The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-14
AN UGLY MURDER AT CHESTER.
Policeman Wilson Killed by Rarkeeper
Buchanan on Account of Negro
Woman.
ISnecial to Sunday News.


were atloat here to-day that riot was
in progress in Chester; that two men
and .i!ree women had been killed, and
that the military companies had been
called out TO presesve the peace. NO
definite information could be obtained
here, consequently went by the first
train to Chester and found the rumor
to be false.
There was considerable excitement
about the killing of Policeman w. K.
Wilson by Fred Buchanan, a barkeeper::
The shooting occurred last night, and
| have gathered the particulars from
uninterested people, and they are rs
follows: 1t seems that Buchanan, who
keeps a oar room III Chester, has Leen
intimate with colored woman OF ILL
repute, and that this woman has been
loatiing around the passenger depot
greatly to the annoyance of passengers
and officials. She had been warned to
keep away from tie depot, and the
officials threatened ~ enforce the usual
4aw about licenses, but she persisted IN
annoying them. Yesterday Pollceman
Wilson arrested her under the law, but
after promising TO keep away from the
station, the railroad agent secured her
release. She went to her paramour,
Buchanan, it is said and tod him that
Wilson had arrested her. Later on Will
son passed by Buchanan's bar room
and Buchanan hailed him with the
statement that he wanted to see him.
Wilson stopped a short, distance from
the bar room. Buchanan came out and
said to him: "You are no gentleman"
and went Oh to say that Wilson had no
right to arrest the woman. Wilson re-
piled that, as a policeman, he had done
his ducv, and he would continue to DO
| it.
1t is said that Wilson here shook his
finrer in Buchanan's face, whereupon
Buchanan shot him through the breast,
narrowly missing his heart. Wilson
then hit Buchanan with his club. VIII
son SAID in his ante lnorten statement
that he could have killed Buchanan,
but that he did not desire to kill him.
Meanwhile another policeman, Cook
son by name, came up. and Buchanan
was separated from Wilson. Cookson
then took Buchanan's pistol away from
Wilson, who had captured it, and IN
other ways indicated that he was
Buchanan's friend.
Wilson was taken home, where be
died this afternoon at 8 o'clock. Bu-
chanan escaped, although he had been
arrested by Cookson. He is now at
large, but his friends say he VIII sur
render as soon rs he is assured that he
will not be lynched.
1t is thought that he IS Still IN town.
Diligent search is being made for hun
and the military company is guarding
all the roads leading out OF Chester.
| Cookson has been arrested as an acces-
sorry after the fact and is in Jail. The
Jury of inquest was in session when L
left Chester late this afternoon. The
ante-mortem statement was given by
Wilson before he died to J. T. Elliott,
clerk of Court, and it concurs with the
foregoing account. Itwas cruel deed.
4 brave man has been killed. Wilson
was a son of Probate Judge J. S. Will
son, and was about 40 years of age.
He was highly respected and was an
honorable man. Judging from WhaI 1
could learn, public opinion Is very
strong against Buchanan. Every pos
sibie effort will be made to capture linn,
but there will be no lynchlng. Atany
event the town is quiet, but consider
able indignation is manifested.
THE CoL0RED WOMAN IN THE CASE AR
RESTED AS AN ACCESSORY.
Especial to The State]
CHARLOTTE, \. c., May l1.-This
morning Chief of Police Mason received
a telegram from the chief of police OF
Chester requesting him to arrest Man
ME Maddox as accessory to the murder
Of Policeman w. A. 4. Wilson. She
is the negro woman over whom the
! killing occurred. She had been living
in Charlotte, but went rochester some
time ago. She arrived here this morn
ing and was promptly placed under
arrest. She has two children here.
TO the officers she stated that she lett
Chester Just to escape the worry ana
excitement attending the killing OF the
policeman. She will be sent to Chester
tonight.
REWARD FOR THE MURDERER.
Especial to The State.
CHESTER, S. c., May IA reward
of S4OO has been offered for the capture
of Fred Buchanan, who murdered Po-
liceman w. A. r. Wilson. 1t is ru-
nored that Wilson's uncle had offered
500 additional. Buchanan's flight
VIZ S very skilfully conducted, and no
| ,,o,,,, of hin, hoe hoap obtained