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.

Exciting time, they have had at Char
lotto, N. @, for a week. Following
close spon the heels of the Jail delivery,
policeman was shot in the dead Of
night, while attempting to arrest a negro,
who was stealing sack of flour.
This was Friday night. the thief max
ing his escape minus the -four, while
friends bore Policeman James Moran to
his home. Here he fingered iu pain and
suffering until 1890 o'clock Monday
morning, when he died.
Moran was ative of Ireland,
moving to this country in 1857, AMI was
60 o: years ng', having been an
efficient and popular member of the
Charlotte police force for three years,
serving on Sersreat Orr's squad.
The Board of Aldermen by mot; on 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
shot and killed by party resisting ar.
rest, it is duly resolved by the Board
of Aldermen,
"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 faithful police
man"
Alderman Clarkson moved that the
Board and police force attend the funeral
of Policeman Moran in body, which
ANS uunnimouSly Il ~ norppl N
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. Every honor
and respect was paid the faithful officer
THE MURDERER.
The negro who fired the shot that kill
ed Policeman Moran, is quite boy, not
in appearance over 16 years old He is
very black, and about average height
Tic gives his name ns Nelson Murdock,
and was captured in Chester by J. c.
Chief Of Police Morgan
lie is now lodged in Jail at Charlotte,
and ooufesses that he shot Mr. Moran,
describing the locality where the shoot.
ing took place. The -four was taken
from e. F. Young & Co. The other ne
"ro who was with him gave him the ps
'ol, and told him if any policeman at.
tempted to arrest them he Uhe other
negro would take off the goods, aud for
Murdock to shoot him. Murdock 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 rs he spoke to the officer. He then
ran. The next morning his eunt, who
lives near the city, bought him ticket
TO Chester, and he took the train at tn,
scven-mile siding. He remained hid in
the woods near Chester until Monday
when he ventured into town and was
SequeI TO rns JaII BREAK.
Jas. Patterson, Jchu Graham, VIII
Smith and Abe Johnson, were safely -
turned to the cells from which they ci
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; an! 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 rharr were brought i'll
Sunday evening by sheriff Smith, the
former alive, the latter dlcd from wounds
received while resisting arrest; and
Smith and Johnson w're brought in Sun.
day evening by Deputies johnson ant
Will Orr
Bob Pharr died on the train, en-rout,
| to Charlotte.
john Boyd, who is charged with caus
ing the fatal wreck ut Bosians Bridge
| near Stntesviilc, where two dozen peop't
| were killed, is still at large, but it is cx
mond and Danvillc Railroad is aidiD.
the authorities to capture him.
Boyd was captured in Union county
s. c., twelve miles from the courthouse
hy Mr.. Farrar, who hearing that he wa
seen near a 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 i
Jail again at Charlotte