The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-27
.Youpg Negro H;ghw ,gnen IN Charleston
Esd ., ana Rob 1h:n
SNATCH THEIR PURSES
The Daring Hold-Up Exploits by Ne
gro Lads on the Street Result in
Their Arrest After Three Ladies
Are Made Victims of Their Bold At
tenpts.

The News and Courier says one Of {
the most daring exploits in recent po-
lice annals Is charged against two
small colored boys, Stephen Meyers
and Robert Taylor, aged l3 and 12,
respectively, who were arrested at
the corner Of Ashley avenue and
Wentworth street at 1880 o'clock
Tuesday night. Thetw boys are ac-
cused of having held up three white
women Monday and the day before,
actually robbing one Of them and
knocking her down, and attempting
to rob the other two. Robert Taylor,
one Of the boys, confessed to having
been with Meyers On al the three oc-
easions, but declared that Meyers
alone was guilty Of taking the money.
Reports had come to the detectives
that some colored boys had snatehed
pocket-books from two ladies, and the
police were on the lookout for the
boys. 1t was after Meyers had
snatched pocket-book from Mrs.
Legare at the corner Of wentworth !
street and Ashley avenue, according
tc the story told by Taylor, that the
boys were arrested
They are charged with highway
robbery, knocking down Mrs. C. G..
Simmons and taking from her a pock-
et-book containing s3.41, on 41onta-
que street, near Smith; with attempt
ing to rob Mrs. Legare at the corner
Of Ashley avenue and Wentworth
street, and with assaulting and at
tempting to rob Miss GarVin on Cal
houn street, near Pitt. Mrs. Sim
mons pocket-book was recovered.
Robert Taylor, according to his own
statement, is - years old. A re-
porter talked with the boy late. Mon
day night. Stephen Meyers, in an
opposite cell, was apparently sleeping
and did not get up Whecn called. Tay-
,or, however, jumped up eagerly when
his name was called. and standing
with his face pressed against the bars
told readily and g!ibly what he de-
clared to be true story Of the two
boys adventures.
Taylor and Meyers, according to
the former, had been walking on CAL
houn street, near Pitt, Monday after
noon, when Meyers, Taylor said, con-
ceived the idea of getting some mon
ey easily. Meyers, according to Tay-
lor, went up to Miss Garvin, who was
walking on the street, showed her and
snatched her pocket-book. He then
ran and Taylor ran with him. The
next field of action was on Montague
near Smith, where, said Tay-
lor, Meyers went up to Mrs. C. G.
Simmons and grabbed that lady's
pocketbook, pulling at her and
knocking her down. The pocket
book contained s341.
Taylor said ne saw Meyers running
ahead Of him, take something out Of
the pocket-book, and thrust it into his
pocket, throwing the pocket-book
away. He said that when he asked
Meyers what he had put in his pock-
ct the latter answered, Nothing"
Taylor said that the same thing had
been done to a Lady on Wentworth
street, near Glebe, Monday afternoon,
but this case is not Oh the police
books.
"What c;... you boys do with the
money!" Taylor was asked.
"He amt give me none but fifteen
cents" he answered AN de rest
what he git from de lady Monday he
spend for pistol dis mornin'. He
been shott;nssS n,s.asssSaday today.
the two Soys, #$
,ording to the police, attempted to