The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-03-15

ed until April 30th.
train added to the anxiety of the
officers.
The negro had s2.15 in his pocket
and with this Sheriff Dukes had one
of the brakemen go out to store at
Cordova and purchase suit of over
alls and a shirt for the negro.
After some shifting and loss Of
time, the train started out for Cope.
BY this time the lights in the cab
were all extinguished. At Cope, the
conductor informed Sheriff Dukes
that the mob had learned that he
was aboard the train and were in
pursuit. Sheriff Dukes states that
he heard someone call his name near
the depot, and he momentarily ex-
pected to hear crowd rush into the
cab.
After leaving Cope, it then being
about 8 o'clock, Sheriff Dukes had
the train stopped about two miles out
from the station. He then entered a
box car with Palmer and his special
officer and had the car sealed. Then
continued in this car until they
reached Denmark. At this station an
automobile was heard to run up
alongside the train. He heard some
one ask the conductor if Sheriff
Dukes was aboard the train. The
conductor said he had not seen him
since leaving Cope. In few min
utes he heard someone entering the
car next to the one in which he was
hiding, and again he felt certaiu that
the mob had caught him.
A few minutes later, however, he
learned that the inquiries were from
brother of Deputy Sheriff Gillian
and that he desired to assist the
Sheriff if possible. He managed to
have himself identified by the sta
tion agent when the conductor con-
sented to open the car. An automo-
bile was ready for him, but Sheriff
Dukes determined to stick to the
freight.
At Robbins he left the box car and
waited about the station. Here he
gained information through the
agent that the mob was hot on his
trail and that searching parties were
going through trains. Sheriff Dukes
attempted to hire an automobile or
buggy at this point but was unable to
do so. He, therefore, was forced to
stay about this station until in the
early morning when he caught a c..
and w. C. train for Yemassee and
by this route and the A. G. l.. he got
to Ashley Junction. At a small town
in Hampton county the sheriff COM
municated with Governor Manning
and asked that he have Sheriff Mar
tin meet him at Ashley Junction.
This was done and the negro was
lodged in the Charleston county Jail
at II o'clock Saturday morning.
Sheriff Dukes states that during
all this time he was without a single
cigar and his nerves were keyed up
to the highest pitch.
He did not have a pair of hand
cuffs and the negro was taken all the
way without az much as string tied
to hold him.
Sheriff Dukes said at one point he
had fear of the mob stopping his
train and just before reaching this
point lie undertook to put the negro
in the stove on the coach, but he was
unable to get the negro in the stove.
Sheriff Dukes states that Palmer
had on only his underclothes, pair
of pants and a shirt when arrested.
He said that the negro declared he
never crossed the A. C. L. track, but
ran direct to the log into which he
crawled and remained there all dur
ing the day.
The negro had a wound in the
right side, ball entering from the
back and passing out at the front.
This wound is supposed to have been
inflicted by Officer Wolfe who fired
at the fleeing negro.
Palmer also stated that he forced
the negro woman in whose room he
was found to let him stay there, and
also said that he received advice as
to how to act from Clint Kennedy,
negro barber, who has since been
placed in Jail.
When asked why he shot Sergt.
Franklin, Palmer said he was drunk
and scared and the officer was ad-
vancing on him.
Palmer also denied that he enter
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