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I , THREE BANDITS ARRESTED
ADMIT THEIR SHARE IN WHITE
SULPHUR SPRINGS HOLD-UP.
g Extent of Fight is to Point Empty
Pistols at Officers?Lodged in
j||- Jail at Dahlonega, Ga.
y Gainesville, Ga., Feb. 22.?Three
men have been arrested and more
than $2,000 in money and jewelry
# has been recovered as a result of the
(three days' search for the gang of
bandits which held up and robbed
the Southern Railway fast mail train
act White Sulphur Springs last Saturw
day morning. It is the belief of the
officers of the express and railway
company that the entire gang has
been rounded up, but their identity
etill is unknown.
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Two More Caught.
Following the capture of one of the
robbers about four miles from Dahlonega,
two other members of the
/ gang were arrested this morning by
a posse headed by ex-Sheriff Edwards
of Lumpkin county. The'men were
surprised on a public road about 14
miles from Dahlonega and offered no
resistance. They were placed in jail
* at Dahlonega to-night and will be
brought to Gainesville to-morrow.
Valuables Found,
j Nearly $1,000 in cash and jewelry
valued at between $500 and $600
were found on the two robbers. They
refused to give any names, but their
talk indicates that they are Westernters.
While they kept their own identity
secret, they stated that the man
arrested earlier near Dahlonega was
one of the ring leaders of the gang
'
and was known as John A. Anderson.
. He is said to he a old ha/id at the
game.
Had Empty Pistols.
Ex-Sheriff Edwards in reporting
the capture of the robbers said the
only resistance made by the men was
to point an old pistol at their capj
tors when told they were under arrest.
This pistol was found to be
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empty. wiien nauutuueu me iuubers
broke down and admitted their
participation in the express car holdup.
They refused to give any details
further than to implicate the man
who was arrested near Dahlonega.
? Evidence Disappeared.
Several lawyers were discussing the
United States secret service the other
day in the marshal's office in the
Federal building. Much that they
said was directed at a quiet but capable
deputy marshal, who took ifc in
silence until he got an opportunity to
counter. The most persistent of his
tormenters began to tell of a counterfeiting
case where the severity of
the government put a "good fellow"
in iail.
? "Well,
it was different up in my
county," exclaimed the deputy marshal,
breaking into the confab.
"We had the evidence on the fellow
all right," he continued. "He
had made about a peck of silver dollars.
The only difference between
his product and that of Uncle Sam's
was that the counterfeiter put a
couple more grains of silver in his.
He got away with it for months and
when we began to collect evidence
we had bags full of the phony dollars.
s wnen tne man was piacea on trial
the learned members of the bar were
permitted to satisfy their curiosity
by handling the counterfeits. But
the man was acquitted."
"How wras that?" one of the lawyers
wanted to know.
"You see the lawyers walked off
with the evidence. They didn't leave
a single dollar," was the reply.?
Philadelphia Times.
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Victim's Mother Sues Sheriff.
Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 25.?Civil
suits aggregating $450,000 in damages
have been brought by the mother
of Oscar Chitwood, who was shot
to death within the county jail enclosure
December 26, against the
bondsmen of Sheriff Houpt.
Chitwood, who was charged with
the killing of a former sheriff, a
brother of Sheriff Houpt, was shot to
death at the threshold of the county
jail building wnne Demg removed 10
C the city prison preparatory to being
taken to another place of keeping.
John Rutherford, the deputy having
Chitwood in charge at the time, declares
he was set upon by a mob and
the prisoner killed. With Ben Murray,
another deputy, Rutherford is
being held without bond to answer
to the charge of acessory to murder.
* Necessary
They were on a winter shooting trip
down in Maine. Early the second
morning the colonel's voice sounded
from*the kitchen of the bark shelter.
"What in thunder has become of
all our whiskey?" he demanded.
"I?I've d?drunk it," admitted
the 'thin member of the party, with
chattering teeth.
"Well, I'll be"? the colonel paused.
"Whf in heaven's name did you
do that?" he managed to finish.
"H-had to, old chap. I-I was
w-writing home l-last night, t-telling
the folks what a fine t-time we were
having."?Metropolitan Magazine.
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WILL NOT BE TRIED.
Trial of L. B. Tuten PostjKmed to
Next Term of Court.
Hampton, Feb. 23.?When court
convened this morning LeRoy B.
Tuten. charged with killing James
R. Langford on November 29, was
arraigned and pleaded not guilty and
that he was not ready to come to
trial. On motion and argument of
Maj. W. S. Tillinghast for continuance
on the ground that the leading
counsel, Robert H. Welch, of Columbia,
was ill in a hospital in Charleston,
Judge Prince granted a Continuance
until novt tArm r?f pnnrt
Mr. Tuten came to Hampton yesterday
about 12 o'clock with a friend
and surrendered himself, while the
detective, Mr. Thompson, and other
deputies vfere searching the community
in an effort to execute the bench
warrant.
Pleaded Not Guilty.
When Mr. Tuten came into the
court house this morning to be arraigned
he did not appear nervous in
the least and pleaded not guilty very
positively.
Mr. Tuten is possessed of a great
deal of property and has numerous
relatives and friends who own a great
deal of the wealth of Hampton county.
They are standing by Mr. Tuten
in this trouble, as they do not believe
he committed the crime.
Tuten was indicted after the detective,
-Thompson, had been working
on the case for several days. What
evidence the detective has is not
made known except what Mary Harris
told him at the penitentiary after
she had assured the coroner's jury
that Richie Williams, the negro, committed
the deed. It is understood
now that the negro, Richie Williams,
and this white woman will tell the
same tale at the trial and that some
one else will corroborate the testimony.
No Bail Asked.
There has been no motion by
Tuten's attorney for bail. Mr. Tuten
will be defended by the following
counsel: Col. R. H. Welch, Columbia;
Maj. W. S. Tillinghast, Beaufort;
W. Smith,. B. R. Hiers and J.
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Solicitor Gunter will be assisted by
Col. W. J. Thomas, of Beaufort, and
C. B. Searson, of Hampton.
Slayer of Gunnels Identified.
Greenville, Feb. 26.?That the man
who engaged in a pistol duel with
Policeman Johnson in the passenger
station of the Southern railway
on Friday, February 17, shooting
Policeman O. S. Gunnells, inflicting
wounds from which he. died, and
wounding Officer Johnson was a negro
by the name of Arthur Young
and that he was one of the two negroes
lynched by thve mob in Warren
county, Georgia, last Friday night is
the statement of detectives and officers
of the local police department.
The last evidence to show that he
was the murderer of the policeman
was secured at midnight when Officer
Rector telephoned Chief of Police
Kennedy from Atlanta that he
had found the body of the man who
committed the crime in the possession
of a medical college in that city.
The body was taken to Atlanta from
the scene of the lynching and purchased
for $10 by the medical students.
The body will be brought here
and preserved in a local morgue and
witnesses will be called from several
towns around to identify the body,
connecting the negro with many other
crimes.
Russell Lawson Cannot Live.
Columbia, Feb. 24.?Mr. Russell
Lawson, the 19-year-old boy, of
Greenwood, who was seriously injured
when his automobile crashed
through the fence at the race track
during an automobile race a week
before Thanksgiving Day, continues
critically ill in Columbia.
He was carried home several weeks
ago, but was since brought back to
Columbia and placed in the Knowlton
Hospital. Mr. Lawson's backbone
was broken in the accident and
his suffering is terrible. It requires
at times a grain and a half of morphine
to quiet him.
Friends of the young man realize
that he cannot live. He was a daring
driver and was very popular in automobile
circles.
Resigned.
A motherly hen hatched out thirteen
chicks, only one being a
rooster. Him she named Henry. She
tried to bring him up right and gave
them much good advice.
"Now, children," she maily times
warned them, "when the preacher
comes around, you watch out and run
and hide, or you may lose your pre!
cious lives. It is always dangerous
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They heeded her warning for a
time, but finally Henry became careless,
lost his head and was eaten.
The old mother grieved for a while
but at last became resigned.
"Perhaps it is just as well," she
mused. "That Henry should enter
the ministry, because the rest of my
flock can never be anything but lay
members, anyway."
SUSPECT IDENTIFIED.
Express Messenger Points Out James
Anderson as Director of Hold-up.
Gainesville, Ga., Feb. 23.?James
Anderson, one of the men under arrest
charged with being a member
of the gang which held up and robbed
the Southern railway fast mail at
White Sulphur Springs last Saturday,
to-day was identified by W. B. .Miller,
the express messenger in charge or
the rifled car, as the man who directed
the work of the bandits. Citizens
of White Sulphur Springs also
identified Anderson as one 01 the trio
of strangers \ who loafed about the
town about two days prior to the
date of the hold-up.
The members of the gang captured
yesterday above Dahlonega were
brought. here to-day ond placed in
jail. These men have confessed to
participating in the robbery and part
of the loot was found on them when
captured. The three men will be
given a preliminary hearing to-morrow.
Reports received here to-day stated
that two more alleged members
of the bandit gang were arrested this
morning at Ball Ground, Ga., and
would be sent to Gainesville. If they
arrive in time they will be arraigned
with the others.
No Statement from Commission
The commission to wind up the affairs
of the State dispensary would
not make public last night any statement
in reply to a demand for information
from the governor's office. It
was informally reported that the
commision would comply with the request
and that the matter had been
set forth fully in a letter to the govi
ernor.
However, as the letter could not
be concluded in time to reach Gov.
Blease last night", the commission
made no official statement. All of
the members were present?Dr. W.
J. Murray, of Columbia; John McSween,
of Timmonsville; Avery Patton,
of Greenville; J. Steele Brice, of
Yorkville; and A. is. vvooa, 01 uanney.
The commission's attorney, W.
F. Stevenson, and Col. T. B. Felder
and Col. Malvern Hill, attorneys of
Atlanta, were also present. Several of
the members did not arrive until the
afternoon and Mr. Patton did not
reach the city until 5 o'clock.
No comment was made upon the
governor's demanding the information
and the members of the commission
appeard quite willing to comply.
All of the members of the commission
expressed the wish that the
governor would soon read the act authorizing
an investigation, for they
wish to get the whole matter settled.
They expressed the belief that the
governor could find nothing objectionable
in the act and that he will
readily sign it as soo. he gets it.
Since the last regular meeting of
the commission I. W. Bernheim, of
Loiusville, has sent a check for his
part of the refund of the Richland
Distilling graft, and the commission
expects to get the remainder as soon
as the present uncertain status quo i?
settled.
Conductor Killed by Negroes.
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 24.?As a result
of a pistol duel between Conductor
W. W. Thompson and two negroes
on the Georgia railroad express
train leaving here at 12:15 a. m.
the former died at the city hospital
here late this afternoon. The shooting
took place just after the trair
left Camak, Ga., 47 miles from Augusta,
when the conductor approached
the negroes for their fares aftei
he had ordered them into the cai
from the rear platform. J. N. Cook:
special agent, who was on the train
shot one of the negroes during the
fight. The other negro jumped froir
the train and made his escape. Conductor
Thompson was one of the oldest
men in the service of the railroad
Clinchfield to Charleston.
Charleston, Feb. 24.?It was ru,
mored to-day that the Carolina
Clinchfield & Ohio railroad is aboul
to start the work, preliminary to th
erection of its coal terminals in th
suburbs, by having the site surveyed
and marked out. It was stated thai
the Atlantic Coast Line engineering
force was doing or will do the work
but an inquiry at the superintendent's
office elicited the informatior
that nothing was known of the matter.
Henry Buist, coulisel for the railroad,
also stated that he knew nothing
about the commencement of the
work. He had not even heard the
story that the work was about to be
begun.
Bail Not Yet Asked.
Hampton, Feb. 24.?Attorneys for
LeRoy B. Tuten, charged with the
murder of James R. Langford, have
as yet made no motion for bail for
their client. Mary Harris, and Ritchie
Williams, a negro, accused of complicity
in the killing, were to-day
taken back to the penitentiary al
Columbia for safekeeping.
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MADE COUNTY DEMONSTRATOR.
1). L. Smith will Devote His Time to
Organization of Corn Clubs.
Walterboro, Feb. 23.?D. L. Smith
has just reecived appointment as
county demonstrator of boys' corn
clubs for-Colleton county under Ira
. W. Williams, State superintendent.
.Mr. Smith will give his entire time to
the organization of boys' corn clubs,
men's corn clubs, boys' pig clubs,
etc. He will distribute literature
and strive to work up a general interest
in the betterment of the farms
i in this county.
i| A meeting has been called by the
: county superintendent of education
for Saturday, March 4th, for the purpose
of organizing a boys' corn club
s for Colleton county. It is hoped that
a large number of the boys of the
i county will be present at this meeting
and join.
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JL Lie guvci uiiiciiL uueis tu iuc ^contestants
a number of cash prizes,
which will be supplemented by other
prizes offered locally.
Bradford Must Serve Term.
Columbia, Feb. 24.?The supreme
court affirmed to-day the life sentence
given by the Spartanburg sessions
court to Harvey Bradford, colored,
for burglary, his offense consisted in
breaking into Converse college on the
night of June 14, 1909, entering the
room of Miss Juliette Reid, a student,
and attempting to suppress her
screams by laying his hand over her
mouth.
Miss Reid in the struggle caught
one of the negro's fingers in her
teeth and bit it. The question was
asked whether or not it was Bradford
who broke into the room. It
was chiefly by a hat found in the
room, by a scar oh Bradford's hand,
and by evidence-that he was walking
hatless in the street two hours after
the burglary that he was convicted.
* Bradford was tried about three
days after the incident, the public
mind being naturall. excited and indignant.
The supreme court is impressed
with the affidavits filed, but
upholds the circuit court's refusal to
grant a new trial on after-discovered
evidence.
Giri Astounds Gay Gotham.
New York, Feb. 24.?Brooklyif
: bridge broke its record as a scene of
. dare devil exploits to-day. Not a suicide
or professional bridge jumper
thrilled the throng of bridge prome
naders more than did the appearance
t of a dashing young blonde on the
great thoroughfare late this after'
noon. She was attired in the new
harem skirt?the first of the millions
s of New York women publicly to ven
ture the new affection of men's
clothes, which has stirred continental
cities to riot. It nearly came to that
' on the bridge to-day.
' Pedestrian traffic was blocked by
i the crowds which collected in her
wake and followed her bold lead right
. into newspaper row, postoffice square
and down Broadway, finally vanishing
; into the underground station of the
Hudson tubes.
The boldest of newspaper reporters
"fell down" on the story, all balking
at the suggestion to inquire the
heroine's name. There were few who
even observed the detail she was a
blonde, that her eyes were blue and
5 that she wore a black fur coat. Trie
, focus of attention was on the split
I skirt reaching a little below the knee,
disclosing black bloomer-like contril
vances tightly gathered up about the
ankles.
Pig Eats Dynamite.
Cordele, Ga., Feb. 23.?Chief of
Police Sumner returned to-day from
} Worth county, where he had a nar{
row escape from being blown to
pieces in a peculiar accident. He
says that a farmer named Striebinger
had some very valuable swine and
desired him (the chief) to see the
flock.
The farmer led the way to the pen
. and one of the finest "porkers" in the
f bunch was sound asleep and refused
: to get up. The farmer kicked the
i pig in the ribs and there was an ex;
plosion that took the chief of police
I off his feet, knocked the farmer down
t and blew out the side of the building.
- TnCiripnfnllv if- lrillpri thp nifir.
, It took the farmer some time be.
fore he discovered that a quantity
i of dynamite that he had hidden un.
der the pen for blasting purposes
was missing. The pigs had eaten
. this. Striebinger has decided not to
. kick any more pigs.
, Another Well at Hampton.
Hampton, Feb. 22.?Hampton can
boast to-day of having her second
flowing well with a capacity of 200
gallons per minute. >
Mr. Jennings, who has been at
i work with his outfit for about 45
j days, sounded his engine whistle
about 11 o'clock to-day and everybody
in the town knew that water was
. again in abundance from a depth of
800 feet and at a terrific rate it goes
; down Main street seeking its level in
the babbling brook.
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