The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-03-22

articles at the time stated thss Adams
had cut the svigs out of bis way so
that he could get good view OF Jac.
ques as he came riding along the road.
Mai. Howell describes the tragedy as
follows: B A. Adams, Stephen Ac-
herman and W. B Adams had been
engaged In a COW trade IN front of
Ackerman's gate when rain came up
and B A. Adams started home. he
had ridden down the road about SO
tards when he came upon Jacques.
also on horseback. They were ap.
preaching from forks of une road to
the main road, with Adams slightly
10 front.
Stephen Ackerman testifies that he
saw 1T and that Jacques had been
leading q dog with a rope in his right
hand and had the reins in bis left
hand. When he saw Adams, jacques
quickly shifted the rope from nis
right to his left hand and was reach
ing with bis right hand for bis pts
tol In his hip pocket, under bis over
crat, when Adams exclaimed, Stop "
Immediately afuerward Adams fred
and JscqEe Ees fell dead The load OF
S,ut hau entered his throat and some
of the shot were on the b sex Of his
left band. The defense claims that the
left hand holding the reins was eleva-
Jed to point almost in front OF the
face, but that woulc appear to be an
aWkard position for rider, and tends
to carry out the assassination theory.
Adams was tried and WAS sentenced
to be hanged. Mi. Howell explains
this by stating thai there was an up
rising OF public sentiment and that
Adams suffered fur Others. Behling
was tried for killing Bitch and was
acquitted. Murdaugh was tried for
killing Pope and was sentenced to
serve 5nree years (lpd was pardoneIl
at the expiration Of two years., There
we're homicide cases to y nu nber OF
seven at the same term of court AMI
tho punishment meted out was in the
same proportion as in the cases named
In res ponse to public clamor the jury
convicted Adams because the others
accused had escaped 80 lightly. So
says Maj Howell. And be declares
that If Adams should get new trial
he would be acquitted.
He admits that Adams acted badly.
" hen lying In jail under sentence Of
death he heard that his family was
suffering for the necessities Of life, go
he broke Jail and went straight to hts
homs. He was never very far from
bis home from the time OF his escape
i, June until he was captured in De.
csmner following. In tnat time he
had % lnaged to build a more comfort
aole house for hi. family aud was
about in the frame of mind to sur
render to the sheriff anyway when he
was taken. NJ J. Howell states that
Adams made NJ effort to ruo away,
although ne kept concealed in the
wo4ds nearby whenever be thought lie
might be SUI jacted to su Vsillance.
Members If the Jacques family
knew of his presence and were writing
10 the governor to have him arrestea'
as they feared the man. Maj. Howell
says that sentimet had turned IN
Adams favor to such an extent that
tne sheriff could get nobody to tell
him of Adsms' movements, nor conld
he get posse to go with him to make
the arrtsI Adams did not shoo5 st
Sneriff o yens when the posse took
him. The arrest was made by De
putty Sher # 81. Pdoieau Henderson, q
fearless man.
Adams father was turbulent,
overhearing man and was killed An
the fie. d by his own brother-in.law, a
peacsable Frenchman named Augu5.
tus Verdier. Adams was beating
Verdier with q root when the latt I
fired in self defense. Allie Adams
has the same kind OF bullying diSposi.
tion and was very unpopular.
The 80 called "after-d scovared evi.
dence" In this case consists Of I'd 'a-
Wits frfm persons who declare that
they %ore falsely at the former trial.
They have not been arrested for per.
jury.