The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-21
SUMTER. s. c., WEDNESDAY MAY a1, 1918,

way toward the place where the bay.
ing hounds indicated he was rest
Ing. When approached Garrett
made no attempt to move. He appear
ed to be in stupOr, or feigning sleep.
He made no move until the party
were upon him and had seized him
by the arms and legs. Then he made
a frantic effort to secure his gun, but
1t was too late, he was held by
strong hands and could not escape.
AT his side was his doubled barralled
shot gun with which he had done the
shooting with such fatal results the
day before. His pockets were filled
with cartridges loaded with buck
shot, showing that he had evidently
been intent on murder when he set
out from home on that calm Sunday
morning.
He was placed in a vehicle and TAX
EN- to Bishopville and is now in the
county Jail, where ne will be held un-
til court convenes and he is tried for
his crime.
Bob Garrett lived at Dalzell and has
been there for several months. He
was tried about three years ago for
an nnmentiOnable crime and found
guilty. He was sentenced to the peni-
tentiary and served two years, when he
was pardOned by Governor Blease
Since that time Garrett has lived at
several places, being run off from
some of them, finally settling down
at Dalzell where he ran q blacksmith
shop. He had made threats that he
would Kill anyone who paid attentions
to his daughter who did not stay with
him after he was released from the
penitentiary.
Friday Aaron Campbell and the
Garrett woman were married. Sat-
urday Bob Garrett heard of it and
1t was Sunday morning when he set
out from Dalzell to the home of John
II. Campbell, with whom Aaron Camp
bell and his bride were staying, to
fulfill his threats. How he fulfilled
them has already been stated. Gar
rett is known in the Dalzell neighbor-
hood and there are many people in
this city who know him. He comes
originally from Privateer section,
where he was living when he was
convicted of illicit relations with his
own daughter. the one who married
Campbell on Friday. The Campbelrs
are not known here.
There was much excitement created
in this city Sunday afternoon when the
Dioodhounds were seen to go through
town on their way to Rose Hill.
There were some who had heard of
the shooting prior to this time, but
very few Sunday night it was the
principal subject OF discussion on the
streets and q number Of persons
hung around the police station until
after midnight. waiting to hear Of
further developments in the case.
About IL o'clock report was tele-
phoned in from near Oswego that a
man had been seen on the road be-
tween Bethel Church and Oswego,
coming along in a running trot, who
had turned out when the person who
saw him tried to overtake him. The
man was white man in his shirt
sleeves the report said. 1t was stated
In telephone message that the same
man had been seen later on the road
leading to Whites Mill A little lat
er another report stated that the wo-
man had beer found on the
Weston Railroad track, having made
her escape from her father and it
was thought that the man seen on the
whites Mill road must surely be
Garrett. Sheriff Bradford and Depu-
ty Epperson went out in that direc-
ton to head him off, if ne expected
to come by Sumter. staying out there
until after 2 o'clock in the morning
but of course their vigilance was un-
successful, as Garrett did not come
SO FAR down from Rose Hill, and the
man must have been some one else.
The general opinion seems to be that
Garrett would endeavOr to get to
some place he could take a train, or
that he was working his way back
towards Privateer, his old home to
hauntS well known to him.
The news of Garrett's capture was
telephoned in here about seven o'clock
this morning and was received with
general satisfaction.
n short while after nine o'clock j.