The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-09

bent on him He moved quickly to the
dock, and stood with bowed head while
the charge against him was Icing read.
| "GGiliy," he responded to the question
| OF tie CLERK. and it seemed 10 be a relief
| for him to say the word.
| Hawkins was seen in his cell in police
| court this morning. lie vas ia very pen
itprt mood, and evidently fully appre-
icatcd his position He said:
| TIN not going to make any fight I'm
| guilty. and that's al! there is about it.
| III ask the court for mercy, and then
| want To get over it as soon as possible.
| and take my punishment like man. You
| see, was notcut out for thief. Theternp
| tation came oil in a moment and 1 was not
| strong enough TO resist il. Five minutes
before I stole that money I had no idea
| that I should ever do anything wrong.
| There was no generalization about il at all.
| Better men than have fallen, and now that
| Imin trouble want totake IA punishment.
like a man and get it over With, and
| begin a new life"
Hawkins was asked how he knew the
| combination OF the safe. He replied:
Il Just happened on il. l did not study
how to rob the safe, and made no effort
/ 10 warn TIE communications. L N6t
with the knob, and just by luck happened
TO get tie right numbers. Then when
the sarc was open and saw all the money
there. ] could not RESIST l picked up the
bundle OF bills and put them under my coat,
aud then shut the safe and went right houie.
gave my wife some money. H. was my
salary. Honestly. / didn't try to irnpli-
cate her in my wrong doing. I had no in
tention Of giving her any of the stolen
money. aud il was a shame to arrest her.
She Snows n,thing at all about the case,
! ana has no money"
| When Questioned regarding the 500
which has not been accounted for. Hawkins
said he knew noting Of the money
I tbda't spend il. and I did not give it
| 10 anyone" he said. IF the money Is
missing it must have been lost, or else I
| didn't take it I've told the truth about
the whole business and done ever ything
could to set the matter right, and now ]
want TO take my punishment and get il
over with a. soon as possible I hope they
won't ne hard on me, for, although know
I have done wrong, still. I'm trying to 10
right now
what about vour story trying to impIi-
cate Mr.. CoIlins?'' lie was asked
/ I'm sorry about that he replied. I'm
| awfully sorry. You see, when they ar.
! rested me there in Toronto and put me In
| jail was al wrought up and didn't know
what to do "a y. Then this lawyer came
| to me aud said he could get me off and
prevent them taking me tack. He asked
me all about the office here and rho knew
the combination to the safe. Then he
/ wanted TO know who was in the office last.
and I told him MIR. Collins. He told me- to
tell the story and did il. had not had
| any sleep and nothing 10 eat, and was neC.
vous and unset, and did not realize what
/ ] was doing When The lawyer went away
and | had a chance to think it over,
realized what I had done. Then, when
NJ. Davis came told him the truth about
it. / would Ike to see Mr.. Collins and ask
Him 10 forgive nee for the injury did him.
No one was TO blame but myself, and I'm
sorry ] was 30 foolish as not to tell the
truth in the first place.
While Hawkins was talking man who
Knew him came to the cell door and pushed
| his hand through the bars.
"How de do, Hawkins?'' he said.
''why, sir, you don't mean TO say you
I will sha Ike hands with me WI, I'm glad
| il yoa viii do So I have been pretty
bad and I'm not an honest man any longer,
I'm going TO live straight again and keep
out of the way of temptation
At late hour this afternoon Hawkins
/ had been unable ~ find bondsn,an and
was sent to Jail