The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-08-30
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Parties Charged With ne Trims
Arrested Smart Wofk eff
Chicago Detective


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Nang aiil readily famfmtsf da
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uis piaea ou fie iiiin1ls Cauinl
milhad ~ April iand Nay 9 n
tbe pf7ent yaaf oauHiHR o. laas NJ
w. anJ gfeat desimeiloH NJ ptDt
efiy These sferks aefe 'eo n
tba mosi horribly and drvilishly
plnbned md malieimnly executed
deeds ever clIpnicled inaa9llilci
land Certain parties woro ,ps
pccted NJ the time Detectives i
~ alien and ! " Reed with
numerous auxiliaries, were dopu.
tired 10 wofk up the case Thor
efficient work mlminated Iast
night IN the arrest " the following
parties, acnibst whom u Il claimed
ample evidence " had " uch q
nature ~ viii surely convict vi.
gar Lott, Crawford Lott Levy lott
and Armstcad collinsj the last
three arc colored
Edgar Lott is white man, about
twcnty-soyen years old, medium
height and size, quick in his move.
monts lie WA raised within five
miles Of this place and was consid-
cred Il quiotq inoITcnsiyo farmer.
Armstcad Collins was a section
hand nj the time Of the wreck.
lie will be charged NJ being IN
abcttor 10 the crime and as having
furnished the tools and implements
by which the work of removing
the rails from the track was nc
complishcd. The others, two me-
groes, are brothers, aged respect
lively twcnty-scyen and thirty
years.
Lawson Lott, a brother to Edgar
Lott, is held TO be the leader of the
gang and the principal instigator
Of the deeds. lie is now confined
in jail at CoiIeeyillc, Miss, on sew
oral charges. About the LIST of
July last at Water Valley, he
made an assault with intent to kill
upon n woman whom he suspected
to be working in the interest of
the |. c. Railroad Company, in the
present case. She escaped from
him and ran. Lott pursued her
and said to Il negro wcnch that
"that woman, lIany Terry, wanted
to give him away to the railroad
men and he would kill her" Lat
cr he renewed his attempts upon
her life and was arrested, but cs-
capped to the woods. The next day
he was arrested near Coneevillc,
Miss, where he is now in Jail on
the following charges: Disturbing
) the peace, carrying concealed wcap
Ons, assault with intent to kill
common assault and resisting al
!, officer Of the law. lie will bC
charged by the Illinois Contra
Railroad Company with wreckin!
: the train and with manslaughtcr
He has borne Il disreputablc char
actcr for a number of years. Abou
ten years ago he stole II horse nca
here and escaped to Texas. ii,
returned about three years agC
since which time he is believed {
If have stolen a mule. He is abou
thirty-tive years old, five feet scye.
inches in height, of heavy built
quick and active in his movement
and has u criminal look.
The double motive of robber
and murder is ascribed to Lawso
CO and his gang in their hellish wor
of w~recking trains. The prisoner
y, will have II preliminary trial b.
he fore Squire Oliver, at this plac
in Monday, Sept. /. The prisone.
arrested were carried by specii
tram to Winona to-day for SAT
u Keeping until that time.
q, The particulars of the rrrest a
as follows About six weeks ~
one J.. Lott was arrested and lod
ne ed in the Coffceville Jail on susr
D. cion. A short time after Ii
arrest a stranger was arrested Al
placed in the same cell with hin
j.. They nj once made themselves a
"a. quaintcd, and Lott made n con
ut dant Of the stranger and gave Il
whole thing away, giving Il
:, names Of the other parties connet
ed with the wrecking. I'll
~ stranger afterward proved TO be
Chicago detective, and upon bell
released had the other parti
''l arrested.
nd Mr.. Allen says while he has h,
81. kind assistance from many of o
Ted citizens, yet he has met wi
many serious distractions in wor
IN, ing up the case. Tho Tim,
90 Democrat correspondent lear
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