The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-12-13
SHORT GLORY.

Locates Most of the Boodle-One of the
Robbers still at Large--A Splendid Chance
to Try the New Law.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, DEFENDERS
The excitement here over the traiL
robbery has continued undated, and the
officers of tine law have been at work
necessarily fereting out the culprits. II
was we'll known that Cook
and Clifford and young Adolphus Parker
had been arrested, and there has been
from the first but little doubt OF
their guilt, though young Parker's
friends have strongly asserted his
innocence, and his father has en-
ployed the most able counsel in
the city to take his case in hand. Shortly
after noon it was learned that one Frank
Kline, German in the employ of Louis
Koers, the Scott street wagon-malssr,
had not been seen since last week.
Investigation showed that he had
been seen frequently of late with Cook
and Clifford, and his mysterious disap-
pearance at once fastened the suspicion
of the officers upon him and confirmed
the guilt of the others already in custody
Early in the day Sunday Sheriff Robert
w. Worthen and Frank Botsford, Chief
of Police, together with Colonel II. IL,
Hottaker, Detective J. j. Kinney, of the
Missouri Pacific force, and Detective
Dave Adams put their heads together to
lay out plan of action.
FULL CONFESSION.
They were convinced they had the
right men in hand, and, looking upon
Cook as the shakiest one of the lot, CEN
tered all their efforts upon him, trying
every plan to force a confession from
him. Finally he was taken into Chief
Botsford's room, and after a little hesita-
ton called out to Detective Adams that
he wanted to tell him something.
$50 ahead" said Adams.
"What do you think of thisp" asked
the prisoner.
81 don't Think replied Adams. 81
know. What an idea to ask me such a
question when L know you are guilty?
We have got you dead to rights and your
Jig is DONE"
Cook turned pale and continued ner-
vously:
''Let me see you alone"
The officers left the room, and he said
hoarsely: 81 am ready to give the whole
thing up-to confess"
"Make your confession," said Adams.
"First I'll tell you there were but four
of us in the gang. Three you have
plus Parker. The other is Frank Kline,
who has been working for Louis Koers.
We met several times in Kline's room to
talk the thing up, and"
"Where's that?"
"On Center street, between Fout-I and
| Fifth streets. We began to lay our plans
about a week ago, studied the matter all
| out carefully and got it all fixed up. We
! selected the stone quarry as the place to
| do it, becsuse Clifford, who knew the
place, thought it was the best"
"Were you the Captain?"
| "Kline was the leader, but they chese
| me as Captain because my voice was
gruff, and l was bigger than Kline. 1t
was who stood at the car doors and
shouted at the people while l covered
them with my gun. have heard it said
there were five of us, and that we opened
the safe in the express car, but it is not
true. 1t is all just as l tell you"
"Where did you go after you went
through the trainp" was the next ques-
ton.
eve did not go off down the track, as
| some of the passengers have told you.
We crossed over onto the main line.
Leaving the passengers all with their fins
in the air, sitting still and quiet, we
started straight for Little Rock,
and never made a stop until we
ran upon an old colored man, when the
other boys stopped to shoot at him.
They did not hurt the old fellow; only
wanted to see him run, and run he did,
like deer. They fired two or three
shots at him just for fun"
"Dig they wing him?"
"No, guess not; the old fellow ran
off and disappeared in the brush"
sDid you leave the track after exhibit
ing your craftsmanship"
"No; we continued on right up the rail.
road track until we reached the Fail
Grounds. Near there we turned into o
long lane, and walked across the country
toward the river. When we got tc
the high fence around the ground
| helped Kline over it. Then, where
no one could see we pullI IRE auu
burned our coats, pants, shirts anC
masks. After this we all walked ovel
to the road beside the river and came
on into town. Reaching the city W.
dispersed in the suburbs and | went
with Kline to his room on Cente
street, where negro woman admitted
us. There us two divided the swas
into four piles, laying the money
watches ETC. all out on the table,
"But there were only two of you
present."
eyes, but we were sharing alike, ant
we made piles for Parker and Clifford, TIN
same as we did for ourselves. When tn,
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