The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-16
ORANGEBURG CHIEF
TELLS OF KILLING
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
Orangeburg, March 10.LAccording
to advices reaching this city this
morning Mackey Palmer, the negro
fugitive who fatally shot Police
Sergt. H. H. Franklin here yesterday
and who was captured by Sheriff 4.
+. Dukes after an all-day hunt by
posse of enraged citizens and taken
aboard a passing freight train on the
Atlantic Coast Line last night, has
been placed in jail at Charleston.
Parties were organized and stationed
ia various points which might De
passed in order to reach Columbia, as
it was thought the prisoner would De
taken to the penitentiary.
In regard to the shooting of Sergt.
Franklin, Chief of Police r. F. Jen-
nings has given out statement OF the
details, in effect as follows:
Chief Jennings Account.
About 9:30 o'clock Friday morning
a telephone message was received at
the city hall from someone, stating
that Machy Palmer, who broke Jail
after being lodged on a charge OF rou-
berry of the residence of Mrs. Mary c.
Dibble, could be found at GA West Cal
houn street. Chief Jennings could not
leave just at this time on account OF
the fact that a case was In progress
in the Mayors Court, of which ne
knew more than the rest Of the force.
Accordingly he detailed Sergt. Frank
lin to get another officer and look
for Palmer. The sergeant. with Ofncer
Marion Wolfe, went to the house de-
sierated in an automobile. On arr1v-
al they looked through all of the
house with the exception of one front
room which was securely lockeo.
Suspecting that Palmer was IN THIS
room, Sergt. Franklin gained an en-
trance through window, while ON
Ger Wolfe stood guard at the rear
door. On landing inside the room the
sergeant was shot down at once. On
hearing the shots Officer Wolfe came
TO the front of the house through the
side of the yard and Palmer escaped
through the rear door.
Bullet H1C r usltifc.
AS soon as officer Wolfe, located the
escaping negro he fired, and evidence
has since been found to show that
one shot took OBJECT. However, Palmer
succeeded in making his way to
point near the A. c. L. trestle over
the Edisto river, just south of the city.
On reaching this point he disappeared,
apparently into the swamp near by.
The county and city officers and many
citizens at once began search IN the
swamp. The county bloodhounds
trailed to a point near what is known
as Beach Island, a part of the swamp
which is so dense with unde growth
and so deep in water that it is pract1-
cally impossible to penetrate any dis
tance. At this juncture the hunt came
to standstill and preparations were
made to surround the swamp and
await time when the fugitive might
venture out in quest of food.
About $50 p. m. the negro came out
from hollow log within short dis
tance of the trestle and surrendered
to Sheriff Dukes. A freight train.
south bound, was passing On the AT
lantic Coast Line just at this time,
and Sheriff Dukes tagged the train
and took his prisoner aboard.
Palmer in Charleston jail.
After eluding two crowds of citizens
who were seeking his prisoner, and
cleverly giving the impression that he
was bound for Columbia, Sheriff
Dukes, of Orangeburg. arrived in
Charleston yesterday morning with
Mackey Palmer, the negro who shot
Sergt. H. H. Franklin, of the Orange
burg police force, with fatal effect