Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-13
SHORT GLORY.

The Little Rock Officers Prove to Have
Struck the Right Lead and Captured All
But One of the train Robbers Captain
Cook" Gives the Whole Snap Away and
Locates Most of the Boodle-One of the
Robbers Still at Large-A Splendid Chance
| to Try the New Law. ~ 44EA -ta
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Decembers s.
The excitement here over the train
| robbery has continued unabated, and the
officers of the law have been at work
necessarily ferreting out the culprits. 1t
was well known that Cook
and Clifford and young Adolphus Parker
had been arrested, and there has been
from 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, a German in the employ of Louis
Koers, the Scott street wagon-maker,
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 H..H.
Hottaker, Detective J.J. Kinney, of the
Missouri Pacific force, and Detective
Dave Adams put their heads together to
lay out a plan of action.
A 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 confession from
him. Finally he was taken into Chief
Botsford's room, and after little hesita-
ton called out to Detective Adams that
be wanted to tell him something.
$50 ahead,'' said Adams.
"What do you think of this?" asked
the prisoner.
81 don't Think replied Adams. II
know. What an idea to ask me such
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-
yously:
''Let me see you alone:"
The officers left the room, and ne said
hoarsely: ~ 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
caught-myself, Jack Clifford and Adolf
phus 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?"
.sOn Center street, between Fourth and
| Fifth streets. We began TO lay our plans
about 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, because Clifford, who knew the
place, thought it was the best"
''Wcre you the CdpUdlH!
ssKline was the leader, but they chose
me as Captain because my voice was
gruff. and / was bigger than Kline. 1t
80 7 Who stood at the car doors andl
shouted at the people while | covered
them with my gun. / have heard it saidi
there were five of us, and that we openeds
| the safe in the express car, but it is not
true. 1t is all just asI tell you" "E<E 4
seWhere did YOU go after you went
| throuoh the train?" was the next Ques-
| ton.
s.We did not 90 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 q 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,
ike deer. They fred two or three
shots at him just for fun.''
ssDig they wing him?"
! uNo. / guess not; the old fellow ran
off and disappeared in the brush"
nDid YOU leave the track after exhibit
ing your craftsmanship"
1No; we continued on right up the rail
road track until we reached the Fair
Grounds. Near there we turned into
long lane, and walked across the country
toward the river When we got to
the high fence around the ground.
! helped Kline over it. Then, where,
no one could see we built u fire and
burned our coats, pants, shirts and
masks. After this we all walked over
to the road beside the river and came,
on into town. Reaching the city we
dispersed in the suburbs and i went
with Kline to his room on Center
street, where negro woman admitted
us. There US two divided the swag
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, and
we made piles for Parker and Clifford, the
same as we did for ourselves. When the
| divide was finished Kline took Cliford's
| to deliver to him, and took my own and
Parker's. We hid that portion OF the
| plunder belonging to Parker and myself
under the window-sll OF Par