The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-10
CAPTURE OF Il CONVICT.
Columbia Register, February 9.

CAPTURE OF Il CONVICT.
columbia Register February9.
An escaped convict named Sam
Davis, colorcd, was arrested night be
fore last at Killian's station, on the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, and brought to Columbia
yesterday morning.
Davis was one of five conyicts who
escaped ten days ago from the Ashc-
vile and French Broad Railroad. lie
had been convicted Of grand larcency
e the Fall term, 1880, Of the Court for
Richland county and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
1t was supposed, from Information
that the escaped convicts were in the
ncighborhood of White Oak, Fairfield
county, and Captain Sigh accordingly
went to that point. There he ascer-
taincd that Davis had gone to Winns-
6oro. Captain Sigh then went to
Wimnsboro by private conveyance, and
found that Davis had gone further
south, rs was supposed. to Columbia.
Captain Sigh took the y. IN. train TO
Columbia, this being last Monday
afternoon, the 7th instant. When the
train got about three miles this side
OF Doko, Captain Sigh noticed ne
gro man in the cars who looked like
sam Davis, with bandagc tied over
his head and having only his left eye
exposed. The negro also appeared to
be watching Captain Sigh very close
~. After awhile the conductor came
III and asked the negro for his fare,
and in doing So stood for q moment
between him and Captain Sigh, when
the negro jumped up and ram to the
car door and jumped out. CAPTAIN
Sigh being by this time convinced
tl."' ,l,s, as'i t!''a WIS ~, his man ran after him
put got TO the door just in time to see
the fellow jump Off the platform. The
train was going at the rate of thirty or
thirty-iivc miles an hour and the negro
jumped and fell down the cmbankmcnt
into ditch below. The train was
stopped as soon as possible, but on
going to the spot the man could not
be found. Captain Sigh then came
on to Columbia and sent Mr.. w: G..
Shgh aud some guards up on tho next
train to Killian's, the station near
which the negro had jumped off. They
arrived about midnight and went to
MIR. Killian's house for information as
to the locality. Mr.. w. Il. Killian cot
up and went with them over to the
railroad station, where there was a
negro cabin. Mr.. Killian went into
the cabin and there recognized Davis
from the description the guard had
given him. EIc stepped to the door
and bcckoncd the guard in and thev
took possession Of the convict and
brought him TO the pcnitcntiarv YES
tcrday in Mr.. Killian's wagon. Davis
was somewhat bruised by his lea,
from the cars but no bones were bro.
ken.
AS to the next Senate a writer II
the Washington Post SAYS the balance
of power for the next Two Years viii
be held by Davis, of Illinois, and
Malone, of Virginia. "But," says
the writer, '"thcrc is considerable
chance Of the balance being turned by
death. If Kellogg, of Louisiana, Oh
Jones, of Nevada, should die or re.
sign, his place would be filled bv 6
Democrat. But, on the other hand. i
Farley, of California, or Voorhees,, OF
Indiana, or Mcpherson, Of New Jcr.
sey, or Pcndlcton, Of Ohio, SHOULD
die or resign, his place would be fillcC
by Republican. So the chances arc
two to one in favor of the Republicans
obtaining supremacy by death or rcsig
nation" A vagrant battery might be-
used to change things is suggested
and it may be well for those i'm DANCE,
TO consult reports and attend to q
little life insurance business. A
wicked world is this.
"A paper manufacturing firm has
purchased 10000 acres of Somerse
county, Pa, mountain timber, and 8
large gang Of workmcn has been SEM
to the tract to begin improvements
There will be erected shanty fit,
feet in length, twelve feet in widtl
and eight feet high. The shanty once
finished, the work will be begun on
large store building, thirty dwelling
houses, and an enormous digcster fol
the cooking and stcaning Of wood in
the manufacture Of pulp, and huge
building to be used in the manufacture
OF paper sacks and wrapping paper
1A'' 'itSSS PiEPdi utlOllS ufC pIcHlNln0rS
to reducing 10000 acres of forest to
news, book and fine writing paper.
The COwPENs MONUMENT. - The
committee have fixed Wednesday, May
II, as the day for the unvciling of the
C0Wpcns monument at Spartanburg,
>. &. Wards bronze statute of Gen,
Daniel Morgan, provided by al act OF
Congress, will surmount the column.
Governor IIagood has invited the
President and Cabinet and tho Cover.
nors of the States to be present. Gen.
u. |. Hunt, United States Army, will
by invitation command the military
pageant, and Lieut.. Daniel Morgan,
Taylor, United States Army, q de-
sccndant of the hero Of the Cowpcns,
will act as adjutant.
$. II. Irwin, Of Ute Creek, Col.
fax, CO.., New Mexico, says: NV wife
has been cured of a cough of thirty
years standing by wearing an "Only
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