The morning news., 1891-01-27
CORN WELL OWNS UP.
TIE Il HADDocKs scRACKsMAN CON
FESSES THE JOB.

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Detectives Basch and wetherhorn Put
stop to His Burglarizing The
Thief Taken to Macon 20 Await His
TriaI-The Telltels Bag Of Tools that
Lea to His Arrsst-Another Lot of
Tools Buried Near the Southern Cot
ton OIL Mill-cornweu's Pals Capt
ured in Atlanta.
James Cornwell, the safe-blower who was
arrested by Detectives Basch and Whether
horn last week, has confessed TO cracking
two safes at Haddoek's station, and he is
now in Bibo county Jail, having been taken
back there Sunday night.
On the night of Jan. 20 the
stores of J. F. Finnsy and ]. D.
Auchurs were broken into and the safes
cracked. The burglars secured S225 In one
safe and SIS in the other. Three strangers
had been around the village duri8g the day,
and they were suspected OF the crime. The
officers tried to fad them, but the birds had
flown.
STARTED FOR AUGUSTA.
During the carnival several safes were
cracked in Augusta, and Chief Of Police
Hood arrested same suspicious characters.
but had TO turn them loose for want Of evil
dence. Finuey and Auohurs started for
Augusta on hearing of the arrests, but
arrived after the suspected parties had been
released Chief Hood had In the meantime
received dispatch from Detective Basch
describing COrnweA, and asking il be
thought that the crook had anything to do
with the Augusta robberies.
The chief suggested to Finney and Au-
churs that they come to Savannah
and see IL Cornwall was not the
man they wanted. They decided to tkke
the officers advice and reached here Sun.
day morning. They visited the barracks,
but were not quite sure that Cornwell was
the man, although there seemed TO be a
slight resemblance.
THE TELLTALE BAG.
The bag in which the tools were found
was next shown them. After
brushing it of the word "Haddockn
was found stenciled on the out
side and ~. D. A." on the inside. Mr..
Auchurs exclaimed: "Thath my bag, and
that's the man"
Detective Basch went to Cornwells cell
and told him OF the discovery. He replied:
well, the jigs up; tod that - fool to
throw away the bag" He then confessed
the crime and said he was assisted by two
pals, who had gone TO Atlanta Cornwell
said that when he arrived in the city he
and his companions took their tools out by
the cotton seed oil mill and buried them
alongside OF big tree that had large cut
In 1t. The tools found In the shot bag had
been purchased here, and were intended for
use in some job in this city, which was
spoiled by the arrest. The detectives went
out yesterday afternoon and found the tools
In the place indicated by Cornwell.
TAKEN TO HADDooKs.
After the confession was made Justice
Naughtin issued a warrant, and Finney and
AuchurS started b4ck to Haddocks with
their prisoner Sunday night Bibb
county has the best Jail in that
section, and the victims Of
Cornwell said they were going to have him
confined there until his trial would take
place. As he was leaving last night Corn
well turned to Detectives Basch and
Wetherhorn. and said: ''Beys you did we'll !.
would probably get at the lowest ten
years sentence, he said: swell, that means
life, if what I've heard of the Georgia
mines is true"
Detective Basch wired Chief of Police
Connolly Of Atlanta yesterday, giving a
description Of Cornwell's pals, and asking
him to look out for them. Shortly after he
received message from the chief saying
that one OF them, answering toEthe name Of
Wright, had been captured, and the other
would probably be run TO cover by night.
Detective Basch left last night for Atlanta.
and will take the prisoners to Haddocks
some time to-day.
The timely arrest of Cornwell was the
means of breaking up an organized gang of
professional safe blowers who had planned
to make some big hauls throughout the state.
CAPTURED IN ATLANTA.
An Atlanta dispatch to the MORNING
NEWS last night announced the arrest of
Wright and his pal, Dan Falyey.
Felvey created a big sensation In the
Alta ia station house by real or pre-
tended attempt to commit suicide. Their
fellow prisoners were the only witnesses.
These made graat noise, screaming at the
top OF their voices that the man was trying
to hang himself. The police. rushing in.
found silk handkerchief tied to q bar
overhead In Falvey's cell, but IL really bent
on suicide he had a6andone the attempt
for the time beng.