The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, October 02, 1919, Page 12, Image 12
ODD DIAMOND STORY.
Robbers Carried Valuable Stones and
Did Not Know It.
There have 'been many interesting
tales oi' thrilling diamond robberies
and strange hiding places for the
loot have been discovered by ingenuous
writers, but perhaps the
most remarkable story was that
related some years ago by a well
known exponent of detective lore
of how three bold, bad robbers carried
the valuable loot they had endeavored
to steal about their persons
for nine days witnoui khohjus ti
in their possession.
As the story runs. James Tracey, an
old Transvaal diamond digger, had
reached the end of his resources
whil^ prospecting for gold in the
Rocky Mountains, when he ran across
a patch of familiar looking blue
earth, in which he found imbedded
three large diamonds, the combined
value of which was about $100,000.
Haying a sick child whom he could
not leave, it was finally decided to
let his wife take the stones to the
nearest town for sale.
: . Unfortunately the discovery of the
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diamonds had got abroad, ana nau attracted
the attention of three unprincipled
rogues, who were noted as
the worst of all the had men of the
Rockies.
After a long tramp the wife reached
a rough mining camp about half
way to the town of her destination,
and after rebuffing some insults from
the rough miners she met a smooth
faced pacific-looking little man who
offered his assistance in such a hearty
manner as to win her confidence, and
she accepted his offer.
While they were discussing her errand,
the three bad men rode into
camp, and after a threatening controversy
with Mrs. Tracey's champion,
who was warned to get out at once or
be killed, the little man spiritedly
refused and informed the roughs that
he was Patrick Walsh, at that day
3 known as the quickest man on the
t draw and the straightest shot in Colorado.
,
The three robbers were perhaps the
greatest scoundrels in the West, but
- cowards at heart and they refrained
from openly attacking Walsh, but determined
to stall him and Mrs. Tracey
/ as soon as they resumed their tramp
to Silvertown, where the diamods
were to be disposed of.
Said Walsh to Mrs. Tracey, "Can
you trust me?"
i can, saiu sue.
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"Then let me have the diamonds, I
'will hold these scoundrels back. You
return to your husband, tell him what
you have done, and that in a week or
ten days he will hear from me and
have his diamonds. If I do he will
hear from me anyhow."
In full view of the scoundrels, Mrs.
Tracey passed over the diamonds,
bade her champion goodby and he
started back toward the mining camp.
Grimly the three robbers stalked
him until, suddenly rising from concealment,
he momentarily exposed
himself. A shot rang out. With a
shriek tValsh fell to the ground and
lay very quiet. Cautiously approaching,
the robbers examined the pros
trate body, declared him dead and
holstering their guns, prepared to
search for the diamonds.
Instantly three shots rang out.
Three curses and shrieks rent the
solitude. Three big forms dropped to
the ground, one shot through the
shoulder and the other two with a
shot in the fleshy part of the thigh.
Before they could recover, Walsh,
who had not been hit, frisked them of
their, guns and left.
Walsh Turns Up Safe.
Nine days later Walsh appeared at
Tracey's home, hurriedly told him
that he would get his diamonds for
him, and the two men rode down the
valley toward the mining camp, which
they entered at dusk. With their
guns leveled in front, they entered the
gambling saloon, held up the crowd
of roughs among whom were the three
bad men. playing monte at a table.
One had his shoulder strapped up
with bandages, the other two were
each resting a leg on a spare chair.
Without more ado the three men
were taken from the saloon, their
arms bound to their bodies and taken
down the mountain to a half way
professional looking gentleman arranging
a display of surgical instruments
on a table.'
"These are the men, doctor," said
Walsh. "They have been winged and
need attention. Sorry you have no anesthetics.
but brave men don't mind a
little pain. I want you to cut the bullets
out."
Amid vociferous protests the three
captives were stripped, laid on the table,
and after considerable probing,
the surgeon removed all three bullets
and handed them to Walsh.
The latter coolly wiped them with
a flannel rag and handed them over tc
Tracey, saying. "There.'s your diamonds,
Jim,'' as the latter and the
three rougues gaped with astonishment.
Continuing, he said: "Now you set
my little scheme. It was impossible
NOT ALARMING SAYS IX>CTOR.
1 j President's Condition Due to Overwork
On Present Trip.
On Board President Wilson's Speci!
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Dr. Grayson's statement follows:
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DEMANDS BRIDGE.
Commission Insists on Elimination of
Bad Crossings.
Columbia, Sept. 25.?If the Southern
Railway has not enough rnonuy
to construct an overhead bridge to
eliminate dangerbus grade crossings
between Greenwood and Hodges, as
claimed in a letter from H. L. Hungerford,
of Charlotte, general superintendent
of the company, then it
should be liquidated and placed in the
hands of persons who can operate it
with proper protection to the public,
is the position taken by Frank W.
Shealy. chairman of.the South Carolina
railroad commission, in a letter
written to Mr. Hungerford today.
The controversy between the commission
and the officials of the Southern
Railway is the result of efforts
to eliminate four or five dangerous
grade crossings between Greenwood
and Hodges, on the line of the South
ern Railway.
The commission cannot under
stand, it is isserted, why the Southern
Railway has not money enough
to protect human life and offer some
modicum of protection to the people
crossing its right of ways on highways.
"If it is necessary for the public
to pay higher rates to protect life
and property," said the letter, "let
that question be properly handled. If
the Southern Railway Company is in
such financial straits that it cannot
protect the public which is forced to
cross its tracks, not of its own will,
but because the company saw fit to
construct and maintain a railroad
track through this locality, and at
the same time protect itself against
loss, then it is time that the property
should be liquidated and go into
the hands of people who can and will
afford proper protection."
In conclusion. Mr. Shealy said that
the various letters of the railroad authorities
have been far from satisfactory,
and he asked Mr. Hungerford, if
he is not in a position to handle the
matter amicably, to let him know at
once and "the commission will undertake
to find someone who can do so."
Mr. Shealy said that unless Mr.
Hungerford could give the commission
something definite, he will be
requested to appear before the commisison
in person. Wednesday, October
1, when the commission will find
whether or not it has authority to
compel the construction of the overhead
bridge.
"We cannot dicker or evade when
human life is at stake." declared the
'chairman of the commission.
for your wife to get to Silvertown,
and as there were three of these ruffians,
I wasn't going to take any risks.
I couldn't hide the stones, because if
I had gone under you would have lost
them. So I extracted the bullets from
three of my revolver cartridges and
put Jhe diamonds in their place. And
as a result, for the past nine days
these three beauties have been walking
about with a diamond apiece under
their hides and none the wiser. I
told the doctor here all about it. I
tracked these chaps to their shanty
up in the mountains, and so there you
are."
A stream or oaths hurst from the
: rogues, and turning on them with a
. queer smile Walsh said: "Now, you
carrion, get. If you're within 100
; miles of this place this day a week
^you will be buried there the next
. day."
i This is the only case on record
. where diamonds were secretly shot
? into a man and hidden from the rob
ber himself beneath his own hide. And
it is also the only known case of dia>
monds having been used as bullets.?
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