The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-25
4 COSYICT'S MANY CRIMES.
4 Bod Criminals Successful Break for
Liberty.

Charlie McManus, convict from
{ York County, escaped from the Lex
jngton farm on Friday and that same
night committed series Of burglaries
which, if he is captured, will insure
! him spending \ large part of his
life under the States guardianship.
| The penitentiary authorities describe
McManus as follows:
| Height, 5 feet 81 inches, black hair,
! brown eyes, dark brown complexion,
,,>ar above left eyebrow and long scar
on back Of neck.
He was convicted in York County in
November 1891, Of manslaughter, and
was sentenced to two yearsin the penl-
:eutiary.
At 3 or O'Clock yesterday morning
lie stores of Sigh d Mills and Geo. NJ.
SheeIey at Sligh's, thirty-one miles
above Columbia on the &. \. 4 l.. rail
road, were broken into and some
money and about 5000 worth Of goods
stolen.
The evidence obtained is that Nc
Manus was assisted in this work by
three local negroes, two of whom have
bv this time been arrested and the
other has accompanied the escaped
convict. The fact of McManus being
implicated in the burglary was ascer-
tained by the finding of a pocket book
in one Of the stores. It contained one
or two letters from his wife and q no.
tice that his wife had moved to Wax
haw, y. c., from York County andIit is
supposed that the fugitive is going in
that direction-when he left Sligh's he
and his companion were heading to-
wards Prosperity.
Among the articles stolen were a
double barrel!ed breechloading shot
gun, pcrlor rifle, several umbrellas,
some cInned goods and a quantity of
clothing.
a drug store at one ofthe stations on
the road was broken into earlier in the
night and it is believed that the con-
Wet was the burglar. He found moth
ing, however, to bis taste.
1t is thought that McManus will
hide in the woods for day or two be-
fore pushing for the State line.-The
State, 22nd instant.
THEY PASSED THROUGH NEWBERRY.
McManus and bis accomplice were
in Newberry last Saturday, but got
away before they were suspected Of
ANYTHING or that it was known the rob-
berries at Sligh's had been committed.
Mr.. A. NJ. league pursued them to-
wards Silver Street and passed them
once or twice. He determined to bring
them down as they passed through a
railroad cut some four or five miles
from Newberry. He was stationed or
the top of the cut and as they passed
along he called to them to halt, but
seeing they were prepared for resistance
and did not take much heed of his
command he fired at them twice and
they returned the fire but no one seems
to have been hurt. They then got out
Of the cut and another round was fred,
but when Mr. leagues pistol failed to
90 off he got out of the way and gave
up the chase and the convicts pro-
ceeded on their journey.
Mr.. league says the above descrip- |
ton of McManus is very good, and that
the other negro, his companion, is
about the same build, only black, with |
flat nose and face.
Sheriff Riser and q posse went out on |
Saturday in seach of the negroes, but |
COulu llilu uOluluS vi liSIu.
ON MONDAY
afternoon it was reported here that they
were surrounded in swamp near Sill
yer Street, and another posse went in
search, but with no results. They are
by this time well away from here.
ON TO CHESTER EFT AL.
On Tuesday afternoon Sheriff Riser
received letter from Whitnires stat
ing that two negroes, answering the
description of these, were seen to cross
the Enoree River neal Whitmires, and
passed on to Union County and to-
wards Chester
So the time the parties were looking
for them up near Silver Street, Nc
Manus and his companion were cross
ing the Enoree River, and heading on
towards Chester.