The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-15
Arrested For
Big Robbery
A. P. Truluck of Olanta Con.
fesses That He and J. H.
Truluck Stole Iron Safe
Containing $4,000
From Sam Young
on August 10th

CT, who lives in Florence county
between O!anta and Lake City has
been cleared up by the arrest
Thursday morning in this city Of
a. r. and II. A. Truluck. Of Olan-
ia. A. p. Trulnck when question
cd by H. p Whitfield OF the Burns
Agency, made full confession,
admitting his own guilt and i'm
plicating his cousin. J. II. Truluck.
assistant cashier of the Bank Of
Olanta. These two young men
stole an iron safe from the home
Of Mr.. Young while he was alb
sent and made away with the con-
tents Of the safe consisting Of more
than $4,000 worth Of Liberty
bonds and other securiti"s. The
arrest followed the attempt to sell
the Liberty bonds. through Two
Atlanta banks.
This morning a full confession
was made by y. p T:uluck, one of
the brothers held in the guard
house here since yesterday morn
ing. to L. F. Whitfield Of the
Burns Detective agency. that he,
\. p. Truluck and j. II. Truluck.
assistant cashier OF the Bank Of
Olanta, did the entire robbery by
themselves, and that j. II. TTuluck
furnished the name of Jacob S.
Schroders. for tho renting OF a
4 u
Truluck stated to The detective
that there WAS about $4,000 of
the money in Florence. Detective
Whitfield is now on his way to
Olanta to make the arrest Of j. II.
Truluck. a. p. and NJ. a. Tiu-
luck We're transferred this morning
TO the Florence Jail.
The arrest of a. p. and II. i.
Truluck early yesterday morning
was the result of efforts on the
part Of all those who in any way
were connected with the working
Of the case.
The home of Mr.. Sam Young
was entered in his absence on or
about the 1Gth day Of August last
and small iron safe containing
about $4,000 worth Of valuable
property carried away intact. Mr..
Young states that the safe contain
ed about $4,000 worth of Liberty
bonds and between $4,000 and S3,-
900 in War Savings Stamps. Mr..
Young has from time to time pur-
chased Liberty bonds Of small de-
nomination. considering them a
good investment. and lad kept
them in the safe There were
among the bonds two $4,000 Vic
tory bonds which were registered.
The other valuable papers in the
safe were made up of bonds,
mortgages, real estate deeds, bank
stock. etc.
The empty safe was found in
Lynches river. several miles from
Mr.. Young's house near Olanta,
about two weeks after\the robbery,
by some small boys who were in
the river swimming.
The Burns Detective agency was
given the case and early began
their work on it. Certain of the
bonds We're identified and held up
by tho agents in Atlanta. These
bonds were traced as being sent
by registered mail from the Sum
ter poStoffice by a man named ia
cob S. Schroeder. 1t WAS also dis
covered that about September 27
a box was taken in the Sumter
poStOftice in the name of Jacob s.
.ichroderS. y man bearing this
name is known to nave been rob-
bed and killed in Charleston some
time during last summer. But no
one Of that name could be found in
Sumter. The postoffice box was
carefully watched at all times by
a representative Of the Burns
Agency until q few days ago when
Mr.. Whitfield was called away
from Sumter.
Full instructions were left for
the carrying on of the work here
in his absence. a registered par
eel reached the Sumter postofice
addressed to Jacob S. Schroeder.
Notice Of the parcel was placed in
in the box taken out in Schrodcr'S
name. y party came into the post
office Tuesday night and was seen
to open the box and get out the
slip. He asked some of the post
office officials if he might not be
given the registered parcel then.
but was informed that he world
have TO come back after tho oSt-
Office opened tho next morni. at
O'Clock. The trap was very { re-
tully laid. and all plans made At
a bout 8 o'clock Wednesday ,rn-
ing the party again calle and
presented the registered ~ Ill no.
ticc slip. a signal was gi | to
the officer waiting in az au-
tomobilc on Caldwell Stl e. by
the taking down of ece of
white paper from the p >tticc
window by the | Stottice Ell y 'yee.
George lIatchell. who ha cen
especially appointed. can nto
tho postof1icc and made t. ar
rest of \. T. Truluck. At tn, no
meat that the officers hand was
laid upon Ne arm OF young Tru-
luck he :ajd My names not
Schrodcr$." lie then told who he
WAS and stated that u nam had
asked him to get the registered
mail for HIM He stated that he
had been talking With this man
something about tho trading OF au-
tomobileS He was asked for u
des. ription Of the man with whom