The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
BOOTY LOST IN
GAMBLING ROOMS.
SAD STORY OF A YOUNG
MAN.

young man who gas taKen 10 naoo oy
the police Of Coiupbia on Thursday
night before. He had been drinking
heavily, and vas eadeavoriog to commit
suicide with laadacum He lad been
spending money lavish'y. aud on bis
person several large checks. aggre-
e.sing eve, $4,000. we're found.
The following sequel to the story
came out 10 Saturdays State:
When tie young nau referred TO 10
The State yesterday morning recovered
his senses during the foreoooo the
mys.ery of the appearance on bis person
Of she three checks. aegreea'ins ia
vslae abeas 81. 200, vas solved He
gave the explanation by making clean
breast of everything leading to his
aesafali aud attempt st suicide. and
revealed the fact that he bad taken the
checks and S1,80o in cash beside frsm
,he Soushero Express Compapy's cft,ce
10 Charlotte, n. C The story also
showed that the case was one OF the
saddess ones that ever occurred 10 the
South. II told Of the leading astrsy OF
a most worthy young man by evil
associates. the quick step to drunken
ness, the catering of gambling rooms.
sesdiog 90 TO the dulling of his moral
sense, then robbery and, foally, vheo
the isss card bad been played. to the
stssnps at self dessructieo. Indeed the
story, sold With fsankress aud with true
re~orse. vas one more calculated to
excite the pity rather than the resent
nant Of fellow men. AID to awaken the
public 10 /. seose Of its duty toward
these who are liable to yield to sacb
tsap.aiio1
fbe yosDg u.a proved to be. as be
Aaa registered. Money Order Clerk
Myers, Of Charlotte. he frankly
related the ~hsle story. aud is go over
cone by the realis1tioa Of what be has
asae tlss be is Still quite sick in bis
rsom. aud officers are With him to
prevent .ny further sssemp. at suicide.
The young mao is only about %
years oil age. He wss in Colunbia as
money. order clerk for sbou. year
ssd 60 Won the esteem Of the cfhcisls
By his ssrspalously eorreet work that
he wasr promoted. and given the posi-
sion of money order clerk in Charlotte
He msde 6ns record there and stood
high with his superiors. Some time 10
Nsyenbsr be struck up With . fast set
aud began to drink and gamble on the
quiet. Time wore on. aud on the night
Of Dseenber Sd, Southern Railway,
remittance oame 10 from Unioo. He
teok che package aud the way bill the
ssxs night another package came from
the sans poius. These PACKAGES co.,
ssined, oos. two checks aud the Other
eae, aod both had cash in then
sgsregasing 81 900 BE krew it vas
the holiday rush season aud be could
NOT be checked up for soue days Oo
tao 5.b he voluntarily resigned Ms
pasisioc.
Thhsn ie began to plunge. it seems,
for few days 10 Charlotte, and lost
about $500 eanbliog, according to 5:s
sxa story Taeu ae oaao to Colem oia
snd icss some more mouey bere. In
few dsys be vert to bis 5cme 20 aoosh-
er part Of the State 50 spend Christmas.
He kept the checks ard packages. toe
latter being iosacs SAFE for the bEokep
seals. he bad :bem in his vslise BE
says that cpoa soboring up be realized
What be bad done, .nd his ides then
was to get bere. wio enough money to
replace the cash and take the packages
back to the express company He
sssuck Columbia's gambling hoases snd
dollar after dollar went Early Thurs
day morning be found himself, esased
With driok, with only SIS left BE
wen. to the hotel bat wsa urged By bis
gambler friends to g on. sud start
again all the tine, to the very last
it seems. be hoped to win back the
money. Shortly before the two gentle
men referred to yesterday interested
themselves IN bis sad condition leading
to the unexpeosed discovery Of The
Shet., the yospg m.o had gotten back
to the hotel with only As o:e:s OF The
original 81. 800. and the bottle landa-
pun With vnich be intended to eaa bis
life He bielieyes tbs. he loss in this
city nc lee, ,hae 81 500 Of the stolen
money
Tue Sousho.o E1prcs. Company loses
ocsa;ng. as toe young NIT bed eoeo
in surety company which covers tae
loss TIE express company will got
prosecute 10 .5e circumstances o: The
case. 1t is the frs: robbery Of the Kind
that tde company has bad 10 long
time. aud IN 90 even: coo;a any loss
have o:carred TO :he, shippers or tie
company. az discovery sod cspsu5e
were inevitable.
4 representative Of the scse:y CON
pauy is now on the way bere. AID /. Is