The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-01-14
JURY CONVICTS
NOTED YEGGMAN
ParOled by Blease on, Thanksgiving,
Mckinley Gets One Year and 30
Days for House Breaking.

Spartanburg, Jan. 9.-William Nc
kinlcy, alias Dayton Scotty," alias
John Kenncy, the noted cracksman
and former leader Of the Nolan-Mc
kinley gang which operated in this
state in 1902-03, was yesterday con-
victed Of housebreaking by jury in
the Spartanburg Criminal court and
sentenced to one year and 80 days by
Judge Prince. Mckinley pleaded his
own case. lie was indicted for burg
larry and larceny. but when the evil
dcnce was in, the charge was changed
TO housebrcaklng by the orders Of the
presiding judge.
Robbery December 10.
Mckinley was accused of breaking
into the store Of Renard Frey on the
night Of December 10 and attempting
to blow open the safe with nitroglyce-
rinc. lie was arrested the next night
by Robert Miller, railway detective
and Rural Policeman Vernon while
he was lettering near the coal chute
at Spartanburg Junction. Tlc was
given preliminary hearing before
Magistrate CAN'T and bound over to
higher court
At the trial yesterday mass of
evidence was introduced. The most
important Of the exhibits was but
ton to which was attached a tuft of
cloth. This button was found in a
l,1 n n l;cn bo,
which had been entered on the night
Of December 10. From the shop had
been stolen hammer, chisel and a
file. Two Of these Implements were
found within Trcy's store on the
morning after the robbery and the
either on the outside The button was
identical with those on the trousers
worn by Mckinley when he has cx-
amincd in the Jail and the tuft Of
cloth was the same in color and tex
turc as the material Of which the
trousers were made.
Identifies Him.
Gilmore Wright, who served with
Mckinley in the state pcnitentiary,
identified the man as the noted yegg-
man. He testified that he had been
given a new undcrshirt by Mckinley.
This shirt was identified by Rcnard
Frey as one stolen from his store on
the night Of December 10. a bag,
found near the fire where Mckinley
was arrested, was introduced This
contained several undcrshirts, a coat,
and other wearing apparel, a syringe
and a small vial. which was supposed
to have contained nitroglycerinc The
articles Of clothing were identified by
Mr.. Frey as being stolen from his
store on the night of the robbery.
William Mckinley, alias Dayton
Scotty," alias John Kenny, was one
Of the leaders OF the notorious No
Ian Mckinley gang Of ycggmcn who
operated in this state in 1902-03 He
was convicted along with Edward
| Duggan, alias Los Angeles Star" in
the court Of general session at Aiken
on June A., 1907, and sentenced to
ten years and one day in the state
pcnitcntiary, on the charge Of having
blown open a safe in the store of
J. II. Shulcr, at Montmorcnci, Aiken
county, December lG, 1902. William
Mckinley was granted parole on
| November 81 by Governor Blcasc.
Served Federal Term.
| I'm connection with the Aiken rob
| berry, Mckinley was arrested in Co
lumbia, aJnuary 6, 1903, by Officers
| Thackam and Dowic, OF that city, at
a restaurant on Gcrvais street. He
was then tried in the federal courts
for many safcblowings and rob
berries Of postoniccs in 1901 and 1902,
among which were those in the post
Offices in Central, Mayesvillc, Blacks
burg, Waltcrboro( Rowcsvillc, Mont
morcnci and Batcsburg. lie was
sentence to five years in the federal
prison at Atlanta and after serving
his term, was released on February
20, 1907, later being locked in the
| ikon county ioil