Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1915 — LAWSON CAPTURED IN MILFORD THURSDAY [ARTICLE]

LAWSON CAPTURED IN MILFORD THURSDAY

Slayer of Delphi Nightwatch Taken to Logansport For Safe Keeping After Arrest. Charles Lawson, the Lafayette young man who in a drunken brawl at Delphi shot and killed the Delphi nightwatch, August Scallon, and who has been a fugitive from justice since that time, was arrested at Milford, 111., Thursday and taken to Delphi. He confessed firing the fatal Shot, but said he fired to scare the nightwatch and did not aim to kill him. Feeling at Delphi was so strong against him that a lynching was feared and he was taken to Logansport for safe keeping. Sheriff Popejoy, of Carroll county, learned from two Lafayette men that Lawson was at Milford and in company with Dorsey Moore, of Delphi, went to Milford and made the arrest. Lawson was found at the railway station a few minutes before the departure of a train that would have taken him away. After being returned to Delphi Mayor Smith talked to him and he confessed the shooting. It was the 15th of May that Charles and Oscar Lawson, Charles and Jack Friend, Louis Wendling and Oscar and Vance Loten went to Delphi. They were boisterous and were warned by the nightwatoh. They continued to be noisy and finally the officer went to place them under arreSt. Charles Lawson drew a revolver and fired. The nightwatch was killed. All fled but a few days later Oscar Lawson was captured. He stated that his brother had fired the shot. Other members of the gang were arrested and a few weeks ago Oscar Loten was arrested in Remington. All were out on bail except Oscar Lawson, brother of the murderer. Delphi officers made a determined search for the (murderer. One trip was made to Texas. The city of Delphi and Carroll county offered a reward of SSOO for the arresrt of Lawson. Sheriff Popejoy and Dorsey (Moore were accompanied to Milford by the Lafayette men who had given the informlation and it is understood the reward will be divided among the men. Owing to the intense feeling at Delphi it is feared Lawson might be given the Georgians degree if kept in jail there and it is probable that the case will be venued from Carroll county for trial.