The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-16
HE "pRESSED" CLOTHES.
4 Negro Crook From Atlanta Tries
to be Smart Here-COmeS to
Grief.

from Atlanta, arrived in Newberry
last week and began immediate pre-
parations to make a good living with
out work, but he was called down by
Polio nan ]. C. Lee and given the
finishing touches by Recorder John
w. Earhardt.
To start at the beginning. Early
Friday morning Jeter went to the resi-
dence of Mr.. J. Roland Busby, near
Cline's cid shop place, and told Mrs.
Busby that her husband had sent for
a suit of clothes to be pressed. Such
a. that has been done IN Newberry,
hence Mrs. Busby thought nothing un-
usual of it and handed the negro the
s;.it. Jeter asked her to let him have
$50 aid followed her about the house
while she was getting the clothes. and
uiso asked her where her little girl
WIS. making himself very free about
the house. Of course be failed to get
the SO. After he had left, Mrs Busby
'phoned her husband and Mr.. Busby
eot Policeman Lee on the trial of the
inpudsnt negro
The Iext i:ouse for Jeter to get in
some more c. his work was the lesi-
dence of Mr.. NJ A. Davis in Caldwell
street. He told Mrs. Davis the same
story with the same result-he got the
suit Of clothes. He exhibited the
same brazen impudence, asked Mrs.
Davis to change S. and while she was
trying to make the change he walked
about over the house making himself
at home, going to the water bucket
and helping himself to a drink of
water. He finally got in hurry and
told her to give. him all the change
she had, went to the bed, got news
paper, wrapped up the suit and left
without the change.
The negro tried to operate
I In several other houses in Cline
street, going to the homes, respective
ly, of Messrs Drayton Gruber, B. 3.
Hitler and J. A. Rikard. Nobody was
at home at Mr.. Killers and there
was nothing doing" at Gruber's and
Rikard's, for him.
When Mr.. Busby put Policeman Lee
wise to the workings of Jeter that
wide-awake official and Sheriff Bu-
ford got together and went to Helena
on the Cannon ball" Friday morn
ing, thinking that perhaps the wiry
Atlanta coon would take train from
that point. But they saw nothing of
him, and the sheriff went on to Chap
pells; the policeman returned to the
city and with Policeman J. H. Turner
searched for the man wanted. Sheriff
Buford returned from ChappelIs on the
11.5O, still looking for the negro, and
when the train reached Newberry the
sheriff got on the engine and rode as
far as the junction. When the train
started from the depot Jeter, who was
hiding behind freight boxes, caught
it and jumped on as it was rolling off,
After getting off the engine at the
junction Sheriff Buford returned to
the city The train went On with
Jeter aboard. Policeman Lee, who
was at the depot when the negro
boarded the train, came. back to the
city office and 'phoned Prosperity to
look out for the man described on
the arrival of the train there. The
officer at Prosperity didn't catch the
negro and Mr.. Lee phoned to Pomaria
and when the train reached that point
Jeter was arrested by Major Wilson,
VINO held him and so notified Mr.. Lee.
DR.. w. G. Mayes kindly carried Police
men Turner and Lee to- Pomaria in
his automobile They returned with
the prisoner, who appeared before Re-
corder Earhardt Saturday morning.
The thief was arraigned on twelve
different charges, towit, vagrancy,
gambling, soliciting and purchasing
liquor, beating board, and stealing
handkerchief, selling clothes without
license, obtaining goods under false
pretence. and disorder1y conduct.
There were two charges of obtaining
goods under false pretences, and sew
eral on disorderlies, making the dozen
counts Recorder Earhardt wanted to
give the prisoner all was coming to
him. Jeter pleaded guilty to all charges