The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-28
ADAMS CAPTURED.
The Walterboro Murderer Was Sur
prissd by sherifs Posse.
EE EAD NOT LEFT THE STATE.

EE EAD NOT LEFT THE STATE.
AS Deputy Sheriff Henderson Enter ed
Adams House He Leveled His
Gun at Rim Bat Did
Not Fire.
A dispatch from Walterboro to Tae
State says g. A. Adams. the convict
ed aod sen :ercad murderer Of Henry
". Jaoues, who has 50 long been at
liberty, and for whose capture re-
ward Of 81, 100 has been offered, was
captured at bis home near Cottage
vile Wednesday night at midntghT.
It has been rumored fer some tine
that he was IN the neighborhood OF
his home, and Wednesday night de
rmined posse composed OF Sheriff L.
G. Owens, Deputy S"eriff E P Hen
dersoo, G. S. Arnett, e P. Knight, G
G. Strobel. p NJ Murray and Capers
Stewart, al Of WATERFORD, left town
about O'Clock and arrived at Adams
home about II o'clock. The one room
house situated in an open field was in
darkness and appeared to be locked
up. The posse surrounded the house,
some Of them guarding the avenues OF
approach, others guarding each door
and WINDOW. Deputy Henderson
knocked on the door and inquired OF
Mrs. Adams il her husband was al
home. After few rapS she replied
saying her husband was not there and
had not been there. He then request.
ed her to open the door as they were
going to search the house anyway.
She then began to CRY tell: 6 them they
could not enter. Mr.. Henderson then
secured an axe and broke the door
open and went in closely followed by
G. S. Aroett, the sherit1'S son-in-law.
Mr.. Henderson struck match and
held it up. he saw Adams in crouch
ed position near the fire place. Hi,
gun was level!ed on Henderson, who
threw down the match aud stepped
olt OF the door. Acans could have
killed the deputy or Arnett but die
not shoot,
RECOGNIZED ME-. HENDERSON.
He stated afterwards that by the
light OF the match he bad recognized
Nj. Henderson and did not wish to
Kill him as Henderson had shown him
many kindnesses while he was in jail.
Immediately a window was seen to
open and gun muzz.e protrnded as
il Adams was trying to escape through
she window, wbereupon the sheriff
fred a load Of buckshot ioto the win.
snw and no further effort at escape
~as made. The sheriff then connan,
ded Adams to surrender. Adams said
he would not su r.oded, that he'd
have to kill him, and that be would
| Kill the first man that care in the
door. He then requested that neith.
er Sheriff Owens, Deputy Sheriff Hen
dersn nor Arnett enter as he did not
wish to kill either Of them, but If
these wanted to come In to let them
Try it. Adams then wanted to know
if they were golng to get any reward
for his capture: that ne would no:
surrender il any reward was to be re-
ceived. They then explained to him
that the sherif's posse could not get
the reward, but thinking that the7
wanted to trap him, he wished to con-
suit with Magistrate Alderman, who
lived about a quarter OF a mile of.
The sheriff then believing that be
could be captured without bloodshed
decided that be would allow him to
cocsult Magistrate Acksrman and ;m.
mediately sent for him. Mr.. Ackermar
came and advised Adams that under
the law the sheriff could not collect
the reward. 10 the meantime G. S,
Arr cit tod Adams that be wished tC
have a private talk with him. Adams
replied that be would be glad to talk
with him if he could come IN. Adams
told MIN to enter but to leave his gur
on the outside. Arnett agreed to do
this provided Adams would PUT down
his gun, which Adams did, Adams
having in the meantime made a fire In
the hearth they sat down to have a
talk. Arnett finally persuaded him tt
surrender without resistance. Adams
then told the posse that all 0; the
could come in. Several went In to re-
enforce Arnett while others guarded
the approaches to the house in case
bis brothers and friends might at
tempt to rescue him.
SENT FOR D. ACKERgAN.
Before Adams consented to leave he
asked tc be allowed to see J. D.
Ackerman and wanted to send his
brother for him. The sheriff refused
to allow him to wake his brother, who
lived a short distance of, but per-
uitted the magistrate to go for Mr..
Ackerman. He came and Adams
wanted him to sell piese Of land for
him and talked about oshe. matters
OF business. In short time Adams
informed the posse if they would as.
sist him to pat on his oveIcoat he was
ready to 60, which they did, and
started for Waite: boro. They arrived
about 5 o'clock Wednesday morning.
The only weapon Adams was found to
possess was single barrel bieech load
ing shotgun.
After Adams was brought to Wal
terboro The was interviewed by your
correspondent. He talked freely but
was s. mewhat nervous. In reply to a
question he stated chat he escaped