The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-28
TRIED TO BRIbE.
Friend Of Pickpockets Paid a
Deputy Sheriff to
LET THElI GET AWAY.
The Officer Played Out The Game and
Caught the Visiting Crooks ID
a Trap, Who Is Now in the
Meshes OF the Law in
CoIumbEa.

81. G. Miller OF Ch}c2Sn, woo las
made several trips from the Windy
City to Columbia In tae Int Test CT
the pickpscsets who were convicted
Wednesday, Q; last week and seassrc
ed to ten years in the penisaatisry,
has turned out to be crock also, a
has besG intinssed By Tie Ssass
since the Chicago nsn appeared upon
she scene. He wss arrested for at
tempting to bribs Deputy Shsr:f W.
G. Csthcars to sSsiss in the Eelesse o!
the p csp csats. The following &C
count Of the raster from The State
will be p & VIE. icterest:
NJ. Carccs-5. kco~iDg the map
with WIN he was 6:aiing, LAID e
clever trap to catch hin in his dirty
work and carried 1t out to-a finish.
Immediately after receiving she mon.
ey he notified Detective Tiackham,
who wss aiding him, and then Sheriff
COlenan, his immediate superior.
Saeriff c ,lensn in turn reported the
matter to lage Hyorick as son ss
he reached tie court "Wednesday
morning. Judge E:d:ick, acSi2g With
characteristic dec:s o., ordered the
immediate arrest # N !ler and Wsd
nesday night Miller sept in tee R.cn
land couosy jail with his psl7, Shul,z
and Bsckwirn, alias Kavacaugh.
Tuesday night as Mr.. Ca;hcart Wa
on his way to tie jail with the prison.
ers from the court roon he vas ap.
prosched b5 Miller, who, in passing,
whispered into bis ear: II want lo
speak to you few minutes. Come Up
to the hotel 20 see me-"
At the appointed hour Mr.. Gait
cart went to the hotel, bus found Nil
ler at dinner. In shc1t while ne re-
turned anG upon arriving st TIE hotel
was scsoste6 by Miller in tront, OF tbs
street. BE led the deputy sheriff aoe
seat near the eGgs OF tie p<7snene
and saiG: T want to tslk ESsi1ess
with ;iycu." Nj. Csthcsrt 1e7lied.
''All right, ] an your nan."
Miller then commented upon the
sudden adverse turn the case sac
taken and 6iSpl <yec unu,uaI Iesvols
ness. Ee asHed Mr.. CS&hcart &c wal.l
with him, s:yla2 that ms5ters 10; keu
serious and asked Nj. Cathcar5 ncH
much be would take TO pat Beck
with, alas Kovsrs ugh, and Shul:z or
the ground" meaning, 1t wss inferred.
to aid in securing tcelr release.
Mr.. Caohcart seeing that bis plsr
was working cut, iep!ied: Y<u Tiil
have to name the price" TIE foxy
Chscsgcan glarcirg ne;vously srou1o,
held I'D twc f.gers and asked, Ho"
would that dc?" Mr.. Czthcaf5 waited
TO know just what re Gaeant by that.
"Hund1e6s," replied M:ilsr. That's
ali right With MS" said NJ. CstL-
cart.
During this time the t1o men hsc
vs,szd from the Coirmbia hotel to
the ucsu fhce ard ~sce rssprnsng NJ
Cabfcars Tod Mi:icr thss trey cuGh-
not; t, be seen tcgesher ard that be
yro,,ld 90 on the ctner side OF ehs
stsest scd would INSET him again at
the hotel, while Miller weno 60 Ghe
hotel 20 get the necessary cssh.
AS soon as Miller cans ous OF the
hotel he suggested shTt they take .
csr which they cid. They rode how
ever, only two blocks, to tie pcstctnce
ge-e they lef9 she cse, walking Gown
T,Snrsl street from Nam to Sunser.
while down Laurel ssreet Miller ssked
tha deputy sheriff If ne caeWs2 gum
and beirg informed thas be otd, Mil
ier went Into an :nsioe pocket, bring
inc out g package CT gum ca Whlcn
sppearad Sc large letters Nike, l
won't tsl!,'' which be handed TO NJ.
Csthcart. While in the carsssS part
of the HECK Miller suddenly shock
hands surreptiously with Ar: Cath
csrt and left 5000 in greencscss IN
bis palm. They then separscso, MI
lar raturning to his hotel ana MI
Carncart going directly 70 bis hone,
where he reported the matter o5 tele,
phone to the sheri1.
As soon as Judge Hycrick reached
the ccur5 house Wednesday morning
Sheriff Coleman reported the briosry
~ Tis honor, who called IN Deputy
Csthcart, and. after hearing q state
M from him. ordered tEat Miller be
carefully guarded. and not allowed TO
lssye the cours room under any cli-
c,,rstancss. Officers were detailed &c
Seen c,ose watch on Muller aEd guard
Tho exits Of the court room. Miller
av;6entlv became suspicious that al
Hss no. coipg well and attempted te
1eaye the court rcon, when Re Ta<
stoppeo by q detective ard tclo ths'
he cou,o not leave the room. Vtr5
com ~ thereafter, acting under instrrc
,io.,s rom judge Hycrics, the she1if
.lace6 Miller uader arrest and gave
him seal il 1ne court rccn' "heEt
be was guard-d cn noIn SlosS ecfsn:
the oay. ,. hoe
,ea-s5 in Colunbis ia connection Wiz
this case that be represented H. :
3 gart, Chicago astcrnsy WV 10.
hesn employed TO oe:e1o ehs p:os
oocEats ana would be here Wnen ccut
soovened. This Mr.. Bcger3 has no
ho9n heard OF 50 far ans IL is noo pr.
W bIa that he viii ba here, as t"o {
soe n;.:ko cksts have been conVlots
sn6 the ot5er has 1r1elseo z c1S
son5 # 81 500 by noo. appearance. d
nss heen extremely sctivs IN ms e.
.n~-s -o seeu1e tie release OF tiiss
mSu. & ooo % 81 $40 ana :sho va
ro,e.sed -, y ne deposit Ct that sEn
80 20 be il Louisville NY. (. ~,
sid TO b. a well known e1coS Geo.
S.teet;,es Ss,e ii an6 police departments