The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-12
FaIcK DUCKS
WINGS CROPPED.
..vvss AFTER WORKING MANY
Inns NOW WEARS CHAINS.
.,, c,iokest CoOns That Ever En-
..,,.d the City Court Given Six
Years In the Gang.

1.vres. the negro who was re-
OH an,enced in the CITY court to
v, v.two months in the penltentlary
envy DSoral different charges. is per-
sew eva If the most unprincipled and
O'' ~, 1awbreakers who has ever
before court In Dawson.
.-nss was arrested a few days ago
- county by Sheriff Christie
1 .porsI warrants sworn out by Daw-
s.rties, charging him with cheat
s"d swindling. The scheme that
%. worked was an exceedingly
me, He would go to farmer
ooreseut himself as wanting to
J. for him, but stating that he was
ol dollars in debt to another
saw and get an advance payment to
mount. He worked this game on
~ three farmers and then changed
! base of operations to Dawson,
;nr to a leading merchant here
' sUanisared that he had several hogs
!US bp wanted to sell and produced
W. vI p evidence to show that he had
g9 atock, BY his clever misrepre-
lions '.E he secured several dollars
' tbe proposed purchase money.
W. W. this time his fertile magma
4 uI ooniured up the possession OF a
/ ~ quantity of corn, and he forth
I. i ave out the information to an
~ narty that he would bring IN fif-
sS.bels of the grain the following
! This party was at the time very
e. in need of corn and told Haynes
/ Tonld like to buy it. Haynes
f.rannon asked for a small advance
the request was granted.
d. next victim was a prominent
tr asI in the city. Haynes
|nrp.pnted to him that he had a bale
cotton at PAGES gin, but as it was
w near train time and his wife had
rleave on that particular train to see
~ .ick mother he woulu not have
h. to wait until it was ginned and
Erld like to get ten dollars to secure
Esilroad ticket. He gave his name
the warehouseman as Arthur Hix-
and the warehouseman found on
|yestigation that a negro by this
Inc did have bale of cotton waiting
| he ginned at the place mentioned.
|ep more dollars accordingly went in
the Haynes treasury.
THE negro then purchased a bicycle
|om a dealer in the city by making a
hall cash payment and givi ng a
|Ortgage on the wheel for the re-
|sinder. But he did not mind stoop'
D to a little crime like selling mort
bged property, and ten dollars more,
|Om the sale of the bicycle, made an
Bditional swell in the Haynes COT
Prs.
It was at this iuncture that the ne
rodecided that he had played his lit
/ bunco for all it was worth and he
book the dust of Terrell county from
Is feet. When the swiUdled parties
isCOvered that they were victims OF
be frauds warrants were issued for
d arrest, but the officers succee ded
locating him only recently-several
Onths after the swindIes had been
Haynes had a considerable amount
money at the time of his arrest, but
e stated that instead of employing
sgal counsel with it he would keep it
n future reference, remarking, it is
nd, that convict guards always need
money. The negro was also COM
Indicative enough to impart the in
rmatiOn that he had escaped lest
ear from the state penitentiary in
ALBANIA, His true name, however,
as kept to himself, although he had
le audacitv to promise to reveal his
entity if Sheriff Christie would de-
YER him to the authorities in that
ate and divide with him the amount
Tered for his capture. His Alabama
cord will be thoroughly looked into
Altogether the case of Haynes pre-
nts some of the boldest and cleverest
in the annals OF negro
Wbreaking.