Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
Faweett's whereabouts was reeeiy-
81 hr a RnaHR rerlnrtar Saturday

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OF he Jail building by the reporter,
n girl said that 81 Faweett and
BIZ lie Eiis, a eolored girl, had
BET, seen east of town that morn.
ling md she thought they were
aithe at the houses of Ben
| Pring, or Charley Douglass,
solere, men who live in the Major
lawder neighhorhood. The Sheriff
once rganized a posse, COM
thsea o himself, Tom Atehison,
Il B. { kin, Emmett Cunning
I pa, I M Harrison, Bob Kemp
anil. Bunton, accompanied by
tvs LEpss reporters. The houses
w}te wished but the birds had
fioWn. Il t ST and Birdie had been
There tbs morning and thus the
ulcers were given a good clue to
work upon.
Ihate Saturday evening, d section
b~oss\from Littleby reported having
seen Isaweett at that station at 8
O'Clock Saturday morning. AT that
timethe was alone, walking east
ward'N 1T was soon known generally
that Fawcett was somewhere east
of Mexico, on the c. & A., and the
"Hummef" at. 1890 took a big
crowd of citizens and officers down
the road in search qf the confessed
murderer and the $500 offered for
his capture.
Fawcett was taken about 8
o'clock that night by Frank Cordra,
an Alton freight conductor, whose
train he was aboard of coming
in the direction of this city.
Fawcett was turned over to Po-
liceman Bunton upon the arrival
of the train at Jefferson Street, and
it is understood that Cordra and
the officer will divide the reward.
The prisoner was at once taken 10
the City Hall, but he would not say
a word about the murder and has
since preserved a stubborn silence.
THE PRISONERS SUNDAY.
John Miller, who is now thought
to be the ringleader of "The Royal
g." was taken from the City Hall
to the Jail when Fawcett was
brought in yesterday morning. Jim
Johnson was taken with him and
this left four prisoners at the City
Hall station-Frank Benson and
John Lyon, who were captured Sat-
urday night, Silas and Birdie. In
the Jail were Geo. Mortimer, John
Miller, Jim johnson, John John
son and Mortimer's wife, all in
separate cells and strongly guard
ed. Little, squads of curious citi-
zens gathered on every corner and
talked of nothing but the murder,
burglaries and capture. Talk of
mob law was rife but the officers,
and citizens well disposed, did
everything possible to suppress
rumors in this direction. AS night
drew near the talk increased and
the squads became more .numer-
Gus. 81. Fawcett was looked upon
as the murderer and greater inter-
est was conferred in the City Hall,
where he was confined. Numer-
Gus threats were made and despite
the good work done by all the of
ficials things began to look dark
for the prisoners by 8 o'clock.
Fawcett was visited by a LEDGER
reporter, who told him of his dan
ger, but the obstinate little darby
refused to talk only in monosyl-
tables. The crowd-by 10 O'Clock
almost a mob-was frequently dis
~persedby the police but at that hour
the rumor became general that
Fawcett would be taken from his
cell at II o'clock. The prisoners
were well guarded and the officers
expressed a determination to pro-
tect them.
Just before eleven the peacably
inclined citizens began to get in
their good work and when the hour
struck no move was made in the
direction of the prison. Slowly
the crowd dispersed and at mid.
night only a solitary Waterman
stood on the pavement in front o.
the City Hall. Law and order hac
prevailed.
1.-THE ROYAL g."
Under this novel title nine color
ed men, organized to steal, have
been raiding house after house
in this city since before Christmas
Several members of this royal fam.
lily are yet at large but forty-eighr
hours viii not pass until they are
all safely lodged behind the bars
John Miller, ST. Fawcett, Geo.
Mortimer, Jim Johnson and Johr
Johnson are known to be members
ofthe gang, while the others under
arrest are merely suspected ofhav'
ing a hand in the "business.n
1t is a most molly crowd
Mortimer is called Horse by his
intimate friends, the appellatior
having been earned by a four year
service for the State. He was sen
to the Penitentiary from Mont