The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-11-09
p Well Managed Case.

On the night of the 18th of February
last freight Car standing on the track
Of the Columbia and Greenville Rail
Road in our town was broken open. and
about 769 lbs Of bacon stolen therefrom.
The R. r. authorities set a detective to
work up the case, and convict the gull
ty parties. The detective spent several
weeks in frnitless efforts, and was at
last called away, Then it was that the
R. R. authorities notified Mr.. H. T, Fel-
lers, our efficient Chief of Police, that
he might investigate the case himself.
Mr.. F. went to work Immediately,
An old offender, Austin Weaver, had
been arrested on the charge of burglary
committed or the premises of DR.. j.
K. Glider, and while awaiting trial
managed to make his escape from the
County jail, and left the country. About
two months ago Mr.. Fellers disappear
ed from NewberrY, no one knowing
where be had gone except that he had
boarded the train going in the direction
of Columbia. A few days afterwards
he returned to Newberry with Austin
Weaver as prisoner. Where has he
been?" why did be bring Austin
back to Newberry?" were some of the
inquiries which were made. All thought
that Newbcrry bad gained by Austin's
absence. They little knew that Austin
was implicated in the R. R. robbery;
that the suspicious of Mr.. Fellers were
fastened upon him even before he made
his escape from jail, and that in arrest
ing him Mr.. F. had gained some valua-
Bile information. Our shrewd Chief, by
means best known to himself, had dis
covered the fact that Austin was in At
lanta. He obtained a requisition from
Gov. Hagood and visited Austin in his
new quarters with Messrs. Massa &
Canovarri, fashionable reStaurateurs in
Atlanta. The arrest was made, and
search-warrant obtained by which some
mysterious letters from parties in New
berry were found. After bringing
Austin back to Newherry our "Chief''
pursued bis Investigations still firtber,
ard succeeded in q short while il, re-
turning TO Messrs. Massa & Can6varri
quite a quantity of silver spoon<, tow
els. &c., which Austin had stolen dur
ing bis short stay with them. and had
shipped to his mistress in Newberry.
Then opr "Chidf' was aiysteriously ab-
sent second time. at Spartanburg now
for consultation with So?ii:,.r Dun
can, and returned, not viii. :: prisoner
as before, but to ulake al arrest. Again
Newberry was surprised. Has the
Chief gone mad? He arrests Harry B.
Scott, bis subordinate Policeman. and
charles him With h.;nc rrincina! n the
R. r. robbery. Wha! are the; proofs?
The confession of Austin Weaver. the
statements Of Mahaly Swittenberg. and
those tell-tale letters written 10 Austin
Weaver in the we'll identified hand of
Harry B. Scott himself.
Last week Weaver and Scott were
both tried, and the trial developed the
fact that Scott was the greater criminal
of the two. They were both convicted
and sentenced each to three years in the
Penitentiary.
It has been thought by numbers Of
persons that Mr.. Geo. hi. Skinner,
detective who was present at the trial,
was entitled to the credit of bringing
these two offenders to Justice; but such
is not the case. Mr.. Fellers, while on
mis- way to Spartanhurg, as above stated,
saw Mr.. FRY. R. R. Superintendent,
and suggested that Mr.. Skinner might
possibly be of service; but at the same
time told him that he bad the evidence
to convict Scott and Weaver. Mr..
Skinner came, but had nothing to do
with the matter except to assist in the
arrest of Scott.
The Town Council of Newberry may
congratulate themselves on having the
services of so efficient Chief of Police.
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