The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
A Former Sumter Merchant Arrested. D. A.
Minor and A. E. Barry Charged With Lar
ceny.

Developments of gigantic proportions
are being made today in the robberles
OF the Jones-Shaylor Company and J.
D. Horn x Co., the big Bay street dry
goods establishments.
Bryant Nichols a white man keeping
a store at No. 1135 louisiana street was
arrested on the Tth inst. On two
charges of larceny made by the South
ern Railway and the Jones-Shaylor
Company. A quantity of goods identi-
fed as belonging to the Jones-Shaylor
Company was found at Nichols store
and taken to police headquarters.
Yesterday Arthur G. Dlllman and
H. C. Jones two young men who have
been at times connected with the Jones'
Shaylor Company and J. D. Horns
were e.arrested on the charge of stealing
goods from the Jones-Shaylor store
amounting in value to something over
SIP. Both were held in S400 bail and
committed to jail by justice Howell.
Jones said he thought he could give
bail, but up to noon today he had failed
to do so, and it is probable now that
the amount OF bond in his case will be
increased to something like $4,000.
This is on account of the police obtain
ing information, they say, further in
volving Jones.
Dry goods said to have been stolen
and valued at between $4,000 and 5000
have been taken from Nichols place
and stored in the stock room at the
police station.
A,RS. NICHOLS ARRESTED.
Last night Mrs Leila Nichols, wife
OF Bryant Nichols, was arrested by De-
tective Caboon on charge of grand
larceny. Justice Howell fixed bond for
Mrs. Nichlos in the sum of $1,000,
which was given during the fore
noon Of today. Mrs. Nichols told
the officers enough to show them that
parties were involved further than they
had expected, and that they had been
buying goods claimed by the police to
have been stolen for over a year from
parties now under arrest.
TWO MORE ARRESTED.
Today Detective Cahoon and Craw-
ford and Deputy Sheriff Frank Jones
arrested D. A. Minor, manager of the
}. D. Horn & Company's store, on the
charge of grand larceny. The warrant
was made out by the Southern Railway
and alleges the theft of cigars and to-
bacco amounting in value to over So7
In connection with Minor, E: A. Bar
~ was also arrested. Barry and Minor
have q concession from the Dixieland
Company to sell lunches, cigars, ETC.,
in the park grounds. Several weeks
ago cigars valued at S114 were alleged
to have been stolen from Gus Muller &
Company, and the police claim to have
located these goods and traced them to
Minor and E,arry as the owners
Barry claims TO know nothing about
where the stock came from, as be
states that Minor furnished it. Barry
was also docketed on the charge of
grand larceny.
BOXES FOUND.
In searching for evidence, the Off
GERS got word that several suspicious
looking boxes of goods had been sent
to the Catherine street Clyde dock for
shipment to C. n. Whiler, Charleston,
S. C. The officers went to the dock and
found six boxes, two large ones and
four small. One box contained silks,
and the others cigars and dry goods
The property is valued at something
like $1,000 A prominent Bay street
merchant stated that he was positive
that the box of silks came from the
J. D. Hccc. lore. Some Of the property
had, it claimed, been stolen from the
Southern Railway freight house, apd
CIV. AT,,11or G. Tornnonv
The six boxes of goods it is learned
had been shipped yesterday by Minor,
whose arrest followed this dicloSure.
Minor had little to say other than to
remark that he paid for everything he
got. He did not explain from whom
be purchased the goods.
HAD BANK ACCOUNT.
When searched a bank book was
found on Minor in the name OF Minor &
Co., showing balance this month OF
over So, 900 and deposit on the Sth OF
over S65.
Justice Howell issued the warrants
for Minor and Barry and he will ar
raign them this afternoon. John II.
Pope represents Nichols and wife, Mi
nor and Barry.
Minor has been in charge of the J.
D. Horn Company's retail business for
sometime, having succeeded J. D. Be-
lah as manager Jacksonville Fla
Tines Union
Later-The officers at work on this
case, say that when the stolen goods
are all located they believe it will
amount to $4,000. This man Minor,
left Sumter with lot of debts and an
ansavory reputation behind him.