The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-07
CONFESSED MANY RoBBER1Es.
Guy Winn Makes a Clean Breast of
His Rasoality.

Night before last F. Wachtel's iewelry
| store on jefferson street, between Brough-
ton street and the lane, was burglarized
and lot of jewelry stolen. The case was
placed in the hands of Detective Wether-
horn early yesterday morning and he at
once visited the pawnshops. He found
two of Wachtel's watches, one at Strauss
and the other at Muhlbcrgs.
The pawnbrokers told the detective
that young negro man had pawned the
articles under the name of West. Detect
i've Wetherhorn left Detective Hartigan
at Muhlberg's to watch for the thief and
shortly after West put in
an appearance again to pawn
other articles. The pawnbroker
gave the officer the wink and Detective
HaItigan stepped from behind the cur
tains and had pair of handouts on the
negro's wrists before he could hardly
realize what was transporting.
The fellow was taken to Justice Naugh-
tins office, and when Detective Wether-
horn arrived a few minutes later he re-
cOgnized the prisoner as Guy Vim, an
eX-bell boy of the De Soto, for whom he
had been on the lookout fora week VIM
promptly confessed to the burglary of
WaChtels place and said he had lots on
his mind which he desired to tell A
MORNING News reporter was sent for and
VIM made a complete confession of a
number of other burglarieS
When | came here from Augusta a
year and a half ago, said VIM, Il went
to work for Mr.. Frank LathrOp. | often
went through his pockets and took small
change and one day stole a pistol from his
sachel l pawned that with Muhlberg
. l.. T E. Il.
suspect me if left the saChel. and
stole that, too, and pawned it with Null
berg.
THE next place robbed was a woman's
house on Bryan street with a man named
Mitchell who is working at the Hotel
Tybee. We had a key and got into her
trunk We only got s.. About two
weeks ago [ broke into Okarmas shoe
store on Whitaker street and stole a lot
of fine shoes. l happened in there acct
dentauY to get one of these shoes fixed
last week and MIR. Okarma identified it
as his.
Il told him bought pair from man
for 81, and he took me to Detective Bos-
sell. ! then told the detective | could
point out the man, and he went with me-
! got him to arrest Davis Evans, and he
is now in jail, but he knows no more about
that robbery than baby. / did it by
my o'41 anu ildu I-4N ullo diTtSICl LOT tear
would be suspected. This thing is what
has worried my mind.
"A couple of weeks ago Mitchell and l
We're walking along in front of the Odd
Fellows building, and we saw bicycle
in front of the steps. Mitchell said we
could pawn it, and he wrote
an order to the pawnbroker
for $40 on the wheel, signing somebody's
name / carried the bicycle around to
Muhlberg's aud got the $40. 1t belonged
to Mr.. S. p Hamilton. Before | robbed
Okarma's and while ] was at the De
Soto l stole all of Paul Pritchard's
clothes and pawned them at Muhlbergs
in Pritchard's name"
Every word of Winn's confession is
true, as Detective Wetherhorn is familiar
with all the cases which he mentioned.
Evans is in Jail charged with the burglary
Of Okarma's place, but he has persist
entity denied any knowledge of it.
VIM was employed at the De Soto at
the time of the diamond robberies and
the detectives think he knows something
about these affairs, but his mind has not
yet begun TO worry him on the subject.
There may be some developments on this
line in the next day or two