The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-13

THE LAST ARnEsT-JoE CREWS INsT1-
GATES THE MURDER OF DIR. SHEL1.-Cap-
tains Alley, and. Burnett arrested, on
Thursday evening last, about O'clock,
thirty two miles below Greenville, in
Laurens County, John (olias Shanghai)
Bolt (white) and lodged him in the
Greenville Jail. He is charged with
being concerned in the murder of DR..
Shell, of Laurens, in 1868. When ar
When the officers started him from his
home, his wife sold to him: "Now, John,
you reveal the whole story--I know it,
and will tell it, if you don't" John,
however, only states that he believes
Joe Crews and Adam Crews had the
murder committed. He was recognized
by Wright Sullivan md Parks when car
ried into Jail, as ons of the men they
had been plotting the murder with
Wright Sullivan (colored) is charged
with the murder of Barton, of this
County, and of having been engaged in
several robberies here, and confesses to
be one of the gang who waylaid and
killed Dr.. Shell: He says he was paid
$40 by the party to do his part of the
work, and that the murderous party was
Johnsoh, :, dlids Dial tcolored, J is charged
with being connected with the murder
Of DR.. She'll and was arrested in Wash
ington City. He is quito reticent, but
says: "It warn't all niggers who were
engaged in the killing of Dr.. Shell. I"
The next is a negro named Parks, who
admits that he was present at the murder
of DR.. Shell, and fired his gun in the
air, to get the promised reward. He
gives full statement, and claims that
Joe Crews is the man who engaged the
party to commit the murder.
There are few others to be arrested,
and Captain Alley is looking nfter them.
At all events, the officers have already
sufficient evidence to convict Joe Crews
and his son, Adam Crews, of instigating
the murder, and they will be arrested
Immediately, charged with the commits
sion of the horrible crime; and it may as
we'll be said here, the citizens of Laurens
have never been wrong in their suspicion
Of the instigntor Of the murder Of DR..
She'll. They have predicted during the
past seven years that Joe Crews put up
the job. They now have the most con-
elusive evidence. We have heard it
from the lips of some of these prisoners
ourself. They are suffering in jail for
thetacts Of Joe Crews, and there is no
telling how much trouble lie has brought
upon the poor, unfortunate negroes.
His time has now come! 1t will be rccol-
lected that Joe Crews has caused to be
arrested O number Of the prominent citi-
zens Of Laurens at various times charged,
on the most flimsy' evidence, Of Ku Mux
murders He has terrified and run off
large number OF persons-al Of which
it has long been supposed, was done to
cover up his own bloody tracks; but he
is now exposed to the public as mon
ster of the deepest dye, and it is to be
hoped that he will be punished in pro-
portion to these great crimes. The ne
groes of Laurens, who he has ruled with
an iron rod, and intimidated and made
to do his murderous work, will no doubt
feel great relief at having his bad influ-
ance over them broken. He has caused
the negroes great trouble, and has
brought several Of them to bitter grief,
and they arc now satisfied he is not their
friend. The preliminary trial of John
Bolt, for the murder of DR.. Shell, took
place before Trial Justices McBee and
Sherman, yesterday, and he was COM
mitted to Jail. The evidence elected is
all that is necessary to fasten the instiga-
ton Of this murder on the Hon. % Joe
Crews. .-Greenvile Ne,os.
MIR. L. Drucker, an old resident of