Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10
MOODY C0NFESSES
SAYS ANOTHER ASSISTED INROH
Berry AND KILLING.
One Of the Negroes Who Shot Poss,
~ hemassee Caught-Lynchiur
Not Expected.

Not Expected.
ienry MOODY. mulat;o, has been
arrested and lodged in jail at ,em,,
see' charged with stealing from A,
iantic Coast Line cars and win ha
rug one OF the negroes who were pur-
suea by Yemassee merchant and
blacksmith and who shot and kin.
ed the two Yemassee men.
ne Savannah Morning News os
sunday mas the following story of
the capture of Moody and of his con
fession: "'' 'oh-
Ihat one of the Yemassee navro
murderers has been captured ana Sao
ooniessed' and that the officers have
ciue TO the whereabouts of the 9th
er' Is the report brought to Savannah
W ohief Special Agent G.. s. Cod
ooio' oil the Atlantic Coast Line. who
returned from the scene of the homi.
eide.
Henry Moody is the name of tho
negro captured. He is a one-armod
mulatto, who is known in Savannah
having been brought to this section
vi the country by circus and left
IN savannah. Mr.. Godbold recognized
the negro as soon as he saw HIM He
is In the Yemassee Jail
MOODY mas made confession Of
the railroad thefts. but claims he was
not implicated in the shooting. He
gives the name of his companion as
Meivin Curry. who is a young. heavy
SET black negro. Moody says Curry
ala all the shooting. using a Win
chester pump gun, loaded with buck
shot.
Moody told OF the haunts of his
companion. Curry and also what part
OF the country he comes from. He
also gave the officers information Inv
which they may be able to arrest
Curry. Moody says there is little
chance of Curry being taken alive.
The capture of Moody was accom-
plished by Deputy Sheriff White, of
Beaufort county. The officer was on
his way to Jack sonboro, short dis
tace from Yemassee, when he recog-
uized Moody on the road. He left
the train and put Moody under arrest.
Shipping up on him and give him no
chance to resist
At Yemassee Moody was identifi
ed by several femassee negroes who
had recognized the pair at work.
When Mr.. Godbold saw the negro.
he recogized him and advised him
to tell the truth This brought
forth a full confession, and also in
structions as to how to capture the
other negro.
A description of the two negroes
was received by the officers from Ye-
massee negroes. 1t was these negroes
who identified Moody. The officers.
Joining in the chase were Sheriff +.
Z. McTeer. of Beaufort county: De-
patty Sheriff White. Special Agent
William Elliott. of the Charleston
and Western Carolina railway. and
Marshal w. F. Sloman.
Mr.. Godbold does not think
Moody will he lynched at Yemassee.
at least, not until the other negro is
captured. He exacted promise
from the citizens of Yemassee that
they would not lynch Moody in view
of his confession.
The negroes are charged with the
murder of Mr.. S. w. Litchfield. of
Colleton county; and Joseph Francis.
a negro blacksmith. The murderers
had been discovered breaking into a
railway car and an attempt was be-
ing made to catch them.
That the negroes had made a good
haul from the broken cars is shown
by the fact that between $500 and
$500 worth of goods were found
about 500 yards from the station
where they had dropped them when
pursued. The goods were stolen
litrom four cars. which had been plac-
ed on a siding by the Coast Line. TO
be taken up by the Charleston and
Western Carolina railway, and which
were delayed owing to the washouts