The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-03-22
RAWLS HELD
IN PENITENTIARY

L. X. Rawls was brought to Colum
bia yesterday by w. R. Swearingen
sheriff of Edgcfield county, and, Will.
seated on a chair in Sheriff He se's
office, he declared that he was not
connected with the safe cracking at
Trenton last Sunday night. Rawls
arrived at 80 o'clock yesterday
morning and after a brief stop at the
Richland county court house was
transferred to the state prison to
await trial in Edgefeld county next
July.
Rawls spoke pleasantly to several
acquaintanccS when he entered the
sheriff'S office wearing wrist irons
When asked if he had anything to say.
Rawls replied, "This is the first time
that l ever had such things on my
wrists" He denied doing to Trenton
with the man who was killed by a
constable and claimed that he knew
very little about the dead man. Rawls
said. 81 have nothing to say. 1t is my
business to show I am not guilty. If
I am convicted l will be convicted" "
Rawls said he was 36 years old.
Sheriff SwCaringcn talked interest
ingly about the safe cracking and
tragedy that occurred ut Trenton last
Sunday night. He said the store Of
G. w. Wise was entered by forcing Il
window open. Broken parts Of springs
were used and two pieces were found
in Rawls' car, he said The sheriff
said the proprietor of the store had a
notice on the safe that read as fol
lows: "Don't blow this safe. Here is
the combination. Take my money and
leave my papers, The sheriff said
tie robbers followed directions and
obtained $55 in cash, leaving the safe
in good order.
The killing of J. G. Moore or G.. j.
Parker took place when the second
safe was ready to be robbed. Two
men were seen to leave the premises.
the sheriff said One was killed and
the other escaped in motor car -Four
Trenton men pursued the machine and
Rawls was arrested about 90 miles
from Trenton. Officers said his car
had stalled on the road and that he
was making an effort to get on good
|3ground when taken into custody. Sher-
l1f s it4sn9 "a kniNes neralS found
on Rawls person that were identified
by clerks in the Wise store. The
sheriff said Rawls had admitted
that he and the dead man had occu
pied rooms in a house on the $500
block of Wilson street in Columbia.
Sheriff Swearingen declared that the
man who was killed carried enough
caps, fuses and ntroglycerine to blow
up a small town. Officers said the
dead man was known by several
names. They say he was first known
as John Nolan and under this name
had been convicted in Georgia and
escaped from prison last December.
Parker. The man died under the
name Of J. G. Moore.
Sheriff Plunkett and federal agent
arrived in Columbia yesterday to in
vestigatc the arrest of RawlS and eX
amino two women. Officers are max
ing every effort TO locate the men VIII,
robbed Patrick's store at White Oak
and two stores at Little Mountain.
The White Oak postofIice was located
in Patrick's store and federal author-
ties are interested in the arrest of any
one connected with the robbery. Bonds
supposed to have been stolen in one
Of the raids were sold in Columbia
according to officers Mrs. Moore sale
Monday night her late husband had
confessed to her that he pulled the
White Oak and Little Mountlin obs
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