The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
CnARGE tlf MURIIER
NAN AND WOMAN ARRESTED IN
HAMPTON COUNTY.
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wells. Owen Rob-
inson Lodged in Jail on Warrant
Out by DeceaSed's Mother.

Out by DeceaSed's Mother.
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wells ard Owen
Robinson are in the Hampton County
Jail, charged with the murder Of G..
Walker VIM at Fechtig, in that
county, on September II, 1910. The
warrant of arrest was issued by Mag
istrate j. G. Murdaugh, Of Hampton,
Monday, on an affidavit by Mrs. Liz
zie Terry, mother of the deceased
young man. Mrs. Wells was arrested
Monday and MI. Robinson 70 Hamp-
Monday and Mr.. Robinson come to
Hampton Tuesday morning and sur
rendered to the sheriff.
The tragic death Of Walker VIM
created quite ser.:ation in all Sec
tions Of the country. The coroner's
jury considered the case for 4 period
covering six months and finally rem
dered the verdict that the deceased
came to his death from mercurial
poisoning administered by person
or persons unknown to the jurors.
At the little village of Fechtig
Walker VIM clerked in the store Of
Mrs. Wells, at that time Miss Wheel
er 1t seems that the young man did
not get along well in his home with
his young wife, Lillian Vim, and
they had separated. On the after
non of September Il, 1910, he was
suddenly taken i'll: when medical aid
arrived it was found that he had
symptoms of acute indigestion and
apoplexy; the pupils Of his eyes were
widely dilated and soon afterwards
he died. A jury of inquest was en-
rannelled and proceeded to enquire
into the cause OF death. They rec
commended that the contents Of the
stomach be analysed.
The physician acted on the recon-
mendation and the stomach was sent
to a Columbia chemist, ". Boyden
Minis A negative report was made
on the analysis afse.. three weeks and
the Jury made other requests. The
body Of young VIVA was disinterred
and was found to Lave turned black;
the intestines and contents were then
sent to the same chemist anu his re-
port stated that an analysis of these
organs revealed the presence OF IL
milligrams of nlcrcuric chloride,
which, if administered in the form
:of corrosive sublinate, was sufficient
to cause death. The physicians testi-
fed that no mercury was administer
ed by them.
Al the inquest OF September .19,
enc of the witnesses. Mr.. G. c. Ow-
ems, testified that the wife Of Winn
asked him on .he evening Of. the
death of her husband if he had seen
Walker and that when the witness
answered in the negative, she stated
that it was a wonder her father had
rot shot him and that she soon hoped
to hear Of her husbands death.
At one Of the meetings of the coro-
ner:s jury Mrs. Wells, one Of the
prisoners in Jail, was present and
testified that on tie afternoon of Sep
tember II, Vim suddenly grabbed
bis side and said: ''Oh, Ella, Pm
dying" and that be soon lost con-
sciousness, after gong blind. This
prisoner when interviewed a. the jail
states that she understands the rea-
son for her arrest be that people
have it rumo' ed taat Walker Winn
had his life insured in her favor for
$1,000, and that size has collected
this money. This the prisoner says
is false.
There was some slight testimony
given the coroner jury to the effect
that Owen Robinson the other pris-
oner, made some statemen. which
would tend to imDlicate himself. This
prisoner when interviewed says the
statement is false.