The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-09


done.
The evidence will be developed in de-
tail, but meanwhile the men will wait
III jail. The postofiice inspectors are
likely to experience difficulty in getting
detailed evidence but Mr. Gregory and
Mr.. Pulsifer are active and successful
workers. and Mr. Gregory is so eminent
" successful in his work and knows
Howard so well that the expectation is
that the details will soon be available.
THE DETAILED STORY
OF the arrests and the developments OF
the case so far is that Chief Dalv had
information that a gang of safe blowers
was making its Headquarters in Column
bla. He learned that the men were
spending money very freely and throw
ing money away, so he kept a watch on
them and put Special Detectives Strick-
land andThackham to watching the men
and keeping tab on them. Chief Dalv
soon sent for Inspectors Gregory and
Pulslfer, in whose district recent post
office robberies had occurred, and in
formed them of his information and of
the result of the Investigations he and
ms men had made. Last Sunday nipht
Ed Duggan, one of the mon, was ar
rested by Policeman McQuarters for
having fired a pistol He was carried to
the station and put up forty dollars for
his appearance at Court on the charge
of discharging firearms and paid a fine
OF forty dollars for carrying concealed
weapons.
Charles Howard, who seems to be the
cmef of the gang, called on Chief Daly
to talk with him about the Dupgan
case and wished to appear as a witness
IN behalf of Duggan Chief DAILY
thought it a very opportune time to
take action. and hold the men. So
when Howard appeared as a witness,
and Duggan appeared to answer the
charge Chief DAILY arranged to have
them detained, and sent Officers Strick-
land and Thackham to bring in the other
members of the gang. Shortly after
wards Thomas Nolan aud William Nc
kinley were brought into the station
house. Officer Marsh went with Office,
Strickland in quest of the missing
| men.
| When Officer Strickland entered the
house at which Nolan was STOPPING he
knocked at the door. Nolan suggested
that Officer Strickland wait outside
until he could dress, but Mr. Strickland
suggested that this would not be wise
and so Nolan had to dress in the officers
pr essence. and 60 with him to the
station. Mckinley was arrested in 8
restaurant, where he was taking things
easy. After reaching headquarters
Nolan was searched and nearly S4O(
was found on his person. None of the
others, except Howard, had any con.
siderable sum on his person. Afterwards
Chiet DAILY, Officers Thackham ant
strickland and Postoffice Inspector
Gregory went to the gangs apartments
and searched the rooms of Howard and
Nolan, and found new dress suit cases
ana Vallses, and several suits of cloth
ing' some of them rough in appearance
ana others intended for city use. The,
also lound great many receipted bills
"hlch indicated that Howard had pur.
chased great deal of expensive furni.
.ure' ana that he was regularly operat
ing house in the tenderlon district
Inc receipts were made out in favor Of
Howard. In Nolan's room a complet,
ana line set of safe-blowing instrument,
was found, that is all the delicate in
struments. 1t seems to be the custom
TO get the heavy instruments from
blacksmith shops in towns visited, an,
only the fine instruments ar4, carrie,
about. In addition to the instruments
were found flash light, with two bat.
terles, pocket compass, man OF
Georgia, Southern mileage book in his
name, 44-caibre revolver and otbe,
things.
Howard and Nolan are supposed n
be the actual safe-crackers. In a con-
versation with the officials all four of
the men admitted having been in Co.
iumbla for two or three months, and
insisted that they had not been outside
OF the city except to go to Charleston
Tor Carnival Week, and that thew did
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