The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-21
OFFICERS run DOWN MURDER.
l,R.
y. III. Forbes OF This City and DENNY
Sheriff Todd OF NOrristOwn, Ga.
Capture Man I'm North Carolina.

and successful piece Of detective
work has just been executed by Oni-
Ger j. H. Forbes of this city and
Deputy Sheriff j. H. Todd of Norris.
town, Emanuel county. Georgia. These
two on Saturday succeeded in ar
resting al MaXton, n. c., Dan and
Harry Going, who were wanted in
Emanuel County, Georgia, on the
charge of murder and accessory to
murder, and bringing their prisoners
oack to Sumter and thence on to Nor
ristown, Ga. The Going boys have
been wanted for about six weeks and
q reward was offered for their arres,
the Sumter officer taking this as his
part OF the work and the Georgia Of
hcer being satisfied to take the pris-
oners back home to Jail.
1t seems, from what information
mas been obtained on the subject. that
several weeks ago Harry Going shot
and killed a negro in Emanuel coun-
ty. His brother was with him at the
tme' but was not indicted by the
grand jury. The two boys, who are
CrOatans, fled after the killing and
made their way to this county. land
ing from the train at PinewOod anu
walking from there to Tindal. Here
they remained with relatives for a
few days and then left for Penn
broke, n. c. Notices of reward were
sent out from the Georgia sheriir's $
office and Mr.. Forbes ascertained that
the father Of the two Going boys had
come from near Tindal. He inyesti-
gated and found that two strange
men, presumably Croatans, had been
at Tindal for few days and had
gone thence to Pembroke. He then
wired the Georgia official and Deputy
Sheriff Todd came on to take the
men, If they could be found. In Sum-
ter. Todd; pretended that his nam,
was Gillis and went to a friend of the
GOings and told him that they had
be al working on his place, that liar
ry had killed a man and been indict-
cd. and that Dan had not been indict-
ed. He protested his friendships for
the two boys and declared that he
could get them out Of the trouble, If
he could find them. BY these protes-
tations, he gained the friendship of
the Sumter relative, who told him that
he did not know where the boys had
gone, but that he coulG te!l hir. who
conld locate them for him. S.nlllng.
the Sumter relation, then gave ,he
pretended Gillis letter % Walter co.
ing at Pembroke, assuring him =.
Todd's good faith and advising him to
tell Todd where the two Goings were.
Armed with this the Georgia and
South Carolina officers went to Penn
broke to arrest the Goings. This
country is settled largely with Croa-
tans and the officers knew that they
had to move quickly and silent, as
Harry Going knew the deputy sheriff
and any notice that he was there
would send the two boys off. After
remaining in Pembroke u day, dur
ing which time Officer Forbes investi-
gated and found that strange man
had been seen at Walter Going
house, the officers visited the house
at night to catch the men, IL the,
were there. All the Pembroke OfIi-
GERS had gone off except one CrOatan
deputy, who was sent to aid them in
making the arrest. At first the two
officers were afraid if they told this
Croatan what We're their real intcn-
tiOns he would turn against them,
they told him the same story that
they had told Smiling in Sumter. They
found out that he and Walter Going
were not on good terms however, be-
fore their arrival at the house and
this encouraged them. as they did not
think that under the circumsta nces ne
would give them the double cross -
At the house Forbes and the Croa
tan kept outside in the dark, while
the pretended Gillis took his letter in
to Walter Going. After long talk Dan
Going was called in, but it was found
that his brother had gone to Maxtor
to pick cotton. The party then sci
out in a wagon for MaXton, ten miles
away. where they arrived about mid
night. Here they lound that Harry
Going had left his boarding place ant
gone out into the country to pick cot.
ton. They sent Dan Going up to Har.
rvs room to spend the night, tellins
him to be on the lookout for his
brother, while they pretended to sc
back to Pembroke with the wagon
The next morning they located tn,
place whore Harry Going was pick
ing cotton and going to the field the!
called him out. AS he came the Off