Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-10
"PERFECT OFFICERS AND
GODS OWN NOBLENIEN." -"

| | first met Sheriff John w Davis
and w. G. Foster, Of Oconee county.
shortly after 6 o'clock on the night
Of December 27 as the men We're
leaving police headquarters with De-
tective Sergeant James A. Ward and
Detective Manning, who had captur-
ed the negro fugitive, for whom the
Southern officials came with extradi-
ton papers. | was greatly impressed
by the immense physical proportions
or the two men, their hearty hand
clasps, jovial and sincere manner
and all that went to create the in
stant impression OF their being her
| feet officers Of the law and truly
Gods own noblemen.
We then went to the local aeris Of
the Fraternal Order of Eagle. git-
auted directly opposite the City n;ll.
which houses police headQuartt,s.
After some slight refreshments, dlr.
ing which the two distinguished va.
itors were introduced to many. II
those prominent in the fraternai.or-
der. winning host of friends with
their magnetic personalities, we LETT
the aerie, and, walking up Elizabe!n
avenue one square, Detectives Ward
and Manning arranged for room a
the Mansion House, conducted nv
William Campbell, to be occupied by
Sheriff Davis and Mr.. Foster. Little
did any member Of the party then
think that the large front room, fsc-
ing Elizabeth avenue, selected for
the visitors was to be the grim stase
of a dual tragedy despite The
wreathes of red beribboned holly
which decorated each of tine Four
lace-curtained windows. 1t
After that the party visited
Gus palces. While liquid retr,SE8.
ments were thrust upon the two vis-i
itors, both Sheriff Davis and Nj Eos
ter aroused comment by the Spang
manner in which they drank, par
taking only Of small glass oI Dcer
and accepting cigars in lieu OF
drinks. was especially impressed
with the types Of these two men
whose personalities fairly shOuird OF
fearlessness, and yet who TOOK such
pride in referring to their families
back in OcOnee county, Their chill
drcn and their homes, with such ten
derness as one would not eSpeci TO
find hidden in the massive frame OF
these officers OF the law.
Upon parting at midnight. Sh, ,rin
Davis expressed regret that the iaur
was too late for him to inspect no
mammoth plant Of the Singer Manu-
featuring Co., where the worlds mt.
put Of sewing machines is turned
ont. Both he and Mr.. Foster shook
hands warmly with the wrter RS
they entered the hotel, prom isinr to
be at police headquarters the folluw-
ing morning at 8 o'clock.
Both men had insisted that cy |
be given room to be occupiod %.
gethcr, instead Of separate sin ,ic |
rooms, and for this reason they w re |
assigned to the large front room !
which had been originally piarund |
as a parlor. The illumination was |
gained from chandelier hanging |
from the center Of the ceiling and |
partly over the large double bed. |
Proprietor Campbell escorted the |
men to the room. stopping to chat
for few moments as they prepared
to retire.
The following morning ! vas In |
police court when Detective Ward |
glanced at the clock, remarking that |
it was $40 a. m., and expressing
surprise that our two friends had not |
appeared. He then walked over TO |
the telephone by the desk sergeant
In the police assembly room and |
called up the Manison House, IN
strncting the proprietor to awaken
the guests and tell them to come 70 |
headquarters.
A few moments later l was in con-
versation with two police inspectors
from Boston, Mass, who had arrived
the night before to take captured
fire-bug back to that city. CAPTAIN
OF Detectives Hiney, Of the local
force. approached us, and, almost
overcome by shock, told us that She
rif Davis and Mr.. Foster had been
found dead in their room, Il
For the instant believed It to he
some ill-timed and ghastly joke un-
til my second glance at the captain's
race banished such thought. Cant,
Hiney, Detectives Ward and Man
ming then Immediately took charge