The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-14

besides stamps. L came back t
charleston with the stamps and say
Rabens the next morning and delive
to him the stamps which he put in
safe In his store. The money fl
stamps amounted to about 1865.
planted our tools in Rabens's bacl
yard.
Morgan had left me and 1 had ia
structlons to come whenever I re
ce1ved telegram to that effect
Shortly after l had returned from
Mt. Olive, Chris Rabens received /;
telegram form Morgan which he CAV,
to me. In effect 1t was: "Send Johnny
to Greenwood.
Il dug up the tools in Rudolph Ra
ben's yard and after securing som,
fuse from Rabens, went up to Green
wood, where / was met by Morgan
and Shorty. We went over to Seneca
and robbed the Courtenay Bank, secur
ing some $4,000 or 5000; we got
about $500 worth Of diamonds In The
haul. We hid about $500 in silver
In the ground and put the paper
money In satchell. l came on back
to Charleston and was met at the
depot by Rabens and another man
We went to Chris Rabens's store, and
gave him all the money burnt and
torn by the explosion. l told RabenS
all about the robbery, and he and 1
went back after the buried silver, but
1t could not be found. Rabens and
myself then went up to Baltimore tn
get Shorty, and he came back with us
and the silver was located. 1t was
shipped to Charleston in a dress suit
case and trunk
'One night after we came back
with the silver. I went over to the
Star theatre and burned about $50 for
champagne. Then went up to a
jewelry store and bought some
diamond garters, diamond earrings,
several diamond pirs, a watch and
chain. Then we all went over to
clothing store Oh King and Hasel
streets and we all dressed up l gave
the diamond garters and earrings
'Rabens said I had better let him
have some OF the money as Detectives
Brennan and Hogan had been about
the theatre, and it would not be well
for me to be caught with much money
on my person.
II went to Baltimore from here,
taking the stamps which had been
placed in Raten'S charge with me. l
went broke and telegraphed for $50
from RabenS; Ned Morgan was broke,
too, and l wired for s75 for him. Both
Of the kilograms brought quick re-
sponses and l and Morgan came down
to Charleston and went to Rabep's
house. We had conference at
Raben's house, and decided to see how
things stood at ST. Georges The men,
bers 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 ont to
Seven mile Run by Rabens. We broke
up so as not to attract attention;
though we were al together on the
tram. 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 fred. We separated and fled to
the woods. l started to board the
train and come back to Charleston,
but noticed that the same conductor
which had taken lis up 10 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 out OF town. l didn't get
on the train. l came back to Char
lesion later and put the tools in
bureau drawer in Raben's house. The
others OF the gang came back later,
and we all met at Rlben's store. We
discussed j hnstOn'S and Monks Cor
ner. but Morgan said that Latta lock.
ed good to him.
While the district attorney still had
Il few questions to put to the witness,
and so Stated to the Court the witness
was turned over to the cross eXamina
tion. lie said that he had been sen
fenced to serve term OF sixteen years
Ia North Carolina for burg larry, but
that he had escaped after sixteen
months in jail. He Is now serving a
sentence in Vermont for robbing a
post-C ilice, and wss brought from the
State prison to this place and Friday
faced his alleged cid comrades and
gave the above testimony. or course
he was often interrupted and many
objections were made TO questions by
the defendants autorn Us, but the
story as given ABOVE is substantially
the mcst interesting parts OF his mar
rative.
Mccarthy told his story in quiet,
li3tless 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 district attorney. Postot1iice In.
spector Gregory was sitting beside the
district attorney and assisted him in
directing the qnesii ions.
a Queer Case.
A rather queer case has been com
menced In Graenville. j. h. Mcintyre
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