Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-09
HAWKINS IN" TOWN
The Guilty Messenger Returns in
Charge ofsDf,e'tsotive Helan.
REAFrIRMS CONFESSION OF GUILT
Efforts Of Canadian !, Lawyers to
Compel Extraditipn Proceedings.
INCIDENTS OF THE TRIP

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Plain Hawkins with the Thomas Var.
| lex LETT in other lands returned to the
city last night at II o'clock, handcuffed te
Detective Helan.
Quite a crowd had collected to get a
glimpse of the self-confessed safe robber
whose cuteness had discovered the COM
| bination of Collector Davis safe but whose
bnngling methods of escape had brought
| MIN in the clutches of the police Inspec-
| tor Mattingly and two detectives from
headquarters were at the station, and when
the prisoner left the train thes imme-
diately surrounded him and escorted him
/ to the patrol wagon, which. was driven at
| once to No. 6 precinct. Hawkins there re-
iterated his confession of the robbery thu,
full details of which have heretofore been
printed exclusively in The Star
/ The trip from the north was devoid of
| incident until the train pulled out of Har-
riSburg. Here Hawkins became very angry
and for. a time it locked as if he would try
and escape Detective Helan put a quietus
| on all, such thoughts by transferring Haw-
| kins to another seat and giving him to UNI
derstand. in the plainest kind of English,
| that II he saw any more miSbchayior it
| would go hard with him. At Harrisburg
| The Star reporter obtained a copy of The
Star containing an account Of the arrest
| of Hawkins wife.
Hawkins Makes Threats.
| When the detective read the account
Hawkins looked over his shoulder and,
| noting the headline burst into a TRADE
against the officers who arrested her. and
| said he hoped he would never see them as
/ 1t would go hard with them if he did. AS
i he read the story he, became more violent,
and threw out Of the window everything
he could lay his hands to-
He was sitting next to the window at the
time and half rose. as II to throw himself
out Detective Helan interpreted his
| thoughts. Quick as flash he transferred
him to the aisle seat, and then talked to
him. There was no installing his mean
ing, and Hawkins became submissive in an
| instant. For some minutes he muttered to
| himself and wildly gesticulated Then he
became calm and said:
Mr.. Helan. before God, she did not know
where the money came from. When 1
went home just threw her roll of bills
and went out. I thought it was my salary.
1t was a lot of one-dollar, bills. When
got my check cashed the man gave me
about $35 in one-dollar bills"
That's all very well, Hawkins, "but she
told me- when l went to search the house
! that there was only $1,45,in the house, ami
| that she had not seen YOU
We'll, maybe she was excited" replied
| the prisoner, trying to excuse his, WIFE
why, man, it will XIII her to put her i'm
JAIL, lie added. feelingly.
Thinking Of the Future. l.,,.. 90.
Hawkins was much concerned ABOUT
his future. Every little while he would
| ask the5 detective; if hefthought Mr.. Davis
| would be hard on him He volunteered
the information Tint; ,after the money. he
left with wife; which, The said, amount
ed, he thought. to about 500, but it might
have been more, turned over, there
would only be a little ,.tlit unaccounted Cor,
and he could raise that among his friends.
With all the money returned, surely Mr..
Davis would not be HARD on him. What
ever was l&clxfngs'he Would give his note
for. and if let off with a suspended SEN
tence would obtain. employment in the
Black Belt as school teacher and pay
back every cent.
Neither the detective nor Collector Davis
held out any hope, and Hawkins gradually
began to realize his position. 1t was but
temporary, however, for he soon, became
1ovial ana suggested that it might be a
good thing, in view of the good advertise
ment he has had, to star him in dime
museum. In that way. he argued, he
could accumulate enough money to upay
back the missing money to Mr.. Davis.
This was deemed impracticable in view of
mis- position, and he agreed, after, all, It
would be better to write novel Of his life
and make him the hero under the soubri-
| auet of Combination Tommy" c
The Canadian Case.
After Hawkins agreed to come; to Wash
| ington without extradition papers he was
carried before Inspector Stark. One of the
party from Washington urged the inspec-
tor not to press the charge of bringing
stolen money into the dominion against
the prisoner, as the latter had been badly
instructed by his counsel. This was done
| to frighten Hawkins. The inspector, not
understanding the little play by which
Hawkins was to be taken away, made the
| matter all the more impressive by taking
the speaker In earnest, and holding cut
for Hawkins trial under the laws of the
dominion. which would undoubtedly have
resulted In the latter's conviction and SEN
tence to fourteen years in the Kingston
penitentiary at hard labor.
While the conversation was going on the
prosecutor of the crown came in, and as he
receives his salary entirely from fees and
as eXtraditiOn proceedings augured well
for him, he did everything he could to
thwart the United States officers from get
ting the prisoner. In the first place he OBJ
1ected to any representative of Hawkins
talking for him, but permitted Hawkins
counsel to be present and advise his client
against going back. With the Inspector
/ ard chief of police in sympathy with the
United States, the contention in behalf of
Hawkins, was allowed to continue, and
when the prisoner himself stated decisively
he would go back without extradition
papers, the crowns attorney and the self
appointed lawyer for Hawkins could do
nothing but acquesce. But both put in
bills for services rendered.S sstsa~ <ssfsT,
Wanted Their Fees.
As stated in the dispatches. Hawkins had
$3.50 which he declared was his. This was
promptly claimed by his attorney, whilesthe
crown attorney wanted $25 for his trouble.
No one saw. him do anything but, hfs best
to keep the prisoner In Canada. He did
not make his demand tor his fee until the
party reached the boat which plies between
d Lewiston N. +, apd Toronto. across Lake
Detective Hefan,l securely .aiandeuffed to
the prisoner, witt Ina reporter of The Star
and Detectives SlemaH Of the Toronto police
department, otook xtcUriage at the police
court and drove to the boat which was
scheduled to leavs mt 2eo'clock. When the
party arrived. 1t wasswithin a few minutes
of the starting time The attorney for the
crown was waiting Tor. his little fee. Col
lector Davis had gone on board the boat
| and was not in sight, The. attorney de-
manded the money and threatened not to
allow the prisoner to leave until he was
him. sol ssn 80
/ . 80 Isd Ius
Adopted n Ruse.
Detective Helan pointed - The Star man
and said He wifi lspfffA II for youv and