The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-13
making stills and worms, to DO u Led
by turpsntine and whiskey dlstillers
In eastern North Carolina.

IN eastern NOrtn carolina.
"Yos, l was travelling with dinkey
when we were arrested" said Gun
ningham. " knew Warlng also, but
had not seen him for six years unit
just two days before our arrest. I
was TO paint the sign for the bank at
Dunn, N. O., and when l went there
tosStart the job l found Warning a.
wor'S on 1t. I told tho cashier that
ne had given my DO to another man.
He had, not noticed that It was a new
man until l told him. Waring did q
beautiful job for him. We went on In
company from that day until we we're
arrested. No, we worc not 'hoboing,'
as IL is CONNOLLY called: We were
working the small towns in the coun-
try, tor there is more money In paint,
ing signs 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 s35a 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, l had
my wife with me. But the people
who caused my arrest we're so malig-
nant they caused the chief OF police at
Smithhcld TO make my wife leave the
town and l have not heard from her
uatil this day" Cunningham does
not oven know his wlfe's address, and
seems to be very much distressed on
that account.
The men who were released were
given their suits Of clothes and trans
portation to Marion, this being o Gus
tom set by CIV, James l., Or, In
1866. Not wi6hing to 90 TO Marion,
The place OF their conviction, the
prisoners took the alternative, clsh.
Tleic tools, valued ct $40, have been
aiken by the authorities in Marion,
although they see no rtason why
Gheir property should have been con.
i3cated by the Site. Tho prisoners
therefore have nothing bu1 their lib
crty, their new suit Of clothes, in
"pich they pre- cnt u very neat ap.
p~Aarance, and less chan So In money.
lhey stated thai 6hey viii bs CRATE
iul tor any WORK whicl can DO given
them until they eau get none
enough to reach their respective
homts. Warning and Cuuuingham
arc undoubtedly very skilltnl painters.
Thn ex-priaoncrs are nog disposed
20 rail at the people OF Marion county
for having con :icted them, but They
are very bittar In regard to tn Pink.
erton detective agency. They insist
that they are arrested moro on account
Of tho slza 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.
nlared hia Intention to write q book
on the mode Of prison lite. They gave
evidence OF some familiarity with tue
relative merits Of nrlsons, but thi
may baTon accoun5 or 6neir pefipaGetlC
lives. Their numbers on the South
Carolina prison books were II, OBI,
II. 032 aud 1908. Eighteen months
ago they were brought hero to serve
sentences Of six years each. They
feel that GhG State Of South Carolina
has rcceivtd free their services for
this length Of TINA and they have been
forcoh 10 suffer the humiliation OF
prison life aud felons' cells when they
"oro Innocent Of the charges.
The men state that they wore con.
vic5cd because they were not given a
clance TO prove their innocence and
0uey nov Rave ample evidence to
prove an alb! for each man Of Gne
throe. That evlde"ce they could not
produce In Smithiiel1, as they had
not the money. TAcy are sure that
they would have been released without
q trial bat for the Cfrortl OF the detec
tive, j.. w. Craig, who had them
photographed and then took the
photographs back to Marion and in q
way had lheir Identify established as
that or the robbers, although the
woman who had seen them, as she
s"ore, could rot identify any one OF
thtm In q crowd IN the courthouse.
The Lhreo 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 will
wire their relatives Of their release
md ask for money to get home. One
thing which worries them very much
i3 the fac5 that their photographs aud
a decription CT each have been sent
wi ovor the country and az Zach one
Is beautifully tatooed, they are afraid
that the moment they step into any
city Of size they will be confronted
With their photographs In the rogucs'
gallery and they want to get sucN
papers a. will prove their plrole, 50
that they will not be arrested on sus
piCion hereafter.
Hn!p;csY TO Sav Him.
Al NV York notwithstanding o.
desperate auruggc OF his vito aad son
80 hold h IN by yha feet after he had
tain 81 and tOppled over the sill OF an
open wiudo =, GAoogo II, Knapp CASH.
Ter Of tne Cooper Exc ,e.Dge Bank, fell
10 The st eel rom the fourth Nor OF
his nome vt No go West 97th str ct
today and was Killed. Mrs. Knapp
ana hef son. Herb ri, saw Nj Knapp
who "as in i'll health, suddenly iali
over Backwards. Both mother aud
son jumped TO the ~indoW In time 10
se'z3 tine failing man by the feet.
They held him safely for a few sec
onds, screaming for heip, but the as
siStanca "a slow IN comicg, aud Mr..
Kcapp's weight began to slip away
from hi8 resGuers. The realization CT
this terrible fact caus.d the wifa's
strength 10 l9lYo her completely and
the sou, with his mother helpless at
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