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

The LAST ARREsr--JoE CREWS ISs71-
GATES THE MURDER OF DIR. SHELL.
tains Alley and Burnett arrested on
Thursday evening Inst, about 5 o'clock,
thirtytwo miles below Greenvillc in
Laurens County, John (alias Shanghni)
Bolt (white) and lodged him in the
Greenyille Jail. He is charged with
being concerned in the murder of DR..
Shell, of Laurens, in 1868. When ar
rested he was ploughing, in his field.
When the officers started him from his
home, his wife said to him: Now, John,
you reveal the whole story--I know it,
and I 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 one 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 DIR. Shell. He says ho was paid
$40 by the party to do his pnrt of the
work, and that the murderous party was
Johnson, alias DIAL (colored,) } is charged
Of DR.. She'll and was arrested in Wash
ington City. He is quito reticent, but
says: ut warn't all niggers who were
engaged in the killing of DR.. Shell. 4"
The next is a negro named Parks, who
admits that he was present Mt the murder
of DR.. Shell, and fred his gun in the
air, to get the promised reward. He
gives q 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 after 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 instigator of the murder Of Dr..
Shell. 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
the,acts 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 a number of the prominent citi-
Zens Of Laurens ut various times charged,
on tile most flimsy' evidence, of Ku Klux
murders He has terrified and run off
large number OF persons 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 intimidnted and made
to do his murderous work, will no doubt
feel great relief Mt having his bad infiu-
ence 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. Greenuile Nc,os.
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MIR. L. Drucker nm old resilient of