The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-10-19

Young, farmer who lives between
Olanta and Lake City, the safe and
contents having suddenly disappeared
about August 16. Representative of
the Burns Detective Agency, of At
lanta, operating under l.. p. Whitfield
made the arrest with the assistance
Of Geo. Hatchell, local officer.
This morning upon the arrival of
Mr.. Whitfield from Atlanta, a full con-
fcssion of the robbery was made by
A. p. Truluck, who stated that he and
his brother, J. II. Truluck, assistant
cashier of the Bank of Olanta, alone
committed the robbery, entering Mr..
4oung's home when he was away on
a visit and taking the safe thcrefrom
He gave details as to the operations
of the pair since the robbery was made
public, stating that there was about
$85,O0O worth of securities and cash
IN the safe. He stated that there was
$35 900 in Liberty Bonds, about So 900
in War Savings Stamps and that the
safe also contained bonds, mortgages
and bank stocks, all Of which can be
readily Identified; $4,000 in cash was
on deposit in a Florence bank
The story of the arrest of these men
reads like an up-tO-datc detective
story. Shortly after the robbery, Il box
was rented at the Sumter postoflicc
in the name of Jacob S. Schroeder, who
IT will be recalled was robbed and mur-
dcrcd in Charleston some time during
the summer. Later it developed that
certain Liberty Bonds had been
shipped from Sumter to Atlanta for
sale on the Atlanta market. The size
of the bonds aroused suspicion and
The Atlanta dealers were notified to
keep diligcnt look cut. About $685.
COO in Liberty Bonds were forwarded
for sale. among which were two regis
tered Victory Bonds in the sum of
$4,000 each. Upon inquiry from the
Treasury Department as to the owner
OF these bonds it was asccrtancd that
they were registered i'm the name of
Sam Young, of Lake City, With this
clue to work on detectives were sent
to Sumter to Identify the alleged
renter Of the box. The local man en-
ploycd on the case readily recognized
one of the men as A. p. Truluck and
he and his brother, }. X. Truluck have
been seen together frequently of late
in Sumter. A trap was then set for
them, the local postmaster having been
notified Of and giving assistance to
the plan. The socalled Jacob S.
SCHROEDER was notified by the Atlanta
bank that the bonds had been disposed
of rs desired and tha: check for same
would be mailed by registered letter
on October ~ and that this letter
should reach him by the morning Of
the 18th. All yesterday morning
two detectives were placed near the
poStOilicc and one on the outside.
About II o'clock a. p. Truluck was
seen to go to the rented box and take
thcrcfrom notice of a registered let
ter He proceeded to the registry win
dow to get the letter whcrcupon sig
nal was given and the arrest made.
His brother, NJ. A. Truluck, who had
accompanied him to town, was waiting
on the outside Of the postoflicc and
he too was taken into custody. Both
were lodged in jail and no one was
permitted to ESQ them during the en-
tire day. They were placed in widely
separated cells undc" special guard.
When Mr.. Whitfield arrived this morn
ing and presented them with the stolen
bonds, a. p. Truluck broke down and
told the whole story. Implication of
his brother. j. II. Truluck, led imme-
diately to the dispatch Of two officers
to Olanta armed with authority to ar
rest: 1t is understood J. II. Truluck
has been 3hadowcd for several days as
1t was believed he was implicated in
the affair. From the confession made
by A. p. Truluck it appears that j. II.
Iruluck engineered the entire scheme
IN so far as the attempted sale Of the
bonds were concerned. he even fur
nlshmg the name Of Schroeder.