The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-14
SEN 50 Nl;l.A'.TOR ,IltLI1lfANE
Bdbs Up serenely Id ST; Louis Minus IL
His waliot, Isl 81,
HE DENIE, BEING ROBBED,
His Wallet Contained nil the Money Money.
Ic Had. Railroad Passes, Elk.
press Franks and Tclc-
eruph Franks.
81
Rrnph Franks.

Rruph Franks.
A special dispatch frijrh Chicago to
the Augusta Chronicle says Senator
Tillman is 'lost" somewhere between
Kansas City and Chicago. He was
booked for political conference at
the auditorium Thursday night, but
failed to arrive. 1t is reported that
he was robbed OF all his money,
transportation and other personal
property on railroad train, and I hat
failing to convince the conductor of
his Identity, he was elected from the
train and is stranded somewhere along
the road. All efforts to locate him
have failed.
ANOTHER VERSION,
A special sent from Chicago Thurs
day night, which was received by Thc
Charleston Evening Post Friday from
Springfield, Ohio, says United States
Senator Tillman OF South Carolina is
reported to bs lost somewhere between
Kansas City and Cicago. lie was
booked for apartments at the Audi
torium Hotel and Il number of persons
were gathered there for a conference
and anxio,sly awaited his coming.
He is reported to have left train,
having failed TO find his transporta-
tion or cash, and SO far as can be learn
ed by officials hc is at 4 way station
awaiting Il remittance.
Senator Tillman is said to have re-
piled, when asked for his ticket, that
Ills pocket had been picked and that
he had nothing on his person to iden-
tify himself. The conductor and the
trainmcn telegrapfcd for instructions,
but the Chicago officials had no means
OF determining whether or not the
passenger was an impoStcr and in
structcd the conductor to use his iu(lp.
mcnt.
The train has since reached Chicago
and the conductor has vanished, but
Senator Tillman has failed to appear
at either the Auditorium orany other
hotel. There is q story among Chicago
railroad men that the conductor did
not know Senator Tillman and that
he was elected from the train and is
stranded. Tcicgranls sent along the
line have failed to locate him. At
midnight prominent railroad officials
were sending kilograms broadcast,
mailing inquiries for Senator Till
man.
TILLMAN NOT LOST.
a special dispatch from ST. Louis,
Mo, To The News and Courier say:
Senator benjamin r. Tillman, OF
South Carolina, remained In st. Louis
Friday and while here he reported at
the local Offices OF various railroad and
express companies the loss Of Il wallet
TILED With passes, express franks and
other moneySavcrs. 1t was reported
that The Senator had been robbed on
a train, but he denied the story at the
Southern Hotel. 'They fell out of
my pocket," lie said, ''and I did not
notice it at the time. They were not
taken by a pickpockct that 1 know.
One OF the passes lost was over tho
burlington Railroad and l guess l
dropped it at Kansas City. It wis III
a pockctbook that had lot Of express
company franks and telegraph franks
and other railroad passes, and all that
kind Of stuff. But had not used tic
Burlington pass
Senator Tillman was asked il It was
not unusual for him to accept such
favors from corporations and he re-
piled: How can l help accepting
them; they stick them at me and stick
ut me until ! just have to take them.
They don't influence my vote, 1t is
different down in our country from
what 1t is up here. You haven't
heard of anybody being bought with
thousand dollar bills down our way,
have you? It's the custom for all pub
lie men TO accept passes and most of
US are slaves to CUSTOM" Senator
Tillman left Friday night to resume a
lecturing tour, accompanied by Scna-
tor Bruton, of Kansas.