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LEE GREEN CAPTURED.
Was Locnted In Loft Of Barn-When
Surrounded by Posse He Surren-
dered-Hfs Victim Was Doing Him
a Kindness When Butchered.

Surrounded by Posse He Surren-
dered-Hfs Victim Was Doing Him
Kindness When Bntchered.
Aiken. Aug. 22.-Lee Green, the al
legged murderer of Iurasky, the Jew
peddler from Aiken, was brought to
Aiken by Sheriff Alderman and posse
last night about $50 o'clock. Green
was surrounded and captured at his
fathers place near Hawthorn, about
% miles from Aiken. yesterday even
ing.
For several days two men of that
section, Arthur Glover and West Cad
den, have been watching for Green
and finally located him at his fathers
house, where they succeeded in hold
ing him until the sheriff could arrive
with help.
Yesterday morning they telegraph
ed Sheriff Alderman that Green was
cornered and if he would come at once
with few men the man could be cap
tured. Sheriff Alderman left Aiken
about 12 o'clock with ten men, and
two of Zurasky's brothers also went to
the scene at about the same time.
The sheriff's posse arrived at McClain'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 the
sheriff. Messrs. Glover and Cadden
reported that they and Green had fired
several shots at one another during
the morning and that they knew he
was still on the place.
In the Fodder Loft.
Sheriff Alderman, who now had
about Is 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 honse. Mr.. Green, the
elder, was asked if his son Lee was at
home. He replied that his con was
on the place, but he did not know
exactly where he was. The posse
then searched all the buildings and it
was finally discovered that Green was
| 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 he 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 ter
rorized that section of Aiken county
for nearly a month came out of the
barn and gave himself up to the
sheriff. The gun Green had with him
was a 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
feeling great deal easier now that he
and the sheriff have finally made con-
nection.
| A Bad Man.
Lee Green is young man about Is
years of age, weighs about 175 pounds
and is about six feet tall is q 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 Jew ped.
dler named Levy from Augusta not
long ago, and stated at the time that
he 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 have been
killed while performing an act OF
courtesy for Green. On the day of the
murder Green had been to the grist
mill and rode up to his house on bis
horse with his sack of meal and bis
double barraled shotgun across the
saddle just about the same time that
Zurasky drove up in his wagon. This
was about o'clock in the afternoon.
Green got off his wagon they shook
hands. Zurasky saw the sack of meal
on the horse and took it across his
shoulder and told Green that he would
take it into tile house for him. Zuras-
XIV walked toward the house and
when he was about 25 steps away
Green shot him twice in the back, but
did not hurt him as the shot nearly all
entered the sack of meal. Zurasky
turned and throwing the sack down
lifted his hands above his head and
begged Green not to shoot him. ~
rasky then saw Green reloading 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.
It is said that Mrs. Green pleaded
for the life of the Jew, but Green rush
ed into the house after him. Zurasky
held Mrs. Green between himself and
his assailant, and then Green is said
to have told his wife that if she did
not get out of the way he would shoot
her. Zurasky then tried to run away,
but Green shot him twice in the back
and brought him to the ground just
outside of the door. The gun 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
in the woods as before reported.
The above story Of the crime is said
to have been received direct from a
relative of Lee Green and is thought
to be authentic.