The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-08
CHIEF OF POLICE WEiTTLOCK
FATALLY SHOOTS FORMER
STATE DETEcTIVEc.
w. ROBERTSON i
WHITLOCK DENIES
KNOWLEDGE OF 1T


Charles w. Rbbertson. formerly q
State detective under Goternor BlessS.
was shot and instantly killed late yes-
terday afternoon at q Pendieton by.
Chief Of Police g. II. Whitlosk OF that
place. Causes underlying the tragedy
were not revealed last night. and. AZ
was authoritatiyely stated, if these are
not shown today at the inquest
1t is probable that the trial OF the cine
details. & :, Z ~ T..
Whitlock was brought to Anderson
last night by Sherif1 Ashley. and ioIk.
ed In the county Jail. Interviewed ftii,.
on his arrival by o representative Se
The Intelligencer. he STATED that he
knew nothing as to events
immediately preceding the RfIl.
ing. and did not know thst
he had ahpt .Robertaon until 3D.
vised SO by the 'physiciai who drei,s- :
ed severe wounds which had baen irl-
ficted on his head with i biudRecn rf
some description. ar was stniiiinr Il,
Campbell's store,n Esid yVhitiacF
when someoRe approa aclisd me from
behind and struck me a.terSiiic GLOW
In the back r@8e stiie head Nj "a ysfei,
handle. ], do not sefnerab her flrinr tiIyl
on anyone; ana did NOT know WfisE hSA
taken place until IWas told 81 IJoc-
tors Watkins Y and Day. who dressed my.
Several question: put to me
prisoner By The IA, -... mcer report
e.. hut sn that Sss Is is % mai from
him was that he knew nothifiE wiint
mao happened. When asked if he had
seen Robertson at any time during tue
Gay previous to thea diiilcuity In tifa
store, Whttlock replied that he didn't
know, That he might have seen Eifn
tor ell ne knew. Sheriff Ashley had
&c little time at Rendlatnn flafz ~.
did not make an Investigation OF siie
case, but returned immediately upoa
the first train with the prisol,er.5 q Tt /
Is understood that q itiry 81 inrusst
was impanelled last nikht for the i,t,r-
pose OF viewing the body fn order.
that q might be rentoved co the ti,e.
home. The coroner VIII 90 an tf,
Pendieton this morning and condrnt
the usual investigation.
IL was learned from Teiinbie noureab
that Whitlock and RohertBon had rot
been on the best Of Earinp for ac,,iIe
timel and 1t 10 Thought thst bad bi0oi
was probably at the tpstom OF che
Tragedy. As TO circumstances lasif-
ing up to the killing, hnwevers rif,ti-
ing could be learned. Aa stated. the
sheriff did not have time 60 make r.sl
investigation OF the afsaif: ard sela,
phone communication With Paniiafon
lest night could not lls hasi. 3
Up until something Ike 4 year ara.
It is stated, Robertscn HELD q ocSTsr- !
mission as State detective under
Governor Hlease. FOR come lime I,e
worked NJ Chesterfield WITH ShofiR ID.
p. Douglass. Since the election of;NP
Manning as goyh snor, III q; + ,iiiaeP.
stood, Robertson had been seekina r..
appointment. The dead ~ man was
some 40 years Of age and WAS born
In the Honea Path 1aetiuit OF the
county. He has one brother. I.avsfon
Robertson, in Abbevsiio county. 9Th
er brother. Frank Ifoltqfsson, ft,s ,aiefs
IL chief OF police ct Beiton, IL q rasf-
dent OF this city, being pfoSris ristor or
the Gretchen Inn, on Youth nsair
street. Robertson yas as 6as tile
chief OF police &c P6n1stofl arse fad
been making his h0sne there for q
number Of years. He ts eaia TO have
been exceptionally pcDular "a his
~. II. WutttOctk bIoIo8tt t85ES 0tElC
that ne Ind been chiez of police d
Pendleton for III years. s7hak he Iiasi
been dealth o terftiaG blow Ia tho
head with o einb or sfiok waa evident
From the spectacle is7iioh he Z urt,s,
sented when brought @ tiie coi,,stv
Jail last night His eiafirs hsafi wa
encased In heavy band ss Atisa hfs coas
lar ana shirt drsnchet WITH AIdod! 1se
exhibited anveref s.ss.A@.. - -, -.
his left arm, which a9eeAfea 20 ba
50 Sore that he could not bear toheE-
ing It. a
! Though direct inforiaafi0H relative
TO the homicide could not Is IiiiS last
night, II was learned from soufcSss
considered reliable ftiak eghifloek
emptied the cbntonte az d Smith ana
Wesson special e-sk9otef DIst0l at &
Robertsons but that daiy nne bullet
took effect. this striking the latter
saat hboye his iiefs hss,. Isobatks1a is s
ScOSTiSUFD on EzaS SIST:S