The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-06-28
ARRESTED IN GEORGIA.
Sheriff Buford Captures Geo. Walker
At Spread--'Wanted for Murder
In 1905.

nesday from Georgia, where lie ar
rested George Walker, who is charg-
ed with the: killing Of Nelse Payne at
Chappells in December, 1905. AZ
Walker is now in Jail and will
await his trial on the charge of mur-
der at the next term Of the sessions
court.
John Walker, who was indicted as
an accessory to the murder, was ar
rested at the time, but has been out
on bail awaiting the arrest of George
| Walker.
The following is synopsis of the
testimony as printed in The Herald
and News, which was taken at the
coroner's inquest in December 1905:
The killing occurred at Chappells
OH Saturday, December 2. 1t appears
from the testimony taken at the cor
oner's inquest that Nelse Payne, John
Walker, George Walker, West Bates
and John Wilson were in a seed house
at Chappells gambling. George. Walk
er and John Wilson started to quar-
rel. and West Bates took John Will
son and carried him out Of the house.
John Walker, one Of the witnesses
sworn at the inquest, says that Nelse
Payne then jumped up and grabbed
George Walker, and George told Nelse
to leave him alone; that Nelse Payne
held on to George and told George to
put it to him and George shot him.
That Nclse had no weapon. That
George told Nelse he would shoot him
if he did not turn him loose and Nelse
told him to put it to him..
Melnot Dowdry, another Of the
witnesses sworn at the inquest, said
that when he got to the seed house
there was fuss going on, and John
Walker and George Walker had their
pistols drawn on Nelse Payne. That
West Bates carried John Wilson out.
That Nelse did not put his hand Oh
George and Nclse did not have a pis-
tol, but George Walker shot Nelsc.
The coroncr's jury charged George
Walker with the killing and John
Walker rs accessory.
The following in regard to the al
rest of George Walker in Spread,
Georgia, by Sheriff Buford, is taken
from the Augusta Chronicle Of We'd
nesday:
Last Sunday afternoon a Chronicle
man who was strolling in Lake View
Park caught sight of figure that is
we'll know through the length and
breadth of South Carolina, and has
J been seen more than once on this side
of the Savannah-a gentleman with
broad-brimmed >hat, and grey mus
tache and steel-blue eyes, a Confed-
crate soldier every inch of him
Sheriff NJ. NJ. Buford, of Newberry
county.
"What's doing?' asked the repor-
ter, after shaking hands.
"My son, just forget you've seen
me,' said the sheriff.
Yesterday evening when the Au-
gusta Southern rolled in, Sheriff Blu
fort alighted with a vicious-lool1ing
prisoner securely handcuffed, George
Walker by name, wanted for murder,
and bearing as bad a reputation as
any negro who ever crossed the river
to escape the law.
The sheriff was seen later at the
Genesta Hotel, and told the story of
the chase. One year ago last De-
cembcr George and John Walker,
brothers, quarrellel with compan-
ion, Nelse Payne, in a cotton-seed
house at Chappell's depot, near New
berry. Payne was shot and killed, and
it developed at the Coroner's inquest
that George had fired the fatal shot,
while John who had made. no attempt
to escape, was held as an accessory.
George Walker was heard of in
various parts Of the south, jumping
rapidly from one locality to another,
working most of the time in saw
mills, but never staying long in any
one place, until week or two age
it was rumored that he had changed
his name to Johnson Carter and had
settled down near Spread, Ga.
Sheriff Buford hit the road at once
He picked up darkey who knew
Walker, and proceeded to Spread. Al
Spread the sheriff got off on the
wrong side Of the train and dodged
into hotel. In less than five minu
tes his negro assistant had located