The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-18
Man IS SHOT down
While SHAKING HANDS SLAYER
USESPlSTOL In LEFT
CLAIMS UNWRITTEN LAW

CLAIMS UNWRITTEN LAW
Greenville is Scene of Shooting AZ
fray-Accused Man Says Home
Was Ruined, Both His Wife and
Daughter Being Involved in its De-
struction.
Calling Eumet Walker from his
office at Greenville Thursday morning
about 10 o'clock, George w. Tdwell,
representing an advertising agency
at Clinton, shook hands with the
young man, pulled pistol from his
pocket with his left hand and fired
1--WE shots into Walkers body. Their
right hands were clasped as TidWell
fred, and Walker had his left arm
about Tidwell's neck, as II to protect
himself.
Mr.. Tidwell engaged public ser
vice automobile few minutes AFTER
9 O'Clock, and drove Immediately TO
the Carolina mill Office, and was met
in the hall by Mr.. Walker. While
shaking hands with Walker he began
firing from 3S-calibre revolver, held
In his left hand, and the victim fell
limp to the floor, his face at Mr.. Ilo-
wells feet.
Maintaining his silence, Tidwell
entered the automobile and drove
direct to the sheriff's Office, approach
ing Deputy Sheriff Keller, exclaim-
ing passionately, "I've killed Walker
and am now ready to surrender.
Sheriff Rector Immediately took Tld-
well into custody and carried him TO
the county Jail. There he made TINS
statement to a reporter:
81 killed him because he and a MT.
Wood invaded my home. seduced my
wife and daughter and ruined them
and me forever. I have no denial to
make and 1 only took the course that
most any other fair-minded man
would have pursued. could stand
the notification no longer. ! would
have resorted to the white slave law
and made the young men suffering
for their wrong-doing, but simply lot
the sake of my wife, my children and
nv grandchildren could not undergo
the terrible exposure that would re-
suit. >,
..Walker was not alone in his evil
nractice, for he and William IT,
Woods even took it upon themselves
to 20 to my home in Clinton ano
wrecked my home in my absence
These two men also induced my VIE
and my daughter to GreenVlile anu
sent them money with which to come
here. 49,.
81 heard about them being IN TINS
city last Friday night in company
with Walker and Woods, while was
in Cheraw. I came at once to Green
Vile. arriving here Saturday. Aho
to my great sorrow learned they mao
been arrested. There were two things
for ME to do. To resort to the white
e,ave law or to demand that Walker
marry my daughter. I chose the lae-
ter and when 1 put the proposition up
TO him Sunday afternoon in my room
at the Ottaray hotel, he stated en-
phaticaliy that such course "ouio
he impossible, as the girl was out o.
his class. While in my room ne ap'
neared Indifferent and was impuden'
and insulting. I then told him tha'
This meeting had been friendly, ou'
that the next time it would be dlner'
ent. ,,-
"When I first called for Mr.. Walk
or. he would not come to the hoee
hnt sent his best friend to see me.
told the caller that it was not an oc
cas,on for a middleman, that 1t wa:
solely up to Mr.. Walker and that ~
desired to sec him would meet him II
q friendly way and would promise 40
to modest him. Walker later came U
my room.
"1 came to Greenville last night
arriving here at $40 from Anderson
vhera I had been on business.
stonped at the Ottaray hotel. HaV
ing made up my mind previously Il
settle the matter in the manner II
which I did. I left this morning u
eo out to the mill, knowing that
would mean death for either him o
mo Before leaving the hotel l pin
ned a note to my son in Clinton
scaled it and addressed it to Sherli
Rector to be delivered to my son Il
the event that I was killed. LOT
knew it would be found on my per
CON" (He withdrew the letter iron
bis inside coat pocket but would no
permit it to be opened.)
Mr.. Tidwell appeared cool and un
excited when he was approacneo q
the county jail by a reporter. II
ssid he had no denial to make, ou
ha hoped the papers would suppress
the news as much as possible oecaus
the facts in the case were so revoi'
ing. ,,,
The first information Mr.. TloWeli
wife and family received OF the nom
eide was from Mr.. Tidwell himsel
who called them up at Clinton Thurs
day morning. shortly after the trae
edv and in a,sauiet way ne "oroke
the news, begging that she not q
come excited over the affair: that q
was all right. and asked that she sta
at home and not come to GreenVli'
under any circumstances.
He later called up his son at n
place Of business at Clinton ana II
formed him Of the Tragedy ashli
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