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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. JULY 15, 1921. NUMBER 15. GRAND JURY PRESENTMENT AND REPORT OF AUDITORS The jrand Jur.v | resent incut wan I, iiinl.it in i?? ? ???? court on Thursday l?sl and it together with t he report of (|,e audit from tUe Comptroller (Joneral's ofUoe will be found below, 'II, e report was so voluminous that it t,.uhl not lie rend b.v tbo clerk and tho n.(|iicst was made by , the jury that Jt 1M> published in the county i?apers. (?n)y the comments on the various of ficers tfivon, t lie iiiass of figures be \l]i: )a rue for us to handle: ikeskntmknt Of grand jury To his Honor Judge Win. II. Town send, Presiding .(jidgo at the Njun juer Term of Court for Kershaw County. A. 1>. UUil : We desire to say t ha t we have .pass od en all bills handed us by the. Solid tor. NY )?"/ t.. call nttentlen of the C, uut v Commissioners to certain tvads .and bridges, us follows: Chariest oi#' road south of Camden i> in ;:o<'d shape for about seven (71 Mi' lev. last three (.'tl mihss to Itoykin's mill i< very bad. (in Camden wire road at Jordan's mill, i lie bill and road reported in n lad and dangerous condition. The crossings' on the S. A. I>. R'ftll . way north, of Broad and I.ytllctoii Streets need attention. Flat Hock road 'from (Jum Swamp to Flat Hock reported in bad condition. Tiller's Ferry road near (iilliam M\?selt\v's place reported in had con ?lition, and small bridge is badly in need of repairs. The road from Ho th tine to Hough's Bridge on Little Lynches Creek re ported in had condition. We have been informed that T. W. MeNoally has obstructed the highway in front of Ids place by ditches across the road. We have appointed a eom ? niittee requesting him to fill up said <!iteh??s. We call attention to the Commis sioners that there are very bad leaks en roof of Court House, causing the plastering to fall in several office rooms; also the toilets' are in bad order. We call .it lent ion to the County. Commissioners that plumbitur and toilets in the jail are in very had rrder. and we again recommend that shower hath be installed. We approve of the electric fans be ing installed in the Court Koom by the Commissioners.. We have had two expert a<<co.imt iints from the Comptroller funeral's office in audit all books of County of ficials. without cost to the County, and we herewith submit their report as cart of i. ur .presentment, and request taat said report be published in the < entity papers for the benefit of the HlJ'lii- * N ? 1 1 ; i ? k . \ ? > 1 1 the Judire, Solicitor ar.d other County officials for' all ! ' "Urtesi, ,v s| it >vv ii us. ^ w hi.-h we res>;iect full v submit. J J. J. (iOODALR Foreman of ft rand Jtirv. i ?' ?? 7- i i i'_* i . . . Ii i. Wither K. Duncan. Comptroller 'on ral. *<>f Soutli Carolina. Coluni ' ? i : l , S (' Iie.ir Sir: Pursuant to your in imiv, v\r have made an audit of ''?< Co. ii. < vouchers and accounts of .1 .1 ? offji-i'i's of Kershaw <"? unty. v !"? ? ir-'LLiui Hi - audit covers a period of two .. .?? pi.-p.-r, s,.| t lenient s ending June "' I'iIm and lirjo. and in some -:i Ilie Clivers a iK.Tiod of five v i.1; : .1 line .10th. 10115 to J line 1 inciusive. ^ ti-d ir necessary to audit the : ' Hu nt sheets for five years i wi!l note the adjustments " ; '? >i- in this report on the cre - .Io n l?y County Treasurer of the !? ! < .:iiin? bi-tli county and school. I.M\e iii<lu<led also an audit of : !i :i. .1,nnt-> to the ? l<?s?. ,.f hu-d - N' teli ::ist. 1021. NV. I Itusselt, County Auditor. i * ''fully audited the books and - i ?- 1 1 1 m il ? * 1 1 1 > l?y this officer for \ ? ' r T.?l> :i Mil 1l>l?.\ mill with the t i ? ..f :i very few minor errors ?r i ? . 1 1 iimlcr .charge, those ' ? *d- w ? :>? in excellent condition. ?I II ( l>hurn, Clerk of Court. > r< < r,l> in ihis office were also ? ' V i\ I inilicl ;i ml found t<> 1'? 'i' i -ii.: 11 y ,i< 'curate and neat. All ? ? . ? and forfeiture- were : m riv r?-t-.-.rd?-d and same paid over ' 'y Treasurer promptly. W I.. McDowell, .Judge of Probate ? ? I : !^<> of Probate i? keeping all ?t? r 1 records required by law. all ? : mule neat and accurate. ' >J. Mrlv?>it/ie, Sup. of Education. ' v ;? !ff ? jj:x t i on (if the records in *ff '' was also made, and we *'? M''* fairly well kept. The m Itool claims were nor filed ? ' '!? i- < . i reful v a^ they mitfht i- k!t:^ the paid school order* ir.ty treasurer ?<> found quite !t ' ? t dup.leate claims, and also ?r - il. lx.;h registered as j>old ? .in- W o are unable to state how , -urer pot in possession of M" elnlms. ?ireat care ? taken by this office to ? f i ?- away the duplicate school - o. ? rdc r that they may not fall T.prnpfr hands and presented to .n r f..r payment. ^ C. West. Supervisor. ^ hacked the records In this office *"?1 found same to be fairly well kept. !a.rns wrre on file for warrants ???" 1 \\\. reeonciled the warrants i* f'\ "lis officer as against the same | mi id by Comity Treasurer fur a period pf iwo vcars, viz; July 1st, 15H s. Jim,. nOfll, 19JJ0. Mr. West was legislated out of of fice during 1920, although ttS e..ntinu *m1 to net In souio degree until January 1921, A Hoard of Commissioners was SUbStitUtcUt therefore, there is no Su IHjrvlsQr in thin county at this tloie. For several years this officer operated anil colluetei) tho fees or furetit for ipas sagos of automobiles vehicles, etc.% over the \ferry or flat used In cross ing tho river near Camden, ufter the bridge wns destroyed in 1910. For sonui reason these funds were never paid over to tho county treasurer, Mr. West says the Treasurer refused to haudle same. Upon arrival In Camden S, <3., we learned that It was desired by quite a number of citizens that this officer he cheeked up and a close audit made of the collections from the ferry jn order to ascertain if he had ac counted for all of these funds. The manner In which the ferry funds were kept, . we found it absolutely iinpos si'ldo to check same with any degree of accuracy. The foreman and his com mittee from, the grand jury, t lie Comp troller and his chief clerk, were all (?ailed together for the purpose of dis-| cussing the possibility of making this audit of the ferry funds, and the result was that same could not 'ho .checked satisfactorily, and the matter was left in the hands of the grand jury for dis position. G. C. Welsh, Sheriff. Upon examination of the records in this office we found the condition very unsatisfactory, and especlaly in the manner the delinquent tax executions had been handled during the past few years. This county lias been unfortu nate in necessarily having three sheriffs in office during the ipast three1 or four years. W. \V. Hueknbeo. sheriff, died in l!?x7. I. C. Hough, sheriff, filled the unexpired term to January 1919 (i. C. Welsh, the present sheriff from January 1919 to date. The j present sheriff seems to "be doing everything in his power to clear up these delinquent tax executions, and promises to speed the collections mitil all of themSw-e cleared up. At the time the present sheriff went into of fice there was five years executions piled up for collection. The 1915 1916-1917-1918-1919 amounted to $43. 637.92. The collections from the 1915 and 191(1, $2,010.90 deducted,' leaves a balance in hands of sheriff, uncollect ed at the time of this audit $-H?020t90. The sheriff informed us that he had about completed the collections on the year 1917 and settlement would be made with treasurer within the next few days. The 1918 and 1919 are in process of collection and (possibly vflll be' completed and settlement made with treasurer and included In the next annual settlement on June 30th> 1921. ? I). AL McCaskill, County Treasurer We carefully examined and audited the records in this office for a period of two years, July 1st. 1918 to June 30, 1920. We found it necessary also to inqke a partial audit of the annual settlement sheets for years ending June 30th. 1910, 1917. 1918, 1919, and 1920, for the reason that we found 'er rors in tin1 amount of county and school warrants credited in the same. We found it very difficult in some respects to audit the records in this office, it 'IxMng impossible to reconcile some of his accounts. This officer does not keep a cash book showing the daily collections and ox i>endi hires. We checked the county and school cl-iim register book against the claims, found several school claims entered twice, several corrections in addition was made. ami various other adjustments. This officer explains the cause of the existing irregularities due : > bis absence from his office while making the State Campaign for raiirea 1 Com missioner. The total charges due to these ir regularities amounted to $2,707.51 ..ml the credits amounted to $580.71 leav ing a net balance to charge treasurer $2. 120. NO on March :il<t. 1921 the treas urer's cash was counted, a cash state ment of receipts and disbursements and all charges from adjustments made in tbi< audit was included in the charges against the treasurer, and sufficient funds was found on hand to rover the charges. We instructed the treasurer that it was very essential that he install at once a cash hook in which all daily col-, lections and disbursement* he entered' and balanced daily in order that at any time the -ame could he rcconcil- ; ed readily. We also n?-k that lie keep an account ? with each dejM>sitory, m i > ? 1 balance ; these accounts with hanks at the end Qf each month, making n note of out- 1 standing checks, etc. .Magistrates of Kershaw County, S. C. We regret t<> report that some of i these officers are extremely careless in making the proper entries on their i Criminal l>ocket.s and in many cases ir 1 is a matter of impossibllty to arrive! at the true collections made by thnm. | S. N. Nicholson. .Magistrate, Camden. This officer keeps a complete re- , cord of all transactions, and makes j promp remittance to County Treasurer.! This officer is very highly commended j for Ids efficient services. ? B. F. Roberts, Magistrate, Kershaw. The records kept by this officer arc J only fair, and in future more care' should 4h- taken t?? make complete en tries. L. H. Thompson. Magistrate, Liberty Hiii The records kept by this officer are so incomplete that it was impossible to makv> an audit of the same intelli gently. We urge that in future this officer keep a complete record of col lections. dates and also keep >-o?''<lpt? attached secure!#* to the Criminal Docket. C. IJ. Nettles. Magistrate, Logoff. This officer should use more rare in making complete antries in hit iw.vril or MK. <?KRGOKY. !? Ifylft a (Vomineiit and Beloved fitisen of Kei hliaw . ! ? It was indeed a slnn-k to the eom I inuult.v when it was learned last Thursday afternoon that Xoulo O. Gregory hail passed away at the Fen nell Infirmary in Hook llill, where he had been taken only that .morning for special treatment. lie weiu home from the store of tl.ic Kershaw Mer cantile & Banking Co., where he was employed, on the Friday afternoon he fore not feeding well and was eon fined to. his hed constant ly, his condition growing gradually worse until it was decided to take him to the hospital on Thursday morning. He was accom panied on the trip by his wife ami his family physician, I)r. Brnslngton, and hi* hrotlier, Hafph Gregwry. He died about five nVloek in the afternoon of tbe same day a ml his remains were brought to Kershaw on Friday morn ing's train. The hineral hour was postponed until 4 :,'{(> in the afternoon to await the arrival from Columbia of the little daughter -of Mr. Gregory, ami the mother .of Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Tur ner. at whose home the little child was Visit Ing. 1 he funeral services were conduct ed from the Kershaw First Baptist church, the funeral service being ?preached by the Rev. J. l\ Tucker, a classmate at Wake Forrest College of Mr. Gregory and a former pastor of "the First Ba<ptist Church here. The burial was with masonic honors, Mr. Gregory being a member of that fra ternity and also of the Junior Order and Woodmen of the World. ? Mr. Gregory js survived by his wife and two small children, one daughter and one son; his parents and several brothers and sisters. Mr. Gregory was 32 years of age and was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. .1 Gregory. He was associated inti mately with his father in business in the store of the Kershaw Mercantile ?& Banking ( o., of which his father is manager and part -owner. He was very popular with the younger set and was highly respected by all. When the town went under the government of Its new charter a few months ago, he was chosen without opposition one <>f the additional aldermen of the town. lie was also an active member of the Kershaw First Baptist Church and an official of the Sunday school and was regular in his attendance up on both. The sympathy of the people of the town and the surrounding community is very deeply felt for the family in ' their sad bereavement. ? Kershaw Kra. j Appointed Deputy Clerk. Miss Lena ML Lim^herger. who has been a clerk in the office of tbe Clerk '?f Court for Kershaw County for a| good many years, was last Thursday I named by James H. < Tyburn as deputy ' cleric <f Court for this county. This' probably is til., firs, |a,|v ,.u>rk , appointed in this state. The appoint ! merit was approved by Judge W. H. ? Townsend. presiding at this term ..f| court. Miss IJiM'hcrger is fully ac- j qnaintcd with the work . .f the Clerk's off ice and has rendered faithful mid efficient services. Docker. The year and date and amount collected in each case should he recorded in a legible manner, and the remittances made promptly each month, securely attaching the Treasur ers receipts to the Docket. \V. M. Keliey, Magistrate, Lugoff. The records kept by thta officer is by no means in accordance as prescrib ed by law. A complete record of dates amounts collected and the amount paid to the County Treasurer 'should be recorded in this Docket. All re ceipts from the Treasurer should be. firmly attached to the Docket. A re port <>f transactions in this office as required by law must be made month ly to the county Auditor and Treasurer and the amount due the counts or state and school, as the case may be. should l?e remitted each month. II. I). Gardner, Magistrate, Kershaw The records kept by this officer are so incomplete that it was impossible to check .same with any decree ??f ac curacy. In most cases the dates, year month and dates are omitted, and the amounts collected are entered in such a manner that one could scarcely ar rive at the amount due the county. It appears from the docket that this ,,f ftcer 1s due the county $20 On We suggest that this officer take his do<k et to the County Auditor and Treasur er and thoroughly check same, and pay over. to the Treasurer the amount due the county if it is found that anything be due. J. E. CopeJand, Magistrate. Uethune. A fairly complete record is kept by this officer. All receipts from Treas urer should be .securely attached to the docket. S. 8. ClytMin*. Magistrate, Westville and G. K. lllnsoit. Magistrate. Itianey. These Magistrates were the only Magistrate* -who failed to present their dockets for inspection, although, all of them were notified to aetul their docket* to u?. MAN liADI.V URATKN ? 1 ? . - - J | Superintendent of Kriticatiou Ordered To l<eave Orangeburg County. ? hailgohtirg. July 12. ? 'laudc .? Ku?t. 9\^r]l n tot)0oii I of education f???* Orangeburg county. whs badly Itch ton about 0 o'clock litis morning by' an Orangeburg uiau and It! a son near the store of A. W. Stroman, in the eastern suburbs of Orangeburg. the father (barging Hast with criminal assault upon his jft-year old daughter. Tho mau< alleged that (luring ' May, 1921. while llast was principal of tho East Middle public school ho sod nood tin* Kb*], who wan a pupil of tho school. This solum! is located in Mlddlo town ship ?if Orangctturg county. It Is stated that tho man telephoned Mi*. Hast early this morning from the stole of A. \V. Stromal) on Whitman street;, .this' oh asking him to come down and make an affidavit, concern the number of bales of cotton that , were stored in his warehouse. Mr. j Mr. Hast eanie down to the store an^l was confronted with the charge of seducing the daughter, .which Mr. Hast j denied, and tin* fight ensued. It is stated that the man was about to' shoot Mr. Hast With a rifle, hot the gnn was taken from him by Mr, Stro : man and others. The news id' this affair has stirred Orangeburg. Mr, Hast has tanglti school in Orangeburg county over 2.V years, was elected .-u?|>ei'iii tendon I of j cducalion for Orangeburg county last i suinnier over his opponent and assum ed his duties on July I. 1021. succeed ing I.. W. Livingston, who did not stand for re-election. Mr. Hast is a i ? man of fa inily. Mr. Hast has not been arrested, | neither has his assailant. To Affect a Loan. Mr, H. (.i. Ca rrison, Jr., left Camden Tuesday night for New York, where J he goes as a representative of the iBank of Camden to negotiate a loan of considerable size for the County Commissioners of Kershaw County. The money will be used in furthering J the several road projects now under , Way in this county, and also a portion I will be used for general county expen ditures. Camped at Mt. Pleasant. All df the members of Company | M., South Carolina National Guard. j (Kershaw Guards) under command of i Captain A. M. McLeod left Camden Sunday over the Northwestern Hail way for Mount Pleasant where they . will lie encamped for the week along j with other companies of the National Guard. The boys write us that tin* North- j western railroad handled the troops ^ fine and want to thank Captain II. S. Ziegler for his courtesies extended them. After being transferred to tin* ("oast r.ine wo wore also treated royal ly. The Greenville and Greer com panies joined us at Sumter. Mount Pleasant will prove a delight fnl eamping ground and the militia .boys will no doiiM -p'Mel an enjoyable \1iention. Lightning Destroyed Tree. Wednesday afternoon during the thunderstorm ;i bolt of lightning struck a large shade tree near the residence of Mr. N. C. Boykin In Kirkwood. Mr. J. A Glaosner. the overseer on the place, says the holt shocked hi in mom entarily. but lie turned around in time | to see the hig oak split in twain and fall to the ground. lie says the tree was completely torn up. It stood about feet away from the bolide, hut the house was not damaged. I Interpreting Visitor Here. i : j An ijrtr vi-lt?*r in 1'itiiidrn ; this wj'fk wa? denera 1 ?ieorse II Harries nliji tr. lined ; i ; i < T eominanded I two brigades in tin- recent war. Ho jWJiS Llio first American of f .? ??? r t<> filter I iterlin after the armUtire was siirneil ! land liiid chart'*' of t li f repatriation; j <-ommi?Hoii fur the Allied fJovcrn I J i ri o n t < fleneral Fin rri#r"^T>?^an lii>? ] 'military career with tlio forces of | i Jf*n?T:i 1 Puster against the Indian" Ho was very active in the Spanish-: Anft?rican war. and both Roosevelt ' | and Pershing served in h i >? brigade ' It wim partially through General Tlar j r icfr rrr c> rri n* r r* u/i nuii 1 1 1 h i i-ersning j was pnt In command of the A Tl. F. General Harriet hfl" been for a numl?er of years Vice President of the H. M. Ryllerthy and Company who operate public utilities ;n cevral hundred ri fles and towns in the West, among these localities Wing the recently flooded I'noWo district General liar ries was the gne?t of Mr. and Mr? U. R. Pitt*. M>HMU*A MAKKS VV.SIW .IOKK j I aureus Farmer Keeps Ills Want* Cleared riUU August. < Dublin, *ia.,'.)une 127. ? A foruiula fur poison thai wilt kill .lilt' M weevil ai'tl keep a field ClOftt Of m Pe*t ,"1 til August, when the migratory woo vHm' are !u action, Isi being used this \ear by Dr. W. B. Taylor of Dextor, Laurens County, who has boon grow ing cot (On in 1. aureus for the last three years in spite of the boll weevil. Last year lie n utile i!lW bales on 130 a i? res. in spite of the weevil, wel weather anil other hindrance*. Doctor Taylor lives about li miles ( from Dublin, and 1ms become the re ( cognized boll weevil expert of the. county. Saturday a friend in Dublin asked him about Ihe weevils on his farm. "Why, l lie boll weevil is ii joke, with me," he replied. ?'Laugh every time I think about liim. 1 can rid uny field of boll weevils for Joe per acre, given Just two successive days of sun shine." He was asked for an explanation. ( and when lie replied that he had j worked out a formula for poisoning ( the weevil, and was using it. was asked for that formula. - j Here it is. just as he gave it. and it , has the indorsement of the county de | monfct ration agent of I.aurens County., J. II. Tyre, who was present. Take molasses. 2 gallons; saccharine one ounce; ice cream powder. 2 pack j ages; calcium arsenate, 10 pounds;! water. 8 gallons. Mix the ice cream; powder and the saccharine both in a little water before adding to the other ingredients. When you have it all mixed together well, be sure it is kept agitated that the~~poisou does not set tle to .the bottom. Make a mop by taking a small stick: and lying a roll of cheese cloth around one end about two inches wide. (Jet an old tin can fill it with the solution, keep it. stirred, and walk down the row and put a few drops of the solution on the under side of the leaves near the bud of Ihe plant. Be sure the mix ture is well stirred while putting it on. Only a small amount is required for each plant, and with the above mixture scientifically applied it should cover 'JO acres. Some, however, apply a little thicker than needed and it may not cover more than ten acres. A few drops to each plant i* just asj effective as a gallon. Only one application Is needed, pro- j vided two sunshiny days follow. With j this solution in use. all the squares j picked up. the cotton plant pushed just | as fast' as possible, the farmer *bouhl have a full crop of cotton made by] August, when the migratory weevils j begin to swarm, and when it is useless to fight any longer. If the crop iv made by that time, however, yon are1 safe. j In explaining his formula. 1 >r. 'lay j l,,i- ma dc the following point*: He has found by two years' of special exneri J mental work that. Ihe weevils are at I meted by a sweet mixrure. and easily fall prey to poisoned sweets. Syrup. < ab'iurn arsenate, and water will kill the weevils, but he add- the sacehar ; in,, to make the mixture sweeter than (ordinary syrup, and ne-re attraethe to I the weevil The iee .ream powders are | added to give the mixture a "body. ! make it foamy and mmiJIagenon--. ! therefore html to wash off by rain, and I -lb-king longer on the plant, while it Inquires less agitation Any kind of I syrup*. -<yrup. mola-<4-s. or any like sweetening will do Taken from ( The Atlanta Heorginn Mo?ida\ .lutio J7th. Heath Sprints Won From Camden Tin' < \i ? 1 1 < 1 ? ? 1 1 ha *el?a 1! team lui'l its j first defeat in twenty lvv<? games fieri*! la - r Friday afternoon when the team' from Heath Spring* ? I?*ft?n"f #*?! Camden' M ,i >i ??re i if 4 t<? I It was "lie of the prettiest games of t lie ^nson and r; o t until the eighth inning Jywl a run ner erossed the plate, when Camden scored one run. In the last half of the ninth Heath Spring* *t nped :i hatting rally and put aero** four runs j Batteries fur Camden, Benson and Wilson, f..r Heath Sprim.'*. V.i rlior ' ?.ugh ainl Hi<har<l?. ILatli Spring* . t.H.'k Saturday j afternoon for another came and were j ? 1 ? feated by a srore of 10 to 0. Bat- ! teriev for seeon'l 2,i rn'1 < \imderi . ' I>onald<on and Hliame, fur Heath I Sprintr*. Bel! ami Richard" A fartnd*?.|iM* mural tablet to the memory of the late Judge Cenrge W. Cage, an honored member of the Ches ter Bar and a beloved citizen of that community, wan pbve<l In the Chester eourf room. ALLEGED BANK ROBBERS DECLARED "NOT GUILTY After a trial lasting two day*, hotly contested at wi'i'.v phase, froSn time State announced ready until 1 1 >? con clusion. the Jury in the rase of the Stjite vs.. William llrawley, Alex. Cart ledge, Uoyd Lot'lek aiitl Dewey Dennis, young white men of Columbia. , charged with blowing the safe in the ltank of IVugoff on the Ith day of February of this month ami stealing t herefrom .$'JIO, returned a verdict of not guilty on Wednesday night at 7:43 o'clock. There was a strong ar ray of counsel on both sides. Assist ing Solicitor A. F. Spiguer, of the Fifth Circuit. was Former Judge Men del 1.. Smith. The four defendants were represented by former Gov. Cole I 'lUea-.se ami Mr. C. T. Graydon, of ( 'olumbla. ' a nd Messrs. G, (?. Alexan der and M. M iloliHson-. <>f the local bar. Immediately following the acquittal of the defendants on Wednesday eve nlng, they were rova'nnded to Jail on an Indictment: .charging them with housebreaking and larceny, in counec tlon with the same alleged offense. This, latter offense u|M>n which they were held Is in regard to a charge of breaking into the store building ad joining the Hank of I.ugoff. . Notice was given of motion for bond. At the beginning of tin' trial, motion was made by counsel for the defend ants to quash the Indictment- upon several grounds, the principal ones of which were that there was-no-rocord on the journal as to the swearing of the grand jury, and that no women, Hinder the recent suffrage amendment, had been included In the jury box. and a number of jurors objected to by defendants, counsel on the ground that they had not. paid poll tax before the end of last year. The motions were overruled by Judge Townsend and the. ease was ordered to trial. The main witness for the State. was George .T. (Junn. alias George Gunney. alias George lloblnson, an alleged con federate of the young Columbians on trial .who turned States* evidence in his testimony. (Junn claim* he Is from Pennsylvania and gave an account of the movements of the gang' from the time he claims to have Joined it- In Columbia until he was token off the train in Richmond. Va., on instruc tions from Dectceti ve .Strickland In Columbia. Gunn stated that the ren devous of the gang was a two-story building at Tlo Lady street in Co lumbia. In his confession In; went. Into minute details of the Taigoff rob bery and also stated that the same ?ramr- f ...,k part in the robbery at Cope, s. C . Heath Springs. S. C. and ii |?o said that a job was pulled off in a town in Pennsylvania. The case attracted Statewide In terest and jury was held together mi lder instructions from .Tud?e Townsend. I ] Miring (lie progress of the trial there wore s<>me ??harp da-lies between conn i Sitting by the State's attorneys was l I'Ofitoffb-e his|M'< ior Gregory, who hn? handled the case f..r the government. !t1ic defendants jvcre firvt carried to Charleston. to tbe Cnited States Court. ? under a Federal Indictment, but the Fedora! authorities tran-ferred it to the State courts. ; George Gunn. the State"- witness, mid a detailed stnrv of the operations of what he termed the "jrang." H? j^.id that he came from Pennsylvania j in"*- Columbia, where he became enn Elected with the defendants, and where :i i r :t Moment < were made by them for j ho robberies in ??* m f r? i jIti f ion. Ac <??rding t<? him. Ik* and *omo of the de fendants wcni ;i in III* beyond Now I Iirookluml. across tho Conjuror river I from Columbia. ono night, rind made j nit ro glyoerino f r rn <ome dynamite, i and that thoy agreed to oomo ovor to j T.ugoff arid bb?w the bank safe there, j ?lo sa id they oaino along the National I Highway (<? Camden. nud wont some h.'ilf n iniio beyond tho bank building. [ whore th?-y turned around and rnmo hiM'k to tho I', unk of T.ugoff. and made I cpvorwl offr?rt< to '*ntor tho building J before t hoy finally suocoeded in priz ing open tho front door, when thoy | wont In and blow open tho lower com ! ,var!:r.r>4:: of : %f,-. Thf rosson iio-> did not eref more money, ho said wnv boon n ?o they were unable to blow j open the upper compartment of tho >>a fe. whore the dial and 1 combination | were. but that thoy removed the dial. The dial and plunger, and a cold chisel, .md various other paraphernalia he longing to. n safo woro introduced In evidence by the State as having teen (Continued ?>? Pago*