The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-19
BARTOV WARREN dead.
END OF THE DARING TRAIN
ROBBER AND MURDERER.
The Hedy FOnad gsst B"i"" "here
Express safe WAS Thr"wo In River
lAensl0ed.
Tho State.J

Brspchv!lie, Maj ch I5.-The body found In
the kdisto river yesterday morning was saken
out this morning and positively identined as
the body of Barlow Warren, though tue yer
dict OF the coroner's jury was ihst the man
Was upk uowu 10 them and that he came I'd
mis- deaf b by accidental drowning.
Every Que that has seen this body and knew
warren during lie. positively Identified Il m
The pi.tois found on the body were also
Identified ~ warren's property.
IRON, where the body was found just isrxe
enough Tor one man To sleep In. This was ln
siy hi oi where the safe was tied on tne p.sn.
OF January 9TH. The supposition now Is tnat
warren w. as ~ this camp watching the ssie
when the officers found IL, and seeing tney
we're pretty close and fearing capture, trieu 10
ismpt. II was generally thought that War.
rep vas at the head OF both oi tbe express
robberies " hicn occurred near rnS .Eient.
Tusre was several express envelopes ,ooho
ON the hody, all Of which con'sined ~ o..
STORY OF THE ESDISG OF wARRENs CA
REER-THE HIDDEN CAMP THE MAN HAD
cccuPiRp-rHE TIL EoRY AZ TO THE DEATH
Al stated yesterday. when the news was re.
cal . ed mere that u body ruppo-ed 10 Dc that
of WsrTru had been iouhd u Was sunsy ',, ..!,
nj the iRcts, and yesterday scseiai Soaumoi
ans went Oh the a. m. train 10 Inc scene VI
the yruesone nnd, returning iast evening
la,ued which lett No duuUt " hhtever ~ 10 Tue
Identity OF The dead man. Route Agent Rich
nI dsou. oi the southern Express COMPANY,
also went down aud closely .xanncS t,,,s, S" .hs
lac Nad only known warren casuaiy ANU u,e %
not ieiy ON his own memory Ior tue loent.u
cation, prsietrtpg 10 take ahat OF tnose WIG
nnd kuowu bim we'll he Was satisfied. lie
9. aied, however, that the packages ioond On
the body Wese genuine ex press packaRes
MANY details were nevertheless ootsineo.
lust Al this point In the Edisto nsea .no w"
Ter course makes . doube bend. leaving
STRAIGHT stretch OF ABOUT i00 YARDS; On tno
upper portion ot this stretch, on the Ieit go:pk
down sifeain, the sale had been pnt ,n tno
river FROM tnis point for distance oi three
hundred yards dosn Ino river - clear oIun
,endinv back 10 thick bushes Just beyond
lsyoon NOT Tar from the point wnere the river
maxes a sharp turn 10 the 'en; a. - PoasTa o's,1
yrs 10 Ine thick giowth aud person hioing
M the growth could Rec the other spot without
beinr seen. IL was In this growth tnet Bar
.S,sd. commandinx clear view oi The spot
where the sAio had useu. The oody va ioona
iuTsber down tue river ou tho other SIDE.
Everything cieariy inaica,sa ru1,x .nrs rs.nbsS
the river ~ Is O'Clock the tnof niok sitel tno
roboery 70 raise The safe. secinx The num-
osrs and the dogs Ss vH,ns sviGsny ,as: ne eouiS
moi be seen. He had Jumped In WIN mis-
clothes and weapons UPON hin person, sno
mai not counted on the very swit water ON
ihe opposite side oi the Doud. HE strength
musl nave iaii,d him when ne yut INTO tbe
sw,il curs enL, and - In believed lue ooay Was
rarrted under the growth near the benk Wpole
it iemniued until the iresnet came aioog snu
pushed II up on the bank, lea.in. u tnere
upou ,tccding. THIS theory seems oofne Out
iium his watch which had stopped ~ exactly
a ~ o'clock. IL 10 believed thnt MS comPan-
,onv fird GOWN the l.fl bank Ol the river VIII
oui ven. uripg 10 swim Tho stream. TIE
bioodhouuds nsd followed the trsii - Within
A hundred ieoI oi tho conceAied camp ano
nHd wanted 70 cToss Ine lasoon. ,!s,; haa snss
ioue - perhaps The oaner men Souta nave
oeen captured that very day.
An sw tui sight greeted tnuse who came u
the river bank yesterday mosnioy. tae ooay
mad been iuupd with tho ince exposed u Tue
carriops Those who found The oOuy were
down the river In boat placing nsh nets
vbeu tho cnrrions attracted their tlteoton
and u wss 10 .nis wy .Ss. sae m oSs s' "ss
md the hair had washed from tne hosd tnc
,siu hnd come on, ana Though the clotutng
sas removed very carefully, yesterday Tue
,kiu IN many places came On Win the ciOth-
Iuv. Iu the msn's pock cts were iouud every
puck sxe Z. q. u. direct AID Z. U. u. return
,osi had been taken iiom the expsoss car on
Wss. Inc reward was offered for the capture
ii Warren aiter the murder OF Wsson ~
August iAst thlu description was given oi nith'
Height I'm stocking seet) l1et va inches'
stixui l5O. Age "a. Hair. dark oro. q. ~ e.
orownisn grey. Ian raise y ful beard quickly.
-ounru snuuiuers. Carries himself erect aud
10 alert In appearance. Circular pitteo scar
On the right sxiiln Of arm and \ iin' ar scsr ~
right gruiu. Raised smooth moles Oh ieit side
usck VI neck and jusL 10 right oi center oi
uape, both near line and on ieit oet~ cen onck
uf neck apd shoulder. Two linear scars on
uxck oi left thumb. A numoer of plnneac
noies on back. shoulders. sfins, throat, che"t
auu thighs"
The budy and found each oi The above oe
,cribsd SCARF ana maj kr, win Tue exception
uf lhe yma.Ie rnoies described. Tue mole On
The back uf lhe Geek, however, could oe clear
" keeu.
ON lhs body found yesterday were thin Cot.
tuu drawers, dark pants, back SOCKS Win
oius and Sel ow stripes around thS m No. b
Saiteis, red flannel uudcrshirt. blue ovorshirl,
aud dark coat and S6st. Tue lnan was hppa'
rently Jeet 7 inches, weight I1o pounos, wen
de eveioped, and had we'll snhped hhnos apo
ieet. The hair And skin gone from henu ahu
lne fesh jrum one side vi the lace was gone
the teeth all showing. They ~cre nue. tee'n.
lnrre was u smaii god plug In The lsit front
tooth oi the upper SCI; from the ower jaw
Jne law tOOtb Was gone, apu tooth was gone
Irum the lett side. Ihe match tootn on Tue
rIv ht siue wxs niled with smaiyum. Toe Jaw
tOOlu Was gone from hhe upper right haho
side, and The nose was bumped at tho bridge
and nsllened a. the END. There was short.
dark beard. The fellow hna wool thread
xtoses. The lett eye was out. There was
iai re scar under the right arm. Tue nan lao
A sti ,peL cloth chvoi oag with SHOULDER strap.
SIX IS pistol cartridges, h kniie whh n woodeh
hnnuie, an imitation iIeerrchantn pipe, win
horn tnoutnpieco, u pocket looking gisss'
nail of bag Of smoking tooacco cheap
american watch which had stopped NJ $50. y
Cots IS revolver with inch barrel: one ball
shot out: smith & Wes.on revolver Win
hree cartridges empty and Two loaded, Oelt
with ~ pistol cartridges and Two holsters.