Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-03-31
Raid ON Douglas Store.


on tho store of Mr.. Thomas Douglas, situated
on the Thorn's Ferry road, about niue miles
| from Yorkvillc. So far as we have been able
to learn, the facts arc about as follows:
Near Il clock, a clerk S. p. Hutch
inson--in the employ OF Mr.. Douglas, and
who was sleeping in the store, was awakened
by the discharge of fire arms Almost immc.
diatoly demand was made upon him for on
trance, by those outside, accompanied by a
threat that if the domand was not acccdcd
to within two minutes, lc would ho killed
and the building fired. Coupled with the
threat, was the condition that if the dcmnnd
were coupled with, he would be permitted
to depart uuharmcd. The clerk, satisfied
that hc was unable to contend with the at
tacking party, donncd his clothing, secured
a portion OF the cash on hand aud left by
the rear Of the building, locking the door be-
hind hlm. On safely reaching tho oatside
of the house, no discovered three men stand
ing near though they did not attempt to
molest him, and he fastened to the residence
of Dr. llicklin, half mile distant, and thcuce
communicated with others in the ncighbor.
hood, who rcturncd With him to the store
The door was found to le ajar, ithnving been
| forced open during the absence of the clerk
money, shoes, cloth goods, and shot to the
five dollars had boon carried awoTa
Subsequently, clcw having been obtain
cd as to the probable perpetrators Of the out
rage and robbery, number Of tho citizcus
in the vicinity determined to search for the
stolen goods, and, if possible, detect the per.
pctratOrs
On examining the building. which is log
structure, it was found that it had been struck
in several places, by the shots fred against
it, and that the missiles used were minute
iolls made OF pewter Several of these balls
were extracted from the wood in which they
were embedded, anl being veey hard, were
| found to be but slightly bruised. The fact
! that the balls were made of pewter ut once
aroused suspicious AS 70 who were the robbers
| The grounds around the building were
| carefully examined, and as no tracks Of hor
SOS could be found, it was satisfactorily con
cuded that the party was not uiountcd a
short distance from the house bill ot money
was found, which had been dropped by one
OF the gang, and which had been taken from
the store, the clerk, in his haste, falling to
secure all the money contained in tho draw
CT. This fact Indicating the di,ccion the
l"'oH's h'o ''A'" ca iea',"g me store, IN,
o"ccd those IN pursuit TO follow the tra,i, and
proc 'ch'hE a"o"t 'oEty ynruS from the house,
'hey f'nhd Ill ciu'np OF pines a m"sh', "hlch
was s"pppssa 10 nave nceh 1r'ppeu oy one
OF inc robbers IN mSpartion of the mhsh
disclosed 'no u, Iact nat IL had been worn by y
n'sfo' us hyperion ''cks OF negro woo! were
lonna IN, aahorlHS 10 1t.
hc tra'i now became quite warm ana was
lollowca W.T." l'''e o'sl,'u'ty 70 sul'cy cS
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