The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-20
CAR ROBBERSLYING LOW
DETECTIVES ON THE HUNT FOR
HACKLESS BACON.

Alice Frlerson's Story of Her Hus-
bands Connection with the Cotton
Case-The Car Robberies Cease
with Phil Eenry's Capture-Other
Robberies Coming to Light in the
Country.
The detectives from abroad are industri-
ously at work on the recent railroad rob-
berries, and Atlanta's crack detective has
captured Hackless Bacon's ak with which
he broke into cars. Bacon was evidently in
hurry and left the ak III the car. Yester-
day the detective, who is said to be Detec-
tive Jones, visited Huhlberg's pawn shop
and took note Of the situation there to see
if any crooked goods had been pawned. He
also made critical examination Of all the
country carts that came into the city
market. He also made close examination
OF the jewelry turned over TO the MORNING
NEWS by Alice Frierson.
The extent of the robberies for the three
weeks prior to Phil Henry's arrest was very
large, and included bIrglaries at up-coun-
try stores as well as on freight trains. 1t
is understood that the Central railroad
officials do not yet know the loss sustained.
Ii is known, however, that miscellaneous
merchandise, as well as three bales of cot
ton, have been taken. HacklesS Bacon has
not yet been found
STEALING ALL ALONG THE LINE.
1t is said that he did a great deal of
laundering along the line Of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway until u got
too hot for him, and then be shifted over to
the Central. where he was operating when
Phil Henry was arrested, and then Bacon
suddenly disappeared from sight, and since
that time the robberies have ceased alto
gether.
1t was rumored that Alice Frierson had
suddenly disappeared, but MORNING News
reporter called, and found both her and her
husband at their little store, at Ann and
Olive streets. She says that she has no
thought of leaving, but that she has been
out of the city a couple of days fixing up
their country house, three miles out of
town, preparatory to moving out there,
and they will move out to-day. She
says that the statements of Mary Bacon are
untrue as to her trying to get the Bacon
woman to leave town, and that Frierson
and herself have been duped by Mary Bacon
and Hackless Bacon, and that in order to
get out of the box themselves they are try
ing to fix completely in theft upon Frierson,
who, Alice says, is an innocent person as
far as any guilty knowledge of having dis
posed of stolen cotton is concerned.
FRIERsON'S WIFE TALKS.
On the contrary, she says that if any
blame is to attach that not upon her hus-
band but upon herself it should fall as she
hired the mule and cart herself, and to Sc
cure her hire made her husband go along
and sell the cotton to prevent the loss of
the s. cart hire.
Frierson seems to be anxious for Hairless
Bacon's apprehension, and has suggested
that Henry be bonded out and promised
immunity from prosecution if he will aid
in tracking down Bacon, the real criminal.
Henry was committed to Jail in default of
$500 bond, and it is said that PROPOSE
ton will be made to get Justice Endres to
reduce the bond, as it Is evident that he can
not raise the security.
Alice Frierson sent for Officer McDermott
yesterday, and had long conference with
him upon the subject and other matters.
| Either Mary Bacon or Alice Frierson are
| making false statements. Last Wednesday
night, so tho Bacon woman says. the young
white man who mas been staying about Frier-
sons place for the past week came to her
| house, on Indian street lane, and told her that
| Alice wanted to see her. 1t is said that be-
| fore finding her he had inquired at Officer
| McDermott's house for her. Alice denies it,
and says that the young man never went.
A white man did stop in front of
| Officer McDermott's house that night and
was seen peering in through the open win
dow. When asked what he wanted, he
answered that he was looking for Mary
| Bacon.
DETECTIVES ON THE HUNT.
One of the detectives from abroad, who
| is believed to be Detective Jones, was
| known to be in consultation with Officer
| McDermott yesterday, and it is believed
that they are on the eve of new develop
ments. 1t is known that Mary Bacon left
| town last night No one seems to know
where she has gone, so that with the re-
| moval of Alice and her husband to-day, and
the absence of Mary Bacon from the city,
| Phil Henry is the only one left in the city
who is connected with the cotton bale trans
action, and he would no doubt take a run
| in the country for his health if he were not
| in jail Meantime the detectives are tire
| lessly at work, and until they turn the
| trick" the crooks of Yamacraw will lie very
| low. Mules and carts for midnight expedi-
lions are not bringing such high prices, for
the detectives have "beared" the market.