The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 06, 1909, Image 1
VOL XLVI NO 28 NEWBERRY~ S. C.. TUESDAY. APRIL 3,1909. TIEAWE.S.0AYA
"YEGGS" ESAPE.
"Tennessee Dutch" and George Bar
ton Break Jail in Greenville-Dy
namite floor of Cell.
Greenville, April 4.-Blasting a
hole in the rock bottom of their cell
at the jail here, Garber Moore, known
as "Tennessee Dutch," and George
Barton, alleged yeggmen, arrested in
Birmingham and brought here on
March 10, early this morning broke
jail and made their escape.
"Tennessee Dutch" has used many
aliases, among them being John Ruth
erford, John Hinkle, Jake Moore and
"Gobbler." He is one of the most
notorious crooks who has operated in
this country. His pal, George Barton,
is equally well known in police cir
-cles.
The watchman on duty outside the
cell says he does not know how or
when the prisoners left.
At the present term of the federal
court Moore and Barton were to be
tried for tearing up the safe in the
Pelzer postoffice. One year ago they
oommitted this daring act and South
Carolinians in particular were pecu
liarly interested in their capture. The
noise made by the explosion which
tore away the front of the safe at the
-Pelzer governzgnt station awoke the
k people of the city, and when Rath
erford and Barton were making their
"get away" in a buggy two pistol
shots were fired at them by a man
who stood on the veranda of a hotel
porch. Neither shot took effect.
Arrested in Birmingham.
They were arrested in Birmingham,
Ala., early in March and held for
the robbery at Pelzer. Postoffice In
spector Gregory captured the two
men. He took them to Atlanta from
the jail of whieh they had once es
eaped, and United States Marshal
Duncan Adams at Cha'rleston was
,ified of their arrest.
:He wrote Sheriff Pool asking that
-oe men be kept safely here and say
ing that he would furnish a guard at
the jail.
E. C. Carter, former arresting of
ficer for the S. P. P- A. was delegat
ed by the government to guard out
side of the jail, lest the yeggmen get
out of their cells and away from con
finement. i
Deputy Sheriff Phillips lives in the
building. a part of which is used for
the prisoners, and he, his wife and his
children were ignorant until early
this morning that the notorious safe
blowers were not ready for their Sun
day morning breakfast. Carter was
on the outside, presumably. He did
not know, at any rate how or when
the men left.
The two men were iau the same cell
-one of the strongest cells in the
jail-and while Rutherford, the man
'with the numerous aliases, had done
most of the talking to the outsiders,
it is supposed that Barton was at
work drilling a 'hole through the rock
floor. It is believed that an. umbrel
la handle was used for a drill. Af
ter blowing the hole the men dropped
into the basement and made their es
caethrough the jailer's apartments.
cae A Notorious Yegg.
Garber Moore, alias John Ruther
ford, alias John Hinckle, alias "Ten
nessee Duteh,'' etc., is one of the
most notorius "yeggs'' in the his
tory of the operations of profession
safeblowers in America and his pal,
George Barton, alias "Cicago Ar
my,'' is almost equally notorious.
Each has a score of postoffice and
bank robberies ehargeC against them.
"Dutch'' and 'Barton were arrest
ed at Birmingham the first of March,
and Inspector Gregory, who was in
that section on a still hunt for the
pair, easily identified them, and he
took proceedings before the United
S;ates commissioner there to have
them held for the Pelzer job. 'Duteh'
employed counsel to fight extradition
to South Carolina and even had his
attorney offer a reward for his
(Dutch's' return to Mississippi,
where he escaped from the Rankin
farm of the Mississippi State peni
tentiary while serving a five year
ent(enee for burglary. His efforts,
owever, were unavailing, and the
.sofilee inspectors had no trouble
bolding him for the Pelzer job
long with Barton.
When arrested "Dutch'' had in
s possession $195 in money, a mil
ge book, etc. He denied acquain
ne with Brnton at first. but not
after Inspector Gregory had finished
his "interview" with the cracksman.
Inspector Gregory was thoroughly
familiar with the operations of
"Dutch," and 'Dutch" new it.
"Dutch" is a Hungarian Jew, a na
tive of Tennessee, and his criminal
career was begun early in life. He
has traveled extensively in the United
States and Europe, and it is not un
likely that he operated in the old
world. He is apparently 35 years
of age, 5 feet 8 1-2 inches in theight,
weighs about 162.
Barton, as "William Ward," serv
ed three years in the federal prison at
Atlanta for burglary of the postoffice
at Woodbine, Ky. He was after
wards arre.ited for cracking a post
office safe but escaped from the At
lanta pris6n while awaiting trial. Bar
ton is an American, about 34 years of
age, height, 5 feet 11 inches; weight,
145; slight build, right a'm off at
elbow.
A SPIRITED GAME.
Mechanics and College Play Eleven
,Tnning-Newberry Makes Two
In Zleventh.
An interesting and exciting game
of baseball was played on the college
diamond last Friday afternoon be
tween the Meehanies, of Columbia,
and the College team.
No score was made until the elev
enth inning when Newberry college
scored two.
The features of the game were
Derrick's and Thackam's pitohing,
and the all-round good playing of
Newberry.
Another game is secheduled between
the Mechanics and the College on the
Newberry college diamond on Wed
nesday aftern3on of this week. Those
who witnessed the game on Frida.y
will desire to see the game again oxi
Wednesday and those who were not
present we are sure will desire an6ther
game between these two teams. Der
rick will pitch for Newberry and
Thackam for the Mechanics. The
line-up will be the same as on Fri
day afternoon.
The following gives the game in de
tail and is written in the vernacular
by Mr. Will Ewart. The Herald and
News will be pleased to have him
report all the games:
Wessinger fanned, Garlington dit
to, Fisher gets a hit through second
Hatten went to first on Thackam's
error, Fisher taking second, Burton
flied out to right. Hits 1, runs 0.
Tarrer first up for the Mechanics
walks, Woodley pops out to short,
McPhearson is a victim of Derrick's
curves, and Seal flies out to Burton.
Hits 0, runs 0.
Second inning-Black out, pitcher
to first, Derrick beats out a slow one
to third for a hit, is caught napping
off first a minute later, Tidmarsh out
a pop fly to pitcher. Hits 1, runs 0.
Washington fanned, Smith tak2s
first on Garlington 's error, Geradore
flies out to Black, and McCoy fanned.
TlFra :n 11 -Hxas fanned , Wes
singer goes te first on Tarrer 's error,
swipes second; Garlington flies out to
center field, and Fisher fanned.
Thackam first up singled, Tarrer
out by a grounder to Black, Woodley
flies out to Hatten, M'Phearson pop
ped out to Tidmarsh.
*Pouweth Innjing-Hatten rone
out to McCoy, Burton out Woodlef
to McCoy, Black singled to right and
on error takes sedond, Derriek walk
ed, Wessi nger (running for Derrick)
and Black worked the double steal,
Black going to third and Wessinger
to second, Tidmarsh fanned.
Seal fanned, Washington out to
Black, Smith walked, Geradore hits
a grounder to short, and Smith is out
at second, Ga.rlington to Fisher.
Fifth Inning--Hazel out Tarrer to
McfCoy, Wessinger fanned, Garling
ton out Thackam to McCoy.
McCoy out Garlington to Black,
Thackam fanned, Tarrer popped out
to Fisher,
Sixth Inning-Fisher takes first on
McCoy's error, McPhearson catches
him in an attempt to swipe second,
Hatten fannred, Bu.rton out Thackam
to McCoy.
Woodly walked is caught a minute
later by Hazel, Garlington taking the
throw, McPliearson flied out to Wes
singer, after Tidmarsh dropped his
pop foul, Seal singled. Washington
fanned.
Sevnt, Tnninog--Rlr. first- up sin-.
gled stole second and went to third
on Thackam's wild pitch, but Big Bob
was there with the goods and fanned
Derrick, Tidmarsh and Hazel in big
league style.
Smith struck out, Geradore singled
and stole second, McCoy fanned,
Thackam walked, Tarrer singled to
center and Bill Hatten brought the
crowd to its feet by a perfect throw
to the plate catehing Geradore and
saving the game.
Eighth Inning-Wessinger fanned,
Garlington walked, Fisher hit to sec
ond and a fast double play resulted,
Woodley to Tarrer to McCoy.
Woodley fanned, McPhearson pop
to Fisher, and Seal popped out tc
Black.
Ninth Inning-Hatten skied out to
Smith who made a star catch, Bur
ton out Tarrer to McCoy, Black sin
gled out is caught in a chase between
first and- second, McCoy getting the
put-out.
Washington out Derrick to Black,
Smith singled, Geradore pops to first
on a fielder's choice, McCoy is hit in
the ribs takes first, Thackam -hits to
short Garlington catches Smith at the
plate by a pretty assist to Hazel, Tar
rer ended the agony by popping out to
Tidmarsh.
Tenth Inning-Derrick- out Tarrer
to McCoy, Tidmarsh and Hazel fan
ned out.
Woodley died Tidmarsh to Black,
McPhearson out Garlington to Black;
Seal out Derrick to Black.
Eleventh Inniig--W inger goes
to first on McCoy's error' but is out
at second McCoy to Woodley, Gar
lington out Tarrer to McCoy, Fisher
tripled to deep center, Hatten beats
out a slow one and Fisher counted,
McPhearson throws wild in an at
tempt to catch Hatten at second and
the fleet-footed outfielder scored,
Burton takes first and second on
Smith's '&rror but Seal put him out
purposely as the sun was setting.
Washington fanned, Tidmarsh
throws Smith out at first and Gera
dore popped out to Garlington.
Box Score..
The official seore is as follows:
Newberry.
.*ABR-HPOAE
Wessinger, cf .. . 5 0 0 1 0 0
Garlington, ss .. 4 0 0 3 4 1
Fisher, 2b .... .. 5 1 2 3 0 0
Hatten, ef.. ....5 1 1 1 1 0
Burton, f .. ... 5 0 0 1 0 0
Black1b .. .....3 02 91 0
Derrick, p .. ....3 0 1 0 12 0
Tidmarsh, 3b.... 4 0 032 1
Hazele ........4 00 121 0
Total .. ......38 2 6 33 21 2
Mechanies.
AB R HPO AE
Tarrer,ss ..... ..40 1 1 5 1
Wodley,2b .. ..4 0 013 0
McPhearson, c .. 5 0 0 13 3 0
Seal, 3b........5 0 110 0
Washington, .ef .. 5 0 0 '1 0 0
Snmith,if .......4 01 1 01
Geradore, rf.. ..5 01 1 01
MeCoy, 16.. .....3 0 0131 2
Ti'ckam,.p .. .. 3 -0 1 1 17 1
Todcl .......38 0 5 33 29 6
Score by Innings.
Newberry:
0 0 0 00 0000 0 2-2 6 2
Mechanics:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--0 5 6
3 base hits, Fisher; double plays,
Woodley to Tarrer to McCoy; struck
out, by Derriek 11, Thaekam 11; base
on balls of Thackam 3, Derrick 4;
wild pitch Thackam; stolen bases,
Newberry 4, Mechanics 3.
Umpire, Wright; Scorer, Ewart.
Laymen's Movement.
Please annnouce this week that C.
B. Bobo, of Laurens, will be at Cross
Roads ehurch next Sunday at 11 a.
in., to make an address on the "Lay
men's Movement.''
He will also be at Saluda at 4 in
the afternoon. I promise a treat to
all who can go. Brother Bobo is not
a preacher, but an active layman ap
pointed by his association to visit all
churches he can. B. P. Mitchell.
Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F'. M.
An extra communication of Amity
Iloge, No. 87, A. F. M., will be held
next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
in Fraternity Hall. Visiting brethren
cordially welcomed.
The M. M. Degree will be conferred.
R. H. Wright, W. M.
JT HT M Kinarr, Secretary.
THE IDLER. *
The Idler has called attention of the
germ killers to the clouds of dust
which arise every morning when the
street hands sweep the paved streets.
The stores on either side receive these
germs from the streets and those who
have rooms in the upstairs of the
buildings adjoining are not overlooked
but are given their share e. so of the
dust and the germs. I suggested some
time ago that one man with a cart be
kept on this work and that it could
be done with no additional expense.
I have learned that Mayor Langford
is going to try the experiment and
that the cart has been ordered. It
will pay.-and then the street will be
kept clean .all day.
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I notice that -sqnetimes the
street isUsprinkled before it -is swept
and of course when this is done the
dust is-kept down. Why-it is not done
all the tne I do nef now.
The way Jno. -Mayes sold roses and
ferns. the other day the influence of
the Civi association is being felt and
I expeet to see some beautiful rose
gardens in Newberry soon. And then
you iill'see pretty lawns and neatly
kept p-enises.
The ferns were sold out early in the
morning. 'But John Mayes is not to
be outdone and has placed an order
for ,a- carload of ferns, fresh from
'Bush -river, and will be ready to sup
ply all demaids promptly
By, the way, this was a fine oppor
tunity to 'secure good roses from the
reliable florists, Goode & Reese, of
Springfield, Ohio, at the nominal cost
of 25¢s for four plants. There
are some of the plants still on hand.
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-Behold, how good and how pleasant
it is for brethren to dwell together in
unity-Ps. 133:1.
The above appeared recently in the
editorial columns of .the Gaffney Led
ger. I suppose the Ledger wants to
commend the unanimity with which
Gaffney voted $120,000 for sewerage.
It is well for brethren to dwell to
gether in unity. and Gaffney is to be
commended for standing so solidly for
this needed improvement. I wish I
could apply .this Biblical exclamation
to Newberry but Newberry is getting
in line and when the .ch.amber of com
merce gets down to work again every
body in Newberry will be pulling to
gether. If not the kickers will become
so 'ashamed of themselves that threy
will go in a hole and pull the hole in
after them.
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You ought to go out and see how the
chain gang moves dirt at the new
court house. TDhey stretch out in a
row with shovels and the first one
throws a shovel full of dirt to his
neighbor and he takes it up and pass
es it on to the next and so on. Super
visor Feagle says the county has no
wheelbarrows or scrapes and no mon
ey to'buy them. Poor county. What
a waste of time to move dirt in this
primitive way. Mayor Langford ought
to come to the reseue and'let the coun
ty have the use of his scrapes for
this work.
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There is a large force on the chain
gang now and the best use possible
should 'be made of it. I mean that
proper .tools and machinery should be
secured to get the best results for the
least money.
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It should not be forgotten, however,
that The Idler thinks 'the work that
'the chain gang is now doing at the
court house is as important as any
on which it could engage and it is
work that will have to be done but
once and is for the benefit of all the
people of the county and when it is
finished I am confident every citizen
will say ''well done'' .and be 'happy
that it is done.
I believe there is one proposition on
whieh the Newberry people are unit
ed. Everybody is ready and willing
to unite in a strong effort to secure
the C., C. & 0. railroad. There is
no doubt this is Newberry's opporta.n
ity. I am sure the chamber of com
merce will do everything possible to
induce the builders of this road to
com by Newherry.
It is a good thing to get the people
united on some proposition. This road
would mean a great deal for Newber
ry. This is one road that is being
built as a railroad ought to be built.
It seems to be pretty certain that
the road will go to Columbia. The
question is which is the best route
from Spartanburg to Columbia. The
distance from -Spartanburg to Colum
bia via the Southern is 96 miles. If
the C., C. & 0. goes down Broad river
on .either side the distance will be the
same and through the swamps and
expensive to build and no business to
amount to anything after leaving Un
ion.
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T-he distance from Spartanburg to
Columbia via Newberry is not over 10
miles further and on a ridge practi
cally all the way 'and through a fine
country that needs a road and that
would give it business. Newberry
must see to it that the officials of the'
C., C. & 0. are put in possession of
the facts.
The.distance from Spartanburg to
Columbia via Laurens and Newberry
over the C. & W. C. mad C., N. & L.
is only 112 miles just 16 miles further
than via the Southern. It seems to
me that the chanees for the road to
come via Newberry are favorable.
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"To The Idler:?I don't know who
you are, but Ilike yo4r style. Will you
give this space in your columm, and
also -an expression from yourself in
regard to it:
''Recently we have heard of tak
among some of our young people
about others and have been somewhat
surprised at personal, uncalled for
criticisms on the part of those not
in a position to criticize, if they.know
their own history, and we have been
forced to ask ourselves: Do these
young people's parents tell them their
family bistory, and if not why notI
"Recently a young man was tell
ing -his mates the names of several
parties in town who would not pay
their debts, and we are sure that he
did not know when he was talking
that there was a fellow in the crowd
who knew something of the fact that
this young man could ill -afford to
criticize.
"A young lady was severe in h2r
criticisms of certain acts on the part
of another young lady, we are sure
that she did not know the acts of
some of her near relatives that are
fresh in the minds of some now living
in town.
''Why make these remarks? The
command, ''Know thyself,'' should
be well and seriously followed before
being too quick to insult others and
particularly, ''Know thy family his
tory,'' especially so close as grand
father, grandmother, father and
mot'her..
''Children: Ask your father or
mother and if theyr be dead, some one
who knows, the following questions:
''Who was grand pa and what was
his business?~
''How did h-e make his money?
''Was he ever a public officer, if
so was he or not clear in his accounts?
''Who was grand ma, what did her
neighbors say of ther?
''Were both of them like Caesar's
wife?
''Was either of my grand parents
or parents ever guardian or trustee
for any widow woman or orphan
children, if so did they make an hon
est accounting of the funds and get
an 'honorable discharge from the
courts?
''If you cannot ask your parents
these questions and get satisfactory
answers then quit talking about oth
er people and bragging on your own.
''If parents are afraid to answer
these questions or cannot answer as
they would like then tell your boy or
girl not to speak of other people in
disrespectful terms and you will save
hard feelings and possibly personal
difficulties, for these criticisms are
getting so common that others will
be compelled to write a personal note
to some boy or girl to furnish the in
formation that the parent should fur
nish.
''Pay your own debts, keep your
own history clean, if your father made
a mistake or did what you are asham-'
ed of let it be forgotten, if you or
(onnuned on page 8.)
AROU.D TH WORLD.
Mr. Ward Simmons, Who Was Memt
ber of American Fleet on World
Cruise, Now in City.
Mr. Ward Simmons, of Newberry,
was a member of the crew of one of
the vessels of the American war fleet
which recently made a tour of the
world, leaving Hampton Roads in
December, 1907, and reaching Hamp
ton Roads on the return in March,
1909.
Mr. Simmons enlisted at New Or
leans, on the Wasp, as a second elass
machinist two years and three months
ago. From the Wasp he was trans
ferred to the torpedo boat Atlanta,
then stationed at Norfolk. He re
mained on the Atlanta about seven
months, when he was transferred to
the repair ship Panther, when that
boat was put in commission in New
York in November, 1907. While the
Panther was at Rio Janiero, on its
long voyage, Mr. Simmons was pro
moted to first class machinist.
The Panther left New York on the
world-encireling cruise on December
10, 1907. - The fleet, which was sta
tioned at Hampton Roads, left Hamp
ton Roads on December 16. The Pan
ther prote-I 3d to St Lucia, a sm'
island in the West Indies, where she
coaled. Mr. Simmons says that -or
the trip to St. Luela was the first *'me
many of the crew had been out to
sea, and many of them were sea-sick.
On the way to St. Lucia the famous
Mt. Pelee, on the Island of Martini
que, was passed, and could be seen
'through the glasses. At St. Lucia the
coal was put aboard by the native
women,'who carried it up the gang
way in baskets on their heads. Mr.
Simmons says there were swarms of
them as thick as bees, and they put
on seven hundred tons in three hours.
At St. Lucia fruit, he says, could be
secured for almost nothing.
From St. Lucia, where she remained
two days, the Panther proceeded to
Port of Spain, Trinidad, reaching
Port of Spain a day ahead of the:
fleet. The torpedo flotilla, however,
which had left two weeks ahead of
the fleet, had already arrived at Port
of Spain. Considerable repair work
was done here for the torpedo boats
by the Panther. While in Trinidad
Mr. Simmons with others visited the
leprosy Ihopital, which is located here,
the lepers being nursed by the French
Sisters of Mercy. ~Christmas, 1907,
was spent here, and about January 1,
1908, anchor was weighed and the
cruise continued towards the equator.
The equator was reached about Janu
ary 3, and all who had never crossed
before were initiated into the order -
of Neptune. The Panther steamed
with the fleet until.in about five days
of Rio Janeiro, Brazil, when she re
ceived orders to go ahead to that
port. A rumor had gained currency
that there were mines in the harbor
of Rio, and the Panther received or
ders to -investigate this report. The
Panther cruised around. the harbor
and came to anchor in the place as
signed her, finding tha.t there was no
foundation for the story of the torpe
does. The fleet arrived about two
days later, and a 'stay of about two
weeks was made at Rio. The men
were granted about three days' shore
leave, and Mr. 'Simmons says they
were royally reeived and made to feel
at home. Automobile rides were taken
over the city, and all the principal
places of interest were visited. 'He
says there are a number of elegant
buildings in Rio, many of them being
constructed of beautiful white marble.
He with others took an opportunity
which was offered of going thro'ugh'
the president's palace. Interpreters
were secured during their stay, and
the difficulty of not understanding the
language was thus obviated. He says
that he secured at Rio the best cup
of coffee which he ever tasted. He
brought back with him as a souvenir
of Rio a Brazilian green bug, some
thing on the order of our "June"
bugs, which lie had mounted in China
as a scarf pin.
Rio was the last place on the long
cruise where the torpedo flotilla was
with the fleet.
From Rio the start was made for
Punta Arnes, in the Straits of Magel
lan, and on the way the fleet met the
Chilian fleet of four cruisers. Salut
es were exchangd and the war-ships