The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-03-31
ARREST OF NICHOLS AND KING.
Former Metropolitan Officers In
Clutches Of Law.

Greenwood. March 24.-Inspector
Gregory. who went to Oklahoma to
arrest w. ]. Nichols. former presi-
dent of the Metropolitan Loan and
Trust Company. has returned, hav-
ing performed the part of the busi-
ness in locating the man. arresting
him and having the Federal authori-
ties there "rut next"
Mr.. J. P. Abney. cashier Of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank here,
and Mr.. H. X. Townes, Of Greenville,
who went with him to identify Mich
oils, did not return with him. The
hearing. which was to have been
given Nichols by the Federal Judge
there, had to be postponed, owing
to the illness Of Nichols, or Jack
son, as he is known there.
Postofice Inspector Gregory's re-
port Of the trail and final capture
Of Nichols, as well as the varied ca
reer Of Nichols himself, reads like
a romance. When located in Okla
homa City, Nichols. now going as
"Mr. 8. L. Jackson" was at the head
of a concern that was doing about the
biggest business In that hustling
community. He had an ONCE like q
railroad president, and Mr.. Gregory
said he had seventeen stenographers,
young men and young women as
busy a. bees. His concern was al
ready attracting attention from
Uncle Sans men, and Federal dis
trfct attorney there told Mr.. Greg
ory that as soon a. the time was
ripe he would have been nabbed. He
was selling the right to sell the
right to SELL" certain kind Of stove,
sort of endless chain contract busi-
ness. No provision was made as to
seeing how or where the stoves could
be secured. but the right to sell the
right was what Jackson was doing.
according to Mr.. Gregory.
As an instance of what the concern
was doing. q hardware man there
told Mr.. Gregory that Nichols or
Jackson had paid him ten thousand
dollars cash for lot of stoves to be
used by his demonstrators.
Mr.. Gregory said when he called
on Nichols he had no little trouble
in getting into his private ofice.
When he finally reached It, he found
his attorney there, and his private
stenographer also present. He
asked Nichols or Jackson for q few
words in private, and was told to 90
ahead as the other two were In q
confidential relation. Mr.. Gregory
insisted, 20 these two finally returned
to an adjoining room, and then Mr..
Gregory addressed him as Nichols,
and asked about Crossword. Jack
son was quite indignant at the joke,
and carried his part out well, until
Mr.. Gregory showed him his own
photo and he saw the jig was really
up. He trembled all over, Mr.. Greg.
ory said, although he still stoutly de-
MED that his name was other than
c. l. Jackson.
A. soon as possible he will be
brought hack here for trial, and this
viii probably be held in Greenville,
Statement Of Kings Father.
Mr.. B. r. King, ST., Of Coronaca,
was in town Tuesday and smade Z
statement In regard to the arrest OF
his son, - stated In . special dis.
patch from San Francisco.
Mr.. King went over the period GOV.
ering the close Of the metropolitan
Loan and Trust Company and say,
that his Son was persuaded aad in.
duced to 80 away with Nichols, and
that II he had arrived in town q few
hours earlier than he did the day
they left, he would have seen to 1,
thst his son did not leave home.
He attempted to intercept them
In Atlanta, but Nichols found this
out and hurried on to st. Louis.
There Mr.. King says he finally got in