The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-22
APPR0PRlbTlne CARS
HIS PARTICULAR LINE
GREENJyLLE PEOPLE ALSO
WANT AUTO THIEF
STOLE CAR THERE
Same Man Seen in Anderson Sum-
day With Stolen Automobile
Repeated Performance
(From Wednesdav,a nnlyl

kilograms ana messages receiV-
ed in Anderson yesterday from Green
vile which said that a man claiming
TO have left splendid touring car in
Anderson had borrowed" an auto
mobile in Greenviile on Monday and
had not Deen seen or heard of since.
The message asked that Anderson peo-
pie keep sharp lookout for the
[ thief but 1t is hardly likely that he
will be seen in these parts for some
time to come, since lie Is wanted here
for stealing an automobile from a
Mrs. Bealle at Calhoun Falls on Sun
day.
The message was received In An
dersoD from the Greenville parties
about noon yesterday and said that
stranger, wearing Eight green snit
| OF clothes and a black hat" had Ap-
peared Sunday at the residence OF John
"a. Steele, cattle dealer and proprie-
! tor OF q barber shop and had borrowed
Mr.. Steele's five passenger car, saying
that 1t would be returned in few
hours. The man asking for the loan OF
the car said he had q splendid car him
! self but that lie had. broken down at
! Anderson and had left 1t here Mt Todd's
] auto shop for repairs. Mr.. Smith let
, him have the car and since that time
he has heard nothing from the auto
i.'eXpert."
1 According to the story received
here from Grcenville, the man repre-
sented himself as being an automobile
expert and told the owner of the
fGreenville car that his name was
! Smith. He appeared about 2 O'Clock
/ Monday and secured the car and left
for parts. unknown. The machine he
made away with the last time Is q
/ Maxwell. touring car, with the body
! painted black and the wheels painted
| yellow. When he left Greenpille ne
was accompanied by an ex-conEict, u
! negro named Cuffey, and he went out
1 or town via the Waite Horse road.
Wnen Dut OF the city he stopped at
cunningham's store where he succeed
/ ed in purchasing twO-gallons of gaso-
limo on the credit and he has not been
/ seen since.
There can be littis doubt but that
/ this is the same mnn wanted here Tof.
stealing the car Sunday from Mrs.
fGratnPille Bealie at Calhoun Fails He
told almost the sal me story In both .iIl-
stances, lie Is of the saEns description
wi th tho same CT th6s, As II Lie niisil
4 wanted here and since lio, broke down
the automobile he stole here and lett
here late Sunday evening, there iB no
1 conclusion To roach efaa thru +1l.s.t 81.
Is 10 notorious gut utoTnebile tllief. ls 8
Another TACT In connection with the
mans exploits Here Sunday Is that
he stole $50 gold watch from one Of
the men coming to anderson from Cail
4 houn Falls with him Sunday, One OF
the men in the party had "a very ex-
lpensiye watch and the driver OF the
\ STOLEN car asked that he lend It 20
him until Anderaon was reached. When
they got here the Smith or Fuller, as
he claimed his name to be while he
was In Anderson. succeeded in. .shak-
Ing" the man from whom he had bor-
4 trowed the watch and as u resalt the
man is minus the time piece. -,
:. w. A. Swift OF Elberton, Ga. arrived
ii the city yesterday to assist In the
search for Mrs BeaIle'g car and he
spent the day here, endeavoring 10 find
some tract of the niysteFion strang-
er. Mr.. Swift IS n cloae friend OF
:tae lady from Calhoun Falls and he
/ was very anxious to find her car. He
made arrangements here for having
Mr.. Beglic's car gent back TO CALHOUN
tFallssan said that he woujd lend ey-
cry possible ,ssistapce in the search
!, for the thief. s;,j.5: