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Columbia Sentinel. PUBLISHED EVEKYTHUBSDAY AT HUIL'IM, OEOKHIA. entered as second-class matter at the POST OFFICE IN HARLEM. GA. THURSDAY, APRIL 8. 1886. nTidT - Is to inform you that your subscrip tion is due, and as we need the money, kindly ask all in arrears to come up and give us a helping hand by paying up their subscription. 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. 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