The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-02
MAN OF MYSTERY.
Jumps from Train With $4,000 in
Bonds in His Possession.

UUO worm or ROCK ISlanQ hdllTOdu
bonds in his possession, an unidenti-
fed man who has at one time given
his name as Taylor and at another
as Cameron, jumped from rapidly
moving southbound train at Kings
Mountain Sunday night. Though
painfully injured, he left the bonds
with a gentleman at Kings Noun
tain and changed his clothes, and
then drove to Shelby, whence he
went by railroad to Rutherfordton
and entered a hospital. He was ar
rested on suspicion, but as there was
no evidence on which to hold him he
will be released.
IF they attach these bonds, I'll be
pauper," said the man, who seem
ed to be either fleeing from detec-
tives or laboring under an impaired
mind caused by the injury he re-
ceived while jumping from the train.
After depositing the bonds as men
toned, he borrowed suit Of clothes
to put on in place of the muddy and
bloody garments, and hired negro
driving a gray mule to bring him to
Shelby, where he caught train for
Rutherfordton, presumably to seek
hiding in the mountains.
Sheriff is Notified.
Sheriff w. D. Wilkins received a
message yesterday to look out for a
suspicious man. The train had left,
but he found that a man answering
the description had boarded the
train for the mountains and officers
at Rutherfordton were communicat-
ed with.
He was located in the hospital
there, exhausted and nervous. The
officer placed him under arrest to
await developments, thinking he had
either stolen the valuable bonds or
was a bond broker who went to the
wall in depressed market and left
his town with the hope that he might
Save the $4,000.
It is tie opinion of Sheriff Wilkins
that the man lost all he had in busi-
ness and rather than leave these
bonds to his creditors, tried to make
his escape with them. A mystery
surrounds the whole matter for the
mans conduct has been peculiar.
Fleeing from Officers.
It is said that detectives were af-
ter him and we're on the same train
on which he was trying to make his
escape. When the train was enter
ing the yard at Kings Mountain at a
speed of about 20 miles an hour he
leaped to the ground with his preci-
GUS possession. He was hurled into
the mud and painfully injured.
He approached gentleman at
Kings Mountain, told him that his
name was Taylor, that detectives
were after him and that If caught,
they would attach his bonds and he
would be a pauper. The Kings
Mountain gentleman was asked to
take care of the $4,000 worth of
Rock Island bonds in $1,000 denom-
nations each, and give him a suit
of unsoiled clothes. This he did.
Then Taylor came through coun-
try to Shelby and caught a west
bound train. When seen here he
was extremely nervous and bore of
suspicion. He managed to get to
Rutherfordton, where he left the
train and went to the hospital for
treatment. His suffering would not
permit him to go farther.
Employs Counsel.
When the sheriff Of Rutherford
made the arrest, Taylor gave his
name as Cameron. He employed
counsel but it is said he has refused
to divulge his real name or the true
circumstances even to his attorney.
He says he has a lawyer in Atlanta
named Cameron. His counsel at
Rutherfordton came to Shelby to-
day to consult with the sheriff re-
garding his release, threatening ha-
beas corpus proceedings.
Taylor or Cameron is middle
aged man of rather neat appearance.
He seems to be well educated and
with fine business traits. His face,
however, is bruised and worry is
stamped on his countenance.
Cannot be Held.
Sheriff Winlkins consulted with
the county attorney, who advised
that he was not justified in holding
him without evidence, so he will be
released late tonight or tomorrow
morning. The sheriff has received
telegram from Atlanta authorities
saying that they do not want such