The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
Olanta Bank
Cashier Arrested
Another Chapter in the Big
Robbery Of Sam Young's
House Near Olanta

Florence, Oct. 14.-With the ar
rest Of j. Hugh Truluck. assistant
cashier Of the First National bank
of Olanta, this afternoon, and mis-
signed confession to the part he
PLAYED in the robbery Of the home
Of Sam ". Young, Florence coun-
ty farmer, of an iron safe contain
ing Liberty bonds. war saving
stamps and mortgages and other
securities amounting to between
$4,000 and 100000, events today
followed thick and fast in a rob-
berry that has created no little in
terest in this section Of the state.
In the absence Of Mr.. Young the
safe was removed. from the house
ard was found later in Lynches
river rifled of its rich contents.
Arrest was made in Sumter yes
! terday of two brothers, NJ. A. Tru-
luck and a. H. Truluck and they
were brought here today and ques-
toned closely by Mr.. Whitfield.
representative of the Burns De-
tective agency. who has worked up
the case and caused the arrest Of
the two men in Sumter.
One Gets Release.
When the third Truluck boy, a
cousin of the two men arrested in
Sumter. was arrested while in the
/! Bank a. Olanta this morning, a
sensation was created. 1t was found
later that NJ. A. .Truluck had moth
| ing to do with the actual theft of
the safe and he was released. 1t
was established that the other 1'ru-
luck, however, had made conf
dante Of him, and he knew ali
about the business from beginning
to end.
AS a result of the work Of the
detectives, S26,000 worth Of bonds,
war savings stamps and securities
have been recovered so far and the
officers believe they will get the
rest of the stolen loot. When they
walked into the sheriff's office
here they entered at once into con-
tinuation Of their confession to
Mr.. Whitfield, Burns agency de-
tective who pat the clichers on the
information he had previously re-
ceived by having one Of the Tru-
luck boys sign the same name to
check he had signed on a check
drawn on the First National bank
of Florence for $4,000. This
check bore the signature of Fred
A. Jones, which the boy confessed
was the assumed name he had
adopted to carry out in Florence
the disposal of the stolen Liberty
bonds.
Followed Clues Far.
With the confession from Hugh
Truluck the master mind who engl-
neered the sale Of the stolen secur-
tiles, and a confession from the
two Truluck cousins, who COM
mitted the actual theft, Mr.. Whit
field believes that he has closed a
case upon which he has been
working for several months and
one that has led him from Florida
to Maryland and on to New York,
for it was in New York bank that
he found the first trace of one OF
the stolen bonds, through a check
signed for its purchase.
1t was stated in the confession
of NJ A. Truluck, that the only
registered bond in the list had been
burned 1t was a bond for $1,000.
1t was stated today by MI Whit
field that following the confession
of the Truluck boys, he visited the
Presbyterian church at Olanta. and
found stored under the steps the
war saving certificates which they
declared had been hidden there.
1t was stated today that Mr..
Young some time ago Withdrew his
funds and securities from the
First National bank of Olanta. be-
cause of some disagreement. This
fact is believed to strengthen the
evidence against the assistant
cashier. who officers believe con-
cocted the plot 10 take possession
of the bonds.
High jinks thrive best in low