The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-10
MURDERED THE POLICEMAN.
O1heer Wilson Killed by BTk@per In
Chester, 5. G.
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Carolina Events.

CHARLOTTE. N. c.. May Especial 1.-The
town of Chester. S. c., is in a state OF intense
excitement over q tragedy which occurred
last night, when Fred Buchanan. bar
keeper, fatally wounded Police-Sergeant w.
A. r. Wilson. Your correspondent visited
the scene this evening and found the streets
full of indignant citizens discussing the de-
tails Of the affair in an excited way.
The affair was brought about by the arrest
Of negro woman of bad character by Wilson.
She had been in the habit of visiting the depot
on the arrival of trains and making herself so
obtrusive that the depot master complained 70
the police. Wilson warned her on several
previous occasions. and yesterday afternoon
platform but turned her loose on promise
not TO give like trouble again. She left and
went to Buchanan's bar-room.
Wilson died at o'clock this afternoon and
gave diving statement, of which the follow
ing is a synopsis: While passing on the street
last night Buchanan called TO Wilson, and
stepping around the corner 10 a vacant lot
took him TO task for interference with the wo-
man referred to. and said he had acted as no
gentleman would do.
The policeman replied thatBuchanan was not
a gentleman. and never had been. Buchanan
Immediately shot, after which Sergeant Will
son twice knocked him down with his billy
and took the pistol from him. AT this june
ture Policeman COOksOn arrived and took the
pistol from Wilson. He then followed Buch-
anan into his bar and handed him his hat,
but made no attempt TO arrest him. Buchanan
Immediately disappeared, and while he is be-
lieved TO be in the town his whereabouts are
unknown.
The following circumstances related by
hot h.a rrfla
mediated between Buchanan and COOksOn.
Wilson had been strict with Buchanan In re-
gard TO the town ordinances regulating the
closing of bar-rOoms and thus gained his
emnity. CoOkson was refused reappolntment
in meeting of the town council yesterday
and accused Wilson of being the cause.
1t is also stated that early in the day Cookson
asked Buchanan to loan him $40, and he re-
piled that he would do so if he (Cookson)
would help him out with fuss. between HIM
and Wilson and not arrest him. And 1t IS be-
lieved that he got the money. With that un-
derstanding Cookson is now in jail as an ac-
cessory to the murder, and the feeling
against both is of the btterest kind.
Sergeant Wilson was man OF great popu-
larity and graduate of the University of
Virginia and also the son Of j. S. Wilson, pro-
bate Judge of Chester county.
Buchanan has brother here and the firm
of Buchanan Brothers, of which both men are
partners, own q number Of bar-roOms III South
Carolina.
THE CoNNALLY MURDER.
The murder of Simeon Connally at Laurin-
burg, n. c., by his nephew ID. A. McDOugald
under startling and horrifying circumstances,
an account of which appeared in The TINES,
continues a subject of great interest through
out the State In this connection the Chlon-
icle will publish tomorrow the following card
from d. T. Hargroye, justice of the peace at
Laurinburg: As one of the officers con-
nected with the investigation of the
Connally murder yesterday / request
you to state in the Chronicle as a
matter of Justice TO ID. A. McDougald, that no
evidence was produced connecting him with
the murder or compromising his high charac-
ter in any way All of the accused parties are
released, and the murderer is as yet one of
the hidden mysteries of this age. No motive
for the crime has been obtained, No clue
10 the crime has been discovered, and the
multitude OF falsehoods told is amazing. The
current of opinion here is growing rapidly N
Mr.. McDougalds favor.