The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-06
WARD WRITES A LETTER.
THE FUGITIVE CRACKsMAN AGAIN
HEARD FROM.

The Man Whom Chattanooga Omcers
Claimed to Have Perforated With
Bullets Goes to Indianapolis and
Shakes Hands With the Republican
Nominee for President.
Ward, the safe blower, has been heard
from again. This tine he is in Indianapolis.
few days since Capt. FRANK Conner,
warden of the prison at Rising Fawn, from
which Ward escaped about two months ago,
received letter from Ward, which, for
cheek, has seldom been equaled. 1t lis an old
trick Of Wards TO let the authorities know
where he is after he has escaped, and this
time he sent his regards to the two Chatta-
nooga officers who claimed to have met him
on the Cincinnati Southern railroad, near
Chattanooga, and, in attempting to arrest
him, perforated his body with bullets.
The arrest of Luther B. Harris here a
week or two ago as Ward, revived the
stories of the safe blowers exploits 1t was
believed then that Ward was still operating
in the south. His letter to Warden Conner
is characteristic of the craftsman. 1t is as
follows:
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, July 30, 1888.
No doubt you will be astounded TO hear from
sir would not bore you with my long winded,
tiresome letters but for the fact / wish to pay
several Of the boys few little petty debts
owe them. Chief among them is Naman Ca
briel, 50 cents. and Mrs Hartline So cents or ST..
You will rem Amber | wrote to my wife, Pearl,
to send me 81, but She was 30 slow and the
Georgia sun was so - hot could not wait, so
l sailed right out under that
- CRACKER AND HIS OLD GUN, TOO,
and went q - betting over Lookout noun
tain.
Col Frank. never stopped going until hit
Royal street in New Orleans, but | had -
coming back. Just as we got between Oxmoor
and Birmingham my train cannon ball struck
freight, and Knocked me and a shot bag full
Of silver dollars - winding, but / landed
right side up as usual Wish you had been
along.
1t killed the engineer and two more but no
passengers. got off at Nashville, and was at
the Maxwell house week resting my bones and
getting three suits of harness made.
SHOOK HANDS WITH OLD HARRISON
a while ago, but he will get left just the same.
Say. that dynamite of yours is first rate.
tried it three weeks ago on an old fashioned
gopher" and it knocked the old door away out
i'll the back yard--resut; = near 900.
Now, see here, captain, want you to do me
little favor; it won't cost you a cent, and will
save you trouble. Don't send no more postals or
circulars to those former rlaces used to write
to, as am changed SO they can't nail me; and
again have friends on the force" who let my
friends know all that goes in the chiefs office.
Besides, remember, | had too much anyhow
SIX MONTHS WAS PLENTY,
and done that and three days over | owed
$500, and have to send 500 to Pearl, so of
course won't have much Left but should you
have to pay out on this to the state. let me
alone for two or three months, and l will make
everything satisfactory to you Individually. If
you doubt me, consut that New York party.
Gravely, you know am handicapped now wit
a wife, and want to place her above want be-
fore | monkey with the great cracker state. If
my wife did not send the dust, please let me
know by writing TO her, aud | will send you
some money to pay those debts, as | don't want
those miserable devils to lose a cent through me-
Don't try to trace no letters, as they pass
through a dozen hands ere they reach me.
Don't write here, for I'll be on the train for
500-mile jump in ten minutes
Tell that duck who was guarding me that day
to shoot, and not holler so - loud if he wants
to stop me after this.
WITH the greatest respect remain still, your
disobedient, G. w WARD.