The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-26
CAUGHT At LAST.
lRs Green TaSeeta' by the Sheriff With'
out ANY Trouble.
WAS LOCATED IN LOFT OF BARN
When Surrounded by Posse He Sur
rendered: His Victim Was
Doing Him a Kindness

rendered: His Victim Was
Doing Him Kindness
When Butchered.
a dispatch from Aiken to The
State says Lee Green, the alleged muir
derer of ZuraSky. the Jew peddler
from Aiken, was brought to Aiken by
Sheriff Alderman and posse Thurs
Gay night about $50 o'clock. Green
was surrounded and captured at his
fathers place near Hawthorn, about
20 miles from Aiken, Thursday eve
ming. For several days two men of
that section. Arthur Glover and
West Cadden. have been watching for
Green and finally located him at his
fathers house, when they succeeded
in holding him until the sheriff could
arrive with help.
Thursday morning they telegraphcd
Sheriff Alderman that Green was cor
nered and if he would come at once
with few men the man could be cap
tured. Sheriff Alderman left Aiken
about II o'clock with 10 men, and two
of Zurasky'S brothers also went tc the
scene at about the same time. The
sherifTS posse arrived at McCain's
store, two miles from Green's house
about 5 o'clock. where they found
Glover and Cadden, who had slipped
away to again communicate with t! e
sheriff, MeSsrS Glover and Cadden re-
ported that they and Green had freq
several shots at one another during t e
morning and tnat they knew he W; S
still on the place.
IN THE FODDER LOFT.
Sheriff Alderman, who now held
about l5 men, sent part Of his force
around to come in to the back Of the
farm and the sheriff and the balance
went to the house. Mr.. Green, the
elder. was asked if his son Lee was
at home. He replied that his son was
on the place, but he did no know ex-
actly where he was. The posse then
searched all the buildings and it was
finally discovered that Green vas in
the fodder loft of the barn.
THE MAN SURRENDERED.
1t was at first thought that the
barn would have to be burned in order
to chase Green out. but the sheriff
finally sent Green's brother into the
loft to tell him that be had better
give up. Green's brother went into
the barn and came out with Lees gun,
and then the man who is said to have
terrorized that section Of Aiken
county for nearly a month came out
uf the barn and gave himself up to the
sheriff. The gun Green had with
him was single barreled breechloader
and his ammunition was shells loaded
with bird shot When captured. it is
said that Green. told the Sheriff that
he was going to'give himself up after
awhile, as he didn't want to stay in
Jail SO long and was not able to give
bond. However there is no doubt
that that Immediate vicinity is feel
ing a great deal easier now that he
and the sheriff have finally made con-
nectlOD.
4 BAD NAN.
Lee Green is young man about
Is years of age, weighs about l75
pounds and is about six feet tall: is
powerful man for his age; is married:
is said to be a bad character and a
great trouble to his old father, who
is one Of the best men in that section.
1t is said that Lee Green shot at a
Jew peddler named Levy from
Augusta not long ago. and stated at
the time that be did it just to see him
run. Green is said to have threatened
to kill the next peddler that came to
his house, as they always sold his wife
goods and he was never able to keep
cent of money in the house.
CRIME WORSE THAN FIRST REPORTED.
Abram Zurasky is said to nave been
killed while performing an act Of cour-
tesy for Green. On the day Of the
murder Green had been to the grist
mill and rode up to his house on his
horse with Lis sack Of meal and his
double barraled shot gun across the
SADDLE just about the same time that
Zurasky drove up in his wagon. This
was about 2 O'Clock in the afternoon.
Green got off his wagon they shook
hands. Zurasky saw the sack on
the horse and took it across his
shoulder and told Green that he w)uld
take it into the house for him. Zu-
rasky walked towark the house and
whea be was about 25 steps away
Green shot him twice in the oack, did
not hurt him as the shot nearly all
entered the saSk of meal. Zurasky
turned and throwing the suck down
lifted his hands above his head and
begged Green not to shoot him. Zu-
rasky then saw Green reloaGing his
gun, so the peddler ran into the house
where Mrs. Green was and begged
her not to let her husband kill him.
HIS WIFE PLEADED FOR JEWS LIFE.
1t is SAID that Mrs Green pleaded
for the life OF the Jew, but Green
rushed into the house after him. Zu.
rasky held Mrs. Green between himself
and his assailalt, and then Green is
said to ho.ve told his wife that if she
did not get out Of the way he would
shoot her. Zurasky chen tried to run
away, but Green shot him twice in the
back and brought him to the ground
Just outside of the door, The shots
did not kill him and Green then got
an axe and chopped him until life was
extinct. Green then loaded the body
on his victims wagon and hid him 10
the woods as before reported. The
above story of the crime is said to
have been received direct from a re-
lation of Lee Green and is thought to
be authentlc.
Thief Captured His Captor.
q Albert Eckiund, alias George John
son, who was captured at Rawlins and