Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-30
Arrest and Confessions Of the Murder
fgs ers of Mr.. A. D. Walker.

IJa erS OF Mr.. a. d. Walker.
The obscurity which has for several weeks
enyeloped the persons concerned in the
murder of our fellow. citizen, Mr.. A. D.
Walker, has at length been satisfactorily
dissipated. The freight train of the 18th
inst, brought up from Columbia, two negro
men, Beltom Kline, alias, Williams, and
London Jones, alias, adams, the former Of
whom had been arrested in Petersburg, Va.,
and the latter in Columbia, on suspicion of
having been implicated in the above mur-
der. On the 18th inst, they were brought
before the Jury of Inquest and there made
the following voluntary confession, although
warned that the evidence would be made
use of against them on their trial. On Sun
day, the 22nd July, they met white man,
one Bill Morris, alias Chas. Derem, alias
Wylie Morris, with whom they had been
acquainted, who asked them to accompany
him TO Chester the same night to assist in
some sjob," from which they would prob
ably each realize FIVE hundred or thousand
dollars. They arrived in Chester by the
evening train, purchased bottle of whiskey
and set out for Walkers residence which
they reached about ten O'Clock Morris
then prepared some strings, telling the me-
groes that Mr.. Walker had charged him
with horse-stsaEng and that be intended to
tie him up, whip him and leave him tied all
nighs He also stated that there were thir-
ty thousand dollars in the house. In the
meantime Morris, who was known by the
deceased, had disguised himself by black
ing his face. As previously related, Mr..
Walker was induced by the representations
of London to visit the supposed sick man
in company with Mr.. Estes. The party
were joined on the road by Bslton, Morris
being concealed in the bushes At given
signal from Morris, London seized Mr..
Walker, while Bolton attempted to grasp
Mr.. Estes, who succeeded in escaping.
Belton then returned to the assistance of
London, and held Mr.. Walker until Morris
emerged from the woods and shot the de-
ceased throug gh the head. London in the
meantime had pursued Mr.. Estes as far as
Mr.. Walkers house. After the perpetra-
ton of the murder, Morris told Belton to
90 up to the house and with London secure
the money, while he would return, cut the
telegraph wire and meet them at Cornwell' s
Station. This Bezton did and together they
broke open the door, London dischargiug
his pistol at Mrs. Walker, who was sitting
ND in bed alarmed by the noise. They then
ransaeked the house at their leisure, utter
ing threats and abusive language, and after
remaining three quarters of an hour, with.
drew, warning Mrs. Walker and Mr.. Estes
not to leave the building, as guards had
been stationed around the premises: %
their return they searched the corpse, and
discoverd two dollars, and pocket-book
containing papers. On reaching the Depot,
they secreted themselves under Car until
the arrival of the train for Columbia. They
were joined by Morris at Cornwells Station
and division of the plunder was made,
Morris giving to the negroes gold watch
and chain, which be bad removed from the
body of Mr.. Walker. Two or three days
afterwards, Morris proposed to the prison
ers trip to NeWberry to assist in another
ujob," which resulted in the murder Of
Mr.. Lane of that District This the pris-
oners declined to do, since which time, 40.
cording to their statement, they have seen
nothing more of Morris. Shortly after they
went to Petersburg, Va, and after few
days stay, London returned to Columbia
where, he was arrested last week by Mr.
Green the efficient Chief Of Police, with
Mr.. Walkers watch in his possession. Bel
ton remained in Petersburg, spending mon
ey lavishly and was arrested by the son o.