The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-13
BAND OF YEGGMEN
Said to be Coming or Are in The
State.

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on in This State for Robbing
Banks and Postomoes,
a gang OF yeggnen and safe blow.
ers are reported to have descended In
this direction and tie police authori.
ties generally owe the state are main.
tanned a sharp lookout for suspicious
oharac' RS, several of whom have al.
readv hs2n rounded up on general
oht II vagrancy, SAYS the Char.
!2itor. Post.
IT e detective force Of Charleston is
also exercising vigilance, but this CITY
seems not to be the headquarters Of
the gang, as 1t was during the expo.
sition and several subsequent periods
since the yeggmen first started their
operations In South Carolina. If the
gang is using Charleston as their base,
they are keeping very quiev, but the
reports indicate that their base is up
The state, probably at Columbia,
which place the holland. Mckinley
gang, four of whom are now doing
dime In the federal prison at Atlanta,
having been convicted in Charleston
two years ago, made their base of op.
erations. Detective Brennan is pro.
badly the best informed Of the local
force about the habita and ways of
6ne yeRgmon, hSving been associated
with tho p~ostofite inspectors in tho
conviction OF Edward Morgan, Joan
King and Rudolph Rsb,ns, a Char
lesion man, with tneir numerous
aliases at the April term Of the Unit.
I'd States circuit court.
the state authorities are being
materially aided In their surveillance
Of the Suspicious cnaraotcrs by the
bright secret service men, who arc
ondcavOring to rid this section of the
safe blowers who have been giving
trouble for several years. Postotlice
lnspI ctora Gregory, Pulsipher and
Marlcu are keeping q pretty close
watch through South Carolina and
over North Carolina, while Inspector
8ulia, OF Virginia, who with Inspector
Gregory has done the larger share Of
The work Of sending w the Yeggmeu
f,on this section, is also operating
"ith the inspectors Of this Immediate
section.
Inspector P%ulsipher, who is ASSIGN.
ed to the section Of the state above
Columbia, paid a flying trip to Char.
lesion a few day ago, but had nothing
TO say about his mission. Inspector
Gregory has not been In Charleston for
some weeks, having bsen giving some
attention OF the cases against John
Fisher alias "Connectioy Shortly" and
Charles O'Iay, who + held by Sher.
Hunter at Lancaster for the robbery
OF Health Spring bank last spring. In.
spector Gregory has a number Of cases
against Fisher, no being one of the
men indicted untried for the Latta
postoifica robbery, for which Morgan,
King and Rabens were convicted last
April, aud he also has a case against
ODay, who is an equally notorious
yeg9man, for postotlce robberies in
Virginia and North Carolina. The
government has, however, yielded the
men to Sheriff Hunter for the South
Carolina statutes provide life imprison.
ment, whereas the limit Of the FEEDER.
al law 10 only five years for burglary,
and since the state seems to have a
clear case, the inspector would rather
that the state put the men out Of
business for the rest Of their days.
The suspicious circumstances con.
nected with the arrest Of several men
recently through the state confirm the
authorities OF the presence Of the safe
blowers. One Of the characters ar.
rested at Clinton a few days ago had
In his possession a diagram Of the
town, with the site Of the bank mark
ed and the contiguous streets, which
Is considered by the authorities as in
eliminating evidence against him.
Thirteen men have been sent up In
South Carolina during the past two
and a half years for breaking post.
office safes and robbery of government
funds and stamps, and o check has
been placed upon the operation Of the
yeggs In this section which was most
Inviting at the start. Morgan, King
and Rabens were the last bunch to be
convicted. Rabens case was appealed
by his attorney, Mr.. w Tnrner Logan
and the case will be called this month
before the court Of appeals at Rich.
mond, United States District Attor
ney Oapers going to Richmond to
represent the government.
The yeSRman are the most danger.
ou8 class Of criminals, and the punish.
ment OF their pals seer to have but
little deteraing force upon them ard
their operations can be controlled BY
only the strictest vigilance and prose.
cution.