The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-03
AWFUL TRAGEDY.
Policeman and Yeggman Shoot
Each Other TO Deats,
AT DEPOT IN LkURENS

al UETUa In LkUkiNS
Patrolman McDnffe Stone Is Shot
While Attempting to Arrest
Stranger Who is Shot by the
Parolman and Mortany Wounded.
The Stranger Is a Safe Cracker.
Laurens. Jan. 2S.-A shocking
tragedy occurred here last night as
the result Of deadly encounter be-
tween Patrolmen McDuf6e Stone and
| W. Frank Walker and an unknown
burglar, whose outfit of tools indi-
Gates that he was safe-cracker. To-
night the unknown yeggman lies
dead at the city station house with
four pistol wounds in his body, while
Stone, after undergoing an opera
ton, died late this afternoon.
The story of the tragedy as learn
ed from Mr. Walker and Mr.. Stone
lis that in the course Of their nightly
rounds the two policemen met the:
through freight from Spartanburg.
which arrived here at 2:15 o'clock.
as is their custom. Upon reaching
the depot Stone walked down one
side Of the train of cars and Walker
down rue other. Seeing a stranger
with little meal sack in his hand.
Stone accosted him and inquired
what ne was doing.
Where are you going?'' said
Stone. sssst
Il an going back to the caboose,
again replied the unknown. B:
Well, where is your lantsrn,s
said Stone; train hands dom walk
around here in the dark. There
upon Stone advanched within reach
| of the man and laid his hand upon
his shoulder to arrest him, such be-
ing his instructions relative to loaf
sers at the depot. As soon as Stones's
| hand touched the stranger, the lat
ter whipped out his pistol a 455cali-
bre magazine, from inside his vest
and began firing, emptying The
chamber, five Of the shots taking ef--
feet in the body of Stone, one in the
bowels, three in the feshy part of
the leg and one in the lower lip.
So close was the range that Stone
did not have an opportunity to draw,
and clinched his antagonist, and to-
gether they fell to the ground.
They were so lying when Police
man Walker crawled from the other
side Of the train, the stranger strug-
Cling to free. himself: He was al-:
most free from the weakening hold
of fNStone and was reloading his pis-
tol when Walker came upon hine s.
Don't shoot cried the strange -
ana already SHOT to pieces" which,
Of course, was a bluff to-: gain time,
for Stone had not drawn his pistol.
81 will surrender said he
Give me your pistol, then" said
Walker. Pretending to hand the
pistol to the policeman, the stranger
fred at Walker, who quickly drew
and shot the mar four Of the five
shots taking effect.
| Policeman Walker then hurried
10 the station house, summoned the
physicians and notified Chief Bag:
veil The stranger lived about.
nree-quarters of ian hour after be-
ng carried to the police station, but,
':e could not be made to talk IN
spite Of the numerous efforts to as
certain his identity. ..@.
On his person were found various
letters, which, however, afforded no
clue whatever, and s110.60 in mon
ey. In the sack, which he held IL
ais hand, was a complete yeggman's
outfit, with nitroglycerine, dynamite,
KEYS, wrenches, etc. In addition to
these, there were parts Of the Angus
10 Chronicle and Columbia State Of
January 26.
However, in the afternoon Asso-
ciated Press dispatches Of January
27, there is an account from Atlanta
Of safe blowing case On Monday
night at Bolton, Ca, in which the
| yeggman got away; and it is pos
sible theory that the man was ex-z
| amining the papers Of Tuesday for
news Of it. This theory is, hoWev-;
er, controverted by shoemaker at
| Watts Mill, who identified the dead
man as one whom he saw at his
| place OF business on Tuesday, and
a barber of this city, who seems TO
think that he is the same man whom
he shaved early this week. Dr. w.
| G. Irby, Sr., and his son, Mr.. vance
Irby, state that the man very muca
lresembled one whom they met COM
ing into town few days ago.
| DR.. Guerry, of Columbia, together
with Drs. Bunch and Shaw, and two
nurses, Misses Tronholm and Mob
ley, arrived in the city at 8 o,clock
and an operation was performed
| on Policeman Stone at about 4:SO
this afternoon, never having recov.
| cred from the severe chock. Death
was caused by shock and lnterna'
hemorrhages. The body of the dead
veggman has been embalmed anu
will be kept here for Identification.
One of the train hands states that
there were two men down at the
station, and that one escaped in the
melee; M. Walker says, however
that he saw only the one. Nr. Z.
H. Roper, cashier of the Enterprise
Bank, states that he is satlsneo
that the man is the same who came
in his bank yesterday and inquired
about a bill of lading-this as pre-
text to take in the surrounoinss'
preparatory to safe-bloWing, Wnicn