Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-04-12
he gave to me. In effect it was: Send
Johnny to Greenwood.'

Johnny to Greenwood
81 dug up the tools in Rudolph Ra-
bens's yard and after securing some fuse
from Rabens, went to Greenwood. whore
was met by Morgan and Shorty. We
went over TO Seneca and robbed the
Courtenay bank, securing some $1,000 or
$4,000; we got about $500 worth of dia-
monds in the haul. We hid about $4,000
in silver in the ground and put the paper
Charleston and was met at the dept by
Rabens and another man. We went to
Chris Rabens's store, and gave him all
the money burnt and torn by the explo-
sion. told Rabens all about the rob-
berry, and he and went back after the
buried silver, but it could not be found.
Rabens and myself then went up to Bal
timore to get Shorty, and he came back
with us and the silver was located. 1t
was shipped to Charleston in dress
suit case and q trunk.
Burned Il Fast.
"One night after we came back with
the silver, went over to the Star Thea
tre and burned about $50 for champaign.
Then went up to a jewelry store and
bought some diamond garters, diamond
earrings, several diamond pins, watch
and chain. Then we all went over to a
clothing store on King and Hasel streets
and we all dressed up. l gave the dia-
moGd garters and earrings to
"Rabens said / had better let him have
some of the money as Detectives Bren-
nan and Hogan, had been about the thea.
tire, aud it would not be we'll for me to
be caught with much money on my per-
son.
81 went up to Baltimore from here,
taking the stamps which had been
placed in Rabens's charge with me. /
went broke and telegraphed for $50 from
Rabens; Ned Morgan was broke, too,
the kilograms brought quick responses
and and Morgan came down to Charles
ton and went to Rabens's house. We had
a conference at Rabens's house, and de-
cided to see how things stood at st.
Georges. The members of the gang
that went up to look over the situation
reported favorably, and we started to st.
Georges. Shorty and King went on the
train. Morgan and myself were driven
out to the Seven mile Run by Rabens.
We broke up so as not to attract atten-
tion, though we were all together on the
train. Up about Pregnall's a truck
broke or something happened to the
train, and we were delayed about an
hour. When we got to st. Georges a
posse got after us, and many shots were
fired. We separated and fled to the
woods. / started to board the train and
come back to Charleston, but noticed
that the same conductor which had taken
us up to st. Georges, was on the train,
and as / understood that he had given
us away and caused the formation of the
posse which chased us ont of town.
didn't get on the train. / came back to
Charleston later and put the tools in a
bureau drawer in Rabens's house. The
others of the gang came back later, and
we all met at Rabens's store. We dis
cussed Johnston's and Monks Corner,
but Morgan said that Latta looked good
to him."
While the District Attorney still had a
few questions to put to the witness, and
so stated to the Court, the witness was
turned over to the cross s-examination.
He said he had been sentenced to sixteen
years in North Carolina for burglary,
but he had escaped after sixteen months
in Jail. He is now serving sentence in
Vermont for robbing post office, and
was brought from the State prison to
this State, and yesterday faced his al
legged old comrades and gave the above
testimony. OF course he was often in
terrupted, and many objections were
made to questions by tho defendants at
torneys, but the story as given above is
substantially the most interesting parts
of his narrative.
Mccarthy told his story in a quiet,
listless fashion, displaying no emotion,
and with half smile playing about his
lips most of the time. He looked once
or twice at King and Murphy, but for
the most part kept his eyes on the Dis
trict Attorney.
Safe Blowers Guilty.
Charleston, April 10.-In the case