The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-08
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AXE AcKERRGG's EXPLOITS.

n ProinisinB Young Criminal SFhO
/ was Born ana Rear, Il in 31-mph.S.
/ Evansville Courier: jacob Arkermar,
who was sehieucei % five years IN the
! peni,entilry, GA saturday evening, was
one OF the mos! notorious rimlHa's known
TO the OAeers Of EStnsyille, Cincinnati,
Louisville, IgdidnAp0lis and Memphis.
Mnsh Brennecke, who has been look.
Ing out for hin for several months, and
who at lat convicteh him, has gwen us
tue following history Of Lin; Gle was
bora and re rtd IL Memphis. Where lis
father was Engaged In abe grocery bal
ness. Whte Young Ackrmau form. 4 bad
a. ~ aud was ear know a. tu.s., Guj
Travelled on the lower Mississippi steam
boa 5, Il Ing tno cotton,giekgrs who
wers n their way up the river at the close
oil tae cotton sea'un, and 'hgn had plenty
OF money. IL became bot for him tnere,
and the drs. tina. E,aEsSiie knew Cf h.m
was the rJb cry OF passenger on tie
Chatlez Morgan VI ninety syllsrs and Il G
gold watch, about two years ago, He LIT
the boat uere, AMI was not heard iIolo tor
about SIX months, when he vas sIrts eln
d house OF iil-iame on Division street. The
gold watch, ia the mcanllne, hal been re-
covered in Carr, where Alderman hid
sold II. Ackeruan was held for several
G'ya on the charge OF stealing tie gold
watch and money, but the person from
whom lhcy were st0!eI HouIa not CONE
Gown and prosecute him.
his first ESCAPE.
Leaving EyansyiI., % tie II 8 Turner,
he ianded at L Iuisyi'l, wi h tSo partners.
TWO hours later he weG;to apgwnbroker's
10 price come lewriry. alter boxing AZ /
he left, anu said be Gid OF wish to buy,
tut as soon as he was gone The rawnDrO.
her N s-ed diamond mig yaiueI at ssy.
eniy.Hfe d0ilIr., Officers were notified,
and ia sbgu, twenty minutes Alderman
w.s IN J "A with his partners 1beT were
ldorou sn'y searched, the rjag Wa gone,
aud w,th tlr assistance of e1Ttcliv, lawyer
he B, acquitted. lie came baat U Evans
vile in the f.ii Of 1910 md had en- here
but a i.w dlys when he robbed the cash
drawer 0! the Allen house saloon, aud hlr.
Ing a horse and buggy. ne went over io.
Ssw Harmony to attend the far. OHser
George II. llrote went over and 5rougl.
lin bach. AcSerm.u was tfled agltu AID
acquitted, With tia. vo7lorfglto,tune for
which he i. notei. While in the county
4'l be formed yhe quai tance Of
THE sHERGTF's COOK,
and on biz release married her, ali,s she
"as in Henderson, employed a. e ST..
want a. tie Headerson house, aad tAen pro-
iesscd 10 reform, anl commenced work
Tor Mr. Burhauk, OF H,nder.nn He ~
i,uledto return 10 Egals3il e, ana ri.h
l-a wife started on tae Maggie smith. L
tho steamer he met lady from Nashville
going east. He was accomm Jda,iu- 10 her.
t2Ye her directions, etc. bG; when be lest,
mi she went to feel tor her m9uey, ,be
ound THAI tae sharper had picked her
pocket. The lliy could no. raAtil 10
ro-ecUl AsSerm4n. and BE a.4ia g. ,cGp-d.
It 80, shortly after ths tl,. he deserted !
iis wife sud rsn away with yong girl OF |
his city a8J tnpn sboss her 10 K -utu.sy.
lie was next hagri from in st. Louis, but |
managed TO keep cot of custody there. he |
'etuTned to Evansville, auG about OctOu,r |
y stole DJlt of cloth from Blu ae L KIaa,. /
or which hare eiyed the sentence uud
which be i now in custody, Alter the rob.
'ery be LETT Evansville ani sent 10 wash |
ngton city, butabJut The time OF htcs.ua
or Monou's funeral wet to UlIiuap,lis. |
yhere with gang. he seem t. have &C.
lnired considerable money in puldeiing
.isitors from abroad q was found with
bolt Of silk in hi, trans. III, tri Il resul-
ed IN an n qJitt7l Immediately after
.e was brought TO lyGnsvie, and with tie
est o. his history you ate familiar" Be-
ldes this, 1t is charged that \ herman
lal two wives, or az least two he has
laimed as such. One was Ida Blake.
Prostitute, whom he married in The south.
md who afterwa-d came 10 this city. This
no" he came TO Ing round Evans.
lille, lie always claimed her for his wife.
nd d!dup to the tue Of his arrest, ajthoush
lie Is known TO have married u girl in II y. !
ierSon. Alex rman is quite young lei.
wv, Lie is very intelligent, accnmplishst, |
Ind plays the piano Yery finely.