The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
GONE WITH TEAM.
Young Man Hires Team and
6uggy and lsavss
TO PARTS UNKNOWN
lIe Was c Guest OF the 81. Johns
Hotel In Charleston, Where He
Seems to Have Registered Under
an Assumed NaDe sor Some

Tie News aud Courier Of Satu..
day says:
ice police machinery has been SET
IN motion " uisccrc: me where
abouts Of EIHist Haywood" young
man who was last seen IN this city
On Wednesday morning. when be
drove OF with horse and buggy be-
longing 20 A.. John AcAl!isse1. the
Meeting stree: i!ve1y@ao. "Ess-
wood" registered g. the ST. John
Hotel on Wednesday. June %. as
Enr!st Haywood. but It IS cow state
ed tha, his right name Is Lester Rey-
nolds. Of Atlanta. Ga.
The police DO not know what to
mahe OF the disappearance oc the
young man. They received !nforua-
ton Friday morning that : light top
buggy and a gray horse. driven BY a
young man answering the description
furnished OF Reynolds. had been no.
t!ced passing the Sevea-m.le last
Thursday morning. THIS Is so "a.
the only clue which the police have
ne; with IL tae!. hunt foE the Mss
ing man.
Reynolds told the night clerk OF
the ST. John Hotel early Wednesday
morning that he had hired horse
and buggy from the McAl!!ster livery
stables. aad asked that the outfit
be called for at $50 =. n. This was
doar by the clerk over telephone.
M-. NcAIlis,er stating that this pro-
cedure was agreeable to him. On
taking possession OF the horse and
buggy Reynolds. or Haywood. as he
was then known. drove UP Meeting
street and stopped at the stables
in order 20 procure lap robe. at the
same time ASKING Mc. AcA!lister
rege riding the roads on the othe: side
o. the New Bridge
He then told the !iyecynaa that
he intended 20 take young lady OUT
riding. and did not intend 10 get
back 10 the city until late tha, even
Ing. Afte. the young man had left
the stables no more was heard Of
him. and after Manager Fogus and
Mr. McAllister had waited all day
Thursday Il was decided 10 pat the
case into the hands OF the police
department. Reynolds ierr behind
him small trunk. containing some
expensive clothes.
Through travelling man. who. on
Thursday morning. inquired after
gentleman answering Reynolds de-
sc-ip,ion. Manager Fogus first dis
,ore-cd that Reynolds had register
ID At the hotel under an assumed
name. In describing the young man
the travelling man stated that be
lad only three ilnsers on the right
hand. The hotel man had also no.
,iced this. and further inquiries con-
vinc-d him that Haywood" was in
reality Lester Reynolds. of Atlanta.
Ga. According 10 tie travelling man,
father committed suicide
about six months ago. and the son
had since been subject 10 As OF me-
!ancaolia.
That the name OF the missing man
was Reynolds. and not Haywood. was
further substantiated by Nj. Walter
c. Long. sign painter. OF No. 304
King street. who told the police
tha, be was we'll acquainted with
the Young man. who had come TO see
him several times during his stay
in tAe city within the last ten days.
h7. Long was unable to give any IN
formation regarding his friend.
REYNOLDS while 10 the city stated
that he was an expert ,elegrapher
and sign painter. He came 70 this
city on Wednesday morning. June Is.
from Spa.taaou,g. and Immediately
registered a; the ST. John Hotel ua-
de: me name OF EOaist Haywood.
Seve.a! letters written by him are
a, present n the hands OF the police.
Last Sunday morning Reynolds paid
Manager FOCUS par, OF bis hote!
hill. and from genera! appearances
did not seem 70 be in possession OF
g large amount o: money.
The young man is described as be-
ing OF middle height. light complex
ioncd and apparently Of about %
wears OF age. The value OF tac horse
and buggy with which the young man
vas las, seen in this city is estimat-
ed at about 5000. Reynolds was we'll
kaowa with severa, Pullman con-
duc:ors and Other railroad men. az
CT whom speak highly Of the rouns
man. and are inclined to believe that
h. has met with some accident or
with cou! play.