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ce or ] y jails !. In s” ares S. J. charg-irazell,lev ‘ is rough t ?fnooncriiri-e girl.h, tnto beXith Is of the y, and o # his Lis sis-•'safe Ad form al-ies.tiionXT. ty cir-mak-iry in-hontasv United them dercerusta■ - ■ * [lanfor the woman ana wouia ngnt every step made to convict his former wife.K mobto the d the he ne-v m and ht and id cartel rn-! bodypitalShocking Crimein Lexingtonkeep-homas 3, who ion by disap-ear at ich he trou-funds of theEntire Family in Jail ForBrutal MurderLexington, Aug. 16.—Ira Cook, 2Z years of age, and Henry Wheeler, 23, held In the Lexington county jail on the charge of killing Marcell us Cook last Friday afternoon, today confessed to Sheriff E. Austin Roof and two others that they were guilty of the crime of which they are charged, and at the same time implicated other members of the family and Barfield.Cook and Wheeler were arrested Sunday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff H. ~C. Oswald on the strength of a sworn statement made by JamesBarfield, Sr., who is also held in connection with the killing on testimony given at the coroner's in-cjuest Saturday, and at first the two men denied any knowledge of the murder In their confessions today they claimed that Barfield and Mrs. Cook, wife of the dead man, had planned the killing, and had first tried to kill Cook by poisoning, and after this method failed young Cook and Wheeler were induced to commit the deed on the promise that they would be protected from the law, and would receive as a reward for the crime certain chickens and a cow belonging to Barfield. In their confessions they claim that Wheeler held one arm, Mrs. Cook the other, the young girl held the aged man’s feet and that Ira Cook did the cutting. That after Cook lied the razor was placed in the dead man’s handindicate suicide.Beth of the men say that Barfield was absent at the time of the killing but came up a short time afterwards. It is also claimed that Barfield bought the poison which they say was administered to Marcellos Cook by Mrs. Cook on Thursday before the killing.Warrants were issued today forthe arrest of Mrs. Marcellus Cook anct Mimie^Cook, her 16 year old* ■ twoItiated with;1 ? city’sd are?amr one-mdred ill at e larg-daughter. charging them1 with rruir der,| knd they' are how in jail ’ at Batesburg; * Wh en they are brought here the entire household will be confined in the Lexington jail as a result of the killing, together with Barfield, whose home is in Bates-burg.Barfield continues to deny that he had .anything to do4 with ^ the killing/ but 'admits that'he!boughtarsenate of lead which, he claims.was to be used to poison ballweevils.Tt ! forts venti heldventi ed ajthe the lt;fisted tate in itsAt keyn Tayl-in ai Leon asser Bond of dlt; afloa said,muni the v ing t strict chars ext ra empt curit:Th Assolt;empt large knd i fromwhic. live char* be d\ tax frosul genei A ance by tlof Cca na mort ed. natio strap tax f empt great publi build highbecai tive iof in'At farm stock empt gers lion islati it ispeop orgai st rat ultirrcans*Girls MakeGood BiscuitsSumter County Has GoodCooksof instriciduct taxeslege Geor Chic* ciatic mate asidlt;able malw r.
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Sumter Watchman and Southron
Sumter, South Carolina, US
Sat, Aug 20, 1921
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