The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-22
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s9MegY 1S mat but for o miscarriage
OF justice there might have been
others convicted In connec ion with
Dan Murphy. He Is sure THAI the
man In Ill at S wainsboro IL Dan Muir.
phy, for his actions have indicated as
much. Murphy Is known to have been
IN that part Of the country anyway
s WatnsbOro Is IN Emanuel county, euu
distant from Augusta and Savannah.
and Is not on a through line of rail
way.
A special to The State THURSDAY
night from Orangeburg says:
The impression here ia that the
penitentiary guard made a mistake,
Murphy's wife's relatives moved tc
Swainsboro several years ago and II
has been reported here several times
that he ranged b.tween Swainsborc
buu J"dOhSOllVlllC
1t is also reported that a party
mere had located Murphy at SWANS.
boro just prior to the time the fact OF
Murphl's being a G ,orgia convict be.
CINE known and that this party had
hoped to C the reward. The senti
ment here has never changed, Murphy
Is still believed guilty The statement
OF his Georgia relatives that he WAS In
Augusta at the time Of the murder of
Treasurer Copes has been proven false.
1t Is believed to have been unwise to
have committed the sentence OF o man
who so richly deserved his death.
without making some Efforts to verify
The statements made In Murphy's be.
half at the last moment and which
could have been disproved without
much trouble"
MIR. KITTRELL S STATEMENT.
Mr.. Kittrell made the follow inc
signed statement for The State before
he left home Thursday:
Cope, S. O., Dec. ii, 1905.
The State,
Columbia, S. y.
o ask my reason for believing
person at Swainsboro Dan Murphy. I
nave always felt like some one in au
thorlty was bribed to give him his
liberty, and If they we're ana any of
them sent they could not afford to
Identify him, sc when | saw by The
papers 1t was not him / sent his bic.
ture to sheriff at SWRinsboro and wrote
him my fears in the matter. l recalv.
ed letter Thursday stating that the
picture sent was the man he had, /
sent the letter to governor In morn.
ing's mail and wired him Thursday
night and ask him to call on w. 0
Tatum or q letter that would explain.
G. b. KITTRELL
MURPHY IDENTIFIED
A special to Tho Savannah Morn
Ing News from S@ainsboro y D,
O. Murphy alias Frank Smith, has
at last boon identified as the murder.
er OF County Treasurer Robert Copes,
and G. b. Kittrel of Cope is *.
to arrive hero for his prisoner tomUr.
row. Smith was arrested in this
county last May for horee stealing.
He was convicted In October, and has
been serving his time on the county
Ol1iuBhuK hu ClDpeT k01U mere from
SouJn Carolina 10 days ago failed TO
Identify the prisoner but q photo
graph OF Smith sent here by Kittrell
made his positive Identification com.
plete, AS requisition papers have
already been granted Srtth will be
taken TO South Carolina at once.
GONE no See THE MAN.
CAp6. d. j. Gfihlsh, superintendent
OF the State penitentiary, Mr.. Geo.
Ben Kittrell, former auditor OF
O angeburg county, who prosecuted
Dan s.. Murphy for the killing of
Treasurer Oopes, and Corporal Hardy
of the penitentiary guard went TO
SwaiD56oro, Ga, Thursday 10 take q
look at the man "Smibh" In Jail there
for horse stealing. Sergeant O. o.
Roberta OF the ~penitentiary guard was
unable to fully Identify the prisoner as
Murphy.
The following letter res seee!;;ea bby
the governor Friday from the sheriff
OF Hmanuel county;