Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1909 — KILLED THE WRONG MAN [ARTICLE]

KILLED THE WRONG MAN

Bouth Carolina Negro Says He Waa Hired to Commit Murdtr. Barnwell, S. C„ March 22—Aa the result of a startling confession made by Quitman Johnson, a negro, con* victed of the murder of Perry Uasery last November, Chester Kennedy, white, was arrested at the home of bis father near here. The negro admitted killing Uasery and said Kennedy had hired him and Ferdinand Grubbs, another negro, who was convicted with Johnson, to kill a man named Holland, and that he hfid intended to kill Holland, but had shot Ussery instead. Johnson said he and’ Grubbs were to receive S2OO for the killing.