The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-21
OFFERS A REWARD
DETECTIVE WANTS HIGHwAYMEN
CAPTURED.
WILL PAY FIFTY DOLLARS.
FOR ARREST AND PROOF TO CON-
VICT ANY ONE OF THEM.

Private Detective Hewitt Said He
Knows Who the Robbers Are-PO-
lice Detective Offers Reward for
Their Capture-"NO strings Tied to
the Money" He Snys-BruEswick
Man viii Probably Get Out Of His
TrOubIe-TelIs How He Was Ar
rested.
Fifty dollars reward for the arrest,
with proof to convict, of the persons
who have been guilty of the recent
highway robberies reported at police
headquarters, is offered by City Detec-
tive Frank Wall. The detective is
serious in his offer and says he will
deposit the money in any bank, or
with Supt. Reilly.
The offer is prompted, the detective
says, by the statement made by De-
tective Hewitt that he knows who has
been doing the work. He does not
hold the private detective down to his
suspicious, either. There are 10
strings tied to the money" said De-
tective Wall, land 1 make the offer
in good faith. 1t not only applies to
I am perfectly willing. in fact, anxious
to assist in making the arrests.
Il do not mean this offer to apply
only to the case of Mr.. Ellis of New
York, and / do not insist that the per-
sons arrested must be white men. 1
am ready to pay the sum named for
the arrest and conviction of any per-
son who has done this hold-up work,
this, of course not to be taken to mean
those who are now in custody, and
who were arrested either by the police
or detectives. 1t holds good in every
case where the robber has not been
arrested. Not only will l cheerfully
pay the sum stated but l will as
sist those who have any information
concerning the recent hold-ups, or al
legged hold-ups. We have done, and
are doing, all that we can, and if there
is anybody who can get at the guilty
persons / am personally willing to pay
them for their work. My offer is an
open one"
AmmOns TO he Released.
r. NJ. Ammons, the young man from
Brunswick who claimed to have been
held-up and relieved of $3.50, and who
was later arrested for the larceny of
a diamond bracelet, will probably get
out of his trouble to-day. Chief of Po-
lice Leverson of Brunswick arrived in
the city yesterday and had a consulta-
ton with Superintendent Reilly. Mat
ters will be Strengthened out and the
young man will be permitted no doubt,
to return to his parents. With over
whelming proof that the crime that he
reported never occurred Ammons does
not insist that this story be credited
a
he had made and laughed heartily
when the flaws were picked out and
shown to him.
Sore on the Detectives.
Ammons tells a rather amusing story
connected with his arrest and says that
it explains why he felt sore towards
the detectives.
Il had told my little tale of woe at
headquarters, said the prisoner,
"and then went over the same story
again to the detectives. They seemed
to take it in without any trouble, and
Detective Wall said he thought he
knew who had committed the crime.
He said that he would be able to To-
cate the men i'm an hour and asked
where he could find me. l told him at
the Pulaski House and then told him
where | was boarding. He went to my
boarding house, went through my
nanutul OF Stuu, MADE a rev OIner
rounds and with Detective Stark met
me at the hotel at the appointed time.
How AmmOns Was Arrested.
81 hadn't gotten next to what was
going on yet. and thought that they
were acting in good faith. l had no
idea that they had suspected that my
story wasn't on the square, and was
ready to follow them. 1 noticed De-
tective Stark go into the hotel and
telephone, but never dreamed that he
was asking the desk sergeant to send
the patrol wagon to Drayton and Bay
streets and that l was to be made
the prisoner at that point. The deteo-
tives said that in few minutes man
would pass that point and told me to
take off my hat if he was the right
party. This / agreed to do.
1--WE went around Bay street and
stood on the corner for about a min
ute. Then up comes the patrol wagon.
Wall said that the fellow hadn't shown
up and that we had better ride down.
l objected and wanted to go in a cab.
but finally agreed to ride in the wagon,
thinking, of course, they would follow,
got in, but they didn't. 'On the Cap
tains sheet, said Wall to the man in
uniform, but even then didn't under
stand, and was surprised when l was
put in a cell. 1 wouldn't have been
50 mad if they had told me that was
under arrest, but that or the captains
sheet game did make me sore.",s