Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-10-14

Thompson, alias Curly Carter. He
was wanted there in connection with
swindling game to the tune of $40
600. it being alleged by Simeon NJ
Jones that Carter and others repre-
senting themselves to be representa-
tives Of an English syndicate dealing
in coal lands in West Virginia induced
Jones to 90 from Pittsburg to New
for what they falsely represented to
be some fine coal lands.
Carriers family was in Henderson
| vile Monday. They took the north
bound train on, Tuesday.
The Sheriff's Version.
"lt just makes me sick to think
about it, !" said Sheriff Drake to news
paper man. And the sheriff is not
| the only one it made sick Solicitor
Schenck said he was very very
sorry" and the Philadelphia detective
; with wilted spirits recounted 20 the
! newspaper man that it was about FIVE
hundred long, long miles back home
and he had to return without the
bacon.
1t was one of those instances that
make people think, and think out au
diblys too, hence the sheriff's version
lis herewith given. The sheriff said
that he was very apprehensiye on Fri
day and Saturday night, Friday night
especially, since the other fellows in
the shooting affair had adjusted their
troubles. He kept very close watch
ION things in and outside the jail both
nights and felt that it was needless on
Sunday night since it had been under
stood that Carter was to be delivered
on Monday to the detective who came
on Friday.
aN Frank Israel Wise9
'How Go you account for the tools
/ Carter hs1?n the sheriff was asked.
'.Io you think he was helped from the
inside or outside 2"
! "fIe was helped both ways" replied
Sheriff Drake. Those fellows in the
Jail with Carter knew all about it and
they needn't deny a word of it," The
sheriff then closed the court room
door, stepped on the outside and talk
ed more Interestingly. "Why Frank
Israel knew all about it. My wife
heard him say, I'll get that $500 from
Carter and pay my way off the chain
gang and come back to HendersOnVille
and do as / damned please" The
officer was asked if he had any objec-
tions to the publication of that state
ment and he emphatically replied.
mol"
The sheriff said that it would have
been impossible for Carter to have un-
screwed the taps from his position IN
the jail He felt sure all the tools
were furnished and most of the work
done by outside parties. He said that
he had been expecting an attempt at
Jail delivery and that one or two nights
recently he heard noises and got UP
and looked about the Jail. His baby was
sick Sunday night and he and Mrs
Drake were up at different time of the
night, he said, and that away after
midnight he heard noise and made
investigations and found Carter sitting
} up in bed
i Ante From AsheViIle Used.
When asked if he had any clue as
to how Carter made his getaway after
erecting his exit the sheriff said that
an automobile left Asheville between
3 and o'clock and that judging from
the time he visited the cell and saw
. Carter that the times that he and Mrs.
-IDrake were up with the sick child
Carter got out between 3 and O'Clock
in the morning and left in an automo-
bile which contained only one person
He said from the tracks on the coal
pile below Carter's window it looked
, like two or three persons had been
| walking around in the frosted coal.
i Sheriff Drake detailed Deputy Allard
Case to pursue the trail of Carriers au-
| tomobiIe and this he did across South
Carolina into Georgia and he was
heading toward Augusta.