Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1837-03-21
VOL. 2.-NO. 10.

was committed in the winter Of 1885,
For those crimes, Loyett, Jones, Carter
and myself were arrested, and after three
weeks confinement, we, all four, broke
Jail and escaped. We went to Memphis;
there we divided the whole treasure
and separated. Myself nd Lovett re-
manned together, as did Carter and Jones,
Lovett and myself went TO SmithIand, at
the mouth of the Cumberland river
There we were again arrested, for the
same charge we had been confined for in
Natchez Jail. We remained in SmithIand
jail three months, and once more broke
jail and escaped to Nashville by the stage.
AT Nashville we rented a room in house
oflll-lame kept by woman named Patsy
Foster. AT this woman's house we re-
manned concealed for three months. We
used to keep within doors the whole of the
day and go out at night. The first rob-
berry we committed in this city was by
breaking into the Exchange Bank this was
in the spring of 1899. We entered through
the back door of the bank by means of
skeleton key which Lovett had made
We could not gain an entrance into the
vault, in consequence of the goodness of
the locks; but we found packet of money
IN q desk in the banking-room, amounting
to $4,000. 1t consisted of bills and gold.
Our next exploit was in robbing dry
good store, which we entered by means of
false keys. From this store we carried
Oft about $500 worth ofdry goods; but we
were pursued so close that we were obi
gid to throw our booty into the river and
trust to our heels for our safety. Our
next adventure was on a steamboat that
was laying at the wharf. Whilst the
clerk was at supper, entered the Office
and extracted $500 from his desk. Du-
ring the remainder of our stay in Nash
vile we did nothing but pick pockets
His next depreciation was at St. Louis.
After which he descended the river to Ba-
you Sara, and then TO New Orleans, in
both places conducting on the same villain
Gus scale.
In 1929 he returned to his relations and
remained with them for about years.
In 1881, he returned TO his former pursuits,
and in the fall Of that year committed, at
New Orleans, in company with his com
rades before mentioned, most inhuman
murder on the owner of fat boat At
Bayou Paquemine and Franklin, ittaka,
pas, they committed sundry depredations-
and at length visited Metamoras. Here
the narrative seems in reality more like
fiction than fact. They left Metamoras in
the spring Of 1889, for New Orleans, az
ter being engaged in several heavy robbie
rles and fourteen murders. He states
that they brought from Metamoras twelve
hundred thousand dollars to New Orleans,
where al first by setting up a faro bank
aud afterwards turning "back legs" were
soon aeeced by the knowing ones of their
lll-acqulred gains. We again give the
words of the narrative.
II have no doubt that many persons
who read these pages will wonder how
We could dispose of so extensive a sum of
money in so short period of time. The
explanation | give to this is, that we en-
cred into business that none us under
stood, and this fact was soon made known
amongst the Blacklegs, and so it was dog
'ob dog, After our return from Metamo-
as. il soon gained publicity amongst the
hleyes, the great success we had at Next
20, and the large sums of money we had
brought with us. Frenchman, named
'ohn Batteece, owner Of a roulette and
at Orleans, pretended greaG q
$40 Iehi,N a,ls tho xuho1o nr aud A
dvised US as a father would his sons, to
pit thieving and turn black-egs. he clear
y pointing out 10 US the great danger we
an by thieving, also, the honor it was to
e backlog. We all conceded with his
pinion, and took his advice, for which he
nade us pay very dear. This man soon
made known to a number of the principal
amblers Of that city, our intentions of
gambling. They, knowing
ur inexperience in that business, in COM
any with Batteece, our pretended friend,
,rmed their plans to fleece us, which they
id in very short time. And there is at
le present time more than one man living
! Natchez and New Orleans, in an indie
endent manner, on the money they de-
'auded my companions and myself Of
these pages should fall into the hands
{ a gambler, he will not require half tho
xplanation that have given on this sub
ct.n
There are recounted murders too hor.
bic even to narrate in different places
| 1888 he again visited Natchoz, and
,ent the winter in this city. Aftor which
. went TO St. Louis, next 10 Louisville in
334, when he witnessed the execution of
IS former comrades Lovett and Jones,
ID was busily engaged among tho crowd
picking pockets!! What striking
on the beneficial effects OF
lblic executions lie shortly after visi-
n Natchez and snnnt onn month here