Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-05-21
UNCLE SANS WAR
ON THE YEGGS."
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rewarded FOR their nights work they
all returned to Charleston and ano-
ther spree followed at Rabens's re-
sort.
The police and post office inspec-
tors by this time were so close on
the heels Of the little band that had
been so boldly operating in the Pal
mettO State that it's members de-
cided discretion was the better part
of valor and decamped for the Old
North State. Kenly, \. c., was their
objective point, and the little bank
| there was marked for "plucking."
After looking over the bank atNhis
place the robbers found it's alarm
wires in such shape that they didn't
dare disturb them, 50 they turned
their attention to the towns largest
store. Two safes were found in the
Office OF the store, and the first, or
larger one, was attacked. Their work
yielded them nothing, as the cash
box was empty. "Portland Ned" and
"Swipes" urged their companions to
give up the job then and there, but
Mccarthy said he intended to be paid
for his trouble even though he went
through every store in the town. The
second safe was blown with little or
no trouble and to the amazemcnt of
all little in excess Of $4,000 was
found and taken. There was no ink
ling Of their presence in the town
and they left as silently as they
came. Before dawn streaked the
east they were on their way to Ran
delman, n. c., where Ned had
marked the towns biggest bank for
their next venture.
Two days were spent in Randel-
man looking over the field, and after
all due precautions were taken an
entrance to the bank was effected:
Two blasts were set off before the
quartet got into the inner safe, and
just as the banks horde was laid
bare to their gaze and within their
reach black head was poked
through the rear window through
which the burglars had entered and
its owner inquired: What you all
doin' in tha? I'm gwine to tell on
you, dat | is"
But before the negro could make
good his threat "Connecticut
Shorty who had been doing look
out duty, ran up, seized him and
pointed a pistol at his head while
the others tied and gagged him. The
sound of the struggle had attracted
the attention Of nearby dwellers, and
before the yeggmen could re-enter
the bank and obtain the horde that
lay invitingly within reach the alarm
had been given and the chase was
on. The yeggs had good start and
succeeded in outstripping their pur-
suers and getting safely away.
An invitation from portland Ned"
to visit him at his Alexandria va
home was too alluring to be over
looked, so the band separated and
Ned and Mccarthy made tracks
for the little city on the banks Of the
Potomac. Mccarthy soon found
himself in need of funds, as the ten
derloin OF Washington soon exhaust
ed his visible supply of. cash. While
! guest of Ned he sauntered through
the town one night, and after tap
ping the tiiis OF several stores he
held up a saloon single-handed, and
when he crept into "Ned's" house
early next morning he was the richer
oy $500. That went the way of all
the other money Mccarthy had ac-
quired, and 1t was determined to
make a little journey to Fredericks-
burg, Va, where a safe yielded up
its contents, enriching Mccarthy and
his host by one or two thousand dol
lars each.
new partnership was formed af-
ter the fredericksburg job. and Nc
Carthy and Irish Jimmy" fell in
with Charley Cross and McCarthy's
old friend, connecticut Shorty" A
stop at Laurel, Md, was made while
the party was en- route to New York.
The safe in the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad station there was dyna-
mited and small amount of cash
obtained. The safe in a flour mill in
the same town was blown that night,
after which the party abandoned the
New York trip temporarily and made
their way to EllicOtt City, Md, about
fifteen miles west OF Baltimore. A
cotton mill office was entered there,
and its safe netted it's visitors about
$500.
After fleeing from Ellicott City
Mccarthy met "Philadelphia Mac"
lMcManus) and portland Ned"
The three journeyed to BridgevilIe,
Del, where the bank had just moved
into new quarters. The safe was old,
the new vault not having been com
pleted. A good. strong shot of
soup" shattered the safe doors and
about $500 in silver coin lay re-
vealed.
AS "Portland Ned" had located"
several bank jobs in Virginia which
he wanted Mccarthy to aid him in,
the TWO returned TO the Old Domin-
ion and several little robberies net
ted them few hundred each. Among
them were several in Suffolk, Va.
Ned and Mccarthy again had dis
pute over the division Of the spoils
and again they separated in anger.
Mccarthy made for New York, and
after spending a few weeks there he
Joined "Bellefontaine Slim" Git
Zey' and Walter" and a safe in the