Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-05-29


willie and brought Dean to this place.
When brought here Dean paid that he de-
sired 10 make statement, which he did,
aud thereupon wUran, was issued for the
arrsst Of Cotes and JONES, charging them
with having burglars tools on their person
and other things They were accordingly
arrested and placed in jail. Their exam
lining trial was set for 10 day Monday.
Your correspondent had an interview with
Geo. Dean, and he made the following
statement; 81 am an Englishman by birth,
and a silvcrsmi,h by profession. Came TO
the United States in 1879; since ! have
been in this country have been engaged
AZ hostler and in working on Railroads.
On Saturday the 18th met was on the
o. 4 NJ. road, near Cincinnati, looking for
job, when two men whom ] did not then
know, met me and told me that II ! would
come with them to the bluegrass ths, they
would give me good job. came with
them and when about thirty or forty miles
this side Of Cincinnati, they told me what
I had to do. They said that there wss q
little town in Garrard county, South Of
Nicholasville, called Bryantsville, in which
there were two dry goods store. and drug
store, in all OF which there we're safes that
could be easily blown open, and thst there
was an old man named Davis, living near
Buckeye, in the same county. who KEEP,
good deal Of money in his house. They
told me thst they had robbed several stores
and express Offices in this State snd in I'LL
nois They showed me their pistols and
said that they had ordered them sent to
them from the factory TO little town in
Illinois, G. o. ID. aud when they came had
blown open the safe in the express office
and taken them out They also showed
me various burglars tool, and showed me
how 10 use them. We then came on thro'
Lexington and NichOlasville, stealing a
ride on the train part Of the way aod walk
ing the rest, and stopped in a thicket near
Coies went into the town TO
lie came back 10 where
Jones and we're about O'Clock Monday
night, and said tina, every thing was all
right. We then went into the town, Cotes
'aid that he would stay outside and watch,
while Jones and l went into the store and
blew open the safe. ] went up 10 the win
low Of the store and told them that there
vas some one in the room. They became
frightened and we left. The next night
We intended robbing old man Davis, bat
Jotes left ms and ! got away from Jones
md started to go East. They were plot
ing to rob Berea College sitter robbing old
nan Davis" Dean is &c years old. about
feet inches high, and will weigh about
65 pounds. Geo. Cotes is tall, spare
'uilt man, with fair complexion, will
weigh about lGO pounds, about % or -
ears old; Clark Jones is heavy set man
bout feet 10 inches high, with black
will weigh about $50 pounds and
ooks to be 20 years old. kilograms have
been received from several places ssking
or descriptions OF the men. TheY were
Eell armed with the most improved pat
ern Of pistols, with belts containing 45
ounds OF cartridges each, and full set Of
burglars tools. They are suspicious look
ng character, and from all appearances
re undoubtedly more than amateur. in
he art Of burglarizing. Geo. Cotes claims
o live in Jessamine county. Clark Jones,
sho gives his name as Geo. Clark, says his
lome is in Clark county.