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LOCKED IN CHEST.
Bandit Kobbed Express Car on Soutlieni
Railway Train.
Charleston, Aug. 29.?Locked in
the chest of the express car where he
had been forced at the muzzle of two
revolvers, Express Messenger Coleman
listened helplessly to a masked
bandit rifling his bags while No. 14 of
the Southern Railway headed on her
way into the Union Station at 9
o'clock last night. The robbery occured
somewhere between Charleston
and Summerville, assumably at TenMile.
Thp pvnress messenger was busily
engaged with the usual work prepar^
atory to the arrival of Number 14,
at the Union Station and did not noJpfc
tice the bandit, who forced his way
into the car, until too late to reach
for his gun. Coleman realized that
the bandit had the drop on him, and
yielded without a struggle that might
have borne fatal results. At the point
of the revolver he was forced to retreat
into the chest of the car, and
while the train proceeded forward, at
full speed, he was placed under the
lock and key, safely out of the way of
the robber who proceeded to leisurely
and cooly calculating survey of the
premises.
Express Messenger Coleman was
missed when No. 14 rolled into the
"Union Station at 9.15 o'clock and a
search was made at once. He was discovered
after sometime locked in the
chest and when he was released told
his story.
Immediately an anxious investigation
was made to determine the
amount of the booty which the robber
had decamped with long before
the alarm of Coleman became general.
It was ascertained at a late
hour last night that a comparatively
small amount, probably not much in
excess of one thousand dollars, had
been taken. Xohting of negotiable
value had been overlooked however,
proving the bandit had made a systematic
search of the car before leaving
It, either at the Union Station or
somewhere along the route when No.
14 slowed down temporarily.
Much excitement was caused in the
Union Station by the rumor that some
thing was wrong in the express car
of Number 14, and the amount taken
was rapidly magnified until it had
assumed such proportions that the
deeds of the James brothers dwindled
into insignificance.
This is the first train robbery in
many a moon and it is the cause of a
great amount of comment in railroad
circles. The boldness and neatness
with which it was executed lead many
to believe that an old hand is at work
again.
RETURNS WITH FUGITIVE.
Lexington Sheriff Brings J. F. Gregg
from North Carolina.
Lexington, August 30.?Sheriff
Sim J. Miller, of this county, returned
to Lexington last night from Marshall
N. C., where he went in pursuit
of J. F. Gregg, a white man, and
a $250 mule, the white man being
wanted in Lexington on a charge of
practicing medicine without a license.
Sheriff Miller suceeded in capturing
both the man and the mule. Gregg
was brought to Lexington last night,
but the mule will hardly reach here
before Monday, it being necessary to
ship the animal by fast freight.
Dr. Gregg was indicted by the Lexington
grand jury at the January
term of General Sessions Court
this year, and by consent the case
was carried over to the June term,
bond having been arranged for his
appearance. Gregg failed to appear
at the June term. His bondsmen
some weeks ago placed Miller, who
has since been steadily on the lookout
for Gregg. It is alleged that
Clr&prfr tnnl.- with him wlipn hp ma dp
his flight a mule belonging to David
Shumpert, one of his bondsmen.
Gregg and the mule were located
some days ago by Sheriff Miller, but
in order that there might be no delay,
Sheriff Miller secured requisition
papers for the man before going to
North Carolina, which were honored
by Governor Craig, and returned here
before the Lexington officer left Lexington.
Gregg will be held in the Lexington
County jail until Court convenes, on
the third Monday in September, when
it is thought, the case will be called
for trial. Gregg has a wife and one
child, residing at Sandy Bottom, N.
C.
ROOSEVELT SERVANT IN JAIL.
Charged with Stealing $1,000 in
Jewels from Colonel's Home.
Mineola, X. Y., August 31.?George
A. Parker, a negro and employee of
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, at Sagamore
Hill, Oyster Bay, was placed in
- jail here to-night charged with having
stolen $1,000 worth of jewelry
from the Roosevelt home Saturday.
All the jewelry, which included a
pearl necklace with a diamond pendant,
was recovered.
Parker is 21 years of age. He has
been in Col. Roosevelt's employ only
a short time.
SECRETARY BRYAX.
His Methods Differ from Those of His
Predecessors.
In the course of his journeys to
Europe and the Orient, Mr. Bryan
has come to know European and
Asiatic statesmen well, writes Chas.
Willis Thompson. Whenever a situation
arises with regard to their
countries where it looks like an impasse,
this unconventional secretary
of state, instead of sending a formal
note, writes a personal letter to Lord
This or Baron That and asks him
frankly if he can't suggest some way
out. He calls him "My dear So-andSo,"
and writes as one friend to
another. Thty are, in fact, old acquaintances,
but heretofore no secretary
of state has dreamed of dropping
into personal and unconventional
letter writing to an old friend who
happens to be a member of the foreign
office and asking him for friendly
advice about some problem that
has just arisen between the two countries.
It may surprise the foreign statesmen,
but there are more human
traits among statesmen than is generally
admitted. They are members of
the race, after all. And they write
to Bryan and tell him what they
think can be done. And somehow
things begin to advance. It sounds
incredible, but it is actually happening
before our eyes.
He is making all the appointments
in the state department, except a few
like those of Penneld and McCombs,
which the president reserved for himself.
And it is curious to see how
some of the minor appointments illustrate
Bryan's character.
His secretary, for instance, is a
man named Weyvil, a New Yorker,
who never figured in politics, at least
nnt ovtfinfiivolv In ISQfi. when
Bryan was conducting his cross-ofgold
campaign for the presidency, he
couldn't speak in the "enemy's country,"
as he called the East, without a
fairly good chance of being howled
down.
When he went to Ithaca in that
campaign, the Cornell students started
a blare of sound the moment he
opened his mouth, and tried, with
considerable success, to prevent a
word from being heard. Bryan fought
against the storm as well as he could,
and he noticed that there was a little
knot of students that tried to secure
him a hearing.. They were not very
successful, but they did their best in
the cause T free speech.
Bryan went away smarting from
the insult offered him, and grateful
for the efforts made by the brave
little handful who were led by one
man. He made inquiries before he
left town, and found that the man
was Weyvil.
That was seventeen years ago, but
when Bryan became secretary of state
he hunted Weyvil up, and found that
he had: been practicing law in New
York all these years without becoming
specially famous. Weyvil is now
Mr. Bryan's secretary.
Tllo ohiof olorlr of tho Honartmant
is named Ben Davis. Away back in
1890, when Bryan was a young and
unknown congressman, serving his
first and only term, Davis was his
secretary. When he became premier
of the Wilson administration he
searched for Davis, and found that he
had been an obscure clerk in the
war department most of the time
since. Bryan transplanted him to
the state department and gave him
the chief clerkship.
Bob Rose was Bryan's secretary in
the lean year of 1908, when Taft got
apparently all the votes there were.
Bryan hunted him up and gave him
a place as foreign trade commissioner
in the state department.
None of these men have any political
influence. There was only one
motive for their appointment. It is
to be found in a phase of Bryan's
character of which the reverse side is
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Judge, Fined $5, Pays Up.
Norfolk, Ya., August 28.?Judge
Joseph T. Lawless was fined $5 today
for assaulting Charles Russell
Keiley, editor of the Norfolk News, a
semi-weekly publication, into whose
face the Judge expectorated because
of use of his name by Editor Keiley
in print. The fine was paid.
Mike came to the doctor about
nine o'clock with the information
that their month-old baby would not
sleep a wink. The doctor gave Mike
sleeping powders for the baby. The
next day lie met Mike on the street.
"Well, how did the powders
work?" inquired the doctor.
"Them powders. Doc," answered
Mike, "sure did the trick."
"Made the baby sleep, did they?"
"No, that they didn't, Doc. We
gave the darlint a dose, just as you
told me, but it wouldn t fueep at all;
so we just took a dose o' them powders
outselves we did, and we went
right off to sleep, and niver heard
the darlint croy one bit any more."?
Presbyterian Witness.
LEE COUNTY LAD BADLY HURT, j
Hugh Green Falls from Tree and May I
Not Recover. |
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Sumter, August 29.?News was re- g
ceived here yesterday of the fact |
that Hugh Green, a young son of W. |
A. Green, of Wisacky, Lee County, f
was seriously injured Wednesday, |
while on a visit to friends in the i J
Salem section. The lad fell from a g
tree and struck on his head. The g
fall was about thirty feet and Hugh,
it is stated, has not yet recovered
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was injured internally, as there are
no injuries of a serious nature to be
found by an external examination. He
is under the care of two doctors and
a trained nurse, but little hopes are
entertained for his recovery.
SOUTH CAROLINA GETS $57,000.
Amount Allotted State Militia by
Uncle Sam.
Washington, August 29.?Announcement
was made to-day by the
war department of amounts allotted
to the various State militia organizations
under two appropriations of
$2,000,000 each, one for promotion
of rifle practice, and arms, equipment
and camp purposes, the other for supplies
and ammunition. The money
was apportioned according to enlisted
strength, New York leading the list
with 14,900 men. Among the allotments
are the following:
Virginia, $79,000; North Carolina,
$76,000; South Carolina, $57,000;
Georgia, $88,000; Alabama,
$77,000; Florida, $38,000; Tennessee,
$67,000; Louisiana, $51,000;
Mississippi, $55,000; Arkansas, $50,000,
and Texas, $106,000.
COL. BANKS DENIES REPORT.
Has no "Present Intention" of RunOff!rp
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St. Matthews, August. 30.?Asked
as to the report published in The
News and Courier that he is being
spoken of as a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor on a ticket supposed
to be arranged with senator John L.
McLaurin for Governor, Col. J. A.
Banks, of St. Matthews, commented
as follows:
"If I ever run for a State office it !
will not be on anybody's ticket."
"Do you expect to be in the race
for any State office next summer?" <
he was asked. i
"I have no present intention or in- (
clination in that direction," he said. .
"I have no fondness or fitness for
the game of politics and have never
sought office except upon the call of (
my people and where it appeared <
that I could be of service to the <
State." (
Col. John L. McLaurin and Col.
Banks were school boys for awhile
together and ever since have been
fast friends. During the summer Mr. 1
McLaurin visited Col. Banks here and <
took in a big jubilee meeting together <
at Eiloree. At one of the various .
fish fries given in honor of Col. McLaurin
an enthusiastic "rooter"
drank to "the next Governor and the (
smartest man in South Carolina." (
This visit, which was purely a social <
affair, probably had something to do (
with starting the report of divers
subterranean caucuses for State offi#
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Col McLaurin, picturesque in appearance
and dressed in spotless
white flannel, was an object of considerable
interest on the streets of
St. Matthews. The iron gray is in
strong evidence among his curly
locks, but he is still the picture of
health and vigor.
SHOT BY DEPUTY SHERIFF.
Henry M. Stokes's Shoulder Fractured?Chester
Officer Surrenders.
Chester, August 31.?Henry M.
Stokes, a son of W. W. Stokes, a
prominent planter and manufacturer,
while driving home this morning
about 12.15 o'clock, and when near
+ V>o. T?11 rcil.-o Pnttnn "Mills WAR shot
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accidentally, it is alleged, by Deputy
Sheriff W. M. McDonald, who is
known as industrial patrolman at the
mill. The bullet, which is said to
have been the first of three or four
shots, entered his right shoulder and
caused a severe fracture of one of the
bones. The young man is resting
comfortably to-night.
Young Stokes, it was said, was
driving home from a party and became
rather boisterous when he
reached the mill village and was
overheard by Deputy McDonald. He
was ordered to stop by the deputy,
but instead, it is said, he whipped his
horse to greater speed and as he
passed struck the officer with his
whip, landing a lash across his hat.
The deputy dodged the lash and as
he did so whipped out his revolver
and endeavored, it is said, to shoot
above Stokes's head, merely to fright
en him, but the first shot struck him i
in the shoulder. t
Deputy McDonald immediately hur- ?
ried the wounded man to Magdalene
Hospital, where the ball was extract- ap
ed, and he then went to surrender pc
cri(
to Sheriff Colvin. u,,
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