The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-31
VERY BAD MAN
He Is Wanted In Two States for
His Many Crimes.
An officer From Greensboro, Ga,
Came For Him, But Papers Wcrc
Not Right.

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Came For Him, But Papers Were
Not Right.
The State says William p. Lovett,
VINO Is now in jail In Bamberg, is in
bad way. Two States are after him,
and between the two he may serve a
| long long time, in prison. The crimes
| of which he is accused are the das-
tardly kind that make men rejoice to
see punishment meted in return.
Those whom he offended were wo-
mon, or, in the eyes OF the law, chill
dren. One OF these he misled, the
other two he married.
II. E. Bethea, chief Of police Of
| Greensboro, Ga. arrived in Col
umbia Sunday with requisition pa
Ders 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
sol therefore declined to issue extra
dition papers.
The warrant upon which Lovett
was arrested and Is being hold 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 roqusition papers,
l.ovett will have been arrested under
a warrant sworn out In South Caro-
lima, charging him with bgamy
Mr.. Bethea stated that the case is
indeed Il sad ono. LOvett was q mill
hand and was alternative to the old
er OF two daughters Of Mr.. Dilard,
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 Younger
daughter, aged 13, were married one
night 1t was then that the older
daughter, herself not 16, declared
f.ovett to be seducer. Lovett left
The night he was married, some time
in November last. That the marriage
was legal there is no doubt; 1t was
performed by minister who signed
the legal certificate.
1T Is the custom Of the officers
when they catch 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 it was quite easy, only
that 1t had required little time. The
cotton mills, for t..eir own protection
and for the sake of law and order
| issue monthly circulars in which they
describe the new hands employed. In
this way I4ovett was located.
Mr.. Bethea sent the warrant to the
chef Of police at Orangeburg and by
the latter 1t was turned over to Sher-
| If John H. Dukes, who investigated
at once and found that this same Low
cit had been resident OF Orange
bur, but after having married in that
city had gone to Bamberg. The war
| rant was returned to Chief Bethca,
who forwarded it to Sheriff Hunter
! of Bamborg, and the man was arrest
cd under the Georgia warrant SO
served.
Mr. I}cthea was unable to get his
prisoner as the solicitor of the cir
cult II which the crime was commit
ted had not submitted an aihdavit to
the effect that the accused Is wanted
for the crime specified. Not only can
he be arrested for scuuction as charg-
ed, but he is also guilty Of abduction,
for any one marrying a child under
I 6 abainst the wishes OF her parents
Is guilty of abduction under the stat
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