The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-28
that had to be taken to the court house in
TRIED AND FOUND GUILTY.

sentenced me TO uVe years III the pehlIon~
| tiary. The bailiffs had TO hold me up while
being sentenced. My condition aroused the
sympathy of the people, and on account Of
my father being respectable man an inter-
est was taken in me which led to my being
pardoned IN February. four months after
my conviction.
81 was too weak to do anything, and be-
haved myself till the following May, when,
with the help of John Reedy, l robbed Ho-
CAMS grocery store of $1,175 60, which L
got out of the safe by working the comoi-
nation. Then l went to Cincinnati and
spent all the money. I was arrested i'll
Chattanooga just as | was starting out for
Birmingham by Detective Jean Coutts, and
brought back to Atlanta My father paid
Hogan the amount had stolen, and never
went to Jail.
LIVED WITH DE LAUTER'S GIRL
"Then l secured job on the Richmond
and DanvIlle road and took to living with
| Minnie Ward. DeLauter's girl, who is now
in jail She got me to break into Hughes
barroom, aud l stole $55 in money. Ben
Christy helped me in the job.
Next, with Ben Chrlsty, robbed q
woman's house of S28 In money and some
clothes. carried the clothes to
Minnie Ward and she gave me
away. was arrested, and
stayed in jail two days when father got Mr..
Tidwell of the firm of It'd veil & Pope TO
| give bond for me in $500. The case was
never called TO trial.
after getting out Of Jail [ abandoned
Minnie Ward because she had blowed on
me, and took up with Zodie Bankston
She made me pull my bondsman, Mr.. It'd
well. stole $500 out of his safe 10 broad
daylight while the store was full of people.
found the safe open and took the money
out of the drawer. Mr.. Tidwell suspected
me, but spoke only TO my father about it.
He was satisfied that l was the thief and
paid Mr.. Tidweu $500, and the case went no
| further.
ROBBED HIS EMPLOYER.
"Then l went to work for a butcher
| named Tom Smith, and stayed with him
| two moAths. | robbed him of $50 in cash
| one day. but he caught me, and / threw him
| off by saying that had just collected the
money and had no intention OF keeping it.
He believed me aud said no more about it.
shortly afterward l pulled him again for
| 255 and skipped. | WAS arrested for
this crime, but father again paid for me
| and was let of.
81 abandoned Zodie Bankston because
she had given me away to Smith, and went
to live with her sister, Minnie. While
living with her 1 pulled house
and got Sl2 in money, ladys gold watch,
several gold pencils and some ladies'
( clothes. l was caught again hut got out
On 5000 bond furnished by Mr.. Tidwell.
| My trial was never called in this case.
"a few days after getting out OF Jail l
| pulled another house and got $l2 in money
and some silverware. l was arrested for
this and sent to Jail, but nothing
| could be proven against me.
| stood trial and was acquitted,
! AS soon as my trial was over l went to
Chattanooga and took up with a girl
named Hattie McGee I robbed jewelry
store with HenrY Falvey of Atlanta. We
were caught and jailed end my father and
Falvey's brother, VINO is business man OF
| Atlanta, came on aud settled matters and
we were turned free.
ATLANTA A GOOD FIELD.
"Back to Atlanta l went, an / went to live
with Mamie Green. Then l robbed house
of clothing and jewelry and was caught.
was tried Dec. 49, 1890, found guilty and
sentenced by Judge Clarke again TO five
years in the penitentiary. My father came
TO my assistance and by some means so ar
ranged things with Solicitor General Hill
that was turned loose.
Jan. l l was arrested fol, TIE
burglary of Joe Kings hardware
store, but wasn't guilty.
Haney & Dunlap stood my bond for 81. 900.
and l was tried and acquitted Jan. s. -Four
days afterward was jailed for the burglary
of womau's house, hut, like the King af-
fair, l was innocenJ. Ianey & Dunlap
again went on my bond, and my trial was
assigned for this month, bit guess, under
present circumstances, | will hardly &c
back just now to stand it,
Jan. Is arrived in Savannah and struck
up with Joe Montgomery, whom had met
in Atlanta. He introduced me to Hun
Rushing ana several other boys, who had
been in the business a little, end when they
found out who l was they offered to take
me in. l agreed, and became leader. Shortly
after they suggested the robbery Of
the oars to me and
After we robbed the cars we used to cut VI
the goods in salable sizes and peddlt
them through Georgia, South Carolina anc
Florida. Mrs. Rushing's house at Kline and
Burroughs streets was our fence, and Their
we used to hide our goods until we coult
dispose of them. Some of the goods wert
shipped even from Jacksonville.
CAME NEAR MURDER.
Mrs Rushing knew of the goods being
stolen. Lie Rushing, her daughter, useC
to lay plans for me because l was leader 0
the gang. Had followed her instruction
l would probably have wound up on the
galows. Sunday, Sept. 6, she laid plaI
for me to rob and murder a man in the cit
for big sum of money which he was sup
posed to have in his house. Thu
plan was for me to commit thu
ROBBERY and murder the next night, and
intended TO do it, but went to dance a
Mrs. Miller'5 house, which / once pulled
and postponed the murder until Tuesday
night. Luckily, was arrested Tuesday b.
Detective HUMPHREYS, on a charge OF steal
ing clothes, and prevented from committing
the crime which would have landed me OF
the gallows, because | certainly would hav
been caught.
That was not the only murder Liz
planned for me, either, but | never had any
idea of carrying them into execution unit
the last one, and it was my intention q
have done IL if l hadn't been arrested
Hun Rushing was Ia the game with me
and we were fixing up our pistols for tn
nights work when Detective Humphrie
arrested me. He didn't know Hun, and
said nothing TO him.
wETHERHoRN ON HIS TRACK.
"On Aug. is Detective Wetherhorn wa
after me and he came 20 the house 70 searcl
for me. | saw him when he passed thi
house and knew that he was after me- Liz
hid me behind door as he came 10 and toll
me 70 shoot If he moved It, ! could BE-
the detHctive searching every place for me
and onos he was within two feet Of me.
had pistol in my hand and had he touched
that door I would have killed him. Lucky
for him aud mo be never moved the doc
and vent OF without me-
Would you like 20 reform, Wattsf
asked tho reporter.
"Well, I don't know answered tn
young roA Der leader with a smile "Imigh
aud might not. II / sGs kept away iron
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