The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-02
TAKES SATURDAY JOY RIDE.
YOUNG MAN AND WOMAN BEAT
BOARD BILL AND MAKE OFF
IN HIRED AUTO.
OyerpOwer Driver OF Car and Start
for Columbia, but are Stopped on
Way--Escape on Seaboard Train TO
Columbia, Where They Were Stop
ping Today.

Oliver Price and a woman, who he
claims TO be his wife, left here Sat
urday morning in a car hired from
the Smith Garage, after beating their
auto ride turned out to be joy ride,
which will probably turn out very Sc
rious for them if they are appre-
hende by the Columbia police, for
they were, at last accounts, stopping
there, until they could make their way
to some other place.
Price came to Sumter to work for
Mr.. III. II. Edens at his garage, but
worked only a few days before hc
quit. He first stopped at the SumGer
Hotel, and later at a private board
ing house on Hauser street. Saturday
he hired car from Smiths Garage
and started out for Dalzell. Al that
place he, decided he would go on to
Camden and after a telephone COM
munication between the driver, Hob
son Schuyler ard Mr.. Smith, the car
started on TO Camden. Arrived at
Camden arrangements were made for
starting back about four that after
noon, but it was some time later than
that before they started. Price tried
to persuade Schuyler to take him On
to Columbia, but this the boy refused
: to do. They started back to Sumter,
but after they had come several
mills, Price and the woman overpow-
cred the boy-they had two qarts OF
liquor in the car when they started
from Sumter and this supply was re-
plenished during their stay In Cam
den--turned the car about and started
back to Camden, bound for Columbia
On the way they found young Schuy-
Ter unmanagable and Price hired
negro to hold him i'm the back of the
car, while he ran it. He gave as his
reason that the boy was too drunk to
manage the machine.
: They passed Camden a second time
and went on as far as Lugoff. Near
this place they frightened a horse
and the man driving the buggy held
up Price and his car, threatening TO
shoot them if they were not more
cautious in future in passing people
on the public road. At this point
Schuyler took hand. He teiephoned
to Mr.. Smith at Sumter and told him
Of the circumstances under which the
car had come to Lugoff He then Sc
cured the switch from the car and
ran off with it. Later he secured pro-
lection from one Of the men there
and went back to the car. He refused
to take Price and the woman any fur
ther and they set out for Camden,
where they boarded the Seaboard
train for Columbia.
/ In the meantime Mr.. Smith and A.
{. Schuyler set out from Sumter for
Camden, meeting young Schuyler sew
eral miles on this side of Camden.
/ AZ nav iNbl Lb5Oll dIleT lie
had secured posse ssion of the car and
had started Immediately for home.
They were located at that place
Monday morning and Mr.. Smith was
endeavoring to have them arrested,
by swearing out a warrant over long
distance telephone.
Mr.. Smith gave full particulars OF
the affair this morning to an Item re-
porter, saying that he would swear
out warrant against Price for as
sault and battery and stealing the car.
He had not been paid anything for
the rent of the car, the pair having
succeeded in beating him out of his
money as they had beat others out
of their board bill.