The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-04
G0FIN TdEIR DIRTY WORK.
A Number OF People Were Robbed by
Pickpockets.

A Number Of People Were Robbed by
Pickpockets.
The report that the ''grafters, fax.
irs, tim-tlammers, shell workers and
pickpockets had moved on Columbia
from the Greensboro, \. c., fair was
not an idle one by any means. The
Columbia State endeavored to give
sufficient warning. Wednesday at the
union depot the pickpockets played
havoc among the passengers as they
crowded each other getting off the
trains, while boarding street cars at
the union station, and during the
fierce jams on Main street Wednesday
night the pickpockets found the pleas
ure seekers easy prey.
DR.. I. n. Hair Of Union was reliey-
ed Of $500 diamond stud as be was
boarding street Car at the station.
Two boys caught him in the act and
pointed out the man to DR.. Hair, who
left the car and caught the tibet and
held him. until policeman arrived.
At the police station by shrewd
move the culprit threw the diamond
in a sewer and flushed it with water.
Efforts are being made to recover it.
a thorough search will be made.
At the union station a lady friend
OF Mr.. B. w. Bolin Of Sumter rushed
up and said that her purse, contain
ing S37, had been snatched in the bur
ry Of getting off the train. Mr.. Bolin
replied to his friend to not worry as
be had $3.50 or Sic with him and that
she was welcome to all she wanted;
then be reached into his trouser pock-
ct and found that his wallet, TOO, had
been stolen. Mr.. T. S. Galloway lost
all be had as be and his wife were
boarding q street Car at the union sta
tion.
Mr.. Mark Stoney of Edgefeld had
bis pocket picked at the union station
also as be was boarding a street Car.
They got all he had-s22. Mr.. Thos.
F. Harmon If Newberry lost all he
had with him. Mr.. Harmon could not
tell when he was touched. All he
knew his purse and its contents, s25,
disappeared.
The most affecting scene Of yester-
day was very old couple standing OFT
from the crowds at the fair grounds
weeping. Every cent they had was
gone-not even car fare was left. Their
loss was s65. Wednesday night num-
bers of robberies were reported-vic-
TINS losing large sums of money. Very
few watches have been snatched as
the grafters find it little trouble to
find the ready cash in most Instances.
The police have been active. Graf
tiers and f1im-fammerS have been ar
rested with all manner Of crooked de-
vices on their persons. One Of these
bunco games is worked with two
small pocket knives, apparently lden-
tical, with spring blades. One knife
is worked very readily and the other
is dummy which cannot be opened.
There are number OF ingenious ways
to force an average man to oct ne can
open the spring knife. the III :l-tiam-
mer dexterously substitutes the dam
my knife, enforcing the victim to lose
his bet. An intelligent locking boy
from Marion, who has attended South
Carolina college, was done for s35 in
this manner Yesterday while standing
in front Of the '>kyscraper." 1t was
estimated from the reports that over
200 had been stolen Wednesday b,
the 'grafters.''
Mr.. II. II. Evans, well known
member Of the board Of directors OF
the State diSpenSary, was robbed Of a
diamond shirt stud Thursday He
was caught in the jam iu the main
building, lady being at one side and
a gentleman at the other shaking
hands with him. A woman got bis
pin, which is quite valuable bit OF
jewelry. Mr.. Evans was unable to
stop the thief for there were SO many
ladies arouno. The woman passed the
pin to male confederate and both
were swallowed up in the crowd.
Mr.. E. W. Wilson, well known
Columbian, had his purse containing
s25 filched from bis pocket while in
crowd near the race track; Mr.. I. l..
johnson If Newberry lost Sl5 at the
fair grounds; Mr. 7. NJ. Davis, a farm
er OF Lee county was robbed OF $50,
every cent be had, as he was getting
off street car up town.
The lim-fammerS found some ready
victims during the day. The pen,
knife thimble-riggers caught several
victims. Mr.. Millege Blackwell, a
Columbia carpenter living on Wood
row avenue, had memorable exper-
ience with a pair Of these blacklegs.
The Record says the pickpockets ar
rested Wednesday for stealing dla-
mond pin from gentleman from the
up country waived preliminary ex-
animation this morning and were sent
to Jail. 1t is supposed that one Of the
pickpockets, fearing detection, as the
police were after him he dropped the
pin in sink at the union depot. The
police employed plumbers to take up
the pipes, but the pin has not been
found. The pickpockets have employ
ed lawyers to defend them.
A Faithful Minister.
Rev. William t. Warrington, one Of
the oldest ministers iu Indiana, has
resigned from the pastorate OF the
First Christian Church Of Hagertown,
on account of continued poor health.
lie has served as minister for almost
fifty years. His salary The first year