Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
MURDERER ARRESTED
The Fellow Who Killed Mr.. Fish
er at SaIIey
Several Years Ago Caught i'm New
York and Will be Brought Back
for Trial.

for Trial.
Fred Dunbar, the slayer of E.. +
| Fisher, has been captured after holm
at large for nearly two years. H
was arrested at Middletown, N. Y.
on Monday evening by Officer Char
les Green, of the police force at fha
| place.
Dunbar shot and killed Mr.. Fishe
/ at Salley, Aiken county, on the 24ti
of December, 1905, while Fisher wa
attempting to arrest Paul Dunbar
brother of Fred Dunbar. He. will
jim Williams. was charged with tht
murder. Williams was apprehended
trled, convicted and is now unde
sentence OF death to he hanged &
Aiken on the 10th of this month.
Fred Dunbar was shown to be
desperate character and his captur,
was attempted, but he fed and wa.
not heard from for several months
At one time he was reported TO hav,
been under arrest in Florida. but h,
escaped while he was being brought
to Aiken.
Fred Dunbar's description was cir
culated all over the country and z
few days ago w. II. Davis, chief ot
police of Salley, was advised by tn,
authorities of Middletown, n. Y.
that they had located Dunbar or
Monday he was arrested upon 9
charge of assault with intent to xii
William Burns, whom he had shot
and badly wounded in n quarrel over
| game of cards at Otisville, n. Y.
When arraigned Dunbar pleaded
guilty to this charge, but the magis.
trate refused to accept this and enter.
ed plea of not guilty and commit
ted Dunbar to Jail in order to hold
the prisoner until the Salley authori
ties could be heard from To the
police of Middletown Dunbar denied
that his name was Dunbar and gave
his name and address as William
Wagner, Shreveport, La" He also
stated that he had never been in
South Carolina.
Dunbar's, alias "Wagner's," re-
cord since 1905 seems to bear out
the reputation he bore in this sec
ton. His description also tallies with
that OF the man wanted in Aiken and
the Middletown authorities. as well
as the local authorities, seem to be-
lieve they have the man wanted. AT
any rate Chief Davis and man from
Salley who knows Dunbar we'll left
for Middletown on Wednesday and
If the negro proves to be the man
wanted they will bring him to Aiken
at once.
The Middletown police are under
the impression that there is a reward
of 500 for Dunbar's capture and
conviction. The reward is $500.
Governor Hayward offered $500 and
Mr.. Fishers family offered $4OO.
There is some doubt as to just what
effect the capture of Dunbar will
have upon the sentence OF death
which has been imposed upon Jim
Williams, who was tried and con-
victed of the murder. The case OF
Williams is now before the Supreme
Court and 1t is understood that Dun
bars capture will atleast stay the ex-
ecution of Williams sentence.
In regard to the capture of Dunbar
special dispatch from Middletown
to the Waterbury Conn American
says:
by the capture of negro In this
city the police believe that they have
in custody Fred l.. Dunbar, alias
Love Dunbar, wanted at Salley, AK.
Ell county, S. c.. for the murder oi
Il. II. Fisher. who was one of the
most prominent merchants of thai
place
"E. III. Fisner was called from hi:
store on the night Of December "a
905. and riddled with bullets by two
negroes. One of the negroes, jim
Williams, was afterward captured
| but Dunbar escaped. Gov. Hayward
| of South Carolina, offered reward
of $500 for the capture of Dunbar
and the executors of the dead mer
| ,hant's estate offered $400. A. NJ
| Black, chief of police of Salley, sen
| circulars all over the country, the
| ,olice department of Middletown re
| 'eiving one.
| About year ago the negro nov
| Inder arrest appeared in this citl
| md was suspected. Communication
| vas had with the authorities of Sal
| ey. but before a warrant arrived fo
| the negro's arrest he fled. Chief o
| oolice McCoach traced him to Bos
| ;on. but lost him and later located
| him at Springfield. Ohio. Before IN
| could get to him the negro again fled
| .ast fall he came to Otisville to worl
on the Erie and Jersey Railroad con
struction work. After shooting
fellow work man he again fed. Chic
| McCoach again located him in thi
| city and he was arrested. He an
swers the description OF Dunbar per
fectly, being 6feet 2 inches tall
weighs 1S0 pounds, has gold tootI
on the right side, wears No. sho
and is 81 years old. He is Masol
and Odd Fellow
a. ne man denies that he ever wa
in South Carolina, but speaks with
| decided Southern accent. He has
very pleasing appearance. dresse
well and is fond of jewelry, wearin
a diamond ring and a diamond sun
burst in his necktie. The man want
ed is described as one OF the mos
desperate criminals. but the suspec
here carried no weapons and did nc
resist arrest"
FROM CAR WINDOW.