The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-10-20
Mr.. ZIMMERMAN SURRENDERS
He Gives Bond-Declnes to Make a
Statenert-Had Never Lett
Columbia.

Columbia, October 1S-Daniel Zim-
norman, who is charged with sub
stituting 70 state bonds, appeared be-
fore Magistrate McMaster this after
noon at o'clock and waived prellmi-
nary. The bond for his appearance
at the trial was placed at $4,000 and
was signed by F. H. Weston and J.
P. Matthews, of Columbia. and I. A.
Amaker. a banker of St. Matthews.
The bond states that Mr.. Zimmerman
will appear at the term Of criminal
court in this county the third Monday
in February.
Another interesting chapter is add
ed to the story by the fact that Depu-
ty Sheriff Catchcart went up the
Charlotte road this afternoon with
the warrant for the arrest of Mr.. Zlm-
norman, and that the sheriff was not
notified by the magistrate Of Mr.. Zl1n-
merman's intention to surrender. The
deputv sheriff acted on the statement
of several people that Mr.. Zimmerman
had been seen to leave Columbia on
the Charlotte train which leaves at
$40. In the meantime, young Mr..
Daniel Zimmerman notified Magls-
trate McMaster that his father was in
the city and would appear at the office
at 5 o'clock.
Mr.. Zimmerman, accompanied by
his son, drove up to the magistrates
office in a closed carriage and went al
once to the office of Mr. G. Duncan
Bellinger, a few doors below, for a
consultation. Mr.. Bellinger had been
engaged only two hours before. The
three then went to the magistrates
Office, where the bond was signed and
| Mr.. Zimmerman at once left for his
home.
No statement could be obtained
from. MI. Zimmerman, but his son
said that later a statement might be
given out, but that for the present his
father did not wish to say anything
except that he had not been eludlng
the sheriff and had been in the city.
| Mr.. Zimmerman also stated the same
to Sheriff Coleman, who went to the
| office of the magistrate when he heard
that Mr.. Zimmerman was there. Mr..
Zimmerman firmly declined to make
any statement for the present.
The Ex-Treasurers Busy.
Former Treasures w. T. c. Bates
and w. H. Zimmerman spent another
day in Columbia yesterday. DR..
Bates and DR.. Zimmerman tried to
have an interview with Mr.. thinner
man. bur could not find him and today
the two former treasurers spent the
day looking into the exact liability
and how they could protect them
selves.
The state will not lose more than
the $1,000 which it is now OUT OF
pocket by the duplication of nineteen
bonds, and this the treasurers expect
to make good under their bonds.
Who Handled The Bonds?
| An effort was made today to trace
the handling of the bonds. Most OF
the bonds were sold in Charleston
and no one could be blamed of course
for buying valid and proper bond OF
the state. The brokers in Charleston
state that they do not care to give in
formation as to the parties from
whom the bonds were purchased un-
less officially required to do SO.
There appears to be general opin-
ion here in State House circles that
the broker who handled the bonds is
known, as he has stated that he would
handle a valid and good bond when
ever offered to him and that he had
no reason to suspect that any bonds
ever handled by him were stolen. He
stated that he would not handle bonds
he knew to have been stolen, but that
he had had considerable bond deal
ings with the state treasurers, almost
all hainc -,yifIo th @ treocure- in tho cole