The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-23
PETERSON'S CONFESSION.

A Remarkable Career in Crime-As
Tool Of u Stronger Man He Com
mits Murdrr-Side Lights on IN
Blind Tiger Business.
The Press and Banner WAS at The jail ye'
terday. Tom Peterson and Walker Derric
were in the same room. Neither o. the co
yicts hesitated TO talk, and we made the fc
lowing notes.
Tom Peterson spoke first, and said:
Nenner Ray is the only one who is connec
ed with me in The killing OF Mostley. II
gave me tie pistol Saturday night at IN
train, about five minutes De1ore the trai
[ Iold him that some one had laid Mosele
had been there, and would DC there when IN
He said 1--WE would get the liquor any
how" The lquor that was to come was III
him. | lust owned one Key. he said lie ma
one KEY sent in my name. one in Andy Pa
mer's. | forgot the other names.
! After the train came Andrew Palmer ana
| helped To- take the Jug and kegs off l he eA
press traiu-Ihrteem, or fourteen. or tfiee
packages. After taking them off, tune
over two or three kegs 10 See II my name WA
| on any of them. After finding my name wa
| not ON any of the kegs, stepped back. Nrr
| per Ray told me TO take one KEY anyhow All
go with 1t. told him believed would no
I take any.
lie then said, Look out for Moseley. to &c
! him II | could.
KILLED MnSELEy.
! went down the railroad track with kpl
| OF whiskry. When Andrew Palmer snaIrhei
jug out OF Ab. McIutosh's hands / wa
standing on the platform. When Ab and MI
| MOSelry run to the edge OF the platform ate
| Palmer and shot at him four times slipped
up between Ab and Wash Powell and shot be
| lp6 MuSplpy- [
They didn't know who IL was that shnt.
went behind the car where Fenner was. :
told him that | had got him. Nehaer eid sa1u nGl
any one see you?" ! said: 81 don't thinE
they did gave him the pistol back !
picked up 81 keg of liquor and carried 1t To M
hi> house. left him At his house aud wenl
up town and lay down in the restaurant
where staid until day light
WENT ro THE DEPOT TO KILL MosELEY IN
AUGUST
ais this all that passed between you and
Vpnner Ray about the ki ling of MoSeley?"
No. sir; he offered mr fifty lars, when ne
run the excursion TO Atlanta Ia August 10
kill Museley while he was gone. He said nc
wanted MnseIey killed while ne was gone. SO
thai nobody would think that he bad any:
thing TO do with it at all. agreed TO klll
Moseley while he was gone. Venner gave me
two pistols and told me 10 look out Tor MIN
that night at the depot: went @ 10 Ihe aepos po
gone on the excursion, and after he came
back, saw him one night. My heart failed
me, and didn't bother him. didn't speak
to him.
vENNER FURNISHES a SHOT GUN TO KILL.
MosELEY.
After quit going hunting for him at night,
and when ] returned the pistols, he said {:
Look here; you can't kill that man? Damn
If don't XIII bin myself. II you cant kill
him" 1 told him II saw him; but did not
have the heart to kill him; Was afraid
would miss him with the pistol He said ne
WAS going 10 Coronaca before long, and he
out there. He said he knew 1 couldn't miss
him with shot gun. He got The gun and
gave it 10 me. ] kept II ior whole week.
| saw Mnseley several nights during lhal
time but had no heart to Kill b. m. Aner
didn't Kill Moselpy. Fenner said: "You are
no account; God damn II; go and get The gun
so that he could return 1t. He sent boy
down 10 the wagon yard and got the gun.
and brought IT. up to Alice Anderson's house.
The gun was loaded with slugs. l saw Ven
ner get them from the gun shop. didn't see
i'm load The gun. hut saw Gilbert Mitchell
draw the slugs out OF the gun.
THE REASON vENNER RAY WANTED TO
KILL MoSELEY.
why did Vepner Ray want to kill Nose
ley:"
because MoSeley had taken six kegs of Il
ouor from him at one time and u little while
alter thai, they scuffled oyer u jug aud bro @
IL on the railroad track.
vESNER's BUSINESS TO SELL LIQUOR.
"Is Venner Ray in the habit OF selling H.
qnnr?"
was his clerk"
vENNER'S CLERKS.
"Dld he have any other clerks than yon p
Yes, sir. he had Lucius Bowls, Kissle Don
"How did they manage to sell liquor for
him?"
Thy had it bottled up in the restaurant t.
If anybody called for Whiskey they would
take Ii In their puckeis and take IT, out In the
stree 8. Sold II in the house by the drink; by
the pint; by the quart or ny the gallon They
huua book, and sometimes charged 1t. (Fhe
names of customers withheld. He named
over fiity oi them.)
IN BUSINESS SINCE 1892.
How long has Venner been in the liquor
Ever since 1892. He has been continuous.
~ IN the business since that time"
III ~ he ever been arrested Tor selling IL.
quor?"
times. He has bern convicted once. served
three months in jail"
"Have you ever been In jail before?"
ayes. sir; was put in Jail three times for
selling liquor. uas put IN Jail Que time
charged with shOotin Abe Wise."
TOM SHOT ABE WISE.
"Did you shoot Abe Vise?"
shot at him four or five times, and bill
him three times. ! was tried for the crime
and come clear. Venner Ray gave me two
pIHto.s, and quart of whiskey. He gave me
the whiskey SO that | would get drunk
enough To Kill him. Venner carried me down
TO his house, and waited for Abe Wise To
come. Abe come, and Venner gave him hall
pint of liquor In glass He drank II; stood
around awhile, and then Venner gave hi
another big drink; told me To go ON up Ut
be up here after awhile went on, and they
SION followed. When oppnslte To me, Ven.
ner told Abe to stand there awhile, az he
wanted T. 60 into the depot fred a, ABE
about twenty steps from where Moseley was
killed"
THE REASON THAT vENNER RAY WANTED
TO KILL ABE WISE.
NV why did venner want you to Kill Abe
Because he thought Abe was acting the
part of a spy on his business In selling IL.
Quor."
CHIEF OF POLICE RILEY WAS TO BE "BLowN
DOWN.
Ibid Venner ever ask you to kill anybody
else?"
Yes, sir; Jess Riley. Chief Of Police. had
pulled Venner for two dollars because be
cursed on the street, Nenner told me
"Snme dark night as you be travelling, blow
him down."
"Did you understand elbow him down" tc
mean for you 10 shoot him 81
Yes, sir"
THE LIQUOR BUSINESS.