Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-07

then cOoily informed the officer he was not
going until he was extradited.
AT the jail, which is a mammoth old
Building at the extreme eastern end of
town, The Stars representative. through
the courtesy OF the governor of the institu-
ton, had an interview with the cu1prit.
He met the reporter pleasantly, and seemed
surprised at his presence. Putting on an
air of Importance. he inquired in what way
he could serve The Star.
In the interview which followed. Hawk
lis said: As God is my living judge. /
amt responsible for the stealing of that
n oney. on that Tuesday afternoon / did
not have any idea of doing ii. and if 1 had
been given time to think about it, there is
no argument that would have made me
weaken God knows l have always been
hoEest, and remember how / found five
thousand dollars and returned it. but tina.
afternoon the devil seemed to be in me,
and when that man said. Hawkins, take
this money and go to Canada, or some
where. and l will follow and take care of
you. ! just couldn't resist He told me he
was one thousand dollars short in his ac-
counts. and begged me. for Gods sake. to
help him, and so did, but I wouldn't 10 il
again for all the gold at Klondke.'
How He Got Into the Safe.
Then he did not lock the safe that after
noon?"
Eyes. he did. and spun the combina ton
around before he left me-"
Then how did you get the money out?"
HE came back afterward and opened the
safe and left me III there. When 1 found
myself alone with all that money l did
not know what to DO. / put the box In the
bottom Of the washstand ard tucked the
bills unGer my vest When / went out the
door L was very nervous. Something told
Ile to get out of town quick. and 1 went
directly horne. gave my wife some money.
4 don't know how n uch. told her goodbye
and caught the $50 O'Clock train for the
forth.
Wow. 1 amt goirg hack with Detective
Helan. cause l know people down ill
Washington won't take my word. VIVA:
does nig2er's word amount to down there
anyhow? And then there's my pride and
Commissioner Ross. but my pride is dead
ana 50 will l be before i look Mr.. Ross in
the face.
.'Oh. no. there is nothing for me to look
forward 10 but death. Give me dose of
1audanum and / will die this minute
The reporter gave him couple of pills
for headache, and told him they were
morphine and would kill him, but he push
ed them aside and said: After all 1 can
not kill myself God would never forgive
me- It's awful to be hunted down like
they used to do slaves before the
That's the way fell, and then the face of
Mr. Davis was always before me. He was
so good to me, and to think should have
treated him so; but he is going to get
most of the money back and may be won't
he hard on me for this first offense. De-
tectiye Helan told me lie wss coming. |
dread to meet him. Do you think he will
believe my story?
The reporter told him he did not. and
pointed out that the deputy collector was
a bonded officer and it all foolishness
to accuse him. Then Hawkins said: We'll,
j am going to stick to that story: no one
Will believe that with my one eye l learned
the combination.
Collector Davis Arrives.
Just then Collector Davis and Detective
Helan entered. Mr. Davis said: Well
could You treat me so?'
Hawkins. who was sitting on a bench
arose and halfway extended his hand.
can't shake hands with you. although be-
fore God. Mr.. Davis. / didn't steal your
money. i brought it up here, but j was
the tool for another"
''Who was it?' asked Mr.. Davis.
Hawkins would not reply, but hung his
head He did not speak for some moments,
and the reporter repeated what Hawkins
had told him of the deputy collector. Mr..
Davis appeared greatly surprised al
though he had heard The charge before and
laughed at its impossibIity.
Why, the deputy collector is a bonded
officer. he said. He couldn't have done
it. Hawkins. tell me the TRUTH
But Hawkins would not talk until grad
TALLY, by stages. he became loquacious and
reiterated his conversation he had with The
Star man. and implicated his wife who,
he said, he had well provided for the day
he Left. When asked how much he had
given her, he replied he did not know. He
just reached down in his pocket and pulled
out big bunch and gave it to her" add
ing. Here. take this for you and the baby
/ am going away.
He went at cree to the depot passed
two policemen whom he knew. bought A
ticket for Niagara Fails. arriving there
the next morning. He felt as though the
police were after him there and after
buying a hat pin took ne first train for
Toronto. The rest Mr.. Davis knew. Re
plying 10 question, he said he mad not
mad" up his mind to return to Washing
ten. His story would no, ~ believed. and
the guilty parties would 90 free.
When the party left the jail he prom
ised 10 go home the next day with the
detectives. This morning he WAS brought
10 court. Before being arraigned he was
taken before Inspector Stark Detective
Helaa and Collector Davis Here he as
stunned 4 bravado attitude and refused alb
solutely to go home without extraction
papers. He was takea in Al adjoining
room. where the detective sergeant meas
ured him ana asked few questions all of
which pertained to his age. name and occu-
patton. He was quite ugly. and would not
answer ths questions. j. T. j..