The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-13
An Alleged Abduction.

An Alleged Abduction.
The Greenville correspondent of the Ne,rs
and Courier gives the following account of
all unfortunate scandal which involves y
family OF good standing at Williamson in
this County:
Quite sensation was created in Green
vile OH lest Monday by the arrest Of J. II :.
Foulk, one of the passenger conductors Of
the Columbia and Greenville Railroad
charged with the abduction of a young girl
Of Williamson, student Of tho William
stop Female College and daughter of
respectable gentleman of that town. The
circumstances so far as developed are these:
A pretty young girl, probably about Is or
1G years of age, arrived here on Thursday
night Inst by the train of which Mr.. Foulk
was conductor, and was accompanied by
him TO the Mansion House. where he reg
istered her under the fictitious name Of
Della Brewer of Grove Station. That
night she was escorted to the opera by Mr..
Foulk. On Friday morning the girl took
Mr.. Foulk's train to Greenwood, and it is
known here that she went to Augusta.
The father Of the girl had the police notified
here on Saturday Of her flight with the
request that she be apprehended and de-
tained. and he also requested the arrest of
Foulk. This morning the latter was taken
with warrant issued by Trial Tustcc
Furman upon the affidavit of policeman,
the charge being abduction The girls
father arrived here this morning, and for
some time it was thought shooting scrape
would soon follow. Foulk was, however,
take.. before the justice. and the prosecu-
tiuu not being ready inr the investigation
The preliminary hearing was put of until
Wednesday. Fum!k was released on n
bond of $500. which he readily succeeded
in giving. Without being able to give the
facts, ns they will come out in the official
investigation, | will give what seems to be
the hest authenticated version and theory
of the case from the side Of the prosecution.
II is believed that notes have been passing
between Fouik and the girl as the former
passed mp and down the road on his regular
trips and that he has been passing himself
off ny single man, while he ins a wife
and several children in Columbia. of which
city lie is resident. 1t is the belief Of the
father that Fouik deliberately abducted his
daughter under promise of marriage.
Foulk denies the whole matter so far as
criminal intent OH his part is concerned.
He says after the girl boarded his train on
Thursday she handed him slip of paper
containing the name Of Della Brewer and
requested him tC have her registered at the
Mansion House under that name, stating
that she was running away from her pa
rents. He states also that his escorting her
to the opera was by her request, that she
went on his train to Greenwood on Friday
of her own motion, and that after putting
her off at Greenwood he knew no more Of
her movements or whereabouts. He says
he regarded i his duty as conductor to wait
upon the girl and register her at the hotel
as she had requested, and that he advised
her to return to her parents. The latter
statement he says he can prove by good
witnesses, and that he will prove also that
while the girls room at the eMansion House
was in close proximity to his he occupied
his usual room, being q regular boarder at
and that the male companions who occr-
pied the room with him that night will
testify that he did not 60 about the room
occupied by the girl. There are many
points yet to be developed. It is said the
girl Gold her younger sister before leaving
get married. There are grains of evidence
contained III what is talked OF 1ut rosa that
weigh heavily against Mr.. Foulk. One of
the points against him is that while he de-
MED knowing tho whereabouts of the girl,
after leaving her ct Greenwood, the infor-
nation is derived In a way regarded as
making it certain that he not only knew
the girl was in Augusta, but gave to per-
sons here the name of the street and the
number OF the house in which she could
be found in that city. Future develop
ments will verify or contradict this and
other points ABOUT which there IS room Tor
doubt and controversy. If lie is guilty of
the abduction there is no evidence in the
facts as 30 far developed to show that the
evident design of such q scheme was con-
summated. The preliminary examination
on Wednesday will excite great interest.
1t is believed BY PERSONS here That the affair
will end in bloodshed, but there have been
no actual dem onstrat;ons toward violence
so fnr. It Is rumored that public sentiment
is strong against Foulk at Williamson.
In Greenville the same sentiment prevails
but it is tempered with an eff" as the
principal part of the evidence must come
from Williamson, and the general public
in this locality know but little of the cir
cumstances of the affair.
The young lady involved in this escapade
Is Miss Einah johnson, daughter of Mr.. J.
D. Johnson, and pupil of the Williamson
Female College. She is q pretty and accom-
plished young lady, and the affair is to be
deeply regretted. We understand that she
was followed to Augusta and brought back
to Williamson. We have been unable to
obtain any further details of the affair, but
we hope both on account Of the lady and
her parents that it may turn out to be only
foolish /. ak of the young lady, without
any moral ws>ng on her part.