The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-29
VERY BAD MAN
He Is Wantsd in Two States for
His Many Crimes.
An Officer From Greensboro, Ga,
Came For Him, But Papers Were
Not Right.

Not Right.
The State says William P. Lovett
who is now in Jail in Bamberg, is IL
a bad way. Two States are after him
and between the two he may serve
long long time. in prison. The crlme
of which he is accused are the das
tardly kind that make men rejoice te
see punishment meted in return
Those whom he offended were Wo-
men, or, in the eyes of the law, chill
dren. One of these he misled, the
other two he married.
r. E. Bethea, chief Of police OF
| Greensboro, Ga, we'd in Col
umbia Sunday with Tequisition pa
pers issued by the State of Georgia.
Gov. Ansel turned the documents ov-
er to the attorney general, but Mr..
Lyon reported that the papers had
been made out improperly. Gov. An
sci therefore declined to issue extra
dition papers.
The warrant upon which Lovett
was arrested and is being held for
the Georgia authorities charges him
with seduction. There is a graver
charge against him now, that Of big
amy. Into the lives Of three
women this man has come and
brought sorrow. 1t is probable that
before the Georgia authorities can
file additional requisition papers,
Lovett will have been arrested under
warrant sworn out in South Caro-
Tina, charging him with bigamy.
Mr.. Bethea stated that the case is
indeed sad one. Lovett was a mill
hand and was alternative to the olG-
er Of two daughters Of Mr.. Dl.lard,
superintendent of the mill at Green's
boro, Ga. His attentions were re-
sented by the parents. To the sur
prise Of all, Lovett and a younger
daughter, aged 1S, were married one
night. 1t was then that the older
daughter, herself not 16, declared
Lovett to be seducer. Lovett LETT
the night he was married, some time
in November last. That the marriage
was legal there is no doubt; it was
performed by a minister who signed
the legal certificate.
It is the custom of the officers
when they catch a fugitive to look
wise and say nothing of their meth
DDS of capture, but Mr.. Bethea talk
ed very sensibly about the matter
and said That 1t was quite easy, only
that it had required little time. Inc
cotton mills, for t.-eir own protectlon
and for the sake OF law and order,
issue monthly circulars in which they
describe the new hands employed. In
this way Lovett was located.
Mr.. Bethea sent the warrant to the
cheif of police at Orangeburg and by
the latter it was turned over to Sher-
iff John H. Dukes, who investigated
at once and found that this same Low
EFT had been resident Of orange
bur, but after havng married IN tnat
city had gone to Bamberg. Ine war
rant was returned to Chief Bethea,
who forwarded it to Sheriff Hunter
of Bamberg, and the man was arrest
ed under the Georgia warrant SO
served.
Mr.. Bethea was unable to get MS
prisoner, as the solicitor Of the CIR
emit which the crime was commit
ted had not submitted an ahdavlt TO-
the effect that the accused is wanted
for the crime specified. Not only can
he he arrested for seouction as charg-
ed but he is also guilty Of abduction,
for any one marrying child under
1S abainst the wishes of her parents
is guilty of abduction under the stat
ufeS