The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-25
HOT AFTER THE ROBBERS
THE OFFICERS SAID TO BE RIGHT
ON THEIR HEELS.

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Futch Gives Description of His Part
ners in the Re d. One Of the Trio at
Large Very Desperate and Expected
to Die With His Boots on.
ORLANDO. FLA, May 24.-Sloan, a negro
who was on the train on the night OF the
robbery, was brought here presumably to
be held as witness or for the Identification
of Futch. On being interviewed, be said
when the shooting began he went forward
to see what was the matter. when a
man with white cloth over
his fence poked pistol up under his nose
and told him to get up in the car. He re-
sponded with alacrity and got into the bag
gage car behind some trunks. He says
that Saunders was done shot" when he
came up and that the men were directing
their attention to Cox, who was shot when
| he was behind some crates Of tomatoes and
made such an outcry that the robbers were
| frightened Off, the man who had attended
to him passing under the car and away
w. h. Stafford Of Port Tampa, deputy
| sheriff of Hillsboro county, is in the city
| to-day. He is acquainted with w. II.
| Futch and Williams, the car inspector Of
Tampa. MIR. Stafford says that Williams
| was not an inspector, but under the inspector
I
Futch was born and brought up IN Polk
county. 1t is reported that yesterday
| morning about O'Clock two men who had
a camp not far from Lake Monroe we're
held up" by two hungry men who wanted
their breakfast, and after obtaining it went
on their way. 1t is said posse went out
as soon as it was made known to take in the
| breakfast hunting men, but with what
result is not known.
THE ALLEGED CONFESSION,
The man who got off the o'clock accom-
mediation on Saturday evening with the
| account OF the express robbery, went at
once to barber shop for q shave aud was
| arrested, has furnished the key TO unlock
| the mystery of the robbery. Although the
| officers OF the law are very reticent about
the matter, it is pretty well known by some
that he has made q confession. He was ar
rested by Policeman Carter. His name is
| w. II. Futch. His home is at Winston. 1t
is believed by those who are in a position to
| know that the confession he made is on the
| basis OF the following description Of three
| OF the train robbers and murderers:
'Henry is about % years old; had a heavy
set Of whiskers, L inch long and a black
| mustache; dark complexion, dark eyes;
scar on the side of his face caused from a
fresh boil. He is a loud talker, wore
black alpaca sack coat, light pants, Iauu-
/ deried shirt, collar and craVat tied 10 a
bow knot; broad brimmed brown hat
with wide black baud around it; pearl
scarf pin with gold letter. He is feet
| high and weighs $50 pounds.
jim Williams is about % years old
weighs 1876 pounds, has a smooth face, his
| beard being about one week old: is 5 feet TX
| inches high. He has dark brown hair and
wore a light sack coat, dark pants, a striped
woolen shirt, black straw hat, No. 5 or
| shoes, is slightly stopped and quick in man
ner. He was reared in Georgia. He has
been In Florida two years. He has worked
for the South Florida railway as car in
spector at Tampa
| Bob is about 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs
| l34 pounds, is smooth shaved and has
medium light hair. He wore light sack
| coat and light pants. He is erect in his car
| riage, talks loud and swears. He is of a
| light complexion, wore white laundered
shirt and collar and a cravaU tied in bow
knot. He wore a black soft hat, and No.
or worn russell low-quartered shoes. He
has folding silver-plated drinking CUP
with letter on the bottom. He wore a
| gold-plated watch chain and carried sill
yer watch case with no marks In it.
| A reward of 1850 for each robber is Of
fered by the state and the express company
| and j. Q. Anderson, sheriff of Orange
| county.
1t is rumored that the officers are making
| 1t hot for two Of the robbers, being only
| thirty minutes behind them. One OF them
is very desperate man and will probably
die with his boots on before he will submit
to capture.
Futch, the ons who made the confession.
took the train 10 Altamote and came on 20
Orlando, intending to wait for the fast mail
for Tampa, where be was engaged In erect
ing some houses a few days ago. Had be
gone on TO Kissimmee or escaped detection
here the men in the plot might never have
been known. He Vas one OF those who
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stopped and says he left when the firing
| commenced.
THE NEWS AT JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, May 24.-Only
one Of the Monroe junction murderers is in
custody. He is in the Orlando jail and has
confessed. The other suspects are not
identified, but are still held. The authori-
ties refuse to give the name Of the man who
has confessed aud will allow no one 60 see
him. He has furnished an accurate de-
scription of his four accomplices and claims
to have had nothing to do with the killing
OF Saunders, and that he vas one Of the men
who boarded the locomotive.
A Gainesville special says: ALFRED
Davis engineer OF the switch engine at the
Savannah, Florida and Western yard, was
held up by two white men THE morning at
2 o'clock. They first made inquiries about
the departure of trains. then they asked
whether or not the train robbers had been
cauRnb and Wnat was known OF them. Ihen
placing their pistols close to Davis head
they demanded all that he had, which they
took from him. One wanted to kill him
saying dead man tell no lies" The other
objected, but ordered Davis to walk off.
Davis pistol was in the cab, and no one
was down there at the time
except the night telegraph opera
tor, who finally came up town and
told policeman, but the policeman re-
fused to leave his bsat to notify the sheriff,
so nothing was known of it until this morn
ing. Both men were white and answered
very closely the published descriptions of
the Monroe Junction train robbers. The
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