual Hos
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"Onyx" Hos
At Special Prices on These
FOR WOMEN
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Weight Silk Lisle with Pointex Weight Silk
"Dub-1" Top, extra heavy spliced Spliced Hei
nd toe; Black only. only.
fX" Day Price 3 pairs for $1 "ONYX" I
ttr i na\tt7irn h ? j 4 tt'
;?women s -uiny-v rure 14-1:?vvoi
d Silk Boot with Lisle "Dub-1" Thread Sil
Reinforced Heel, Sole and Toe, Garter Top
White and Tan and Toe; Bl;
'X" Day Price 3 pairs for $1 "ONYX" I
Women's "ONYX" Pure Thread S:1
Medium Weight; ''Dub-1" Garter T(
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Silk or Lis'e; Black or White.
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Tan, Navy,
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:X" Day Price 3 pairs for $1 "ONYX" I
1326:?Men's "ONYX" Finest
Silk, Medium Weight; Reinforced
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"ONYX" Day Price $1 per
summer cro
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NEWBERRY, - S. '
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iron plate about one >EW COMMISSIONER
k, six inches wide iMUST BE ELECT
ng. His body was
3d for an inquest. The Governor Has >"ot Authority
?? Appoint a Successor to the Late
D!T HMJU3 L' ^^1>r,uuDepartment
Not In- The next general assembly of So
oor Condition. Carolina will elect a code coma
sioner to succeed t!:e late Marshall
pril 9? Secretary DeBruhl. The salary of the office
onight that reports $400 a year. The law does not p
irtment as late as Vide for appointment in case of a
le submarine F-4 to cancy.
The section of the law govern
;ials read witfn in- , commissioner follows:
is press dispatches
of Lieut. Ede, w^o "Code of laws m2> volume
jbmarine when she section oO. A code commissioner si
mi, had received a be elected by the general assemblj
days before tne 1911 f?r a term of ten years and
the lieutenant saia salary shall <be $400 per annum, p
stonished if Ibis ves- able quarterly by the State treasu
0^e on t!':e warrant of the comptroller g
lined to discuss the eraI: Provided, That the code c
aid the truth aboai mi^ioner elected at the session of
D? at the time she Seneral assembly for 1901 shall i
ist cruise probably office for a term of ten years and si
own until she was reeeive a salar>' of ?500 for the Ri
vMr ^nmnipnr>in?r January 1. 1901. i
led. i ^
(thereafter annually until the exp
drairal Moore, com- . .. * ., , . , . _ ,
tion of the term of his office a sal
ival station at Hon- . . . ,
. of $400 to be paid quarterly bv
t on the accident, _ , ,
S:ate treasurer upon the warrant
iieis
the comptroller general. In case
can not be made a vacancy from any cause, the gen*
has been raised to assembly shall as early as practice
reports up to March elect a code commissioner for
-4 was in good con- unexpire^ term."
emembered that a
most delicate ma- WORKING TO RAISE
t? SUNKEN SUBMAR1
submarine was lost
i a statement say- Washington, !A prill O.-The follow
in Hie knowledge of cablegram from Rear Admiral Mo
nent warrants any Honolulu v\as recci\ed at the n
ondition of engine, department late tonight:
F-4." "Work preparatory to raising s
at tne cruiser Mary- marine F-4 progressive. Taxing t
and apparatus to for safety, but wasting none. Di
le submarine will Agraz, a depth of 170 feet, thinks
Monday, instead of saw F-4 below him. Have two li
isly reported. to her."
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arid Sole; Extra Double Heel
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The Department of Agriculture Makes
to Statement.
Washington, April 9.?No material
damage has been suffered by the peach i
uto crop in Sou till Carolina, Georgia and !
ais- Alabama since the freeze of Marci; 22
1 p, according to telegraphic reports from
> is growers made public today by the deir0_
partment of agriculture. In the Marcn
va_ freeze 50 to 60 per cent, of the crop
was reported killed in the three States.
A crop of 100 per cent, was reported
"~s frcm these districts where there was
no frost damage. Cornelia, Adairs1:
ville, Woodbury, Thomastoon, "Warm
iall Springs and TLomasville, Ga.
7 Reports 'from districts that suffered
'bis from the freeze showed 40 to 50 per
,a-v* cent, of the crop left at Leesville, Mo[rer
doc and Batesville, S. C.; 50 per cent
;en~ at Byron, Ga., and Beachburg, Ala;
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J:il~ t>U per cent, ai rort vauey auu iuax- i
^le sballvilie, Ga.
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iall ANOTHER USE FOR COTTON.
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j Abbeville. LApril 10.?The Amos B.
Morse company, of Abbeville, have on |
?1*ai display a novelty in the shape of a
L^1'3 j shoe. It is made entirely of cotton j
: ation. The shoe is made by an Atlanta
it is almost impossible to tell tfcat the
shoe is made of cotton upon examin- '
ation. The shoe is made by on Atlanta I
firm. Its lasting qualities are said to I
be as good as a leather shoe of th?
same price. Tfcis is a new use for
cotton and it is probable that a great I
|i->re deal of cotton will be used in its manu- |
avy ufacture. It is claimed that the sLob
is water-proof and in every way as |
ub- ( good as a leather shoe. Thus the war I
ime has taught another use for cotton. |
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