The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17
ARREST MADE IN
PARR SHOALS CASE
( James B. Upton OF Greemiile n
Southern Railway Conductor Lodged
iii jail 0m Charge OF Compiled, In
Big Robbery.


Big Robbery.
Greenville, Sept. lion the charge
OF completely in the Parr Shoals ro,
berry, MIR. James b. Tipton Sop5h-
ern Railway freight conductor who re-
sides at COB Hampton avenue was an
rested in this city early FRIDAY after
noon. The arrest was made by q Coz
umbia detective and Detective Adam.
ol Che burhs Atlanta agency. The To-
cal officials knew nothing of tha sus-
picion which rested upon Mr.. Tiptor
until he was given into custody of
Sheriff Rector by the men who mad,
ine arrest. lhe warrant for him was
issued in Fairfield county, and was
IN the hands of the detectives. Sheriff
Rector kept the prisoner in the conrtv
Jail until yesterday afternoon when =
Columbia official took him to that ci-
~.
Ihe Parr Shoals robbery occurred
Friday afternoon, September the ffth
Two employees OF the ]. G. White CON
" 'ioh company and q deputy
sheriff were held up by three armed
men and rabbed of $4,000 which was
being taken to Parr Shoals, a station
ABOUT twenty miles from Columbia. 10
meet the payroll of the construction
firm. search for the bandits was
at once begun, but appeared fruitless
Tor several days. The first arrest was
that made on Friday. Publication
or the facts in connection with the ar
rest has been withheld until the pres
ent at the request of authorities.
Denies He is Guilty.
When arrested, the arrest heinz
maze at the Southern station, MIR.
Upton asked the officers upon what
charge they were detaining him, and
then, as at subsequent times denied
all knowledge OF the hold-up oycont
what he had read in the papers.
Saturday night, in company with
Sheriff Rector, newspaper man Wis
tied the prisoner in the county iail
When it was announced that someone
wished to speak to Mr. Upton other
prisoners in the squalid enclosure
looked up with interest, for while the
cause of this Incarceration had been
kept more or less secret, it was known
that he was not held on an ordinary
charge. Mr.. Upton came to the heavy
grating door, and peering through the
bars talked of his arrest and of his
movements, as we'll as he recalled
them. For the first time, he said, he
Was talking from behind the bars. His
manner was calm, and the account he
gave of himself coherent He denied
in toto the charges, expressing sur
prise that the clues which the detcc-
tives were following should have led
to his arrest.
Il am confident stated the prison
er, that | can establish my inno-
cence.' He regretted very much the
embarrassment to his family, ana &c
himself, but stated that he did not
fear the results of thorough investiga-
tion. II am as innocent as you are"
whom he was conversing.
When quered concerning the rob-
berry, he said he did not remember the
day upon which it took place, and
asked if any of those present recalled
the day. Agreeing that it was Friday
the fifth he said he could account for
himself on that day, as he remember
ed his whereabouts because it was the
first day he had worked for some
time.
According to his statement he left
Spnrtanburg early Friday morning,
around four o'clock, and arrived in
Columbia something after half past
twelve. He registered off, rode his
engine to the Blanding street station
and then having secured a pass back
to Greenville, he went to his boarding
house. After this the prisoner stated
that he lotered until the afternoon,
his first knowledge of the robbery be-
ing attained from the afternoon paper
of Columbia. Friday night he states
that he left Columbia for Greenville
coming by way of Spartanburg.
A Man OF Family.
Mr. Upton is man of family, hav-
ing wife and four children living in
this city. At the time of his arrest
he was preparing to move his family
to Columbia where he intended to