The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-11
]; .IF;jlEIIND is CAUGHT
ARTHUR BOWEN TAKEN INTO
sToDY NEAR NEEsEs.

Was Arrested Wednesday Night
Brought; to! orangeburg and Ther
4 Carried to Columbia.
I Arthur Bowen, the negro fiend who
attempted to assault white lady a
Springfield! q short time ago, ha'
been: caught, and Is now safe in the
penitentiary. Z He was arrested OF
4 Wednesday night near Neeses only
la. short distance from where he at
! tempted his awful crime, sbrought tc
this City, and then carried to Colum'
fbia :on the suggestion of Governor
Blease, who had been apprised OF his
eaRtnre:
The whereabouts of Bowen had
been known for several days, and the
sheriff and his deputies were keep
ing q close watch on him, waiting fol
good opportunity to take him In
custody. That opportunity came on
wednesday night, when Special Of
ficer ]. H. Oliver took the fiend in
custody and landed him in Jail, in
this city. Thursday morning he was
taken to the penitentiary at Colum.
bia by Deputy Sheriff, T. A. Salley
and Special Officer j. II. Oliver.
Bowen admits that he attempted
the assault; that he was employed on
the plantation where the attempted
crime took place; that he knew Wade
Tyler, the negro who was shot while
in the hands of the sheriff, being
charged with having sided Bowen to
escape. 1t was reported that Tyler
gave Bowen money and went with
him to another negro's house. Bow
en- could not be seen because the Of
ficers did not care to have it known
that he was in custody, and there
fore kept him away from everyone
The Columbia correspondent OF
The News and Courier says Bowen
after reaching Columbia was identi-
fed by Chief of Police Jumper, OF
Springfield, as the right Arthur Bow
| en-, who is wanted for an alleged
attempt at assault near Springfield
some time ago. The other negro
who was captured at Johnston Wed
nesday night and carried to the pen
itentiary for safe keeping, and who
| is said to have confessed to being
Arthur Bowen, is not the negro want
ed, according to Chief Of Police Wal
ter Jumper, OF Springfield.
Arthur Bowen, the fiend who at
tempted to assault, a highly respected
white lady of SpringAeiu a short time
ago, and who succeeded In making his
escape, was arrested "Wednesday af-
ternoon at Johnston and was taken to
Columbia and lodged in the peniten.
tiary for safe-keeping. The fiend' COD
fessed to attempting the crime with
which he is charged to the authorities
at Johnston. 7-a -,
Bowen was apprehended in John
ston about five o'clock Wednesday az
ternoon and reached Columbia Wed
resday night At 1890, accompanied
by J. d. BARLEY, mayor Of Johnston
and ]. H. Swearingen, chief Of police
of that town. The party was met at
the union station by ]. C. Robbins, a
guard at the penitentiary, where the
negro was taken Immediately upon
his arrival in Columbia. He Is now
held there.
The State says Mr.. BARLEY said
that Arthur Bowen had been in John
ston only since last Sunday, but the
negro's actions had been suspicious
and he was closely watched. AS soon
as an accurate description of the hend
wanted at Springfield could be OBJ
tanned It, was found that the negro's
appearance was found to tally with II
in all particulars and he was taken
into custody at once.
In order that there might be nc
disturbance, the arrest Of the negro
was not made known, and he was car,
ried to Columbia on the first train
| A general man-hunt for the negro
was in progress up to few days ago
Johnston is about forty miles across
the country from Springfield, the
scene of the crime Of which the ne
gro is accused, and which he has no"
confessed.
Under close questioning by the au'
thorities at Johnston, the negro broke
down and admitted that he attempted
to commit the crime. He also saic
that he worked for Wade Tyler, the
negro who was shot by some member
of a mob atsSpringfield after he was
in the hands of Sheriff Salley.
Chief of Police Jumper went tc
Columbia and identified the man ar
rested near Neeses as the Bowen who
attempted the crime at Springfield
Chief of Police Jumper knows Bow
en- personally and he says the negro
arrested at Johnston is not the
Arthur Bowen wanted for tre Spring
field crime, but that the negro ar
rested near Neeses is the man that at
tempted the crime. So that settles
the matter, and the right fend is IN
custody.
Another Bowen Arrested.
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