The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-17
KILLED BY NEWB0LD.
FATE CITIZEN OF sPARTkNsURG
COUNTY.
Saos as Ee Moved OT-The Cons able
Clain2s the Deed Was Accidental--Citi-
z>ns Indignant, New old Hss Flsd.

Clainas the Deed Was Accidental--Citi-
z,ns Indignant, Sewbold Hss Flsd.
a speci&I to the Columbia State says
S2artanburg county is the seat of an
awful tragedy aaG perhaps by mere
coincidence the scane of murder IS Just
two miles below the SPOT where Will
Durham and Jack Fisher were mur.
dered by State constables in June,
1885. on the Howard Gap road. The
victim IN this case is J. Henry Tur-
ner, one OF the most highly esteemed
ana Influential citiZens 10 the county,
farmer IN good circumstances. He
came to his death by a pistol SHOT this
morning fred by Chief State Consta-
bic NewbolG.
The facts Of the case are about as
follows: 4 short while back Newbold
received instructions from the governor
- take wagon and three men and
N Ike 3 touring expedition through
SeS.!aoC1rg, Pickens and Greenville
3Uties, as many people were com plain.
i7g Of the Illicit sale of whiskey in
l0s:e counties. So N9wbold secured
the >a,7;ces OF S. 7. aowie, Lat'ar
and McCassill to assist him. Last
night he iefl tHo Of the party at the
stand pipe in the city limits and he and
Howie wen: up the Harvard Gap road
until they reached the Stephen Grove
negro church, two and q half miles
from the city limits. Here they camp
ed. About o'clock this morning Mr..
J. z. Turner passed BY on his way to
Columbia 10 attend meeting Of the
cotton growers in Columbia during
+! fair week. He was accom- panied by
young man named Bruce and was in
buggy which mule was pulling.
Arr.vinz near the church they both
saw tae camp FIRE, but thought moth
iDg Of i. Newoold turned to Howie
IS the buggy approached and told him
=! to 90 out and halt it. This he pro.
i cesded to do but reaching the vehicle
he could see that there was nothing
suspicious ABOUT toe buggy or It's in
mates, 50 ne proceeded to let it pass.
/; NeT5old hurried up and started to
!o7ertzks the buggy, the mule then
! trct.iag briSkly. He succeeded IN
doing so, and planting himself in the
middle Of the road in front of the Dug
cy called on Mr.. Turner and Bruce to
halt. Newbold had a cooked pistol in
each hard The mule kept steadily
on and Newbold raised the pistol in
his left hand to fire. Just afterwards
the gun in his right hand also went
off and the bail took effect IN Mr.. Tur-
uer's throat. The wound proved fatal,
! for 80 minutes later he died. The vic.
tin was carried to town by Mr.. Bruce
jaod ex-Ssa:e Constable Howie. Dr..
Dean was summoned and he pro-
!nouoced Mr.. Turner dead. His body
| was then taken back to his home, six
miles above the city. Newbold claims
! that the killing was accidental purely.
] He says that when he raised the weap-
: on to fire to make the mule halt the
| other pistol also went off inhicting the
deadly wound. This is the story he
! tells his attorney, Judge W. S. Thona.
son, and it is corroborated by his COM
pauion, S. T. Howie.
! Newoold came to town Immediately
after the killing, and through his at
torney procured horse and buggy
: and drove out OF the city little after
6 O'CLOCK. He has not since been seen.
! Sheriff Dean is vigilant and active
and will certainly nab him. The
;ccro1er's Inquest was held this after
noon. The Jury returned verdict
that J. Henry Turner, deceased: came
to his death from gunsao. wound
from the hands of w. &. NeWbold,
with S Z. Howie SIS accessory. S. 7.
! HoTie is now lodged in the county
Jail. The public feeling against New
; bod is very bitter, and if he had been
caught today he would nave been
! ilynched. Nj. J. Il. Turner was
representative farmer of the county,
about IS years Of age; was deacon IN
New Plsgaa Baptist church for years,
and leaves wife and six children, all
! grown. lis death is mourned by
! many.
| a REWARD OFFERED.
| The Columbia State says Gov. El:
/ lerbe has heard what great many OF
! the people OF Soartano ourg have had
| 10 say about the killing of Mr.. Tur-
ner IN that county by State Detective
/ ". H. N9wbold oa wednesday, and
F.; has baen able ia consequence to form
| a very good idea OF the state OF feeling
F.; therein regard to the matter. As
result he l&s. night announced that
F.! &c aad offered ; reward OF $3.50 for the
! capture o the h3eirg detective.
/ Friday morning Governor Ellerbe
received tne following telegram from
! To Governor W. H. Ellerbe. Colum-
bia, s. e.
Nex6oid certainly seen two hours
! agc near Catawoa Junction, eight
mics from here. I. G. CCLP,
Chief OF Police.
This dispatch was received during
me forenoon. Nothing later was
heard from Rock Hill. Sheriff Dean
! OF 0oartanourg county Was IN Colum-
! oia Friday. He held a consultation
with Gov l-.lerbe and suggested the
o4f-ring II q reward for the capture OF
! iNewboI~. With the approval Of the
governor ne replied to the telegram
/; from ta9 chief Of police at Rock Hill
ctf3riog a reward made up by the
! p5opIe Of Sparsanburg Of 800. 4
sIDi!ar telegram was sent to the cnlef
Ct paIice OF Charlotte.
s fore Sheriff Dean LETT home ne
+; ;elsgraphsd to tae sulhorities st Co
iumb!a, Chester, Winnsboro, Union
! aud Rutherford, n c., asking New
5oia's srrest, and Otherwise made
every tflr. 70 bring about the capture
o; .4e fugitive, searching closely al
catgoiag ttair.2.
Taere IS very s;rouz and unfa7ora'
| p,a criticism being induJeed IN as to
tae &ct.oa O. ! torIey W. 5. Taema-
sen OF S2ar.a2ourg, who aided New
! oc.d to escape, according to MS tele'
e>aal 10 Ice governor. Tle charge Is
Freely made raat By his action be has
lad himself liable as accessory after
the tac..
Gs;.Ic. Sack TO tbs Band Wagon.
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