Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-24
ANEW FACE ON 4 sENsATIOAAL STORY.
Another Chapter I'm ths Later Life of
A1kinEOR Brought 20 Light.
The Detectives Trace Him TO the Sta
tiOnhOuse, and Leave Him Drtak-
1nR q Bottle Of Liquor.
Tho Consistent Story of 0SEeIu, the
HackmaB, who Drove Him 80
the GO0dau House.

Henry Crenmer arrived from st. Louis
yesterday at three O'Clock with John
o'Neill, formerly driver Of hack "a In this
city, whom he turned over to the chief OF
police.
o'NRILL's TAI
In reply TO i~nterrogstories put by the
chief OF police, O'Neill said that he re-
membersd taking a load from Broom's
Opera House on the night of the 9Th OF
February, consisting Of 3 gentleman-such
as AtkinAop is described to have been
and one Of The girls-Sprague-and drove
them ACROSS the street to the Continental.
He ran his hack up the alley and allowed
the party to get out opposite the side en-
trance. He waited for them q long time,
and told Crowley, the attendant, to send
them down, as he had another load IN
view and did not want to be kept sl night.
he left them at the Goodall House at two
and q half O'Clock In the morning. At
kinson was not willing to let Sprag1e go,
| but by gentle persuasion on the part OF
the hackman be finally let her out and
followed her. The hickman got four
| dollars for his trouble. He thought he
heard some row Of the stairs, rs Atkin-
con wanted to 90 up, but did not
wait to ascertain anything shout it, being
in a hurry to join his employer, who bad
g load waiting at the time for both hacks.
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that night; about seven O'Clock he was
taken TO the s~tst'Onhouse himself on
some charge or other, and was put into q
cell in which Atkinson was then stand
ing, shiYering like a dog in a wet sack"
said Atkinson to O'Nsill, Saint you the
man that drove me this morning"
O'Nein looked at him and said, Eyes"
The conversation followed until word was
sent that 0'Nei1 was released, q short
time after he was locked up. When leav-
ing the cell, Atkinson remarked that he
hsd no money and felt miserable. I'll
you have any" said he 70 O'Neill, send
me in q little liquor" To which ONeil
as h5a word. He went into Winters bar
room, near at hand, and had fifty cents
worth put into q saltwater bottle and
sent up to Atkinson. After which he
knew no more Of Atkinson.
Now comes into this little investigation
the docket, which shows who is arrested
and everything sbout them. The record
of the 10th of January shows-the first
entry in tbs morning that Atkinson was
arrested for drunkenness, The entry is
as follows: "Henry Atkinsin, q, W.,
am, drunk, James Scott, s., paid, pistol
back" When interpreted, this means
thss the fret arrest made that morning
SID brought to the Adams street ststlon'
house was Henry Atkinson, arrested by
officer James Scott. Atkinson was white,
was tWenty-seven years old, was drunk
and had a pistol upon his person; that he
was arrsig1ed before the recorder next
| morning and was fined five dollars, II
also shows that he had no money, an6
soms friend must have paid his fine.
Officer Scott comes in, also, and says
that he recollects the circumstance. HC
arrested Atkinson in the little alley al
= the back of the st. Charles saloon, at day
| light. He was very drunk. Some by
ISLANDERS remarked that he had a deringer
, When he was taken to the stationhouse II
t was found that 1t was 8 very hne Trantol
l pistol, worth, perhaps, $75or 500. He re-
manned In the ststionhOuse until the mex
= day, thus showing that he had not fslleI
= into the hands Of the Philistines as early
as was thought.
, TIE THEORY CHANGED.
: It will be seen that Atkinson was In I'm
: pecunious circumstances. DE had NJ
, money when in the stationhouse, and die
1 not know where to get any, and was in
: debtsd to the hickman O'Nein for tina
) bottle which may account for the subse
Quent suicide. He had also remarked Il
the hackmsn, when riding with the girl
a that he was a little hard mp, and hopeC
hacky would not be evere in his charges
: This, of course, does not tally well Will
the story Of the girl, who said he haC
} oceans Of money, which he threw into he,
) lap In the most promo ma1n6Es Dub l
agrees very well with Colonel Blythe
statement to the effect thatAtkinaon coulC
: not have had much money with him. 1t /
also curious the girl Sprsgue could be 81
. positive in saying 1t was 'Fstty's" hacl
! in which she rode, and that abe went a
4 the front stsirs, when the facts show shI
4 rode in O'NeilPs hack and they went N
3 the back stairs. These queer mistakes ar
unRccountsble, in view of the tsot tina
: she described with accuracy the fancy
headed cane which Atkinson gave to an
other girl and had been seen only once b.
Sprague.
In view of those new facts, no exsmina
ton of the case was held by Squire Wiz
: ters, and the accused are now free.
"FATFY" EXPLAINS.
I EDITORS APPEAL-I am now free. 4
great deal has been said in the paper
! about me, and I believe that tbs APPEAL
ct least will do me the justice to publish
: my statement, I have been v%ariouslI
! styled Eat y" Dugsn, FATTY" McGinnil
! and simply FATTY" These are all incor
! rect. Ny real name is R, ]. Vance, l wa
born ct WstervIiet, New York, and havl
been an honest man ever since, and l def
=. q contradiction of the statement, AL thu
rumors in reference to my connection
! with the late Atkinson affair prove, Xix
4 Bl previous ones, to be unfounded RI
! mors, and having bsen released by the chic
: OF police, for want of the shadow Of evi
! dence, I am once sgsin at tbs service O
the public; and 1 believe 1 have NOR
: friends In the city who have q firm belle
: Ia my honesty and integrity than can b
7 claimed by many who Wesr long fsces.
r r. ]. VANCE.