The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-30
REMARKABLE CONFESSION
OF CRIME CoMMITTED
3 YEARS AGO
WHITE Mk.N BCRNS
PIEDMONT STORE.
Pspl Jones Walked Pays of Way
From Williarnston to Andsr-
con to Give Up.

Penitent and dashed necessarily by
a conscience that refused TO be stran-
gled. Paul Jones, young white man,
walked z miles and then paid out HIS
last penny In car fare in order that he
might arrive at the county jail late
last night and confess to Sheriff Ash
ley that he was guilty OF crime that
had been committed over three years
ago. His soul relieved at last Of the
burden which, he declared, had
Drought only unhappiness by day and
by night visions Of scenes surround
Ing the crime he had committed. the
man repaired to his cell, and when
seen q few minutes after his arrival
at the Jail by an Intelligencer reporter
was 'fost In deepest sleep. the frat, he
says, he has had since he wandered In
70 the paths OF wickedne3s and became
consptrator against the law of the
Land. Jones states that he broke into
the store OF J.-SG ndcApSo. at Piedmont,
In November 1912. and stole quantity
OF store checks and some clothing.
Walked PART OF Way.
tho young man had been working in
The mill at Wilfiamston. He decided
late yesterday. afternoon that he had
'SaEeredsin silence lone enough for the
cf1mc he Sad committed, and he do
cfded that he'~culd come to Anderson
and make q clean breast of the affair
and take the consequences. Jones' Gid
not have. sufficient money to pay his
way from Williamson to Anerson, SO
he walked from Waiiliamston to Bel.
ton. where he boarded car and paid
out his last money. 30 cents. in car
fafe to Anderson. y, = ,-.s.
I've Come to Surrender.
+SheriR. I've come to surrender" /"
said the young man when Sheriff
Ashley last night answered tho knock
at the fall door.
What have YOU done. killed some
body queried the officer.
"No," replied the boy.
Then what In this world have you
donef" answered Sheriff Ashley who
by this time had become considerably
interested in the matter.
It was then that Jones unbufdened
mis- soul and told OF the crimo he had
committed. t--5iy.yy1 X. 4 %s
So Taiked Freely.
When seen by q reporter for The In
telligeucer.. Jones talked freely of HE
past career. He said he was ebout 27
: years OF age, and had Always made his
home nj Fiedmunr. II had been pas.
sing McAbee' s store for some time and
y always noticed that the. tipstaire
window was up. could not resist Che
TEN ptati6n one night as waa pas,
sing, between II and o'clock, to re,
ladder and climb through that win
dow into the store. I stole q quan.
uty .of store checks (which are small
pieces OF metal purchased In bulk and
used In lieu Of money!. two pairs OF
pants aRS some shoes"
The young man stated In reply. TO q
question that he did not need the
things he had stolen, sNo," he said, "l
was not hard up. and did not have
TO have those 1 ngs. just could moi
resist the temptation to break into TIA,
store.n
Realizes Consequences.
:'You realize fully what your con,
s5sSt0oit s5St0o MAY mean for .you--a term IN
the Qenitentiary?" he was asked BY
the fBRorter, -.
Yea thought Of all that before
! camesShe replied. .ibut / don't care
what INsatstf peace OF. mind and Ii
be able 70 eieep without sesing vision,
OF laddeFs aAd me climbing through
that store Birscw." 80 80
81 fsNIIarried. IS G
Jones stated that he is married. hit
Z vito being the deusyhter of Policeman
G.. n. League at Piedmont, but tiiha,
they had not been living together sincs
last July. He was married In 1913, q