The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-10
WHO WAS HE?


WITH ONE OF THE DEMI MoADE-wAs HE
A BANK RoBBER.
About ten days ago a man apparently
about thirty years of age, medium height,
rather heavy set, with light complexion and
light hair and mustache, registered at the
Planters House as II. G. Wilson, and
requested the clerk to give him a good room,
as he intended stay ing several days. MIR,
Wilson had an unusually large amount OF
luggage, consisting in part OF Saratoga
trunk, one large and one small valise and
sundry bundles, and handed Mr.. Kelley,
the superintendent of the hotel roll of
bills containing eight hundred dollars, which
he desired should be locked up in the vault
for safe keeping. This was in the morning
and Mr.. Wilson, seemingly at loss for
something to occupy his mind, fingered
around the hotel nearly all day and until
late that night, when he retired The next
morning he arose early and after eating
hearty breakfast and smoking cigar, start
ed out for walk and did not turn up again
until supper time, when he appeared and
after par,aking of his evening meal and re.
questing Mr.. Kelly for a portion of his
money, which he got, took his leave again,
Nothing was seen or heard of him after this
until the next night, when, the people about
the hotel ha, ing become interested in his
case learned that he was spending his time
at a well-known house on Thirteenth
street, with a young woman OF
very doubtful character, on whom
he was lavishing his money in presents Of
jewclry, buggy rides and wine. In regis
tering his name at the hotel, Mr.. Wilson
neglected TO name the point from whence
he came, and this, with his conduct, some
what aroused the suspicious OF MI, Kelly,
who gave to Detective John Sheeh0n, his
history so far as he was acquainted with it.
Mr.. Sheehan, who is not Oxen ont of the
way very far when he makes up his mind
in regard TO gentlemen OF the stamp Of
Wilson, determined to inquire into his case.
Accordingly he set out in search of his
man. IN company with officer John Hogan
Wilson was found in the house on
Thirteeth Street referred to above,
apparently ea'ly ENJOYING the society Of
his lady friend. Detective Shcehan had no
difficulty 10 gliring ~ interview with VIII
son, who said he was New Orl"rns man.
He was in the grocery business there with
bis brother rs he had been for more than
ten years. Their house was No. G3 Common
street. He was on his way east 10 transact
business for the finn, and he'd stopped for
few days here 10 rest. After the officers
told their stony, wilson LETT the house in
company with Me>srs, Sneehan nd Hogen,
walking with ihem to The conner o. F. ;hih
street end Commercial avenue, SAYING he
would 90 to the ho.cl and it they desired 20
see him again they would find him there
During all his conversation with the
officers, Wilson showed NJ Sans
of alarm. but seemed to he much amused
at their inqu'sit;vcncss. As soon as
Detective Sneehan left Wilson he went 10
the Western Union Telegraph Office and
wired message to Chie' Of Police Boylon
at New Orleans, asking for Information in
regard 10 Wilson. The answer came back
that No G3 Common street had been un-
occurred for more than year, and that
such man as II. 6. Wilson was unknown
there
This con, need the officer that Wilson
was a bird worth ca.ing, pnd he immydi-
a,cly set out in search OF him. The tiIst
place be visited was The no 81. Wilson had
been there, and had drawn all o, the money
remaining in the sac Mih the G: ccpion Of
enough to pay hi, board, which
he said he would leave as he did not want
the hotel to be ont any ding II he happened
to be garroted before he got back, With
this Wilson lcft the house, aud since that
time no tidings Of bin have been heard
though Detec.iv, Shcehan searched every
nook md corner for HIM Wilson's baggage
is still at the Planters House. Among
other things lett by him are Two fine suits
of clothes, half dozen Of the finest shirts,
a quaint ! o. undcrclo'h'"g, e.. Since rs !
departure the officers have been led TO the !
belief that Wilson is an experienced crooked !
man, and that he could tell agent deal, if
he could be caught and wanted to, Of more
than one Of the big bank robbcrc. that
have been committed in this country within
the past few years.