The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-04-18
RALEIGH ROGUES RETURN.
Ana Now VIII Probably Go
scott Free.


scott Free.
/ 1t was intimatcl to News and
observer reporter on Sunday night
! that the prisoners would arrive
yesterday morning and later it
was learned that Chief Of Police
Heartt had tclegraphed officer
Lewclly to have carriages at the
Hargett street depot on the arri-
val OF the train this morning. The
arrival Of the prisoners had been
kept profound secret, only few
being appriscd OF it, and there were
consequently very few persons ut
the train when it pulled up at IIar-
gctt street. Mr.. White was the
first to step off the cars and as he
was going from the cars to the car
| riagc shook hands with several
gentlemen who were standing by.
Mr.. White was III custody of
Capt. lloartt, and Deputy Rodgers
followed with Mr.. Cross. MIR.
Graves was also with tho party,
but Mr.. Busbcc, who went by way
of New York and Washington, did
not return with the others. They
left him in Toronto and he expect
ca to leave there Saturday for New
York, where he would stop long
enough to arrange some matters
with the Park Bank, and thence he
was to go to Washington where he
Will also stop to consult with the
Comptroller Of the Currency.
Thn nnVc Of fho n,r;,,,l 4
like wild-tire and soon the streets
were literally alive aud teeming
with people. The carriage con
tanning the prisoners and officers
was rapidly driven up into the
city, followed by hundreds Of pco-
pie. The news spread and the
crowd grow more dense, and dHr-
ing the short space of time rcquir-
cd FOR driving the carriage from
the depot to the Jail the whole city
| had become aware of the arrival of
the prisoners and had poured
fourth en- massc. The prisoners
were committed TO Jail, being
placed in the front room up stairs
sometimes used by the sheriff, and
atfording very comfortable quar-
! tcrS.
! During the morning the prison
crS were visited by several person
al friends. Mr.. White said that
they would have nothing to shy un-
til placed upon the witness stand.
both men presented q most worn,
detected and haggard appearances,
and Mr.. White especially appeared
much reduced and broken.
Capt. Hcartt says the prisoners
showed no disposition during the
journey homGward to be trouble
some in any way, but were perfect
~ submissive, and j." found it in
tlrely unnecessary to handcuH or
secure them in any way. He says
they seemed eager to como home
from the first.
While in custody in Toronto the
prisoners were subjected to very
hard treatment, being confined in
company with Il rough class Of pris-
| OnCrS.
! Mr.. White was said 10 have re-
marked yesterday morning soon
after he had arrived that in all the
Vicissitudcs through which he had
been he had not lost all his rclig-
| ion.
Capt. Heart in conversation
with our reporter said that he was
Of the opinion that if the prisoners
had not agreed to come voluntarily
he had serious doubts rs to Whcth-
cr the attempt to eXtradltc them
would have proved successful, as
the Canadian authorities would
have fought such an attempt to the
last, and he thinks it would have
taken several weeks to get posses
sion OF the prisoners, if it had been
done Mt ulI.
A new phase seems to hava de-
| vclopca now I'm connection with
the charges OF forgery against the
prisoners which seems to make
their conviction for these offenscs
somewhat doubtful. 1t will be re-
membercd that the charges for
which the eXtradition papers were
issued Wcro the three forgery in
dictmcnts brought i'm by the grand
jury on the day on which our Off
GERS left the city for Toronto, and
which are named H. the agreement
OF trial below. 1t Is stated that
Messrs. White and Cross now
claim that these were not bona fidc
forgcrics, that the forged notes
were simply placed among the as.
sets Of the bank to make the condi-
tion of the bank appear sound, and
that no money was obtained on
them. They seem confident Of be.
ing acquitted on these grounds.