The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-19
oCLETREE's OPERATIONS.
The Great Child-Stealer of the South-A
Man With Remarkable History-His
Capture and Incarceration.
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NaPGuro anu incarceration.
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There is in the County Jail of Neshoba
County man with terrible history. Six
months ago he appeared in that county,
and attracted attention from his solitary
habits. He only seemed to court the soci-
ety OF little boys, several of whom told
strange stories abont him. One night the
house of farmer, who was absent from
home, was entered and fiendish outrage
committed upon lady who was there. In
Ghe darkness he escaped undetected.
Search was made by the infuriated inhab-
ltants for the wretch, when tho recluse ex.
hlbited greater signs of fear than were
ever noticed before. He was arrested,
brought before the injured woman, and
from his voice she declared him to be the
man. On the way to Jail the Sheriff's
posse met party of Alabama immi-
grants, one OF whom, looking at the priso-
ner, exclaimed: "Hello, Ogletree, how
came you here~ The prisoner hung his
head in shame, and denied that his name
was Ogletree, but the whole Alabama
party united in declaring his identity with
the famous boy-sealer who for six weeks
Kept tie borders of Georgia and Alabama
In terment over his Deeds
He was first heard of in Atlanta, where
he induced newsboy named Tilton to 90
with him. Once out of the citv. he cut off
the boys ears, for the purpose, he said, of
Identifying him in crowd. After inAict-
ing on the boy unheard- of cruelties q party
OIL men got OIL his trail in Paulding Coun-
ty, when he took to the woods and escaDed.
lie was next heard from in Haralson Conn
ty, Ga., where he approached the farm
mouse OF Mr.. Buchanan, coaxed away two
children, and kept them tied out in the
woods for several days, visiting them
When 1t suited his pleasure. He Joined in
several OF the searching parties for the
purpose OF misleading them as to their To-
catlon, and finally, when ne saw they were
IN the neighborhood Of where the children
were, took an abrupt departure. Bv this
time the county was getting stirred up.
lie was next heard from near the iunc.
tlon OF the State lines of Alabama, Geor-
gla and Tennessee, where he coaxed Off n
nine'year-old boy named Joe Allen, white.
he was no more than day out when de-
tectlves and relatives located the course.
and, striking out in pursuit, followed up
one of the most difficult trails ever before
undertaken. From the Tennessee line
down the Georgia line to Newman, nearly
three hundred miles, through forest, over
mountains and across rivers, the chase was
Kept up, the criminal being sometimes al
most caught up with, and then, slipping
the officers, was lost sight of for day or
two
About three weeks from the date of the |
hrst alarm wild.looking man was seen
approaching a farmhouse in Coweta
County, tying little boy, by whom he was
accompanied, to a tree. He wentup to the
house and asked for food. While standing
on the doorstep pursuing party was OBJ
served coming in hot chase. With dart
Ogletree started across a field alone. The
purSuers, glad to rescue the boy, who was
nearly dead with fright, fingered with him.
ogletree meanwhile escaping, since which
lime he has not been heard from until the
present His trial for his present offense
VIII come off in March, and in the posi-.
olllty of his acquittal he will be held under
'equisitions from Governor O'Neal, of Ala.
'ama, and Governor Nc Daniel, of Georgia:
10 that he bids fair to become an inter.
State subject Of interest.