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WAS he There?
A Man Arrested In Union In Con-
nsction With
The GREEN. MURDER.

lasn NatkAlV AeSs
Was Arrested By the Police of Union
on Last Thursday. He Was In
Columbia About the Time Of the
Double Tragedy, and Tells Mary
Conflicting Stories About HIM
Self.
The STATE says there are many
things, to indicate that MARSHALL was
not alone when Mr.. Green was MUIR
dered in Shandon, near Columbia
Saturday night week ago.
Conceeiing that he was alone at
the time Of the murder, there are
many things to indicate that there
were accessories before the fact and
prehaps tfter the fact.
There are many things to indicate
that there might have been q { third
party on the sceneo Of the homicide.
How came the hood to- be lifted from
Edgar Marshall's head? 1t was not
a light mask, but 8 hood. How
came the Al calibre revolver, lying
at some distance from his body, to
have been partially buried In the
sand.
Is 1t not possible that the man
who fred the fatal shots into Green's
body flung the pistol on the ground
as In his anguish NE! leaned over to
tear the hood, fromsAhe face Of his
dying friend?a Was he then: freight
ened blythe raising of the window
at Mr.. Cages OF. the opening. OF the
door at Mr.. Miller's? These are the
Questions which the Coroner wishes
to have put before the jury.
There Is one other matter which
indicate" that there was q third par
ty at the scene of the homicide.
Provided that J. A. Ward spoke, &C.
~curately on the witness stand. he
had taken 1875 PAGES after he had
parted with Mr.. Green and up to tho
time that Mr.. Green was herda upon
when being faced by this frigdtfu
hooded object with stealths blow Of
slung shot. ..~f .'-"f
While Ward was taking 1876 PAGES
Mr.. Green took So; according to wit
ness testimony. Therefore, unless
the testimony be in error. Mr.. Green
must have been accosted by some
one and had engaged IN conversation
before they reached the. spot where
tie agent Of death was concealed.
There were other things which the
coroner wishes placed before q Jury
and II the man who is arrested, in
Union a prove an alibt there Will
be no harm done and Coroner wal
Rer will have the satisfaction OF
knowing that he had tried to bring
the matter out. The almost univesr-
Sal sentiment in Shandon is that
Charles B. Green was not killed by
Edgar Marshall.
Rufus II. Walton, white was ar
rested at Union Tuesday by the
chief Of police, was brought to Col
umbia Wednesday by Deputy Sher-
III John Carr and is lodged in the
Rtchland County Jail. He Is suspect
ed OF being connected In some way
with the double murder In Shandon
Saturday night and will be held
pending a thorough Investigation by
Coroner Walker.
Walton was seen in the jail imme-
diately upon his arrival by q repre-
sentative Of the State. He was ASK
ed to give an account Of his recent
whereabouts. He talked freely, CIV
Ing his name and place of birth.
Blythedale, Missouri and other
facts connected with his life. He
said that he came to Columbia about
FIVE O'Clock Sunday morning, 10th
on q freight train from Denmark.
Asked what time he left Denmark,
he said he could not tell exactly,
that 1t was probably after IL O'Clock
that night.
He said he was in Savannah Fri
day and lift there that evening and
came to Denmark, that he got on at
the latter place and stayed there all
day Saturday. He said he left Col
umbia about s o'clock Sunday morn
ing and walked up the railroad to
Frost Mill, where he tagged the
train and went on to Union. He
claims that he had about $35 that
morning. Asked as to why he did
not go the Union Station and take
the train, he said that he had been
drinking and didn't wish to be seen.
Asked If he had ever been arrest
ed before he said that he had not.
On being questioned more closely
and asked the direct question as to
whether he wasn't now under indict-
ment in Harrison cousty, Mo-. for
"bootlegging, admitted that he was.
He also admitted having been ar
rested on several occasions and said
he was arrested In Florida several
weeks ago on suspicion, but was re-
leased a few hours after he was put
up.
He is about S IT. 9 inches; weight.
ITO pounds; color hair, light; eyes
light: prominent scar about center
Of forehead, also scar on upper lip
to tight Of center: "R. N. W." tat
tooed on right arm. scar back Of
elbow. right arm; scar on back Of
neck. Poorly dressed. Claims to be
a carpenter and has worlthd around
livery stables and saw mills. Has a
record as a gambler and general all
round crook. 1t is possible that he
had nothing in the world to do with
the murder Of Mr.. Chas. B. Green
: and the death Of Edgar Marshall.
: but the circumstances are such that
: his detention was believed to be the
proper thing.
BOAT GOES DOWN.