Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-04-24
LADY HANDED HIM CHECK?
Story of Prisoner Held in OcOncC
Jail for Developments.

son, Is now in the Oconee jail await
Ing developments In his case, which
seems to promise much in the way
Of mystery.
Last \Friday Whitner, or Wilson,
appeared in Seneca, went to a store
at that place and made several pur-
cahses, and when he had been served
handed the proprietor check as pay
ment.
But the gentleman in question
SHE'D at the check, and asked his Gus
toner to wait until he could find out
If 1T was all right.
That is where the series Of dues-
tons had a beginning. 1t was dis
covered that the check was drawn on
the Seneca Bank by the Oconee Tele-
phone Company in favor Of S. e. Will
son, the amount Of the check being
$50. The man who presented the
check at the store said lady had
noticed that his shoes and other
clothing were rather out of. repair
and had given him the check, telling
him to buy some shoes and other
wearing apparel. That was all he
knew OF it. 1t was just windfall
that good fortune sent his way, and
OF course he was not going to turn
it aside
He is reported to have stated that
his name is IS. IG. wilson, and that
Is the name of the office manager in
the Walhalla central Of the OconeS
Telephone Company, and it is equoify
certain that this same check was
given in payment for services, 70 the
telephone company, thatjit was pre-
sented to the EnterpriSe Bank In
Walhalla, paid by that 5ank and had
been sent to the Senee4 Bank in the
course Of business.
Where did Wilson, pr Whittier, get
it? That is question that puzzles
many.
Whitner, or Wils)n, is said to have
also stated that h9worked on farm
and the check w@ for wages.
There are vaYous and sundry re-
ports as to his faims in the matter,
but little is gYen out by the man
held in jail. says ne prefers to
he has securel legal advice.
A womanltam here the day fol-
lowing the bringing of Whittier to
the countyjail, and she says she Is
his wife a6d that their name is Whit
ner. Shehlso stated that they went
TO Senec/ from Denver, a small sta
| ton onHhe Blue Ridge, and that
they wnt to Denver from Augusta,
Ga. hQuiry was made as to whe-
thcr hey had passed through Colum-
bia And she said she did not think
thJthey had.
jhis inquiry was made because
SHrif w. NJ. Kay had received in
sfuctions to hold the man for inves-
(gation with reference to reported
!fttcmpts to pass worthless checks in
columbia recently by parties who
have not as yet been located.
The woman who came to Walhalla
and is known as the wife of Whitner
is still here and is working at the
local knitting mill She is said to
have stated that she and her hus-
band are from a small place near
Boston, Mass. Whitner, however, in
answer to all inquiries as to his
home simply states "That's my busi-
ness"
There are many peculiar circum-
stances in connection with the case,
as for instance, how he got hold Of
the check, how he came to possess the
same initials and name of the local
telephone office manager, and how
he came to work on a farm and draw
a telephone check in payment.
1t Is possible that few days, and
possibly the arrival Of officers from
Columbia may clear up the matter.
And then 1t may be that longer
wait will be necessary to throw any
light on the question.
Wilson or Whitner Is said to have
the appearance Of quite an intelli-
gent fellow, and his wife appears to
be a respectable and intelligent wo-
man.
Both seem to feel confident that
tho peculiar situation will be ex-
planned satisfactorily in the end and
that the man will be released with
out charge being held against him.