The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, January 14, 1903, Page 3, Image 3
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Toe Lexington Dispareb
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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