The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-20

10 InS Hllll OlliCe yesterday HioiihHS
ahcut 10 o'clock, called the young
building and shot him to death. Ac-
cordinc to witnesses Walker ad-
vanced toward Tidwell with his right
hand extended. They clasped hanus
hand extended They casped hands
on meeting and Tidwel drew pis-
tol from his pocket with his left
hand and began firing. Four shots
We're fired, as the pistol showed by
having only one loaded cartridge in
it when later found, and death was
caused by one bullet. The young
mans death was caused by a bullet
that entered the left side of his chest
and ranged downward toward his
heart. Walker placed his left arm
about Tidwell's neck when the latter
began to fire. He was apparently
trying to protect himself from the
fusillade of bullets.
Tidwcll Surrenders.
Tidwell was driven to the mill by
Tom Adkins, public sci .ce driver,
who carried Tidwell to the county
Jail at his own request after the
shooting was over. Tidwell engaged
the services Of Adkins at the corner
of Washington and Main streets, but
did not mention anything in connec-
ton with his business at the time.
Adkins said yesterday afternoon that
upon arriving at the mill office he
was told to keep his engine going,
Tidwell remarking that he would be
gone but few minutes. Adkins
said he heard four or five shots fired
while he was turning his machine
around, and moment later Tidwell
came out and got into the car"
Hope I've Got Him.
'Well, l hope I've got him." was
TidweiPs only remark, according to
Adkins. The driver said he then
drove his passenger to the county
Jail as requested, leaving him at the
gate where he collected his fare. It'd
well went into the Jail alone.
j. p. Cain, superintendent of the
Carolina mills, said Walker was sit
ting at his desk when Tidwell drove
up to the gate. He said Tidwell asked
Walker to step into the hallway a
minute, and when he did so the shoot
ing commenced. Mr.. Cain said he
saw the last shot fired, and that It'd
well turned Walkers body loose and
walked hastily from the building.
"Oh", Said Dying Boy.
A. A. Roddy was in the office at
the time of the shooting. Mr.. Roddy
is an employee Of the mill, working
in the spinning room. His testimony
corroborated that of Mr.. Cain. He
said he held Walker in his arms dur
ing his dying moments, and that the
only sound he uttered was "oh." Mr..
Roddy said Walker has his arm
about Tidwell's neck when he first
saw him in the hallway.
Tidwell called up his daughter at
Clinton shortly after the affair at the
mill, telling her that he had killed
Walker. He also notified his son of
the killing and told him to go to his
home at Clinton and stay with the
family.
Tried to Avoid II.
God knows I've done my Des1 to
avoid this" said Tidwell at the coun-
ty Jail last night He said his law
yers, Jas. II. Price, Wilton Fl. Earle
and Henry X. Townes, had advised
him against making any further
statements. He said the statement
in the afternoon paper was the sub
stance of what he said to the news
paper men after the killing. The ac-
count of the affair was read to him
confirmed the greater portion of it.
Tidwell said he was in the north
eastern part of the State when a
friend in Greenville wired him that
his wife and daughter were in an
assignation house here and that two
young men had been visiting them.
He hurried to Greenville, but before
arriving here Deputy Sheriff Keller
was notified that the women were
staying in the assignation house and
proceeded to arrest them. The ar
rest was made about 7:30 o'clock
Saturday morning and the young
men had then left the house. The
women, who were Mrs. Tidwell and
her stepdaughter, were later released
on bond.
Met at Hotel.
Tidwell arrived in the city Sunday
morning and Sunday night he ar
ranged for a meeting with Walker
at local hotel. He said he told
Walker after their conference that
the next time they met it would be
enemies. He said Walker was in
sulting and positively refused to
marry his daughter
walker had plenty of time to see
me yesterday morning when | drove
up to the mill Office" said Tidwell
last night. 81 told him when he left
the hotel Sunday night that | would
citner telephone him or call at the
mill office when | wanted to see him
again"
Tidwell returned to Clinton Monday
morning, taking his wife and daugh-
ter with him. He returned to Green
vile Wednesday night.
The statement of Walkers slayer,
made to local newspaper men yester-
day morning and published yesterday
afternoon, is given as follows: