The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-27


Williams and Washington, charged Will
burglariziDg the saloon and safe of Mr.
Patrick Fitzgerald made full confession
of their crime to Mr.. Fitzgerald but 70
prudential reasons the fact was to hav
been withheld from the public until tn
recovery Of the still missing jewels. TIN
confession was prompted by the conviction
on the part Of the thieves that their case,
we're entirely hopeless, and that trial by. q
jury would prove more disastrous to then
than would plea Of guilty. Mr., Fitzgerald
was permitted to visit the fellows in their
cell, and after consultation between them.
selves they agreed to tell all about the
matter. On the night Of the robbery, after
midnight, one of the horses 10 Mr.. Fitzger-
AIDS stable became very noisy aud Mr.. F.
arose and went down to see what was the
matter. But all was quiet when he came
down aud be went upstairs again and re-
tired. The prisoners stated that they were
on the opposite side Of the street, saw Mr..
F.come down, waited until he had retired OF
which they were satisfied when they saw
him turn down the light, and then broke
In the window pane by which they gained
entrance 10 the bar They rolled the safe
out through the front door, then can.ei it
over and over across the street and dropped
itfrom the sidewalk where it was found.
They asserted that several men passed them
while they were engaged in the cat, but
said nothing, and Of course, they have as
fiuch contempt for the officers Of the law
as criminals who have beeen run ioYn
always have. They admitted that they got
the studs aud also locket which Mr.. F.
had not missed, and that these were "plan.
ted somewhere down. town They refused
to tell just where, but promised that if one
OF them were permitted to 90 downtown
with certain officer and none other he
would turn up the jewelry They were
very penitent aud told Mr.. +. that il they
but got out of this scrape they would buy
MN new ehundred dollar safe with.
IN a week after their liberation. They
imagine that they are working the thing
very sharp. All their tals elbows plainly
that they are conscious Of the hopelessncss
OF Their cases in the hands of jury and
that they want to get out Of the fix rs easily
asposslble, Is quite natural, OF course Why
they should refuse to tell where the level
ry If and offer TO produce it only on condi.
non that one of them be taken 10 the place
whatever place he may dictate, Of course
and be accompanied only BY certain
county officer and none other, is difficult to
understand on any other hypothesis than
that they think that the who
Is thus permitted to lead said
ofhcer about town may gain some
advantage. Their offer to purchase Mr.
+. new safe is all buncombe: their main
OBJECT rs to appeare Mr.. f., induce him to
use all his influence in their favor-epcom-
pass their release even, if possible, and in
that case they would laugh at the "slick"
manner in which they'll hoodwinked their
victim They deny that there was third
party to the burglary. They are hoggisb
about the matter in this respect claiming
all the credit for the brilliant but TO them
now unpleasant exploit for themselves;
but Officer Wins ia positive that the fellow
Clemens, brought here from Evansville by
Officer Hogan the other day, lie the same
who stood on the sidewalk near TO the
scene OF the safe explosion at the time IL oc.
cured, evidently rs the spy. There OUGHT
to be nothing done that will in sny way
mitigate the punishment prescribed by the
law fully executed in cases of so serious
character as this and Wa are satisfied that
tho officers are not inclined 90 10 do.