The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-06-23
Murder Will Out.

saying Murder will OUT" and cir.
oumstanoes ooour every day to give
proof Of tho truth of the adge. "
Reoent evonts have occurred whioh
bid fair to add two moro shin.
ing examples to the long
category already adduced. The
libel trial Of tho News and Courier,
in which Bowen was almost proven
guilty of q brutal murder during the
late war, is still fresh in tho minds
Of tho people. And now comes an Z.
other sensation in tho shape OF tho
affidavit Of negro that the murder
of DR.. She'll Of Laurens in 1868, was
instigotod by Joseph Crews, man
equally as Influential perhaps, and
equally notorious as Bowen.
Tho facts are these
In 1868 democratic meeting was
held at Laurensville. Iu going home
throo young men wero fired upon, and
ne among thom, DR.. Shell, was killed.
Il negro was convicted of tho mur.
dor, and sontcnood to be hanged
but his sentence was oommuted to
impris nmont.
A few days ago, two oolored men,
Park and Sullivan made affidavit
before Mr.. Nc Boe of Greonville that
thoy did the shooting at the instiga
tion of Joe Crows and his son Adam.
We reproduce those affidavits.
The State Us. John BoH-afurder.
Wright Sullivan, sworn, says ::
Knows John Bolt has seen him
often at Laurcns Court house it has
been some timo ago remembers the
night that DR.. She'll was killed
in Laurcns; saw John Bolt that
night was present when DR.. e. C.
Shsll was killed. knows that John
Bolt was present at tho killing don't
know that he shot E; saw him lying
in the fence-corner with two others {:
he was ono of the leaders; don't
know the day or the month on which
tho killing took place it was about
seven years ago told about it some
littlo time ago; there we're some
soldiers present whom ! did not
know; William Riley, Abe Simmons
Adam Epps, Abe Dial and Adam
Crews composed the party; did not
know that night that Geo. Simpson
was thore this plot was formed at
Laurens Courthouse Tuxborry was
| the first ono who mentioned it to
witness adam Cre,os and Tuxberry
wero tho originotors Bolt knew
about it ; Tuxberry and Crews said
that DR.. Shell's name was signed
to some of the letters thrown into
Joo Crews yard /; tho party were
told that if they would 60 money
would bo no object I got myspay-
forty dollars DR.. Shell was in town
that day; Tuxberry paid me my
money we had the understand. ng
before we let town; Bolt left be-
fore | did, and when I next saw him
lie and two soldiers we're together;
talked to Joseph Crews about it
about week after the killing, and
perhaps before Joseph Crews said
that he would stick up to me anu time ;
We were to meet at Joseph Crews's
house tho killing took place early
in tho night-say about 6 O'Clock.
his
Wn,cnr * SULLIVAN.
Abort Parks, sworn, sars; Knows
John Bolt ; have seen him at Laurens
often knows that Dr.. She'll was
killed about soven years ago; was
with the crowd who killed him tho
party consisted Of Tuxberry, adam
Crews. John Bolt, George Simpson,
Bill Riley, Abo Jones, Adam Eppt
and witness; The party assembled as
Joseph Cre,os's, and started from
thore ; Adam Crews told mo to fire
when tho others did or would not
got my money; / fred whom tho
othors did after, tho shooting,
ran back to town to Joseph Crows
who put me in tho barn to keep me
on tolliugit; ihallowed so that
he oamo to stop mo, and ran out =
tiore were others present who did
not know ;; M. Joseph Crews paid
me don't know how much Bolt got ,
did not tell it before, because /
was afraid l was paid thirty dol.
lars, but Joseph Crews afterwards
took it away from mo ; Adam Crows
gavo mo q pistol that night; Joseph
Crews said after the killing that he
would take all the responsibility on
himself Mr.. Joseph Crews gave a
paper to Tux berry and he read it,
it was from DR.. Shell, saying thst
Joseph Crews would not be alive
the next morning; ] have had no
inducemont held out to mo to make
this statement; havo no spite against
john Bolt Wright Sullivan was
the fret one I ever told tito r was