The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-28
EXCITEMENT IN HENDERSON
AN ATTEMPT TO BLACKMAIT,
COL. BURGWYN.
Statement of an I'm. Heard of Occur.
Tence.-The End is Not Yet.

IcuCcs. ne ElO is Not Yet.
Especial to STATE CHRoN1CLE.l
HENDERSON. N. c., March 27,-An in
teresting action is now pending in the
Superior Court of Vance comfy. 1t ap-
pears that Col. W. 81. s. Burgwyn had
from time to time loaned money to the
Henderson Tobacco Company as it was
formerly composed, that is by DANGER
field & Jenkins, afterwards Jenkins,
Shelby & Co., and that he holds mort
gage upon the property, brands, &c
| Wishing to arrive at settle
ment of the matter not long since
he went to Atlanta to see Jen-
kins, in company with Shelby.
That on arriving at Greensboro he very
soon lost sieht of Shelby, who left the
train mysteriously. Col Burgwyn went
on to Atlanta, which had been Jenkins
headquarters for some time. On his ar
rival be met Jenkins, aud asked to make
an engagement to see Mrs Shelby who
was interested in the debt. Jenkins in
sisted that Col. Burgwyn should go
through the country, which he refused,
and went by train to Decatur, a suburb
of Atlanta. he went in, and after some
conversation with Mrs. Shelby, she stat
ed she had no business with him, that he
must see Mr. Jenkins, her sou-in law who
had employed detective in this mat
ter. Col. Burgwyn then started to leave
when man, who calls himself at this
time Daniel Hall, rushed out of closet
in the room, and stated that he arrested
Col. Burgwyn upon charge of embez
Element and conspiracy with R L. Dain
;; gerfield. Field, his former cashier at tht
Bank of Henderson, Col. Burgwyn de-
manded warrant which was not pro
duced and never was. Hall statet
that Daingertield had confessed th
conspiracy, and if Burgwyn would sigl
papers releasing the debt, and agree no
to prosecute Daiugerfeld he would re
lease him, otherwise hewould hold him TO
1 several days until requisition could b
: had from North Carolina, and that h
: name and business would be ruined. Il
9 refused to sign any paper whatever an
Q demanded to consult with counsel and
u be taken before magistrate for hearing
Q ! This was refused. He was then take
J. by Hall and jenkins who had come OF
IS of the closet to Police headquarters
:. Atlanta, and there being no chargt
against him, he was released.
Jenkins had previously arrested Dail
gerfeld in Memphis, Tenn, where /
% now lives, and tried to make him confe
ID the same things, which he refused to d
Dangerfeld has had his counsel, M
Henry, to go to Memphis and get a
the facts of his arrest there, and NJ
a Henry says in his argument he h
n- made no confessions. On Wednesda
+. Hall and Jenkins came here. Col. Blu
- gwyn had commenced an action again
them for the false arrest and damag
pc to business, and wheD they arrived tn
n were taken in arrest and bail, the b;
,w being $4,000 The matter was hea
~ before Henry Perry, Esq, Clerk, upor
VA motion to vacate the order, to increa
ny the bond Of plaintiff and to lower t
= bond of defendants. The Clerk cont
ho ued the motion to vacate for the arri,
10 of Daingerfeld who is now on his W
:. here, increased the bond of plaintiff a
on declined to lower the bond of Hall
~ Jenkins In the affidavit of defendal
~ they repeat the charges. 1t is learn
~ that Daingerfeld will come here a
u meet the charges and swear that they
false. Hall and Jenkins have been |
,o ,o' able to give the bond and have been p
-. ~ ing the sheriff to keep them out of j
w. w. Col. Burgwyn voluntarily agreed tt
1n- .n the bond required should be reduced
~ ~ So, 500 yesterday afternoon. 1t
M aMo' thought that Jenkins can give the be
Ia ana as he formerly lived here, and N
on r1 Shelby is on her way here to assist b
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ace 49,, oaG @ uo ru+;I 10 +r;o1 Thare
"a a' never any such proceedings heard o1
',o 'ud these parts before Messrs. W. 4. Her
'ou W. b. Cheek, A. @. Zollicotfer and
,aa ,aa II. Bridgers are counsel for the plair
,ho do and Mr. Lanier, of Oxford, and 7.
uo. Hicks for the defendants.