02-20-1880; Paper: Georgia Weekly Telegraph Last Friday Deputy Sheriff Micajah Key, of Jasper County arrested a man charged with killing another in South Carolina.  It seems that the party had been in Jasper County some time, and since his stay there had married a daughter of Mr. Thaddeus Pye, though he had a wife where he formerly lived. Two brothers of the murdered man  had been in the county several days seeking an opportunity to arrest the murderer. Finding that there was money in the post office for him, they posted the officers, and when he came last Friday to get the money, he was taken in charge by the Deputy  Sheriff. A reward of $150, we learn, was offered for his arrest. (contributed by Brenda Duckworth) 10-27-1916; Paper: The State Jasper Sheriff Lands Peter Young Near Savannah After an exciting chase through South Carolina swamps, Sheriff MJ Floyd of Jasper County, South Carolina, ran down Peter Young, charged with shooting a negro woman at Ridgeland, S.C. Sheriff Floyd brought his prisoner to the police station here this afternoon for safekeeping and left later for Ridgeland. (contributed by Brenda Duckworth)

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