The Banner-Democrat., 1892-12-17
CAUGHT AND BRoUaHr BACK

sert an, ihing) we met Captsin Il. N
Ilea ia town, who had just returne.
from Jackson, Miss, with the hors'
thief aud ex-consict I. ]. Howell
whom he had abort time previousl!
Hospitality treated when siek, fa
which Howell in grateful return. stol,
bis riding mare, suit.;ot clothes and !,
lot of jewelry. decamping directly 70,
Chicot county, Ark.
Through the courtesy OF Sheriff
Dunn We interviewed Howell soot
alter his arrival in the parish jail
lie said he was SO years old, born Ia
Benton county, Miss, unmarried, had
no family Of any Eind except one
brother; that the people Of Chicoi
were close after him. aud would have
got him If cx-Judge II. A. Hartman,
a merchant of Carmel In that county,
had not crossed the river with him
for the purpose of getting reward oi
$lO0 for him as an escaped convict
from Jackson. He further said he
was not an escaped convict, having
served five years tor one sentence and
eleven for the other, making sixteen
years out of thirty-two, the lasi term
expiring November 18th. just eleven
days before he robbed Captain Rea.
T.J. Howell, or whatever his name
may be, is beyond doubt confirmed
criminal aud an Intelligent one at that |;
keen-eyed and quick at thought.
Mr.. ii's letter to our Sheriff is a
correct description of him We
would not willingly misjudge fellow
being, nor say world to prejudice
his future, but Mr.. Howell impressed
us as being one of those confirmed
criminals that would stop at nothing
in his utter disregard Of all the laws of
God and man.
Captain Rea stated 10 us that How
ell came to his house sick, and he
cared for him kindly. as is the Gust
ON in our Southland, and finding
what he had done in return for the
determined to capture him
al any cost or labor and bring him to
justice.
The authorities and people of Chi
cot, county, Ark, done everything
possible TO aid in the taking of How
ell. and Lecame quite indignant when
they found that Mr.. Hartman had
crossed the river with him inlo Mis-
sissippi in order to get the supposed
one hundred dollars reward, while
Mr.. Hartman finding there was no
reward and being out some $4,000 or
more made a virtue of necessity,
lodged Howell in jail and advised the
Sheriff of (Nest Carroll as follows:
VIcKsBURG MISS. Dec. 1, 1892.
Sheriff of West Carroll, LATHE
man who stole Captain Rea's mare
Sunday night is in Jackson, Miss, iu
all took him to jackson under the
impression that he WAS an escaped
of that State, but his time had
so turned him over to the
police at jackson 10 await requisi-
ion from La. His name is T.J. How
III, is about feet. 10 or II inches,
linn build. pale looking, the front
Doth on upper jaw is turned cross
wise aud is very noiicable.- The first
oint of fore finger OF eft hand has
,een injured and is bent little and
he thumb nail on left hand is gone.
lie confessed to Gov. Stone that he
i0le the horse. He has bad record
nd hope you will get him. He was
rearing grey suit of Capt. Rea's
lothes and a derby bat. l think you
an get him from this description, as
ou could know him anywhere by the
Doth. Yours truly,
II. A. HARTMAN.
Captain Rea went to Jackson, re-
overed his jewelry, got his man, aud
e is now securely fastened in the par
ii jail.
This is rather lengthy detail about
single criminal, but it was made
ecessary for the vindication of our
hicot neighbors from any imputation
lai might have been cast upon them
ecause of the singular conduct of
lr. Hartman, who permitted himself
} be cajoled by cunning horse thief,
no is as dangerous as he is desperate,
dying from tho location in which he
I'd placed the axe just previous to his
aving. II
The impression produced on our
.ople by the entertainment on Tues