The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-13
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| maBlng stills and worms, to be u ed
by turpentine and whiskey distillers
In eastern North Carolina.
"Yts, 1 was travelling with Hinkey
when we were arrested" said Gun
ningham. knew WarIng also, but
had not seen him for six years until
just two days before our arrest. !
was TO paint the sign for the bank at
Dunn, N. O., and when went there
toestart the job J. found Waring a.
work on It, told the cashier that
he had given my job to another man.
lie had, not noticed that 1t was now
man until told him. Waring did q
| beautiful job for him. We went On in
company from that day until we were
arrested, No, we were not 'hoboing, )
as IL is c3mmoaly called: We we're
working the small towns in the coun-
try, for thero Is more money In paint.
ing sigUs in the country than in cities
for there are always a lot of sign
painters In cities, whereas by travel.
Ing through the country we can make
from IS to $50 day"
And here the narrator of the
strange experiences told the saddest
part Of all. We were travelling pro.
perly and stopping at the best hotels
In the towns We visited. Why, had
my wife with me. But the people
who caused my arrest we're SO malig-
nant they caused the chief OF police at
Smithdcld TO make my wife leave the
town and have not heard from her
until this day" Cunningham does
not even know his wife's address, and
seems to be very much distressed on
that account.
The mon who were released were
given their suits Of clothes and trans
portation to Marion, this being Gus
tom set by GOV, James l.. Or, In
1865. Not wishing to 20 to Marion,
The place Of their conviction, the
prisoners toGk the alternative, clsh
Their tools, valued at $40, haze been
baken by tho authorities in Marion
although they see no r7ason why
their property should have been con.
ti3catei by the Site. Tae prisoners
therefore hare nothing bu1 their lib-
crty, their new suit Of clothes, In
"uich they pre- ont q very neat ap.
paarunce, and less than So in money.
rney stated thu rheY will be CRATE
lul tor any WORK whicA can be given
them until they cau get money
enough TO reach their respective
nomts. Waring and Cunuingham "a
ara undoubtedly very sklllfnl painters
The ex'priaoners are nos disposed
10 rail al the people OF Marion county
for having c0nglcted them, but they
are very bitUr In regard to the Pink.
er.on detective agency. They insist
shat they ere arrested moro on account
Of tho S.ze OF tho reward than for any
other reason, They c mpiain of the
treatment accorded prisoners at the
State prison, and one Of them has de.
clared his jntcntion to write O. book
on the mode of prison life. They gave
evidence of some Familiarity with the
relative merits Of nr!sons, but thi
may ba" on account or OneIr 'peripaJetiC
lives. Their numbers On the South
Carolina prison books were 1901,
II 032 and 1903. Eighteen months
ago they were brought hero to serve
HentenCeS Of six years each. They
feel that the State OF South Carolina
has recaivtd free their services for
JhiB length OF TINA and they have been
forced 70 suffer the humiliation OF
prison life aad felons' cells when they
"0ro inno3ont Of the charges.
Tne men state that they were con.
vcGcd because thoy were not given a
c1anoe TO prove their inn cence and
Otey now have ample evidence to
prove an ailbl FIR each man Of the
three. TAab evldeuca they could not
produce In Smithfell, as they had
not the money. Tncy are sure that
they would have been released without
trial but for the fl ort3 OF the deteo
tive, j. w. Craig. who had them
photographed and then took the
photographs back to Marion and in q
Hay had heir Identity established as
th25 or the robbers, although the
woman who had seen them, az she
s"ore, could rot identify any one Of
tltm in a crowd IN the G. u;6house.
The threo man do not know exactly
how to get their bearings, but will
look around a day or two with the
nope OF getting work to do, and viii
wire their relatives Of their release
&nd ask for money to get home One
thing which worries them very much
Is the fac5 that their photographs aud
a decrlpti1n CT each have been sent
Hll over the country and as each one
Is p'entifuly tatooed, they are afraid
THAT the moment they step into any
city OF size they will be confronted
With their photographs In the rogues'
gallery and they want to get sUcl
papers as will prove their parole, 81
shat they Will rot be arrested ON eus
piClOn hereafter