The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-30
DE LAurER WANTS a SHOW.
The Express Robber Says He's Not s.
Bad AS Hes Made Oat To Be.

The Express Robber Says He's Not So
Bad AS Hes Made O1t To Be.
DeLauter. the express robber, says he Is
painted hlacker than he is he sent for
MORNING News reporter yesterday, and
asked to be allowed to make a statement
regarding the stories that are going the
rounds about him. DeLauter is looking
well in his confinement, and stubby growth
OF beard has sprouted on his face.
Il know that public sentiment is against
me" he said, "but it Is not that / want to
speak of, nor of the trouble that brought me-
where am, but about the lies that have
been told about me. | do not blame the
newspapers for publishing them, but the
parties who tell tnem. l do not care TO
mention their names, because they do not
amount TO much. These people only intend
by their statements TO hold me up to public
contempt. In the MORNING NEWS Of Sept.
%" said DeLauter, "a statement appeared
about Turner and myself buying barroom
on Roberts street IL was said that we
bought it on thirty days time, sold out the
stock, put the money in our pockets, and
laughed at Lee when he asked US for pay.
Turner had nothing to do with it. M.
Shuman and myself bought the place. We
paid the United States revenue license fee
Of S25 and gave Lee $50 for the first pay
ment. | was away when the trade was
made and Shuman promised to rent Lees
place until Jan. /, when the license would
expire. On account Of Shuman's habits
made proposition TO tuy his interest If
Lee would agree to removal OF the place.
Lee acceded to the terms land said be was
glad OF the opportunity and the trade was
contaminated. Then suddenly Lee refused
to let me move, and therefore l refused to
take up the next note when it fell
due. Lees stock, which we sold and pock-
eted the money for consisted Of one quart
Of whisky, one dozen boxes of cigarettes
and abous d zen cigars, three whisky
glasses and dozen beer glasses Of all styles
sizes and shapes. The stock left him was
twelve gallons of whisky, 400 PACKAGE Of
cigarettes, four dozen beer glasses and
dozen whisky glasses, wines, cigars aud
tobaccos, the amount Of which was not very
large"
DeLauter referred to the article In the
Valdosta Times iying that he had lived in
Valdosta, which he said was wholly untrue,
as he only passed through Valdostn six timos
on the Georgia Southern and Florida rail-
road
"Of Watts story 1 know but little,n De-
Lauter said. "When l was employed on the
Central | found him, two white boys and
one negro in an empty car. They had things
which thought we're stolen, US they had
boarded the Macon bound train at Mlen.
| told the negro [ intended to have him ar
rested ut Wadley. About three miles this
side Of Wadley be jumped off while the
train was running at full speed.
told the Negroes white
companions that he had been arrested and
that an officer was coming after them.
They became frightened as soon as the train
reached Wadley, jumped Off aud left the
goods behind. l supposed they had bur-
glarized a store on the line of road. took
the things and asked the W adley and Mid
vile operators if they had heard of bur-
glary anywhere. They said they had not.
l then brought the goods to Savannah,
kept them three weeks and disposed of
them. heard nothing further of Watts or
his chums for month, when one morning
Watts came to me ct Mien and asked to be
allowed to ride to Macon. l refused. The
next time l met him was in Jail here. / am
glad to say that never had anything else
to do with Watts or his gang.
"As regards The statement that was con-
nected with the Jesse James or RUDE Bur
rows gang, it is not so. | never even read
their lives.n
How did you dispose of the goods you
took from WattsW DeLauter was asked.
well, that doesn't make any difference.
don't care to make any further statements
about myself until my trial takes place."
"Wnl YOU employ a lawyer and stand
trial, or plead guilty.
II will not employ lawyer" said De-
Lauter. "WhGt will act about the trial l
| don't care to saw inst nOWn