The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
MURDERER ARRESTED
The Fellow Who Killed Mr. Fish
eE at Salley
Several Years Ago Caught in New
York and Will be Brought Back
for Trial.
for Trial.

) York and Will be Brought Bac
for Trial.
Fred Dunbar, the slayer of E. +
Fisher, has been captured after bein
at large for nearly two years. H
was arrested at Middletown. \. Y.
on Monday evening by Officer Char
les Green, of the police force at tha
place.
Dunbar shot and killed Mr.. Fishe:
at Salley, Aiken county. on the 24tl
of December. 1905, while Fisher Wa:
attempting to arrest Paul Dunbar (
brother of Fred Dunbar He. witt
Jim Williams. was charged with the
murder. Williams was apprehended
tried, convicted and is now unde.
sentence Of death to be hanged sl
Aiken on the 10th of this month.
Fred Dunbar was shown to be a
desperate character and his capture
was attempted. but he fed and was
not heard from for several months
At one time he was reported 70. have
been under arrest in Florida, but he
escaped while he was being brought
to Aiken
Fred Dunbar's description was cir
culated all over the country and q
few days ago W. H. Davis. chief of
police of Salley, was advised by the
authorities of Middletown, n. Y,
that they had located Dunbar on
Monday he was arrested upon a
charge of assault with intent to kill
William Burns, whom he had shot
and badly wounded in quarrel over
a 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 a 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 a man from
Salley who knows Dunbar we'll left
for Middletown on Wednesday and
liz 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 5000 and
Mr. Fishers family offered $500
There is some doubt as to just what
effect the capture of Dunbar vii!
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 it 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 MlddletoWn
to the Waterbury (Conn.) American
says:
ssBy the capture Of negro IN this
CITY the police believe that they have
in custody Fred L. Dunbar. ailas
Love Dunbar. wanted at Salley, AK.
en- county, S. c., for the murder OF
e. H. Fisher. who was one OF the
most prominent merchants OF that
place. -
"E. H. Fisher was called from his
store on the night of December "a.
1905. and riddled with bullets by two
| negroes. One Of the negroes, jim
Williams, was afterward captured.
but Dunbar escaped. Gov. Heyward.
of South Carolina, offered a reward
of 5000 for the capture OF DUNBAR
and the executors of the dead mer-
| chants estate offered $500. A. NJ
BLACK. chief of police of Salley, sent
circulars all over the country. the
police department of Middletown re-
ceiving one.
"a bout a year ago the negro no"
under arrest appeared in this city
and was suspected. Communication
vas had with the authorities OF Sal
,ev. but before a warrant arrived 1oI
he nesro's arrest he fed. Chlet OF
oolice McCoach traced him to bos.
,on. but lost him and later located
>im at Springfield, Ohio. Before ne
| could get to him the negro again neo
asst fall he came to Otisville to woTk
On the Erie and Jersey Railroad con
Struction work. After shooting
.ellow workman he again fled. Cnle'
:IcCoach again located him IN TINS
ity and he was arrested He an
wers the description Of Dunbar per
.ectly. being 6feet inches tai!
Weighs $50 pounds. has a gold tootf
N the right side. wears NO. sho'
nd is 81 years old. He IS a MaSol
nd Odd Fellow.
Ne man denies that he ever wa
y South Carolina. but speaks WIN
lecided Southern accent. lie mas
.ery pleasing appearance. oresse
yell and is fond Of jewelry' "earil'
diamond ring and DIAMOND sun
,urst in his necktie. The man VAN
,6 is described as one OF the MOS
5esnerate criminals. but the snSpec
here carried no weapons ana olo no
-esist arrest.
JAP ARRESTED.