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

lldwelPS Statement.
81 killed him because he and a Mr..
Wood invaded my home, seduced my
wife and daughter and ruined them
and me forever. l have no denial
to make and l only took the course
that most any other fair minded man
would have pursued. l could have
resorted to the white slave law, and
made the young men suffer for their
wrong-doing, but simply for 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
practice, for he and William G..
Woods even took it upon themselves
to go to my home in Clinton and
wrecked my home in my absence.
| These two men also induced my wife
and my daughter to Greenville and
sent them money with which to come
here.
Il heard about them being in this
city last Friday night in company
was in Cheraw. | came at once to
| Greneville, arriving here Saturday.
And to my great sorrow / learned
they had been arrested. There were
two things for me to do. To resort
to the white slave law or to demand
that Walker marry my daughter.
chose the latter and when | put the
proposition up to him Sunday after
noon in my room at a local hotel, he
stated emphatically that such a
course would be impossible, as the
| girl was out of his class. While in
my room he appeared Indifferent and
impudent and insulting. | then told
him that this meeting had been
friendly, but that the next time it
would be different"
Tidwelfs Letter to His Family.
Before leaving for Carolina Mills
upon the mission which proved fata!
for Emmett Walker yesterday G.. w
Ildwell wrote a brief letter to his
family. This letter is self f-explana-
tory and is here subjoined:
"March IL, 1914, S:45 a. m.
"To My Family:
errant which may result fatally to
mel am now pending these few
lines that you may know that I have
a full realization of the terror of
the trip that falter not in CARRYING
out-the duty which so cruelty has
fallen upon meat this time none of
you know that l am here, or of the
sad cloud that envelopes us but as a
ilnal request should l fall that you do
not abuse Ollie or mistreat her, but
KEEP her we'll from harm and protect
nef well from harm and protect her
II need be with your life as | have.
DO not blame Isabel for she is not
responsible for the act-I have gone
to the bottom, have investigated fully
and Know am ready to spill the
last drop of blood which flows through
my veins to protect my family from
intrusion and if | live will ALWAYS do
so-if die want you to hold this
letter in kindly remembrance of me
and of this hour and by these lines
that | go without fear or trembling.
PAPA.
ALSO my dear wife Isabel.
The Adress.
On the envelope, which like the
written, bore the mark of a local ho-
TEL, the following address was in
scribed
Personal to my family.
Sheriff Rector please forward to
r. c. Tidwell, Clinton, S. C.
by Special Delivery"
Hold PrOprietress of the Assignation
House as Witness.
Mary Worn, the negro proprietress
of the assignation house where Mrs.
Ildwell and her step daughter were
arrested last Saturday morning, was
arrested yesterday afternoon and will
be held by the county authorities as
witness in the killing of Emmett
Walker by George w. Tiowell Much
valuable wearing apparel was found
by the county authorities in the wo-
! mans house. Merchants who have
recently missed any of their goods
are urged by the sheriff to come to
his office and inspect the goods.
Several fine skirts, two or more
bolts of expensive cloth, handbags,
neckties, etc., were found in the
house. The negress claims she bought
every piece of the goods for her own
use, but when asked to try on hand
some lady's rarincoat she found it al
most impossible to pull it on. She
will be held without bond pending the
hearing in May of the case against
Tidwell.
The raid yesterday afternoon was
joint affair, the city authoities
rendering their assistantce. The place
is on Cover street.
Tidwell Declares Enough Notoriety
Gained by Affair.
| Il have gained enough notoriety
by this unfortunate affair."" said
George w. Tidwell, slayer of r. EN-
met Walker. at the county Jail last
night when asked whether or not he
had ever lived in Augusta. eyes, /
lived in Augusta eight years and
worked on the newspapers there, but
| do not care to further discuss the
matter"
Tidwell's wonderful nerve, so clear
y evidenced prior to and since the
killing of Emett Walker, has not de-