The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-30
Bill Dixon Killed.

The notorious 'sBill Dixon" mas again
been heard from, and if the story be
true then the country is rid Of a des-
perate character. Dixon was heard
from by Sheriff Gamble some time last
year, and he Immediately set about to
effect his capture but was foiled
through the outrageous connivance OF
the Florida authorities. Sheriff Gam
Bile received letter from man IN
Florida locating Dixon at lumber
camp our sheriff got into communlca-
tion with the sheriff of that county,
and had Dixon arrested, but on the
statement of a man by the name OF
Davis in whose employ Dixon was the
Florida sheriff, without giving our
sheriff q chance to reach there re-
leased Dixon, who at once, fearing a
recapture, left for another camp.
1t is a common practice in the
Georgia turpentina and lun Der
camps for the employers to screen
their hands from arrest, and they even
resort to the swapping process to
effect the escape OF a criminal. II a
criminal is located IN one camp and IS
about to be arrested, the manager OF
that camp will swap him of to another
camp, and when the officers go to n.:-.,e
arrest the bird has flown. II the arrest
is made as was in the case OF Dixon,
the Boss goes to the sheriff and Sc
cures the release by stating ne IS &C
cuainted with the man arrested, ano IT
is not he who is wanted.
The party who informed Sheriff
Gamble of Dixon's Whereabouts knew
Dixon well, and was positive as to his
identity, but his word would not hold
with the Florida sheriff against the
camp 'sBoss" whose hand had been
taken, but this desperate has at last
.sdied with his boots on" The Jack
sonville (Fla) Times Union publishes
the following:
AS result of wounds received a
week ago last Saturday night, during
general row on Enterprise street,
near the Naval Stores yards William
Dixon, negro died Sunday night at
his home on the corner OF Barbour
street and railroad avenue.
The shooting had never been report
ed to the police, and the first heard OF
it was when the death of Dixon was
reported. Justice Willard, OF the
Eleventh district, at once had jury
of inquest summoned and empaneied
to Investigate the cause OF death. The
Jury met at Justice Wizards office
Yesterday morning and then adjourned
until Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock,
when witnesses will be examined.
In the meantime the city detectives
took up tie matter and in a compare
lively short time Detective W: B.
Cahoon placed under arrest Will los
ter, Nathan Cutter, James Weboer
and Dan Green. These negroes were
committed to the county Jail to await
the action Of the coroner's jury.
1t was learned that there had been
q general shooting scrape, and 1t Is
alleged by the others that VIII Foster
fired the shot that struck Dixon. 1t
was found that James Webber was also
injured, having been struck IN the
shoulder by pistol shot. His wound
is not serious.
How Dixon managed to keep the fact
that he was wounded quiet for so long
a time is not known.
The men under arrest all admit
that they were present during the
row, and they claim that there was
general shooting scrape and a number
of shots were fred.
Justice Willard and the coroner's
Jury will make a thorough investiga-
tion OF the affair and try to ascertain
who fred the shot that resulted IN the
death of Dixon.