Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-09
on A VERY SERIOUS CHARGE
David OFT is In oransebars daiI. for
AlIeued Assault

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| lumbia: State gives the following story:
A warrant was issued by Magistrate
C. P. Brunson of this city upon sffi-
dsvit of:.Mr:. Adam L. Shumaker, charg-:
| ing DaYid OFT with having committed
Ill assault upon liz daughter, Miss Lula
Shumaker.
Mr.. Shumaker is a we'll known farni-
:r who resides in Goodby township,
| few miles this side Of Elloree, and
baafs an excellent reputation as good
citizen and iisiahhof. The accused is
son Of Mr.. A: A: OFT; who is q success
full farmer, residing on the Stats read
sn1y d few miles distant from the horlS
IF Mf. Shti1naksr; Young OFT is about
20 years of age, while the F6ung lady
is said TO be about II years OF age.
The story is that Sunday afternoon
one of Mr.. Shumaker's boys and two OF
his girls went to Jerusalem church, a
few tniles away, to attend a funeral,
aid al, they we're leaving young ott
asked Miss Lula to rlds With, him; ~
was late. III the afternoon and ne IN.
gered .behiGa ths other ,buggies going in
the same direction. Atttf they had
passed he stopped in some woods near
the road and, it is alleged, committed
the Crime. He then drove the young
lady, near her fathers house and told
her5to get out and walk home. This
heTefused TO do through modification.
He then todk her to his fathers f5use.
Young 0tt then left home and went to
the house OF Amos DaftzteT to spend
the night. It was not until this ni6Tnips
thatSSMr. Shunaker was apprised OF his
daughters whereabouts ahd condition,
pndSthis information came first to Gir
from Mr.. Dantzier, to whom young OFT
hadstold of the occurrence, making him
his Iconfdent Mr.. ,shumaker went to
.theShcme of Mr.. OFT fof his a&ughtar
and with. his wife ascerteined that
young Ott had accomplished his pur-
rose and then be set out for Orange
burg to Intercept OFT. His information
was that OFT was coming to Orange
burg early Monday morning for the
purpose OF disposing Of his horse and
luSgy and to take the ;first train to
leave the country.
The young man has several scratches
onshis face and the contention is that
lie treceived them in the struggle with
the young lady. 1t is also said that he
had been drinking.
As soon as Mr.. Shumaker reached
Ofa1:geburg he consulted his attorneys,
Msssrs: Raysor and Summers, and the
warrant of arrest was procured; Con-
stable Fonrse was sent out by Magis-
trate Brunson to search for young Ott,
and he wea Informed that he had stare-
ed5back for the country with a negro
ina buggy.
Z. Mr.. Goures, however, found OFT in
the city, arrested him at once and
placed him in Jail.
Young Ctt denies the above story
and gave lie constable d different YER
sion. When the girl refused TO 90 to
her home he took her to his fathers,
showed her tc room up stairs, told
his mother Of her presence in the house
and he then went to his own rom and
retired. He said that b. came TO
Qrahgebutg this morning to return a
sss sAa4 be bad sEE.sss1tly songat aas
!Ag by tie arrest: s. z
# is said that young OFT had been
having attention to the young lady oqt
that Mr.. shumaker objected to his at
tention and would not allow MN 10
come to his house. a..
There is some conflict between the
current reports concerning the AFFAIR,
hence the contentious of both sides are
given above as nearly correct as pos
sible. It is probable that there VIII be
= nrelimihary examination held very
soh and then the full facts will be
brought out.