The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-15
CHARLOTTE TRAGEDIES.
A Policeman Dead From a Burglars
Bullet.
Five Of the Seven Jail Breakers
Brought Back Alive, One Dead,
and Boyd, the wrecker.
Still at Large.

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Exciting times they have had at Char
| lotte, N. @, for week. Following
close upon the heels of the Jail delivery,
policeman was shot in the dead Of
night, while attempting to arrest negro,
who was stealing sack of -four
This was Friday night. the thief max
ing his escape minus the flour, while
friends bore Policeman James Moran to
his home. Here he fingered in pain and
suffering until 1890 o'clock Monday
morning, when he died.
Moiau was ative of Ireland,
moving to this country in 1857, AMI was
60 o. years ag', having been an
esicicnt and popular member of the
Charlotte police force for three years,
serving on Sersreat Orr's squad.
The Board of Aldermen by motion Of
Alderman Springs, voted unanimously to
defray all the funeral expenses. The
following resolution was also passed.
WHEREAS, James Moran, one of the reg
ular policemen of this city, while in the
discharge of his duty rs policeman, was
shot and killed by party resisting ar
rest, it is duly resolved by the Board
of fAldermen.
"That the treasurer be directed to pay
all dues to the Mutual Building & Loan
Association due from said James Moran,
in payment of his lot in said city, until
the said mortgage shall have been fully
satisfied, thus relieving the property
from embarrassment, and securing a
nome to the family of a faithful police
man"
Alderman Carkson moved that the
Board and police force attend the funeral
of Policeman Moran in body, which
was unanimously agreed to.
The funeral services were conducted
Tuesday morning from st. Peters Catho-
ic church Mass was said by Rev.
Father Francis and requiem mass was
sung. The members of the police force
acted as pail bearers. Evety honor
and respect was paid the faithful officer
THE MURDERER.
The negro who fired the shot that kill
Ell Policeman Moran, Is quite boy, not
in appearance over t6 years old. He is
very black, and about average height.
Tic gives his name MS Nelson Murdock,
and was captured in Chester by J. G.
Chief of Police Morgan
lie is now lodged in Jail at Charlotte,
and oonfesses that he shot Mr. Moran,
describing the locality where the ehoot.
| ing took place. The flour was taken
from E. f. Young & Co. The other he
"ro who was with him gave him the pis,
,ol, and told him if any policeman at.
tempted to arrest them he the other
ncgro) would take off the goods, aud for
Murdock to shoot him. NIurdock was
under the impression that he shot Officer
Moran in the lower part of the abdomen
lie had his pistol in his coat pocket, and
fired as he spoke to the officer. He then
ran. The next morning his eunt, who
lives near the city, bought him a ticket
to Chester, and he took the train at the
scven-mile siding. He remained hid in
the woods near Chester until Monday
when he ventured into town and wa.
Sequsl co rns JalI BREAK.
Jas. Patterson. Johu Graham, Will
Smith and Abe Johnson, were safely ro
turned to the cells from which they os
capped, last Thursday night. John Ora
ham was captured at Spartanburg. on
| FRIDAY; Jas Patterson and Bob Phari
were captured near the same place Satur-
day; and Will Smith and Abe Johnson
| we're CAPTURED at Chester, Saturday
night. Graham was brought in Saturday
by Sergeant J,tton and policeman Baker.
| Patterson and Pharr were brought in
Sunday evening by sheriff Smith, the
| former alive, the latter died from wounds
received while resisting arrest; and
Smith and Johnson w"rc brought in Sun
day evening by Deputies Johnson aud
Will Orr.
Bob Pharr died OH the train, en-rout,
to Charlotte.
John Boyd, who is charged with caus
ing the fatal wreck at Bostians Bridge
near Statesvillc, where two dozen peop't
were killed, is still st large, but it is ex
mond and Danvillc Railroad is aidin,
The authorities to capture him.
Boyd was captured in Union county
s. c., twelve miles from the courthouse
by Mr. Farrar, who hearing that he wa
seen near kinsman's house in that par
Of the county, surprised and secured him
Boyd was turned over to Sheriff Smith
of Mecklenburg county and now rests il
Jail again at Charlotte