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Columbia Sentinel.
PUBLISHED EVEKYTHUBSDAY AT HUIL'IM,
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POST OFFICE IN HARLEM. GA.
THURSDAY, APRIL 8. 1886.
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CITY AND COUNTY DIRECTORY
CITY COUNCIL.
J. W. BELL. Mavor.
C. W. ARNOLD.
W. E. HATCHER.
W. Z. HOLLIDAY.
M. FULLER.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
G. D. DARSEY, Ordinary.
G. W. GRAY, Clerk and Treasurer.
B. IVEY. Sheriff.
O. HARDY', Tax Collector.
J. A. GREEN. Tax Receiver.
J. C. GOETCHIUS, Coroner.
MASONIC.
Harlem Lodge, No. 276 F. A. M., meets 2d and
4th Saturdays.
CHURCHES.
Baptist—Services 4th Sunday, Dr. E. R. Cara
well. Sunday School every Sunday. Superin
tendent-Rev. J. W. Ellington.
Methodist— Every 3rd Sunday. Rev. W E.
Shackleford, pastor. Sabbath School every
Sunday, H. A. Merry, Supt.
Magistrate’s Court, 128th District, G. M., 4th
Saturday. Return day 15 days before.
3 W. B. Roebuck, J. P.
Murder Will Out.
Preston Valentine Behind the Bars After
CoDfcssi iig.lt is Horrible Crime-
How Captain Ned Purcell cap
tured 7’om Jones in Virginia
and Brought Press Valentine
Back to Georgia—A Clever
Officer and a Tell Tale Pho
tograph Create a Sensation—
Valentine’s Reception In
Augusta.
Augusta Evening News: The capture of
Preston Valentine is the talk of the town, and
the arrast by Capt. E. B. Purcell of the man,
■who has baffled pursuit since the night of the
12th of September, 1884, when it was suspect
ed and is now almost certain that he murdered
old man Vales, the night watchman of the
Street Railroad Company, shows that justice
iollowe a criminal wherever he may go, and
proves anew the old adage that “murder will
out.”
A CURIOUS CROWD.
Captain Purcell and his prisoner were ex
pected Saturday night but did not arrive, and
each train from the Carolina side was met by
crowds of curious people anxious to get a
glimpse of Valentins. Last night at 9.30 o’clock
when the C., C., and A. train rolled across the
bridge, hundreds of people, white and black,
were waiting on the river bank and they fol
lowed the train out Washington street, vainly
scrutinizing the cars and fillingu p the whole
street. Disappointment was evident, until the
report was circulated that Capt. Purcell and
his prisoner had
LEFT THE TBAIN AT HAMBU RG.
This proved to be true, for Capt. Purcell had
been wired about the crowds waiting in Augus
ta and was notified to get off at Schultz Hill,
where he would be met by Lieutenants Twiggs
and Hood of the police force in a carriage.
This was dene to avoid the curious crowds and
not through fears of lynching, for nothing of
the kind was apprehended by the officers or
thought of by the crowd.
A BUSH FOR THE JAIL,
When the crowd found that the bird had
flown, a grand rush was made for the jail, but
Captain Purcell and the Lieutenants had made
a little rush ahead of the crowd and the curiosi
ty seekers were again doomed to disappoint
ment. The carriage crossed the foot bridge
from Carolina almost as soon as the train came
over, and Preston Valentine was the driven
straight to jail.
CAPTAIN NED, THE BOSS DETECTIVE.
The man who went on for Valentine, worked
up the case, and landed the prisoner safe in
jail, was no other than Ckptain Ned Purcell,
the handcome veteran of the old police force,
and one of the finest officers in the country
Yee, “one of the finest,” and Capt. Ned is lion
of the day. He is congratulated on all sides on
his success, and especially in raking in the
reward of SBOO offered by President Walsh, of
the A. &8. Railway Company. The Captain
has been busy with the case for some time, and
gave up a Christmas turkey, and a fine time
with the boys last December for a trip up to
Spartanburg, where he had spotted his man.
This clue he now finds correct, for Valentine
confesses that the Captain was so close on his
trail, that one got off a train just as the
other got on. This was a close call for Valen
tine, but the Captain’s last call was “the boss”
This time the Captain says there was no
ministerial aid, and his pointers were all pri
vate, professional and eminently correct.
A TALK WITH THE CAPTAIN.
Capt. Pu rcell was lifted out of the barber’s
chair very early this morning and cornered by
the Evening News. After the customary
passage of salutations and a good old Irish
shake, the Captain was asked to tell how he
got in his little work.
“Oh my boy” he said” “it will never do to
tell all I knew, for some of my pointers are
secret® of the profession, but I will give it as
my opinion that it, is not safe for a suspected
criminal to be writing letters back home from
Virginia or to circulate his photograph too
freely.”
THE CLUE LN A LETTER.
there was a clue about a letter and a pho
tograph.
“Os course, but you must not ask me where
or now I got hold of them. We had been after
this Valentine for some time and when the
little souveuir came from Virginia, it was all
plain sailing. That is, it was easy to epot my
man. I was in s< me doubt about walking in
on him, f« r Valentine is smart and had eluded
me before.”
HOW VALENTINE WAS CAPTURED.
“How did you manage it?”
“Well, I managed to make the acquaintane®
of Captain 8. G. Byer, the sheriff of Alleghany
county, in Virginia, and I found him to be one
of the cleverest and best posted men in the
State. He and all his friends in old Alleghany
are a royal hearted set of men, and they treat
ed me like a king. When I arrived at Low
Moor and described the man I was looking for,
Captain B*’er said. “That description is very
much like Toni Jones, who is working in the
big smelting furnace works here.” I then
showed him the photograph and be said: “That
is Tommy.” I was then certain of my man and
said. “1 will give you SSO to show him to me.”
That settled the business, and very soon after
ward we interviewed the superintendent, and
when he ordered unsuspecting “Tom” up to
the office I quietly and promptly put the nip
pers on Tom Jones and Preston Valentine at
one and the same time.”
RECOGNIZES OLD FRIENDS.
Did he recognize you, Captain?
“There was no use in denying his acquaint
ance with old frinds. I simply said, “How
are you Preston?’ and he responded ‘How are
you, Captain?’ When 1 asked him if he wanted
to go back to ‘God’s country,’he replied. “I
reckon 11l have to go.’ So he came.”
THE GAY DECEIVER MARRIES AGAIN.
How long had he been in old Virginia ?
“♦Since the 28th of September, ’B4, and he had
evidently mad® a fine impression on the people.
He was well thought of at the works and had
married a “likely colored girl.” This is the
second wife for Preston, or rather lor “Tom
Jones,” as he was called in Alleghany county
and when his brothers and mother-in-law heard
of his record there was much more peril for
Preston, and fears of lynching by his outraged
family there than in Georgia.”
CONFESSING HIS CRIME.
Did Valentine make any confession ?
‘•Yes; he was very much frightened and fear
ed he would be lynehed on his arrival in Au
gusta. He confessed the crime in the presence
of the party when I hancuffed him, and tried to
implicate other employees of the Street Rail
road Company in his efforts to explain his
acts. This endeavor to divide responsibility
was rambling and toothin, but is quite natural
to criminals when caught up with or captured.
Valentine confessed that he killed old man
Vales with a mattock, and said he divided the
money taken from the till. He also confessed
that he had the nickels changed at the stores of
Messrs. Turner, Kirsch and elsewhere.'’
You are sure of your man then ?
‘Positively certain. He was also recognized
by Jailer Collins and othe rs, and his own con
fession fastens him. And what is more I have
in hand the receipt of the jailer for th® body of
Preston Palentine. Here the State’s repre
sentative will close for awhile.”
And very able have you performed your
duty, Captain I
preston’s names and description.
It seems that the prisoner had another name
before appearing as Valentine, and his aliases
number three—Pierce Winfield, Preston Valen.
tine and Tom Jones. The descripton now on
record in Chief Christian’s office calls for a
man weighingabout 160 pounds, dark brown
color, about 5 feet 10 inches in height, attrac
tive looking, and whe holds his head upward
when talking.
THE WARRANT AND COMMITMENT.
Such a man is Preston Valentine, the alleged
murderer of Win. Vales, and his formal arrest
by Constable Wm. W. Badford on a warrant
issued by Justice Picquet was made for pre
liminary trial this morning. The prisoner
waived examination and was committed to jail.
AWAITING TBIAL.
Preston Valentine is therefore now awaiting
trial at the approaching term of the Superior
Court on the charge of murder, and as the
Court meets on the Ihird Monday in April, he
will not have long to wait.
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