Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-29
VICTIM OF CONSPIRACY

Embodying many Of the elements OIL
the weird and mysterious and Withali
one of the strangest cases coming US
der the observation of police otf1cers
in this section in many years, violet
Shaw, negro woman about GO and ner
grandson, Otis Fewell, about IA, were
committed to Jail in Yorkville, last
night charged with obtaining money by
false pretenses from Miss Margaret
Thomasson, aged and well-to-do
spinster of Ebenezer and formerly OIL
the Beth Shiloh section. The two
negroes were committed to Jail yester-
dav by MAGISTRATE J. F. Wingate Of Ca
tawba township after testimony had
been introduced to show that they had
flceced the old lady out Of approx
mately s3,5OO in the past five months
Most of the money, according to the OIL
ficcrs who worked up the case was op-
taincd by the boy, Otis Fewell. -oo
Miss ThomassCn did not 1850 Sl,ooV
q few weeks ago on the streets or Foch
Hill while en- route to deposlt IL III
bank as she stated; but TINS money
was given over 10 the boy otls fe"eii'
who it is alleged, framed the taie WIN
the assistance of others in order 10
divert suspicion. These facts. II -
said Miss Thomasson admitted 10 r..
r. steele. former Rock Hill policeman
who hns been working on the case for
several weeks.
several other negroes, it is said, are
engaged in the conspiracy, among tteln
n Younger brother Of the Fewell poy
but they have not Deen arrested as Hel.
For some time past Miss Thomasson
has been making her home win MI
and Mrs. Frank Reynolds in EbeneZeL,
1,he Shaw negress who formerly nVea
on Miss ThomasSon's farm in the Beth-
Shiloh section lived near her at EpS-
nezer with her grand son OTIS tcWeli'
Testimony was introduced at the pre-
liminavy before the Catawba township
magistrate Monday showing Cnas
Fewell and his grandmother hao CONE
to Miss Thomasson time after time ioI
money, asking for sums ranging lfolii
S. up. Each time they aenlahueu
money. according to detectives WIZ
have worked up the case, IL Was oi'ii
coming, although Miss Thomasson d.
times had to borrow II froH1 olhsiS' no'
having it at hand.
Miss Eunice I3elk of EbaneZer testl-
fed at the preliminary YESTERDAY tnus
on nne occasion the old negress ana
her grandson came to Miss ThonlaSsoll
for money and that when the aged iauy
told them she had it not. the boy. cufseu
her and told her that IL she dlo noL
give il TO him he would search her
room. ;, .orao,.
that the Fewcll boy bought 500 WORTH
of tirecra cl<ers last Christmas VIII
money that he obtained from MISS
Thomasson. On another occasion he IS
said TO have gotten $500 from her ana
went to Charlotte III company VIII q
negro Sam Smith. While in Charlotle
he bought Smith two fine suits o'
clothes.
tfe has been known to hire automo-
hles ut $15 IL day for pleasure riding oh
4 number OF occasions and ACCORDING to
the detectives he has been known To
charter the two front rows OF seats III
a Rock Hill colured picture SHOW 10!
the entertainment Of his friends.
Officers said yesterday that a re"
weeks ago Fewell purchased tickets Tor
Columbia, in company with Charlle
NcNeel, boy friend. The two decided
to get off the train at Heath Springs
There they were arrested as suspicious
cnaracters Miss Thomasson was noti-
fec. and she had them released, It IS
said. -.
In the negro boys home were found
maGy beautiful! and costly. ttoSs; 'S!ie Wneh
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