Negro Tries to Kill
Malcolm Jernigan
Malcolm Jernigan, a young farmer of Dunn, is suffering from
an ugly scalp wound inflicted by Robert Royal, a negro, who is said to have
attempted to kill Mr. Jernigan with an axe following an argument at the home of
Hardy Warren in Sampson County Tuesday morning. The injured man came to Dunn
without assistance and was treated by Dr. C.D. Sexton. The negro is believed to
have escaped.
According to Mr. Jernigan he had hired the negro as a day
laborer, giving him a homuse on his farm for himself, his wife and family. It
was understood that the negro was to be permitted to work for others in the
neighborhood when his services were not needed by Mr. Jernigan. It seemed,
however, that he did not care to fulfill his end of the bargain, appering to
rather work for others than for his regular employer.
Tuesday Mr. Jernigan needed him. The negro’s wife
volunteered the information that he was working at the Warren place. Mr.
Jernigan found him there and remonstrated with him for leaving his work. After
some argument the negro ran to the wood pile, grabbed the axe and attacked Mr.
Jernigan, attempting, it appears, to crush his skull.
Mr. Jernigan dodged, the blade of the axe cutting a gash
about two inches long in his scalp. His injury is not considered dangerous.
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