Thieves Make Effort to Enter Store at Pontiac – Lose Car at Blaney.

Robbers attempted to enter I. J. Jacob’s store at Pontiac early Saturday morning and a motor car was seized after the thieves had been pursued as far as Blaney. It developed yesterday that the robbers were driving a touring car reported stolen at Greenville.

Warren Sanders, magistrate at Pontiac, and J. T. Dabbs turned the trick that resulted in the recovery of the stolen car. Robbers were seen trying to enter the store and the two men were aroused. They boarded a car and went in pursuit of the robbers, who left as soon as they learned that they had been seen. The machine was over taken at Blaney and on man was near it. He claimed that he was out of gas was waiting for a supply. THe stranger managed to leave the car and the party from Pontiac and failed to return. The touring car was left in the hands of Magistrate Sanders and Mr. Dabbs and they brought it to Pontiac.

Yesterday morning Sheriff Heise’s office was advised of the affair shortly after a card from Greenville had reached the office. The car described a Ford touring car that disappeared from there last Friday and the motor number and the other marks identified the machine. The license number of the machine was issued to J. T. Rhodes, Box 38, Laurens. It is supposed that the owner visited Greenville and that the car was stolen while it was left unattended.

Officers said yesterday that the young man who was found near the car at Blaney is described as being about 35 years old,with small moustache, weigh about 150 pounds and about five feet ten inches tall.