The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-30
DEPUTY ALL KILLED

By Supposed Horse Thief Named
Jefcoat In
LOWER PART OF AIKEN COUNTY.
The Story Of The Affair as Obtained
from Different Sources. The
Fugitive Desperate
On last Tuesday night week Gov.
McSweeney received the following
! telegram:
WAGNER, July -.
To Gov. McSweeney. Columbia, S. G.
,Je!rcoat found. Killed one of OR
men. Escaped to swamp. Send
bloodhounds to Perry tonight on train
No. 80. J. \. PicenS.
Deputy Sheriff.
The governor found it impossible to
ret communication with Wagener
or to get bloodhoundS, and wired the
sheriff of Aiken county to that effect,
also asking for further particulars.
There is a reward OF 500 for the cap
ture and delivery Of JetfcOat. as 1t IS
supposed that he is at the head ot a
gang of horse thieves that have been
terroriZing the whole county.
The governor heard nothing more
Wednesday of the affair. He expected
a reply from Sheriff Alderman to his
telegram during the forenoon, but up
to 80 o'clock nothing came from the
sheriff. The governor then wired the
sheriff again rs follows:
Have you any information in re-
card to Jetfcoat matter at Wagner: |
wired you last night to give me full
information. Answer"
The States correspondent at
Augusta sends the story below. giving
some further information. Though
Jeffcoat is claimed in the story as a
Georgian, he is a South Carolinian un-
fortunately, and is known as des-
perado. The facts presented to the
governor show that he has been operat-
! ing at the head OF a gang of horse
| thieves in Aiken county for some time
and only last week the reward refer
red to above was offered. Here is what
the correspondent says:
A GEORGIA ACCOUNT.
Georgia has produced veritable
Tracey, who has crossed over into
Carolina and has worked the authori-
ties Of that State to a fever heat.
Charlie Jeffcoat was being chased by a
sheriff in the southern part Of Georgia
last week for horse stealing and when
he got too close for the welfare Of the
fugitive Jefrcoat turned on him, shot
him. The criminal then crossed the
river to Aiken county and the chase
was taken up by Sheriff Alderman OF
Aiken and Deputy Ahl with blood
hounds. Tuesday morning some time
they struck the criminals trail and
followed him to JetfcoattOWn, a SET
tlement down the river. When they
discovered Jeffcoat and were closing III
on him he turned and fired a broad
side at the two officers. Sheriff Alder
man escaped the bullets, but Deputy
Ahl was shot dead and the criminal
escaped the second time about $50
Tuesday afternoon, taking to the
woods. Sheriff Alderman Immediate
ly organized a posse and notified the
sheriffs Of Orangeburg and Edgefeld,
who have joined in the hunt for jeff
coat, bloodhounds still being used to
trace.
HE WANTED ARMS.
Things rocked along until Wednes-
day night before the governor got any
information from the officers in Aiken
and when it did come it was vague and
brought no facts bearing on the kill
ing of the deputy. It was in the shape
of the following telegram:
Aiken, July %.
governor MCSWeelley.
Palmetto rifles disbanded. Guns are
here but some parties refuse to give
them up. Wire instructions. My dep
uty and posse still there. Will leave
soon as possible.
Owen Alderman, Sheriff.
Governor McSweeney promptly sent
this reply:
Owen Alderman, Sheriff, Aiken, S.
c.: I said nothing about Palmetto RI
tles. My advice was for you to organ
ize posse and do your best to capture
Jetfcoat. Give me full particulars by
wire. NJ. B. McSweeney, Governor.
MORE MESSAGES.
Wagner, S. c., July 24.
Gov. N. B. McSweeney:
The people think the parties are
here in the swamp. Is there any
i chance for blood hounds. II so send
them. Send me two boxes 3S and 10
Winchester rifles to Perry first train.
Owen Alderman,
Sheriff.
This reply was sent:
Owen Alderman, Sheriff, Nagener,
S. c.:
Have directed adjutant generals
department to ship Two boxes OF IS
and 10 WincheSterS cartridges TO
Perry at once. Will see if can secure
blood hounds from county authorities
here. Wire me fully as to your move
ments and do your best to capture
JetTcoat. VI. 3. McSweeney,
Governor.
Then came this from the sheriff:
Wagener. S. c.. July 24.
Gov. NJ. B. McSWeeney:
Parties here who are harboring jeff
coat are trying to keep US of him.
Must | arrest those parties and send
them t0 iai1 Notify sheriff LeXing-