The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-28
AFTER Tw wENTY-NINE YEARS.
D. z. Jeter, of Union County, to be Tried for
Murder.

-. +. oeter, OF Union county, 10 Ue Alleo AoA
Murder.
Co. .UMB1A. March 2l.-On the Goth
Of June, 1850, D. E. Jete:, of Union
County, killed his brother-ln-law,
James W. Busby, and fled the State.
Twenty-nine years have passed away,
and yet that man is held to-day for 'he
crime committed generation ago, and
will he brought to trial III the county
which he left "before the war" Here
is one case where justice, if not as
''sure" as the proverb makes it, is GER
tainlv ''slow."
Cover nor Richardson tc-lay for
warded to Sheriff J. 6. Long, of Union
County, a 1equisition On the Governor
Of Tennessee for the delivery of Jeier,
who is now held in that State, and the
sheriff will present it in person and
bring his prisoner back to Union.
Little is known here of the details of
the crime. The following article from
the Evening Times, of Jackson, Tenn,
published on the 14th instant, will eX-
plain the circumstances under which
the crime OF Jeter was revealed 10 the
law officers of that city:
For some time trouble has existed
between D. E. Jeter, who lives about
two and half miles moth ofthis city,
and his stepdaughter, Mrs. Ira Lee, a
widow, who has been living with him.
Jeter is said to have abused Mrs. Lee a
few DAYS since in an outrageous man
ner, calling her all sorts of names and
accusing her Of the most offensive con-
duct imaginable, and drove her away
from her home, the place, We under
stand, belonging to her, Mis-. Lee
came 10 this city to seek protection
and escape from the brutal conduct of
her stepfather, who, to add to other
things, was drinking deeply. She
spent one night at the residence of Mr..
H. l.. Palmer, another at the residence
Of Mr.. Bakej', and one night at the
residence OF Mrs. Mcbride.
I'm the meantime detective under
the na.ue OF B. A. Oats was doing some
nice detective work. It had been ru-
mored here that Jerer had shot and
killed his brother-in-law, Busby in
Union County, S. c., in 1861. Tele-
grams were sent to the sheriff of Union
County, the first being sent last Tues
day, inquiriog if D. E. Jeier was want
ed there for a murder committed IN
1861. Other kilograms were sent on
Wednesday. Replies were received
stating that the murder was being in
vestigated. Yesterday a telegram was
received from the sheriff of Union
County to A. 3. Oats to arrest Jeter
and notify him at once. Upon receipt
of the telegram the authorities here
had Mrs. Lee to swear out peace war
rant against Jeter, they having put her
off from time to time until the investi-
cation could be made authorizing hold
ing him for the offence in South Caro-
lima.
Last night Mr.. A. D. Dugger and
Deputy Sheriff Walter Person went
out to arrest !eter, Sheriff 3. A. Per-
son following later. Jeter was known
to be desperate man and would resist
to the last any attempt to arrest him if
he knew what the real cause of his
arrest was. Messrs. Dugger and Person
drove up to the house in a spring
wagon. Alr. Dugger went into the
house and was told that Jeter had gone
out about the premises. He went out
to look for him and found him in the
yard. He approached him in a jocular
manner and when they entered the
house Jeter displayed pistol. Mr..
Dugger told him that Walter Person
was out in the wagon and mad peace
warrant for him. Jeter consented to
go with them and got in the wagon and
came to town, saying he would make it
hot for Mrs. Lee.
"He took supper with Sheriff Person.
The latter told him that Mr.. Dugger
would not go on his bond and that he
would have to spend that night in the
Jail, and be was locked up. This
morning Sheriff Person received the
following dispatch from J. G. Long,
sheriff of Union County, S. c.:
! - 'Aoid Jeter till I come with re-
QUESTION papers. Will have to get
them from the Governor.
J. G. Long,
'Jeter is, therefore, held to await the
requisition from the Governor of South
Carolina. Jeter has the reputation OF
being desperate character. He has
told Mr.. Dugger prior to this that be
killed his brother-in-law in South
Carolina, and also told him and Sheriff
Person last night that he was arrested
in Tyler, Texas, for the offence, but
that he shook red flag at the sheriff
and made his escape"