The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-07
A NOTED DESPERATE.
Charlie Edwards Visits Memphis, Bears
OF His Wife and Escapes.
From the Tinles. Democrat.

on HIS Wife and Escapes.
From the Times Democrat.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 3.-For the past month a
rather handsome man, with marked char
acteristcs and apparently about As years
old, has been making Memphis his head
quarters.
He passed under the eve and nose of the
police like any other person, seemingly in
different to the existence Of the minious Of
the law. Had the truth been known that a
price of S4,700 was placed upon his head in
various parts ( the country, there would
have been quite commotion in the rank
of blue coats. Fortyseven hundred dollars
and the reputation Of picking up Cnarlie
Edwards, alias Bernard, does not rub up
against man every day.
Yes, the man was Charlie Edwards; no
other than the famous member of the de-
funct Jesse James gang, the most notorious
horse thief and Desperate now at large,
wanted in Texas, Missouri, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Illinois. Indiana and heaven only
knows where else, TO tne extent of many
thousands of dollars. In Bartholomew
county, Indiana, the desire to see him is u
doubls one, for he coupled the stealing Of a
horse with criminal assault on the wife OF a
farmer.
The two detectives, Badger and Tracy,
who nave ucUlGNeu u HGUiOHdl ItpuOdtiOil
for their work i'll capturing Maxwell, the
"trunk" murderer, caught this fellow twica,
and twice did he escape from their clutches,
once while in the court house and next at
st. Louis.
This is the second honor in the shape of a
visit he has done Memphis. His first one
that is, the first of W, ich anything Is known
was about eighteen months ago He
came, fugitive from justice, under the
name of Bernard. He met Miss Maggie
Mckinney, Il young girl residing at SO Jones
avenue, and paid marked attention to her.
She received his tokens OF regard wit /
growing favor, for, though not young
man. B arnard possessed winning, tascuat-
ing ways, and had the manner OF Chester
aefd A match was made betwee the Two.
Immediately after the ceremony Bernard
and nis pretty bride took the tram ana
went TO small town in Illinois, where
they lived pcaccably for some months,
until the detectives learned Of lis wheio-
abouts and made it too hot for hin. lie de-
serted his trusting young wife apd ned,
leavinr her unawa of the condition OF
nh. .irs and hcart-bToien over his actions,
to make her way as bost she could back TO
her Memphis home.
She arrived hero six weeks ago. Her hus-
band, who had only left her u der fear OF
arrest. and who did not intend to desert
her. followed soon afterward, but did not
mako himself known till last night.
In the meantime the wifi, had been in
formed by the ,mily Of the character OF
her husband. She was mortified to find that
she was married TO such man, but ref Ised
ali eptreaties from her relatives TO procure
a divorce
Yesterday Detectives Tracy ard Badger
aupeared again at tho house Of MIS-. M skin
new and told her son Frank, who 10 an at
tache of the Avery Gin Company, that Ber--
nard was In Memphis, and asked II lac nad
shown himself, and said they were aftor
HIM.
Frank replied that no had not heard any
thing u Bernard. Last night about O'Clock
tae family were sitting on tnc porch. when
suddenly a man in a buggy drove ~ and