The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-06
MANY SUSPECTS HELD.
,Fos EI( 4, KILLING OF YOUNG PAUL
A. WILLIAMS.
In the Wholesale Arrests the Officers
Claim That They Have the Guilty

Nineteen men have been lodged in
the Lexington jail charged with
having connection with the killing
of Paul Williams, freight clerk in
the Columbia office of the Southern
Railway, on Saturday night last,
while riding on the circus train OF
Eagenbeck-Wallace, at "a point near
Gilbert, in that county.
The men were brought, from Au-
gusta, on Train 1870, Tuesday night,
in a private coach2in charge Of Sher-
iff P. H. Corley, who went to Angus
Ia as soon as he learned of the crime,
and the following officers OF the
Southern railroad; H. T. B. 5Boye, IN
spector of special service OF South
ern, Washington, D. c.; S. G. Lafar,
special agent, Charleston; Nh. Bul-
loch, special agent, Columbia; j. p.
Ehney, special officer, Columbia; p.
H. Armes and c. E. Corley, Of Lex
ington. A large crowd met'the train
at the depot, but they were forced to
stand back by che sheriff.
The men were marched to the jail,
a mile from the depot, Deputy Sher-
if S. ]. Miller in the lead. When
the jail was reached there were fully
two hundred people along the streets,
all anxious to get a glimpse of the
men. Two of the men were picked
up at Graniteville Tuesday morning,
and are being held on suspicion.
They gave their names as Ralph In
gle and Carl Sheftlet. They are both
white.
Those charged with connection in
the crime are:s Ed White, Paul Lew
is, Frank Anderson, Elijah Clarke,
Roy Richa. Jack Johnson, and Cor
land Brown, negroes; John Wilson,
j. o. Cabe, Hade Hooper and George
Nichols, white. There are several
others who are held as witnesses, the
names Of whom could not be learned
on Tuesday night.
Sheriff Corley went before Magis-
trate T. F. Hahn, at North Augusta,
Tuesday morning and swore out the
warrants. The officers state that
they have the most positive proof
against the men, number Of eye
witnesses having been found. Sheriff
Corley said, as did the other officers
with him, that the credit for the ar
rest. Of the men is due to the efforts
Of CHIEF Of Police Elliott, and his
force of men in Augusta. Mr.. Bull
loch of the Southern, said that Chief
Elliott should have the praise.
FELTON, Gilbert, the negro who was
picked up in Columbia on Sunday,
and who alleges thai he was. roughly
treated while on the train, and who
finally was thrown from the car
while it was in motion and terribly
injured, was brought from Columbia
by Deputy Sheric Miller Tuesday af-
ternoon, and is being held In a room
to himself Gilbert says, that he will
be able to identify his assailants up
on sight.
The men charged with the crime
and the witnesses are being kept in
seperate cells. The officers of the
Southern Railway, who have been
aiding in the running down of the
accused, say that this is the hardest
case, they hare ever tackled.
It is not known whether or not
the accused will ask for prelimi-
nary; in the meantime the officers
of the Southern Railway will remain
in Lexington until after Wednesday.
twaiting development. Should a
preliminary be ordered, Chief FL
liott, of the Augusta police force,
will be over and appear as a wit
ness.