The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-12-22
WORN OUT AND REPENTANT
DEFACLTEK COMTS BACH
]. ToTnes Holleman of Anderson, Al
ter Seven Years Flight From "Trip
of Law, Returns to Home to FACE
Charge and Pay Penalty.
The State.

The State.
Anderson, Dec Isl. ToWnes Hol-
leman, Who defaulted in the sum ot
approximately $4,000 While cashc-
of the Bank of Anderson, and VIII
left for the West about seven anu d
hals yca-S 2So. leaving Z - Ain Il
written confession, has returned and
has surrendered to Sheriff As..-~.. He
returned voluntarily, declaring thai
he had spent more than seven years
of torture, suffering all the pangs anu
pains, both mental and physlca.
known to man, and that ne wanted
to come back and take the punish
ment that the law might enforce Oh
him.
He visited a local office this morn
ing with a number OF friends and
called the sheriff over the telephone
advising him OF his presence IN the
city and stating that he was ready to
surrender. Magistrate Cox and So
licitor Smith we're also advised OF his
return. John K. Hood, counsel fol
Holleman, stated to Magistrate COX
that Rollenan wanted to waive pre-
limina- caring and waited to give
bond for his appearance at the next
term of court of general sessions
which convenes during the first weeH
in February.
With the solicitors consent tbs
magistrate fixed his bail at $1,000
declaring that he had taken into con-
sideration the fact that Mr.. Holleman
had voluntarily returned and surren'
dered, Indicating his desire to make
amends for what he had done. Inc
bond was signed by A. S. Farmer, Les
G. Holleman and E. P. VandlVer.
Goes to See Family.
Holleman then left on the midday
train to Seneca to see his family. Be,
fore leaving Holleman talked freei.
and frankly with a representative u
the press. He said that the money
taken from the bank was lost in spec
ulations in stocks and cotton, mostly
cotton. He said these speculattons
lasted about II months and that his
troubles in the bank lasted about thu
same length of time.
On the morning of July Is, 1909
Mr.. Holleman left Anderson, taking
with him S1,445 of the banks money
He says that he could have taken con
siderably more, as there was grea'
deal of cash on hand in the bans
at the time He thought, however
that conditions were already bae
enough and he says he took only what
he considered necessary to get fal
away from Anderson. Personally, h
says, he would gladly have given him
self up to the law at that time but ht
thought that members of his family
would be able to stand the ordeal bet
ter if he left.
After leaving Anderson, Hollemal
says, he bought a local ticket IL
Greenville for St. Louis and there
bought local ticket for Kansas City
Not knowing where to go and no'
having any objective point in view, he
visited Salt Lake City and Colorado
Springs and finally landed in the State
of Washington. He stayed In that
State about three years and develop
ed rheumatism. Desiring to rid him
self of rheumatism he went to South
ern California and later developed
malarial fever. He said that up to this
time he had not given much thought
to his returning to Anderson and tina:
while he was sick he hoped that his
illness would develop into something
serious so that he might die and put
an end to everything. Later, how
ever, his condition began to show some
Improvement and he then decided
firmly to return to South Carolina
and make amends for the offense h
had committed. He spent almost al
of the seven and half years in the
States on the Pacific coast, going foi
a short while into British Columbia