The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-23
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known to his questioHers the name OF
the person who shot him. Why these
questioners have not tried the plan OF
calling off Il lis of names to the negro
and asking him 80 make some signal
IL the right name was called. is not
known. But If such plan were tried
and an affirmative answer a:ycl. py
the negro, II is doubtful II such evi-
dence would be competent In court
OF Justice.
Are Many Rumors.
Earl Burton is the negro concern
ing. whom reports were current in
Anderson Thursday night 20 the cr-
fect that he had been shot and beat
er. and brought TO the Anderson
County Hospital for treatment. The
negro was not beaten, and he waSAnot
brought to the hospital. A Mr.. Speer
OF Lowndcsville was rushed to the
hospital here Thursday night for an
operation and persons confused this
fact with the shooting Of Earl Burton.
spreading the report that the negro
had been brought to the hospital for
treatment.
Reports were also current iii An
derson Thursday night that secofid
negro had been shot at Lowndesville.
This report was also erroneous inso-
far as the. statement that the shoot
Ing occurred at Lowndegville. The
facts are that @ negro was shot in
the leg on the plantation of a white
man living between Iva and Starr.
This was the result of q personal
difficulty between the negro and the
white man who is said to have shot
him, and has no connection whatever
with the Lowndesville affair."
No Whites Arrested.
Reports were rife on the streets
yesterday that there had been other
arrests. including white people, in
connection with the murder of Mrs.
Scott. AS a matter, or fact but one ar:
rest has been made since Charlie
Logan and Ben 5iassey were placed
under arrest the day Of Mrs. Scotts
murder, and this person Is Will john
SON, who was arrested yesterday and
carried to Abbeville Jail by Magistrate
j.. G. Huckabee and assistants. Will
Johnson Is the negro who spent tho
night with Charlie Logan the night
Mrs. Scott was murdered.
In conversation, over long distance
telephone lutte yesterday afternoon
Magistrate Huckabee told The Intel
ligencer that no. white people had
been arrested in connection with the
affair, and no other arrests had been
made with the exception of that of
Will Johnson M
Ugiy RumOrs Abroad. <
AS is usual in all cases of this kind,
various ugly rumors are af1oat. In
fact. one can hear almost anything he
wants to hear about the murder.
Stories arc going the rounds that
white people are mixed up in the Kill
ling of Mrs. Scott, and that the negro,
or negroes, who did her to death were
paid to do so by negroes. One report
went so far as to say that one Of the
negroes had confessed that white peo-
pie had paid him $50 to put Mrs.
Scott out of the way.
So far as evidence bearing out these
reports is concerned, the reports are
as empty as the; idle wind. There are
number of people Sin, close touch with
the case who belieye that the death
of Mrs. Scott was the result of cCn+
spiracy, and there are come who be-
lieve that all the facts in connection.
with herideath have, not. yet been une
covered; But SO, far as there being any
evidence in hand 30 far. 20 bear out
these rnmors, there is nothing to il.
Theories ns s:.eAasInfs;. ~
$ OF course, every zone has his theory
of the shooting g { Earl Burton. Some
have advanced the theory that Bur-
ton was shot, by some person who:
was afraid thatS the negro might talk
and tell sometlling abont the murder.
of Mcs j. Scott that would implicate
him; tne person s,aring the shot There.
are scores OF other theories advanced
concerning the niystsr srious affair. but
theories are not sol,ling the puzzle
and great many. OF them are so.
ridiculous as to be almost disgusting.