The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
PRESENTED TO CAPT.
FOR BsAvERT IL ACTION, BY
GEN. STERLING J. PRICE.

"I have forgotten the captains name,
but have no doubt he was ii brave man.
You'd do most anything yourself with a
gun under your nose and man behind
the gun looking as though be would
shoot. We got a Doodle, but this little
affair was bad for me- As IL was warm
when we were going back we left our
overcoats at house in the bottoms across
the bridge. During the morning after
breakfast thought I'd go down and get
my overcoat. As / came TO the bridge
toll gate i saw the tender, old man Combs,
talking TO o big man. Combs knew me
and every crook about there. ! saw when
1 got up that the big man was the black
smith. | couldn't gain anything by going
back and so just stuck my hands in my
trousers pockets and sauntered on. j al
ways carried small but good gun in my
front pocket and fingered it as l walked
up. The blacksmith stepped out in front
of me.
"How're you this morning, neighbor,'
he said, and he put out his hand.
you've cot the advantage of me-
said, as cool as l could.
"'Oh, no, l haven't, he said, we've met
before. Give us your hand
II told him 10 step out of my way, but
he wasn't for doing it till Combs caught
him by the co lar and jerked him away.
Pm not going to see murder done for a
little nonsense he said. While Combs
argued and scuffled with the blacksmith |
went on as rapidly as / thought well. /
had got about a mile out on the Crawfords-
vile pike, when j saw wagon full of po-
lice coming behind me. There was Gyp-
sy camp near by. l ran there, gave a
young man So, took horse and told him
TO come with me. rode hard away until
| had distanced the police. gave the boy
another s. and then lett MIN. / made my
way over to ST; Louis and did fine sneak
JOB there.
81 was passing pawn shop on Third-st,
near the old post-office. / saw a man
come out. lock the door and 90 away. 1t
was about noon. 1t was the proprietor.
He was short-handed and he was going 10
lunch, leaving all his stuff in the windows
and store showcases. / got into the back
yard through neighboring clothing store,
put my back against the door of the pawn
shop and broke it in. ] took off my hat
and coat, and with suckers looking in at
the jewelry in the windows, / picked up
two valises full of jeweiry. / got away
through the clothing store. There was
only the proprietor in there and he was
too busy with a customer TO pay much
atten ton to me. lie believed the lie
told him and got away. The pawnbroker
squealed for 81 ,0C0 and l think the goods
were worth all OF that. had no fence,
as / wasn't known. So struck back to
Indianapolis TO ''fence" them through a
big contractor and politician who was ION
the lay" The police were hot on me fol
the Davis ana toll gate matters and picked
me up right away.
Ny lawyer fixed up beautiful alibi for
me. He got George johnson. his son
Charley. Georges daughter and others to.
geth.r and played he was me, and that
the time was the date of the toll-oate rob-
berry for which was to be tried, as there
was no evidence in the Davis matter. II
was a beautiful abb None Of them
could Get confused or contradict the