The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-02
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BY BLooDHoUNDs AFTER SHOOT
ING AN OFFICER.
Detailed Account of the Shooting
of Officer Byrd by Holiday and
His Subsequent Capture.

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The State says Jerome Holiday
the negro who shot and dangerously
wounded Mr.. Henry Byrd, the town
marshal Of North, Sunday nigh
was carried to the penitentiary Mon
day by Sheriff Dukes Of Orangebure
for safe keeping. Marshal Byrd was
carried to the Columbia hospital
early Monday morning on the Sen
board train and was immediately
given the best medical attention pos
sible to obtain. He was in very
dangerous condition when he was
carried to the hospiCal and little
hopes were entertained for his re-
covery.
Holiday admitted Monday to th.7
officers who carried MIN to the peu-
itentiary that he shot Marshal Byrd.
he plead with the arresting officers
to carry him to Columbia, apparent"
fearing that he might be taken
back to North and there be lynched
He was suffering great deal from
a wound in his left shoulder, made
he claimed, by shot from the pistol
of Marshal Byrd. He was not very
talkative after getting into the peni-
Tertiary. He asked several persons
whether or not tine man he shot
was dead, but made no further eX-
preston when told that Mr.. Byrd
was not dead.
Mr.. Robbins of the penitentiary
guard, who took the bloodhounds OF
the State to the scene of the crime
early Sunday morning returned late
Monday afternoon. Despite the
heavy rain which fell Sunday night
the hounds took the trail almost inl-
mediately after reaching North. For
Is miles the chase lasted, through
swamps, woods, along public roads,
ETC., and when the negro was finally
acptured by Deputy Sheriff Dukes, Mr.
Robbins and his hounds were only
few hundred yards away and came
up within five minutes to where the
negro was under arrest. Mr.. Dukes,
who had been following the dogs, cnt
across the country, while the dogs
of course followed the circuitous
trail taken by the fleeing negro.
Holiday was asked if the dogs got
near him at any time and he answer
ed in the affirmative and added that
he was mighty glad that MIR. Dukes
got him before the dogs found him
The pack Of dogs at the penitentiarl ~
has done some excellent work within
the past week on tracking criminals
and its is, probable that they VII
he more generally used in the future.
A dispatch from North says Hol-
iday is a desperate negro, and gives
the following particulars of his out
rageous crime in> shooting Officer
". w. Byrd:
A few minutes before the shoot
| ing it had been reported to Police
imam Byrd that Holiday was disor'
derly in the white waiting room at
the depot. State Constable 7. w.
Watts happened to be in town and
was in company with Mr.. Byrd al
the time. Policeman Byrd approach
ed Holiday, who suddenly turned
upon him and commenced firing
Having shot the policeman to tn!
ground, the negro began firing al
Mr.. Watts, who returned the fire
striking the negro in the arm. This
shot forced the negro to drop his
pistol and umbrella, but he escaped
The governor was called up over
long distance phone, and by quick
work furnished the bloodhounds On
the midnight train. From the um-
brella the dogs got q good stari
and trailed well, pursuing the fu'
gitive 10 miles or more directly to
his house below Norway, and prac'
tically into the arms OF Sheriff
Dukes. The sheriff had been no.
titled by phone, and he promptly re'
sponded.
1t was generally understood that
the negro was being carried to Or
angeburg, whereupon he was quickly
placed on board special train and
hurried to Columbia. 1t is probably
we'll that he was taken in custody
by the sheriff for had he been cap
tured around North with the pre-
vailing high state of excitement 1t Is
safe to say that he would have been
lynched beyond doubt.
| The wounded man was treated by
Drs. McElveen and Davis, and made
easy until the morning train, when
he was carried to Columbia hospital
He was operated on promptly ano
1t was found that bullet had pe>i'
etrated the liver and intestines.
Little hope of his recovery is en-
tertained. Mr.. Byrd is a quiet, un.
assuming officer and commands the
respect of all classes, and the whole
community is saddened by his un'
timely misfortune The incident Of
fers the authorities the opportunlty
to strengthen public confidence il
the courts Of justice, and mete JUS
tice to the cold blooded crimlna
desperado by speedy trial at spe'
cial term of court and prompt lega'
execution.
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