The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-08

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of both thumbs, and lodged in the abdo
men. The wounded man started toward
the back room, fell and crawled within it
door. Pelfry had preceded him ther'
and was crouched behind table awaiting
developments.
A few moments later Pelfry came ou
TO the front room, holding two pistols il
his left hand, dropped them on a chai
and held up his hands. he was taker
in charge and the wounded Medlir
looked after. His wounds were found t.
be serious, and DR.. Morgan was sent fol
at once. When the party, consisting
of Griffin. Hughes and another man, lef
to bring Pelfry to Greenville jail yester
day morning, Medlin's condition VA
considered extremely serious. and it wa'
thought probable he would die:
These are the exploits of the robbel
band. The Medlin brothers and Pelfry
who were ringleaders, were men of little
character, desperate, fighting fellows, o:
the stuff that renegades, bushwhackerE
and road agents are made OF. Thel1
operations, nipped almost in the bud al
they have been, we're bold in conception
but evidently executed with reckless lack
of caution. They had in manner ter
rorized the section of Pickens county
where they lived and had hidden def
nance to law and order. A certain
system seemed to peryade. the operations
ofthe gang, old men With alleged large
wealth being selected as the victim o.
each of their expeditions. They were q
set of cosmopolitan thieves, distributing
their offences in Pickens, Anderson and
Greenville counties and North Carolina
Talking to a reporter for the Ne'c'
through hole in the batten door OF hlf
cell up stairs in the county Jail yesterday
Pelfry said he had been induced to join
the gang by. Drayton Medlin, after they
had robbed old man TrotLer. He pro-
fessed not to have been concerned in the
North Carolina robbery, but cheerful!y
acknowledged to an active part 10 the
expedition to rob old man Clardy, neal
Piedmont. "I was glad We got run away
frum thar" Pelfry said to the reporter
"for I knowed old man Clardy and liked
him and I hated to rob the old fellow
he described their surprise and capture
at Pinson's house in graphic terms. He
talked of the whole affair with perfect
GOODNESS and as if it were an ordinary
matter of business.
Sebe Pinson, the man at whose house
Medlin and Pelfry were captured, wat
brought here and put in Jail last night
by q posse of men consisting of r. Mays
Cleveland, Brown Foster and H.Hunt
The same posse brought along for use al
evidence the guano sack uniforms" tht
blacking and red peper prepared by the
gang for use in the attack on Ford Cox's
house,in upper Greenyille.
AS soon as Pinson had been safely IN
stalled in cell at the Jail, a conflict be
tween the State and United States ell
thorities was inaugurated. United State!
Deputy. Marshal Good entered the jai
and served warrant on the newly
arrived prisoner for counterfeiting money
Sheriff Gilreath refuses to recognize tht
warrant, asserting that the prisoner wa
in his custody and would not be-trans
ferred to the custody of any other Off
cial.
Search is being made for the othe
members of the thieying organization
It is confidently expected that the entire
robber clan will be Gagged in a few days
In the mean time the people may breath
freer with the assurance that the only
and organized wild western desperadoe
of Pickens county, have been checked II
their wild career.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
Another of the Pickens robber ganl
was brought in yesterday and lodged ii
the county Jail, making three OF the bant
now in prison with a fourth badly wound
ed and lying in danger of death.
The last prize was James Medlln ane
he was captured near McHugh's store
upper Greenville, Tuesday night by NJ
M.-GriAin, one of the men from the
Looper neighborhood who have beer
degoting their time and efforts for th'
last three or. four weeks to tracing on
the thieves. Griffin was on the hunt TO
the Medlins, and about dark Tuesday, b.
met Jim Medlin in the road. He order
ed him to throw up his hands, and th'
order being supplemented by the presen
tation of a loaded gun, Medlin went VI
with his hands. .
Griffin turned his prize over into safe
hands and then laid for Jason Medlin
hiding near his house all night. Moth
ing turned up, and when morning cam'
Griffin approached the house and wa
met BY Jaaon's wife and daughter, VIII
gave him a warm reception. He wal
told in hot terms that "they wouldn'
kill Jason as they had DraytoD," and on
of the women drew an axe and ordered
him away. a search of the house proved
fruitless. 1t is said that Jason Medlil
has gone to North Carolina and it j
probable he has escaped.
James Medlin, who vas brought il
yesterday, has retained ex:Judge l. d
Cooke to defend him. Officers are il
pursuit of Joe Medlin. alleged to be an
other one Of the gang, and nephew o
Drayton, Jason aud James.
DR.. Morgan, who has been attending
Drayton Medlin, was in the city yester
day, and reported his patient doing a
we'll as could have been expected.
GAFFNEY, S. O., November l.
Deputy Sheriff Gilreath, accompanied b!
Marshal Stevens, of this place, succeeded
in arresting Joe Medlin in Union count!
this morning. When approached Medlil
drew his knife, but, being covered with
pistol in the hands of Marshal Stevens
be promptly threw up his dands an!
dropped his knife, and Sheriff Gilreatt
handcuffed him.
A woman named McJunkin was els'
arrested as a witness against Medlin
They were brought here and put in tn
guard house this evening and will b.
carried to Greenville in the morning il
charge of the sheriff. Others of tn
gang are supposed to be in the sam'
nei ghborhood.
4 Mistaken Chicken.
Speaking of chickens" remarked
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