The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-06
J. Y DARLINGTON ARRESTED.
SHERIFF. COLEMAN GOT RACK tn
COLUMBIA YESTERDAY.
The Defendants Have Given Rond for
Their Appearance at Court i'm Co.
lumbia i'm May.


columbia, March 3.-John Y. Gar
iington. M. G. Jeanes and 7 Stobo
foung were arrested by Sheriff w. H.
Coleman on the latter's arrival in the
city yesterday afternoon from Cbatta.
nooga. They were later released un-
der bond. $4,000 for Garlington's an
pearnce for trial at the court of gem
eral sessions in Columbia the fourth
Monday in May, and $4,000 each for
Young and Jeanes. The bonds were
signed by the defendants and bv p.
A. Simpson. w. H. Washington and G.
Young of Laurens.
Sheriff w. H. Coleman was very
much vexed. and when he arrival
from Chattanooga lost no time in ar
resting the three defendants. Thev
were taken to the sheriff's Office and
thence to the Office of Magistrate
Fowles, where the bonds were duly
signed.
The warrants on which the arrests
were made were sworn out by DR.. T.
j. Crymes, of Greenwood, one of the
Seminole stockholders. The warrants
allege obtaining money under false
pretense on the part Of Garlington
and conspiracy to defraud on the part
OF John Y. Darlington, J. Stobo Young
and M. G. Jeanes. The allegation is
that in selling $500 shares of stock
TO the Seminole stockholders they de-
frauded the stockholders out of s75.-
600.
Sheriff Coleman was very angry on
his return yesterday afternoon at
2:S0 and expressed in very plain lam
guage his opinion of the sheriff of
Hamilton County, Of which Chatta.
nooga Is the county seat.
In speaking of the affair last night
Sheriff Coleman said: 1.-The warrants
for the arrest were sent to Sheriff
Conner OF Chattanooga by me last
wednesday to be executed and I
heard nothing more from them until
Thursday night when received a tele-
gram from Mr. Dunn, the Seminole at
torney. asking If it would be satis-
factory for Darlington to be in Co.
lumbia by Monday at o'clock.
Thinking there was something wrong
l. telegraphed Sheriff Conner to find
out n he had executed the warrants.
got a reply Friday evening saying
he had arrested Darlington and ask
ing what to do with him. I then tele-
graphed him to hold him until 1 got
there, although 1 had written him
fully when I sent the warrants. Not
being able to get the papers before
Saturday night, could not leave until
Sunday morning. / arrived in Nash
vile at 2 o'clock Monday morning,
got the requisition papers honored
and went Immediately to Chattanooga
On arriving there I found they had
left there and upon investigation
found that Darlington had never been
arrested and that Young and Jeanes
had come there of their own volition.
They had consulted the sheriff but he
had failed to arrest them, which
proves that the sheriff absolutely fail
ed to do his duty and ought to be
tried for criminal negligence.
II returned today at $50 and
placed Darlington, Young and Jeanes
Immediately under arrest and held
them at my office until the bond was
fixed up and signed. The bond for
Darlington was fixed at 10000 and
for Young and Jeanes at $1,000 each.
Il state this to explain the situa-
ton and hope all sheriffs who read
this and have any dealings with the
sheriff of Hamilton County. Tennes-
see. will understand what manner of
man they have to deal with. 1 intend
to lay the matter before Gov. Patter-
son of Tennessee"