Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-05
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Joe Grant, the Negro Who
Killed burst in 1905,
Brought Back to South
Carolina.

Joe Grant, the negro who IL
wanted for the killing of white
man at Johnston in 1906, and vhc
has been resisting extradition from
Pennsylvania, was brought to Co
luu1bia last night under heavy guard
and lodged in the State penltertlary
The negro arrived at 7:40 on a
special passenger train which was
running in the place of 81, the Au-
gusta Special, which was in a wreck
yesterday morning. Grant was
brought from Pennsylvania to Co.
lumbia by Sheriff Swearingen of
Edgefeld county. At the station
he was met by two guards from the
State penltentiary and they brought
him up to the State House on a
street car where he was transferred
to another car and taken to the
State penitentiary.
The fight to get the negro Grant
back to this State has been waged
for several years. He was accused
of killing Mr.. burst at Johnston in
Edgefeld county in 1906 and fled to
Pennsylvania. A reward was Of
fered for his capture and he was
recognized by a detective while work
ing in barber shop in Philadelphia.
After his arrest, he interposed every
legal obstacle possible, aud fought
extradition to South Carolina. The
then governor of Pennsylvania.
Tenor, honored the requisition pa
pers from the governor of South
Carolina, but an appeal was taken
to the courts, the case finally reach
ing the United States supreme
court. That tribunal as all others
upheld the requisition, and then the
new governor of Pennsylvania sud-
denly announced that he would not
honor requisition papers. The ne
uszps4rant in mis- appeal to the
20 .oN States supreme court made
sensational charges TO the effect that
he could not get fair trial IN South
Carolina owing to race prejudice.
Attorney General Peoples and So
licitor Zimmerman made several
trips tc get the negro, and have
used every effort to this end. Gov
ernor Manning cook the matter up
actively, and in a letter to Governor
Brumbaugh set forth that Grant
could get fair trial in this State,
and he called on the Pennsylvania
governor in the name of justice to
surrender the negro to the South
Carolina authorities.
Nothing was known of the mat
ter again until Grant was brought
here last night. He was in the
wreck of the Augusta Special IN
Virginia Friday night and his name
as we'll as that of Sheriff Swearln-
gen of Edge6eld were sent out on
press reports as among the number
injured. Their injuries are said to
have been only slight, however.
Grant was very talkative when
being brought from the union sta,
tion to the penitentiary and men
toned his trip and the wreck. He
was we'll dressed, wore neat look
ing brown suit, overcoat and hat
with black shoes which were FRESH
ly polished. He wore gold specta.
cles and appeared to be in good
health. He complained of being
tired from his long trip.
The governors Office last night
refused TO make kno~u anything
regarding the Grant matter of what
developments had taken place which
resulted in bringing him back to
this state. The governor of Penn
sylvania certainly had to honor the
reouisition for the Sheriff of Edge
field to get the negro, but his rea-
sons for doing so are not known.
Grant will be taken to Edgefeld
and tried on an indictment charg-
R ing him with murder, the lndlct-
/ ment having been returned against
\ him several years ago. 1t Is pre-
4 sumed that he will be kept in the
3 penitentiary until court of general
{ sessions convenes at Edgefeld. Co
lumbia Record.