The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-06-03
BURGLAR Is CAPTURE
Exciting Chase at Warrenton, Ga, Re-
suits in Success.

Ga and at least three separate Of
fences at Bamberg to answer for, Ed
Miller. a negro, is in jail at Warren
ton charged with burglary. Miller
was CAPTURED after an exciting chase
near Warrenton Friday morning.
When he was apprehended he was
wearing the watch stolen from w. D.
Rhoad, Jr.. of Bamberg, the previous
Sunday night. Mr.. Rhoad and the
Bamberg authorities were notified Of
the goods stolen by the burglar from
D. Rhoad, Sr., went to Warrenton
Saturday. He returned Sunday morn
ing, bringing back with him all of
the goods tolen by the burglar from
his home when it was entered the
previous Sunday night: He also
brought back DR.. G. F. Hairs suit
case. which was stolen the same
night, and some of the other articles
stolen from DR.. Hairs home.
The negro entered a Warrenton
boarding house Thursday night and
stole some articles, including a pair
of pants belonging to travelling man,
in the pockets Of which there was
about 1915 in cash. Fortunately the
burglary was discovered Immediate
ly. While in the room a glass was
overturned aWaking the sleeper, who
gave the alarm and the chase started
with lanterns and flashlights. AS a
light rain had fallen during the night
it was not difficult to track the man.
The track was followed for several
miles, and finally resulted in the ap-
prehension of the burglar, who had
the suit case and much stolen goods
with him. The trousers and the mon
ey belonging to the travelling man
we're recovered and returned to the
owner, and the rest of the contents of
the suit case we're held.
Mr.. Rhoad had an interview with
the negro when he went to Warren
ton. The man is. evidently a pro-
fessional burglar, although he claim
ed that he had not been on the job
very long. At first he denied ever
having been in Bamberg, but later
admitted to Mr.. Rhoad that he was
the party who entered the residences
here. He was in very humble at
titude when Mr.. Rhoad talked with
him, and seemed to fully understand
what was ahead of him-that he may
reasonably expect to spend the re-
mainder of his life in prison. He
told Mr.. Rhoad that he never at
tempted violence in his burglaries
and that he had never carried pis-
tol.
In his pockets were found two
memorandum books which were filled
with names and addresses, including
quite a few South Carolina names.
Whether these names meant burg
laries he had committed or expected
to make in the future is not known.
One of these books, however, dis
closed the fact that the negro's home
is in Norfolk, Va, and the name and
street address Of his wife was listed
in it. 1t was the negro's custom to
forward his Doodle to his wife for
disposition, but fortunately he had
not. yet sent off the goods stolen in
Bamberg. Some of the goods he had
doubtless disposed of on his way to
Warrenton from Bamberg.
He stated that he came to Bam-
berg on the II o'clock train Sunday
and that he loitered about town all
day. At night he stayed in the Pres
byterian church until one O'Clock,
when he started out on his burglar
les.
The Warrenton authorities will
hold him for trial there, and if the
negro lives long enough he will be
brought to Bamberg for trial after
Georgia gets through with him,
which evidently will not be very soon
as the Georgia folks usually reward
housebreaking and larceny with about
twenty years on each offence.