The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-17
ALL THREE BAD MEN.

The Careers OF peLauter, Perkins and
Turner So Far as Known.
The arrest of the robbers was about all
the Central railroad men talked about yes
terday. DeLauter, Turner and Perkins are
all we'll known in Savannah, having worked
here for more than a year. They are all
three ex-Central railroad trainmen. Train
master Mckee says he found all of them
running on the road when he took charge
over q year ago.
Turner was discharged about two months
ago for being engaged in disgraceful fra
cas- with colored restaurant keeper on West
Broad street, near the Central depot, in
which he cut the restaurant keeper in the
arm. He WAS arrested, turned over to the
courts, and fined $50 or a certain length Of
time on the gang. His brother-in-law, a
Central railroad conductor, paid the fine to
keep him off the gang
Perkins was running as fagman on a
freight train. He was q poor stick. and
when he rendered his resignation two
weeks ago 1t was willingly accepted.
DE LAUTER A WILD FELLOW.
DeLauter was a 1rst-class man. He was
running as brakeman on a freight train
and was regarded as one of the best train
men on the line. He only rendered his
resignation three days before the robbery
occurred He was q wild fellow and was
discharged several months ago for getting
4 drunk, but was reinstated few days after.
All Of the men were regarded as bad
"a characters by their fellow trainmen, and
when the robbery occurred suspicion point
ed to them Immediately. Turner had in
jured himself so by his immoral course of
life that he had almost incapacitated him
n self for work. He lived with his wife some
A time In this city, but lately she found it Inn
possible to live with him any longer and
left him. He is said to have two or three
children
DROVE HIS WIFE AWAY FROM HOME.
Perkins, who is also a married man, Is
said to have illtreated his wife 80 that her
father took her back to his home several
months ago.
Perkins is said to have been endeavoring
lately to get his wife to return TO him, and
one OF his fellow trainmen said yesterday
that she had agreed to do SO.
DeLauter was an extensive dime novel
reader and loved to relate his escapades to
those Of his fellow workmen with whom he
became intimate. Doubtless they were
considerably magnihed, but the evil
dence goes to show that there was consider
able TACT in them nevertheless. A Central
railroad official said yesterday that there
were two counts against him in other states
on serious charges. DsLauter himself once
said that the detectives that took him
would have to be good ones, as
HX bis CantItra r,1aay,t a ifa oa0eanoa o-,,-sa
ne only told these things to those with
whom he was most intimate He always
carried heavy 44-cahber pistol, which had
che name Of Frank James engraved upon
the handle, and which he said be got in
IN Texas
A DEAD SHOT.
He was deadly msrksman, and fire.
~ quently gave exhibitions OF his skill. He
related a good deal of his history TO the
conductor on whose train he ran and in his
81 hearing His career began at TO- and since
that time he has been almost all over The
United States and Mexico. He claimed to
have belonged to the Jesse James gang and
|& atterWard to the RUDE Burrows gang, but
# these statements were not credited He
said that he belonged to an organized gang
OF twelve men once.
Either DeLauter's dime>noveI reading
had affected his mind, or a great deal Of
what he intimated was true, for in his
sleep he would relate stories of the most
diabolical crimes in which he seemed to
have been participant.
Once in a conversation with another
tralnman upon the subject of grit he was
heard to say: "a man that will take
the body of the man be killed on
his back and carry it quarter
mile to hide it, that's
"nat call grit" DeLauter several times
enarked that the Central railroad was the
aslest to rob he ever saw.
PLOTTING FOR SOME TIME.
osLauter, Perkins and Turner were seen
o'ung together for three or four days be-
1tne robbery occurred. Trey endeev-
= 20 get others to 60 in with them, it
thought. AS soon as the robbery
committed and these men were
& su suspicion pointed TO them at once,
= - Information to this effect was given the
'oiais OF the railroad.
0 brakeman who gave the information
# 70 Route Agent Carey. the va,tino, for
".su ASs the robbers get out of the city,
.ha -, " nave been asked to take part in
'A 1, .oooery by DeLauter, but refused.
work. eN' :" e"0u
~ Is story to the effect, it is said,
sua' urner backed down at the house the
.@'S Dloinent on the night Of the robbery
snd wanted to reconsider, but DsLauter put
uS psso' 70 bis head and threatened to
Oiow ms brains out if he made any elfortto
escape the job.
ONCE CONVICT GUARD.
a conductor who knew Perkins said yes
''roay That he was a convict guard at tine