Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-15
MURDER MYSTERY is SOLVED.
Slaycrs Of Jacob Schroeder Confess
Crime-A Negro Robbcr GaMg.
Charleston American.)

(CharleStOn American)
The Charleston chief Of police last
night gave out the following state
ment relative to the murder last year
of Jacob Schroeder: .
1T will probably be in teresting to
me people of charleston, as we'll as
5S an immense relief, to ,knowEithat I
SsE;fha ave cleared UP q perfectly astQnish-
ing sseries of crimes and haye7 Rotta,,'
\ confessi ions from II 81 chief cIiii iiiinals;
inYolYs i,Ss
eparafs teiis aa GIG 81 poiics 81 Sta tion
Il do not care to say much at the
present, as their confessions will lead
to numbers Of other arrests, in re-
spect to which am proceeding with
great caution. However, we have
cleared up the Jacob Schroeder muir
der. winch occurred on the second Of
last August, and have a full confes-
sion III reference to it, as we'll as
10 series OF similar crimos~which
aid not. however, result in murder.
1T Will be recalled that the mur-
der OF Mr.. Schroeder was one of the
most brutal in our generation. AS
he was opening up his store at Reid
ana America streets on a Monday
morning, several negroes entered il
and one of them, calling for some
crackers, Mr.. Schroeder walked from
behind the counter and reached into
the cracker box to get them. stoop-
ing over. One of the other negroes
MT him i'll the head with hammer,
while another went behind the coun-
ter and rified the cash drawer. The
money was afterwards divided up
among them.
The Schroder case was left to the
department without a single clue ex-
cept the hammer with which Mr..
Schroeder had been killed.
incidentally. in the general
roundup which will take Dlace
numbers OF the recent burglar ries
house-breakings and larcenies will
be accounted for, and am satisfied
that we will follow evew link of the
chain of guilt until ali Of this par
ucular type Of criminal is accounted
for"
Additional Facts.
In the American Of the day fol- |
lowing the publication above, this |
additional information appeared in
that paper:
The entire mystery in the murder
or jacob Schroeder last August has
' NiSoicd up ana lnC quit or the |
cr'me mas been admitted |
on Saturday four negroes were ar
rested on charge Of burglary, but
nhder cross-eXa minatiOn they admit
tea having committed several other
DurslarieS and hOuSe-brcakings.
however, under a severe grilling,
finally broke down and admitted tha;
the quartet had been responsible for
greater and more serious crime
the murder Of Mr.. Schroeder.
1t seems that early on the morning
of the murder, these negroes met
and decided to go up to Mr.. Schro-
der's store, at the corner Of Reid
and America streets. One of tho
negroes had hammer which he
carried in his back pocket. One of
the negroes went in and ordered n
dimes worth OF crackers, he being
followed into the store by the 9TH
ers. When Mr. Schroeder came from
behind the counter and stopped over
to get the crackers. the negro struck
him on the base Of the skull with
the hammer. completely fracturing
the skull. They then rifled the cash
drawer and divided the money.
The chief Of police called hear
ing in the matter last night, at
which were present the mayor, the
solicitor for the district, and several
members Of the department who are
working and have worked on the
case. The proceedings were taken
by the official court stenOgrapher and
statements were given by three Of
the negroes, one making use of his