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BUBOnDBnUmWHWaMMai Toe Lexington Dispareb | - , : Wednesday, January 14, 1903. Alleged Safe Blowers Have Been Making Columbia Their Headquarters for Months. The Columbia State January 8 Charles Howard, Edward Dugan, Thomas Nolan and William McKinley are the names of four men under arrest in Columbia on the charge of robbing postoflices and banks and in a number of towns in South Carolina Their arrests and the raids of the [ officers in search of evidence against them caused quite a sensation Tuesday. The district of vice was thrown into turmoil by the repeated visitation from the officers and the denizens were in dread of further arrests. Over a score of persons were held at one time or another in the effort to get information and the officers seem to have secured evidence sufficient to justify them in bringing the case to trial. ? ? a i* Some time ago tiie cmer 01 ponce was given the information that there was a gang of safe-blowers patting up in Columbia. They attracted attention to themselves by their lavish expenditure of money, their liberal treatment of their friends in places where drinks could be secured, and by making presents to women. Chief Daly and the city detectives began to watch the movements of these people and sent for Messrs. Gregory and Pulsifer, the United States secret service sgents who are located in South Carolina. The officers were waiting for an opportunity to strike when chance placed the men in the hands of the police. Sunday night a pistol was fired by some one in or at a house on Gates street Officer McQuatters arrested Edward Dugan on the charges of carrying a concealed weapon and of discharging firearms on **- - ?* ue street, xue iuuut*it<K uuiuiu^ in the recorder's court Dugan was fined $40 on the first named charge. He paid this amount promptly and put up another $40 for his appearance at the recorder's court Tuesday morning on the charge of discharging firearms. Monday afternoon Chas. Howard, one of the witnesses in the latter case, went to talk with the ! i chief in regard to the case and Cepfc j Daly thought it time to make a j in the more important case as Howard and Dugan were being shadowed I Accordingly when these two appeared in the recorder's court Tuesdaj morning they were detained. Officers Strickland, Marsh, Thackbam and Dcwie were sent to get the other nn/lfl* ononifiiAn UJCU UUUCl DUO|/IVAVU? V. and Marsh arrested Thomas Nolan is a bouse oh Gates street kept by a negress. William McKinley was fonnd at Grant's restaurant by Th8ckbatn and Dowie. The officers then began a searching examination of these men. Raid after raid was msde in the tenderloin district and while no actual arrests were made there were a score of denizens and frequenters of questionable places detained as witnesses. The officers kept their own counsel and would give out no information, but the news got abroad that there was a wholesale arrest of safe-blowers under the charge of disorderly conduct. HOWARD, ALIAS HEARSE. Howard appears to be leader of the gang. His "road1* name is "Dufcchy." He bad very swell apartments in a locality of questionable nature on Gervais street, between Gervais and Lady. When bis apartment was searched the chief, the city detectives and the secret service men found receipts for furniture and furnishings wbicb bad cost Howard hundreds of dollars. There was aleo a dress suit case and a new valise, both of fine quality. The officers also found a number of suits of clothes and other articles of apparel ?some rough and evidently used t4on the road," others for use in the city. Wben Howard was brought suddenly into Chief Daly's office where he faced Inspectors Gregory and Irving the crcok showed that he recognized the latter who were witnesses against Howard (or Hearne as be was then known) for blowing open a safe at Bramwell, West Virginia. In March, 1899, Howaid was sentenced to spend three years at Mound^ville, W. Va. When Howard's person was searched, the police found $300 sewed in the seat of his underclotbiag. NCLAN, THE ARTIST The next most important in the party arrested seems to be Thomas Nolan. Toe police apparently have some information as to bis past, but they will divulge nothing, except iD regard to Howard. When be was arrested in the bouse kept bv Carrie Baker, Nolan bad nearly $400 on bis person. When the officers searched tbp *room which he bad occupied they found the fquipment necessary for the work of safe blowing. The heavy tool8 are picked up in the towns in which the work is to be done, but there are other tools which unmistakably are marks of the profession, and Nolan had these in bis room wrapped in a bundle. There was a flash light, such as is used by crooks* and two electric batteries for the light. There was also a pocket compass, a mileage book of the Southern railway company with Thomas Nolan's name written there on, a Colt's revolver and a large number of cartridges and a pocket map of the State of Georgia. Howard and Nolan were the only ones who had any money. None of the men have any work in Columbia, Nolan and Dugan claiming to be gamblers and Howard, the man with luxurious ? * ? t apartments, claimed to oe worsing m Grants restaurant. McKiniey also gambled. Each of the men has a "road" name known to members of the profession over the country. Howard is known as Dutchy and Dugan as a Starr, but the officers have not yet located Nolan and McKiniey. FORMALLY ARRESTED. These four men were detained on suspicious charges until yesterday* when they were formally arrested on warrants issued by Hon. Robert Lide of Orangeburg, United States commissioner, who had come to Col ambia during the day. The warrants charge generally that these men have been guilty of safe blowing and robberies of postoffices in South TMrtTlWlO nf V/at uuua uu?iu^ wuv ija uuvuu v/? November and December. The following are the towns in which they are alleged to have operated; Cameron and Rowesville, in Orangeburg count;; Eooree in Spartanburg county; Batesburg in Lexington county; Hartsville, Darlington count;: Montmorenci, Aiken county, aDd Renno, Laurens county. The "swag" in these robberies aggregates over $20,000. There have been quite a number of other robberies in the State, but these have not as yet been charged against Howard and his gang. There are also large rewards which will be given to the proper officers in case these parties are con Yicted. Tbe prisoners were arraigned before Mr. Lide yesterday afternoon and were locked up ip the county jail as they could not raise the amount of bail, $20,000 for each man. The preliminary examination, to be held at a date not yet fixed, will be conducted before Mr. James Yerner, who was just recently ap pointed United States commissioner. The officers will not give aDy of the evidence with points to these men as the ones guilty of the crimes enumerated, but th6y evidently have enough upon which to operate. The developing of the evidence will be the work of tbe secret service men. Before their formal arrest each of the suspected crooks was asked many searching questions. The offi i cers pay that the men have the bearing of professionals and their own I statements show that they have been j in Columbia sometime. They denied I being connected with any of the j numerous robberies in the State and j say that they have not been outside I of Columbia except to the carnival in Charleston. They likewise denied having ever traveled in neighboring j States. ; These men, or some cf them, have led fast lives here. They have squandered thousands of dollars. Nolan h said to have lost $1,500 at cards io one night. Since their several arrests persons in town who were thrown with them have been telling I Continued on Page !.] i I WHY ^ I? THEVEGE7 ml SUPERIOR IN QUA1 CJoiS TO.ALLJ fi&Tfj Address SOUTH! SAVANNAH, GA, THE G Dots from Bakersville. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Miss Hattie Kaigler, of Bakersville, entertained her friends with an afternoon tea party, in honor of the visiting young ladies and gentlemen, who were present as follows: Miss Ella Roof, of Brookland, Mr. Lowman Roof and Miss Eppie Roof, of Tuj-rinrrfniv MiflHPR Mftlldfl flDd Saliie Bookman, of Columbia, Mies Lula Strock CameroD, Cadets B. H. and G. F E>igler, of Clemson. Miss Cirrie Frank and Mr. Willie Wolfe were married on the 25th of December, 1902 Mis9 Eppie R^of baR returned to the Palmetto Institute te pursue her studies. Cadets Ben Kaigler and George Kaigler have return to Cl?mson College. A Spectator. For Over Sixty Years. Mrs. Winelow's Soothing Syrup has been in use for over sixty years by millions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the b"8t remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by Druggist, in every part of the world. Twentyfive cents a bottle. Be sure to apk for "Mrs. Winalow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind. Can Afford Zt. Carnegie says he would like to be j an editor. This being the case, it is strange that he doesn't. He has just about as much money as a man would need to run a paper exactly to suit himself without regard to what the public might want.?Houston Post. 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