The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-03-22
A VICTIM OF FATE
THAT'S WHAT MAJOR ROWELL
:. SAYS OF r. A. ADAMS,
Who Killed Benry Jacques in Collie

Who Killed genry Jacques in Cole
ton County and is Now
Awaiting Execution
The case OF &. A. Adams Of Collie.
ton county has attracted wide atten-
tion. He is a white man under SEN
tence OF death, and that is something
unusual for S.u h G .roltns. He es-'
capped from jsil and remsiued arr und
his own home for months, long
enough to build a more comfortable
house for bis family, and that, too, Is
unusual. On account OF rumOrs
which reached the governors Office TO
the eff :ct that Adams was threaten
ing the lives Of people ard had de-
clared that he would pever be taken
alive, reward of 81, 1000 was cffared
f,r bis capture. That was the largest
reward on record in this State. The
fugitive was captured in his own
home, where he had teen all Of the
time since bis escape. He tffsred no
effective resistance. The reward was
not paid, as the capture was effected
by the sheriff and his posse and the
law does not allow sheriff to be re,
warded for arresting a criminal In the
sherlff's own baillWick.
Maj NJ. P. Howell of Colleton, at
torney for Adams, was in Columbia
on Friday on his way back to Walter
boro after having secured from Ju1ge
Pipe at Newberry a stay of the re-
mittitur in the case Of Adams. Nj.
Howell told Reporter Of The State
that his client is lsnguishing in jail,
that his family Is without means and
that he is representing Adams with
out pay. This stay OF the remittitur
will prevent the circuit court from
passing death sentence before the
supreme court can h,ar further argu
ments. There is quite long and In.
teresting story leading up to the trial
of Adams for the killing OF Henry
Jacques. These two had lived very
close together and had been good
friends, 80 it is said. Adams brother
r.arried a daughter Of Jacques, and
sae it Is who testified that she hearo
Adams threatening to kill Jacques
and now makes af3iavi0 that she
swore falselv against Adams because
she was afraid Of the jacques family.
Some time In Decemoer Of 1902, q
resident of the Cottageviils settle
ment, man named Hyatt, lost q
good calf Later I'll e COW was seen
near the place OF W. B. Adams lowing
as If her calf were In Adams enclo'-
ure. AS Adams was a desler in cattle
the reDple of the nPighborbood set m
ed to think this first class J ke on
W. B. Adams. Sundays afternoon,
January 4th, shor ly after dinner, the
jacques children began to moo and low
wnen they saw W. 3. Adams. There
had been some trouble the day before
batween them. Trouble was brewinp
aod 3. A. Adams, according to bis
O Wn statement, went out an o0g them
and told the children that If their
father were at home they would not
b. 81 Insulting to the Adams children.
Mrs. Jat ques came out and took part
10 the di,cussion, and she charged R
A. Adams with having SWORD at her.
She sent her Oldest son for Jacq les.
who returned Ia about two hours 1t
was then late in the afternoon. Wit
nesses at the trial STATE d that they
heard Jacques send one Of the cnt.-
dren for his gun. He, armf d with a
single bsrrelcd gun, and ti' Oldest
boy with a double barrelf d gun, then
went over to r. A. Adams house.
The latter swears that he had net
curse d Mrs Jacques ard was suspcc =
Ing DO trouble, but he Was In tne yaro
drawlOg a bucket Of waller. His at
ten'inn was attracted by some noise.
Jacq lag and his son were tnen wl5hin
80 yards. Il am going to Kill you !"
sa.d Jatqu 8, cnrsing Adams In the
Yilest manner. At that he blazed away
and Adams staggered with blaod
squirting out Of lis mouth. Subse
uuent exsmioatinn showed that There
were "a shot in his face, side ahd
arms, and bis wounds we're paiofu
though not dangerous. Jacques co9lIy
unbreeched bis gun and loaded 1t
again. II Is said that he went away,
saying bo.sticelo that he had killed
the old Crcckod le'-meaping Adams.
Even Maj. Howell, Adams lawyer,
admits that Ads ms is "hal d favored, "
hence his name Crrckodile."
jacques pro- ably thought he had
flushed Adams, nd fred no more. Tne
wounded man a. :ce sent to Walter
boro and Informed Maj. Howell that
he wanted Jacques prosecuted Maj
Howell asserts that Adams WAS =
"blow. hard" a braggart, always
threatening, but there was no eVi,
dencs to show that he had ever been a
dangerous man. He had JAcquss al
rested aud at the preliminary the &C
cused was bound ever to C :urt on the
cnarge of assault aud battery. Maj
Howell states that Adams had stoweo
a great deal OF feeling when lie first
sent for the LAWYERS, as he was then
at home shot up, hu5 on thoir persua-
Sions he decided to put the matter in
the cC urts rather than try to get ven.
gra"ce.
J,tor daooc yve Mt to WaItprhor0