The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
MURDER SUSPECTS in JAIL
MURDERERS OF PAUL WILLIAMS
IN LEXINGTON JAIL.
Officers Say They Have Positive Proof
of the Murder But Beyond
This are Silent.

This are Silent.
Lexington, Oct. 4.-Nineteen men
are in the Lexington jail tonight,
twelve of them charged with being
IMPLICATED in the murder of Paul Will
liams, freight clerk in the Columbia
office of the Southern Railway, on
Saturday night. The others are be-
ing held as witnesses. The men were
brought from Augusta on train No.
13O tonight, coming in a private
coach in charge of Sheriff P. H. Cor
ley and the following officers of the
Southern Railway: H. T. B. Boye,
inspector special service Southern,
Washington; S. G. LaFar, special
agent, Charleston; N. x. Bullock,
special agent, Columbia; J. D. Ehney,
special officer, Columbia; E. H. Armes
and c. E. Corley, of Lexington.
Crowd Meets Train.
A large crowd met the train at the
depot. The men were marched to
the Jail mile from the depot with
Deputy Sheriff S. J. Miller in the
lead. When the Jail was reached
there were fully 200 people along the
street, all anxious to get a glimpse
of the men.
Two Of the men we're picked up at
Graniteville this morning and are be-
ing held on suspicion. They give
their names as Ralph Ingle and Carl
Sheftlet. They are both white.
Those charged with implication in
the crime are: Ed White, Paul Lewis,
Frank Anderson, Elijah Clarke, Roy
Rich, Jack Johnson and Garland
Brown, negroes; John Wilson, j. o.
Cabe, Haden Hooper and Geo.
Nichols, white.
There are several others who are
held as witnesses. Their names could
not be learned tonight.
Say Proof is POSITIVE.
Sheriff Corley went before Magis-
trate T. F. Hahn, at North Augusta
this morning, and swore out the war
rant. The officers state that they
have the most positive proof against
the men, number of eye-witnesses
having been found. Sheriff Corley
said tonight, 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.. Bulloch
of the Southern said that Chief ELI
oft should have the praise.
FELTON, Gilbert, the negro who wa!
picked up in Columbia on Sunday ant
who alleges that he was roughl!
treated while on the train and finall!
thrown from the car while it was II
motion and injured, was brough
from Columbia by Deputy Sheriff
Miller this afternoon and is being
held in a room to himself. Gilber
says that he will be able to identif!
his assailants upon. sight and he will
be given an opportunity tomorrow
morning of doing SO.
Under Special Guard.
The Jail is under special guard to
night. The men charged with tn
crime and the witnesses are bein|
kept in separate cells.
It is not known whether the &C
cused will ask for a preliminary
The officers of the Southern Railwa,
will remain in Lexington until afte
tomorrow, awaiting developments
Should preliminary be orderet
Chief Elliott Of the Augusta polic'
force will come over and appear as
witness.
Further than the statement tina
they have positive proof of the slayeI
of Williams, the officers will not give
out anything. Should all the mel
have to be kept locked up the sheriff
will have problem on his hands, a!
the jail will hardly hold them and i
is likely that some of them will have
to be sent to the penitentiary.
According to the statement of the
officers Chas. Hagenbeck, head Of the
circus, did all in his power to hell
find the guilty parties. He even went
50 far as to tell the officers to hold