The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-17
STORY OF TIE WOMEN.
Minnie Ward Tolls How the Robbery
Was Planned.

MINNIE Ward Tolls HOW the RODberY
Was Planned.
The women accomplices OF the robbers
are in custody in the Harnett house under
guard. Florrie Hodges, q girl who fire.
quently visited the Henry street lane house,
but didn't live there, has been arrested also,
and is Keeping company with Alice White.
Minnie Ward and Mary Mordecai The
women talk freely about what they know
of the robbers and Friday nights robbery.
They are evidently working on the theory
of telling all they know for the purpose Of
escaping punishment themselves.
MINNIE WARDS STORY.
Minnie Ward claims to be DeLauter's
sweetheart. and she thinks he was the leader
of the robbery. He is the tall man of the
story. "DeLauter," said Minnie. "came to
me Friday afternoon and said he wanted
three square pieces Of cloth cut from
piece of bottle green goods which he had
brought home some days ago. He told me
to sew strings on it. l wanted
to know what he wanted
them for. He told me that all had to do
was TO follow Instructions. After l did as
DeLauter directed me be took the cloth and
went into the back room with Turner and
Perkins They shut the door and talked in
low tones. Florrie Hodges tried to get in
to see what they were doing. but the door
was slammed in her face and she was told
not to try again or she might get In trouble.
OFF FOR THE ROBBERY.
"Just before dark" continued Minnie,
''the three men left the house. They
didn't say where they were going, but as
each had pistol and lots Of cartridges l
thought they were in for some mischief and
began to advise them not to get into trouble.
All the answer got was to attend to my
own affairs and open the door for them
when l would hear knocking later in the
night.
"About - o'clock heard the back gate
open aud directly after a knock on the
door. ] opened it and DeLauter, Turner
and Perkins walked in without saying a
word. Their clothes were wet, and Turner
had a ladies' sachel thrown across his
shoulder This he laid down on the table
Then DeLauter opened his vest and drew
the bond from his inside pocket and laid it
along side the sachel. The pistols wers- the
next thing laid on the table, and was sur
prised to see four instead of three.
DIVIDING THE swAG.
81 didn't say anything though and awaited
developments with interest The three men
took off their wet clothes and DeLsuuer
opened the sachel and turned out lot of
| money on the table. l wanted to know
where they got it and they said that they
held up train and made man give up bis
money. DeLauter then divided the money
and he told me what he called good joke
on Perkins. He said Perkins had been left
to watch the car door while Turner and
himself were holding up the express mes
senger.
FELL INTO A DITCH.
Perkins got frightened after pulling the
bell line, and in jumping off fell into a
ditch. His pistol was cooked, and
as he struck the bottom Of
the ditch it exploded. DeLauter
said he and Turner thought somebody had
fired from the train and they began to fire
in its directions. At the same time Perkins
thought somebody was trying to shoot him,
and from his position in the ditch, pegged
away in the direction OF where ne saw the
flashes.
THE STOLEN BOND.
after dividing up the money" said
Minnie, Everybody went to bed. Next
morning DeLauter called me and handed
me the $1,000 bond and $50 in bills. He
said l must hide the bond until Monday
night and then l, with Alice and Mamie,
should take the Florida train TO Madison
and if he wasn't there to meet us to hire a
carriage and drive out to Mosely Hall to
his house. He said must take good care of
the bond and be sure and bring it
along with me to Florida, and said if ever
told anything about the affair he would kill
me. The last thing DeLauter said when
be was leaving me was that il we girls
cidn't get to Madison at the appointed time
he would know that we had given them
away, and they would sneak back to the
city and kill US.
BURIED THE BOND AND MONEY.
81 buried the bond and $40 in money
under the stoop Saturday night while De-
tective Basch was standing at the gate, De-
tective Wetherhorn in the house talking to
Mamie and while Detective Lilienthal was
crawling around under the house"
FORMERLY A sALOONKEEPER
Minnie said she knew DeLauter about
three months. She 6rst became acquainted