The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
From The Daily Item, Sept. 4.

j. +. Gray. two young men. who say
they come originally from near St.
stephens and who admit leading a ho-
bo life. were arrested In a negro res
tsurant on Council Street about $40
o'clock this morning by Policeman J..
M. Barwick and w. ID. Dunlap and
Deputy. Sheriff John d. Epperson The
two young men had just come In on a
freight train from Lane. where 1t is
alleged they broke open two cars last
night and held up the depot agent,
when he had arrested one of them.
The young men are held by the To-
cal authorities on the charge of taking
free passage on the train and Joudon
10 charged with carrying concealed
weapons. ugly looking revolver
having been taking from him at the
time that he was arrested. Paris car
ried q holster. but had lost or thrown
his pistol away. ....
A message was received here early
this morning from the agent at Lane.
w. p. Pate. to arrest the two men,
no were coming In on the through
freight train.~ When the train arriv-
ed the police officers were notified by
the conductor Of the presence Of the
two men and they were pointed out
In restaurant across the tracks from
the train. where they had gone to
get something to eat while they were
waiting on the train to pull out.
j. N. Walker. a special agent Of the
Atlantic Coast Line. arrived on the
$50 train from Charleston this MORN
Ing and Is waiting until the men can
DO given q bearing before United
States Commissioner +. b. Bland.
This hearing has been set for Monday
morning. when the men will be charg-
cd with violation OF the federal inter-
state commerce law, the train into
which II Is alleged that they broke
open being a through freight The
time for the hearing before the local
authorities han not yet been fixed
Mr.. Walker stated that he knew the
two men and had been on the look out
Tor them. He received the message
as soon as II was sent In by w. p.
Pate. the agent at Lane. and came on
st the first opportunity.
From him an account OF the alleged
breaking into cars at Lane as told to
him by the agent was received. He
said that the two men had been seen
about the place and the agent was no
tified by one Of the negro workmen
that they had gone down In the yard
and were trying to break into a box
car. The agent followed them and
haled them while they were In a car.
He ordered them to come out. cover
ing them with his pistol at the same
time. Jaudon made a break, run
ming behind the car. where he disap-
peared. although Pate fired at him
with his pistol Paris then came
agent. when Jaudop came up behind
him and covered him with his pistol.
The ~ ant made no resistance. Paris
was released. The two men then
left. walking up the track for some
distance. Later they returned and
were waiting in the public room ut
the depot. when the agent again ap-
peared withsa brecchloading shot gun
and again arrested them. He then
turned them over to the train crew
to hold until he could find the town
constable and have them locked up
In the local guardhouse. When he re-
turned the men were again gone. hay
Ing ESCAPED from Conductor Hyers
and his crew. They then boarded the
train they hao been waiting for anil
came to sumter. where they we're
arrested soon after the train arrived
In the yard.
The two men are said to have bro-
ken into a car containing cotton and
car containing merchandi' 80, but II
is not known whether anything was
taken out or not. as the goods have
not yet been checked over.
This morning when seen In the
county Jail Jaudon and Paris were
at first seemingly very loath u ta.x
to newspaper man. saying that he
had probably already gotten all the
details Of the affair from sor ,iaI Of
hcer Walker and the local y ,i.,c and
their tale would be superHuous. After
few minutes. however. they loJscnc,i
up and talked freely. endeavcr,ng at
all points to make light o, thci
plight and show their good spirits
We can't be sent To- jail for life, or
have our necks cracked for II anyway
was the way one OF the men exrrc sscd