The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-26
FOUR IN 51AIL
They Are Charged With Looting
the Express Car
OFFICERS ARRESTED
Them on Warrants Sworn Out by
Pinkerton Detectiyes-Au the Ac-
cused Protest Their Innocence and
Deny Any Connection With the
Crime Factory Boys.


A dispatch from Aiken to The
State says four arrests were made
late Thursday afternoon in connec-
ton with the robbery of the South
ern Express car on the Southern
train No. IT Tuesday night between
Warrenville and Augusta. Those
under arrest are Charles, Henry and
Ben Baultman ana Lonnie Price.
Warrants for arrest were placed
in the hands Of Sheriff Rabora by
the Pinkerton detectives who came
to Warrenville and took charge OF.
the case wednesday morning.
Sheriff Raborn went down to War
reoville Thursday afternoon on the
4:30 trolley car, accompanied by
Deputies Museo Mamuels, Monroe
Vernon and Barney Craig. The sus-
poets were easily captured and they
were Immediately brought to Aiken
and placed in jail. They staunchly
deny being connected with the rob-
berry and laugh at the charges made
against them. They ars typical fac
tory boys and none Of them looks
to be more than 25 years Of age.
No comment is made BY the detec-
tives, and nothing is known Of the
evidence against the men.
What has been discovered of an
discriminating nature is being closely
guarded and nothing can be learned.
When the officers went to Warren
vile, they found Henry Gaultman
at his boarding house writing a let
ter. The contents of the letter had
no connection whatever with the
train robbery. Ben Gaultman was
followed to a plum orchard where he
was found eating green plums.
Charles Gaultman and Price were
found near Fox's crossing. Price
said he had started to Aiken on bus
mess.
They maintain their innocene and
state positively that they will have |
no difficulty in proving an allbi. |
They are small of stature and scarce
ly more than striplings. The officers |
do not believe that they are con-
necte6 with the robbery. There are |
six Pinkerton detectives at work,
and it can not be ascertained wheth-
ec or not more arrests are contem-
plated in connection with the case.
1t is understood that these boys
have been under surveillance since
the detectives started on the case.
They are all residents Of Warren
vile and are operatives in the War
renville mill. The boys do not bear
bad countenances, and it is quite
evident that if they are the guilty
parties there must have been some
prompting, and it is generally be-
lieved that they must have been urg-
ed by dime novel, reading or some
thing similar. Further than deny
ing their guilt, the Gaultmans and
Price will not have anything to
say. .g5a
another Man Arrested.
A dispatch from Aiken to the
Augusta Chronicle says in addition
to the four men already arrested,
charged with completely in the train
robbery of Tuesday, late Thursday |
night Constable Craig and one Of
the Pinkerton detectives arrived in
the city with a man giving his name !
as W. N. Markie, VII they COM
mitted to jail on suspicion Of being |
connected with the robbery. Markie
tells varying stories. He says he
has worked all over the county and |
knows no one in these parts.
He claims, however, to know GOV.
Gilchrist, in Florida He was put
through rigorous examination, and
the detectives say they have evidence
sufficient to convict him. On his per-
son was found 44-calibre pistol, |
and a large sum Of money. He
weighs about 40 or $50 pounds, is
about 5 feet 9 inches high. and has
a moustache. His general appear
ance is hat of crook and his coun-
tenance is bad.
Markie said that he came to Au-
gusta yesterday. He was shabbily
dressed and wore a slouch hat. He
has an insolent tone in his voice
and refused to answer many OF the
questions asked him and gave sew
eral different names to different
parties. It is rumored that a sus-
pected pal of his is under surYell-
lance