The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-05-13
Henry Wilson alias Henry COx-A
COiOred Cracksman In the Tolls.


On Friday night the seventh instant,
the store of Mr.. j. A. MCGEE at Mia
no, q small town near RockdGle, was
burglarized and afterwards set on fire
and consumed with its entire contents.
Suspicion fell upon one Henry Wilson
alias Henry Cox, colored man we'll
known to the officers of this city, and
to the officers of Rockdale. Henry is
denIzen of Rockdale, and has "wo-
man" living there who calls herself So
phia Sanders. During the past two or
three years Henry has visited
THIS CITY
quite often, and at times has prolonged
them for several weeks, and as he was
generally well dressed, with no visible
means OF support, he attracted the at
tention of Marshal Creary, who has
had an eye on him for nearly a year,
and kept up with his whereabouts
when he was absent from the
city. Last week Henry visited
Waco and returned 10 Calvert,
then to Hearne, and from there to Rock
dale, reaching the latter place Friday
night. During this time Marshal Creary
and Mayor Burke, of Rockdale, were
aware of his little pleasure trips, and
as soon as IL was learned that the store
at Milano had been robbed and burned
suspicion at once fastened upon Henry,
and Mayor Burke Immediately got on
his trail and learned that on the night
of the fire he was in MIlsno. He also
found out that Henry had an earnest
desire to visit Austin, but missed the
Saturday train. Sunday, however, he
struck the tram and got on board, fol-
lowed by Mayor Burke. On reaching
the city Burke notified Marshal Creary,
who at onSe summoned Officers Sublett
and johnson, and the three soon sue
ceeded in arresting :
THE CRACKsMAN
ia house near Waller creek. On
searching him $212 were found in $40,
SEQ, 50 and 81 bills, all of which
answered to the description of the
money taken from the safe at Mlano.
On questioning Henry, he concluded it
would be best to make clean breast
of it, and informed the officers where
the balance of the money could be
found. He had left it in Rockdale,
and Monday Marshal Creary went down
and succeeded in getting nearly the en-
tire amount, $500, that had been
taken from the safe. Henry's visits to
this city had evidently posted him In
regard to the best means of forcing a
safe, and tie one at Milano was opened
just as Barnes s. Rsymond's wac some
time ago. The wild rumors that have
been flying over the city that the
Willy KNIGHT
of the dark lantern had confessed
to musdering Watson, on Pecan street,
some time ago, and to burglarizlng
other buildings, have been manufac-
tured out of whole cloth, and are with
out any foundation whatever. BE has
made no confession, and no one except
Marshal Creary has held any converse
tion with him. and that was simply in
regard to the Milano robbery. He
has been watched by the officers for 8
long time, just as any other suspicious
character is, and no man well dressed,
with no visible means of support, can
visit this city and LOAF around the low
quarters without being watched. The
murders and burglsries that have been
committed IN this city are still pro-
found mysteries. Marshal Creary and
Mayor Burke deserve much credit for
working mp the Milano robbery and eff
fecting the srrest of Cox.