Aiken County ScArchives News.....Robbery January 31, 1878
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Aiken Courier-Journal 31 Jan 1878 January 31, 1878
Robbery. - On Saturday night last the watchmaking and jewelry establishment of 
Dr. McEwen on east side of Main St. opposite entrance to the Town Hall, was 
entered through a window in the rear and about fifty dollars worth of jewelry 
stolen. The articles taken consist of watches, chains, rings, breast pins and a 
pistol. Suspicion vested upon two young negros, Mose Richardson and Ben Badger. 
They were shadowed by Town Marshal James Wingard, who having traced one of the 
watches and pistol to Mose arrested and took him to the town guard house where 
Ben followed and on entering the entryway was seized and locked up as a 
confederate. Finding it was no use to deny the fact they confessed to having 
committed the robbery. Mose says Ben entered the window and handed out the box 
containing the goods, a part of which, some valuable jewelry belonging to a 
citizen of the town, and was in the establishment for repairs, was found in 
possession of a colored woman, Hagor Johnson, supposed to be an innocent 
purchaser. All the plunder has been recovered and the parties committed to jail 
to await trial at the coming term of court.

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