The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-20


being visited by Johnson and an
other man, during his Stay at her
house. Cashier Lcib"mich. of u
Baltimore bank, testified to ii de-
posit of $500 being uI"de by John
sons wife shortly after the robbery.
The interceptlng of til. letter TO Ru-
dolph Rabens from Johnson by Let
ter Carrier Gleason, Was testified TO-.
The forwarding of money to Rabens
by William johnson from Baltimore
through the Chal lesion postotiice
WIS testified to hy Money Order
Clcl H. Blank and Simrs II, the lat
ter of Baltimore. Jailur Graddlch
was not permitted to tell OF
The filing of the bars Of Will
liams cage at the Jail. In
,pector Pulsipher told of the raid
on ulolph Rabens' store. which
has already been printed. Elsie
Lewis and Winnie Lewis told OF
their acquaintance with the defen'
dants and Inspector Gregory con-
cluded the governments testimony
with the result of his investiga'
tiOns.
\ Postmaster Louis Jacobs took the
Aand and established the fact that
the postofflce safe was blown open
and robbed. He testified to $245 in
cash, $S3 in stamps and registered
packages having been taken by
the yeggmen.
The tools were identified by
Blacksmith James IT Sullivan, as
having been STOLEN from his place.
The tools were used in making d
forcible:entrance into the postoffice
building.
Teller Joseph Knobeloch, and
Bookkeeper W NJ Ogilvie, of the
Carolina Savings Bank, testified to
the transmittal of the registered let
ter to the Sank Of Kingstree through
the postoffice, on the afternoon pre-
vious to the robbery, Registry Clerk
FL Johanns. of the Charleston
postoffice, testified To the registry Of
the package of the bank.
Chief Pumphref. of the Balti-
more detective force, and'Detectives,
Burns and Bradley, gave much evil
dence about the notorious character
of Stalnback and Morgan, of the
raid of Stain backs saloon and John
sons home, finding and selzing in
eliminating tools, weapons, cartridg-
es, caps and papers, which were e1.
hibited in court aud made part of
the records, Burns arrested John
son, whom he found covered on
sofa, with forty-f'e caliber pistol
in his right hand, under the pillow
on which his head rested.
s Fernandina, a steward of the
Merchants and Miners line to Sa-
vannah from Baltimore. testified to
the passage of johnson and Will
liams south on his vessel, whence
they came to Charleston and planned
the robbery of the Kingstrce post
office. They had only one small
grip between the two men and their
conduct was shown to be suspicious
both on the vessel, as well as at Bal
tlmore, just previous to taking pas
sage.
IA Keels and A o Hutson Of
Kingstree, testified to seeing John
son and Williams in that city at the
time of robbery.
John Baum, a railroad brakeman,
saw both johnson and Williams at
Rabens' store on September Is.
Manager E johnson, of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company,
identified certain records in the case,
being kilograms which passed be-
tween the men.
City Detective Brennan testified
to the arrest of Williams, which
he made on the eve of the robbery,
upon Williams leaving Rudolph Ra-
bens' store. Detective Brennan
said that Rabens had told him, IN
speaking of Williams, che is one Of
the boys and he has done nothing
in Charleston" The detective test
ified to the character of the Star