The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-17
OWNED UP HIS GUILT.
YOUNG SIMMONS MAKES A CLEAN
BREAST OF HIS wICKEDNEsS.

The Boy Burglar Confesses the Ba-
con, Bryan 81 Co. Robbery. al
Tells How He Broke Into the Place
and Opened the Safe Money was
All He was After-The Ofacers ry-
ing to Find Out What He Did With
What He Got.
Clarence Simmons, alias Robinson, alias
Williams made clean breast of his wicked
ness yesterday to Mr. Albert s. Bacon. He
confessed the burglary and robbery Of
Bacon, Bryan & Co.'s. Office on Friday
night.
THE boy burglar was brought down to
Justice Naughtin's Office in the morning.
where Mr.. Bacon had a talk with him. When
Clarence was first taken to the Office he was
defiant, and Detective Wetherhorn finding
him intractable made him take off the pan
falcons he had stolen from Dryfus Bros, and
don pair not so good for the wear. He
was then made to axe on the pair of shoes
he had bought with the stolen money. He
was aDolt to go out Of the office whether
or not, after Detective Wetherthorn left the
room, and Justice Naughtin had to give
him to understand that stern measures
would be taken if he did not go back and
sit down.
DENIED EVERYTHING AT FIRST.
The youngster wouldn't talk about the
robbery, and gave the ju tlce to
understand that he knew all he was likely
to find out from him, but he was visited a
few minutes later by his old grandmother,
and under her influence he agreed to
tell MIR. Bacon all about the robbery, and
MIR. Bacon was sent for.
On his arrival at the Justices Office Clar-
ence told Mr.. Bacon that early Friday night
he effected an entrance to the office of
Bacon, Bryan & Co. through a window in
the rear, having first opened the slat blind.
After getting inside he found the combina-
tion off and the safe unlocked. He opened
the safe door with turn of the knob, and,
prying open the money drawer, took it
out and rified it, He took the lamp from
the safe and set it on the floor, spilling the
oil as he did SO.
MONEY ALL HE WAS AFTER.
He left the papers scattered on the floor,
except one large envelope, which he started
to carry of, but changed mis- mind and
dropped it as he was getting out of the
window, where it was found. The pager
was tue partnership agreement between the
members Of the firm, and of no value to the
thief
Clarence refused to tell what he had
done with the balance of the money. He
must have a considerable amount of it in
some ones hands, as he was in custody
within twenty-foUr hours Of the time the
burglary was committed, and not half of
the stolen money is accounted for. 1t is
known that he was playing "skinn pretty
much all day Saturday, but for a small
amount, and he had bsen patronizing the
saloons freely, but he managed to keep
sober, and was not drunk when Detective
Wetherhorn arrested him.
Mr.. Bowers, clerk for Dryfus Bros,
says that when Clarence bought the
clothing Friday night he had handful of
$50 bills, and Mr.. Bacon says that most of
the money stolen was of that denomination.
FIXED HIMSELF IN HIGH SHAPE.
In the pockets of the clothes stolen from
Dryfus Bros. there were found yesterday a
pair of kid gloves, a ticket to a recent
lecture, "Shall the Negro Emigrate.n at st.
Philips church, and it was jestingly re-
marked when the ticket was discovered that
Clarence is certainly one negro who will
emigrate. There was also found in
Clarences swallow-tail coat a programme
of fancy dress ball given by the Young
Mems Clover Club, Nov. IS.
On Saturday, before his arrest, Clarence
said TO friend, ''pll show you a dandy
when go to St. Philips church tomorrow
with my girl. iii make the boys stand
back, and he certainly would have done so,
tor with q fine suit of cashmere, a new
81 so derby, merino shirt, gorgeous silk
scarf, silver-headed cane and lavender kids,
and his girl in silk and green hat and
feathers, would certainly have attracted as
much attention as the sermon.
a RECORD HARD TO BEAT.
Clarence is a remarkable thief, aud his
cheek is adamantine. As Clarence Will
Jams he went up two years for stealing a
watch from J. Ell. Helmken, and after serv-
ing his term he had the audacity to visit
Mr.. Helmken and ask him for IS cents so he
could go to a colored ball
Before he committed the burglary at
Dryfus Bros.' he had the shrewdness to
visit the store and price various suits, aud,
with this information, when he robbed the
store he took the best goods. Thomas S.
Morgan, jr., has been retained to defend
the prisoner. Justice Naughtin recon-
mitted Clarence yesterday to await hear
ing in the superior court.
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