Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-18

He Left Augusta, and Says strair
Was Driving Him Crazy-He Viii
Return Without Requisition.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 17.-Broken in
health and spirits by the terrible ex
periences of the past three months
Thomas w. Alexander, formerly q
wealthy broker and prominent soci
ETY. leader of Augusta, Ga, was ar
rested in downtown hotel charged
with the forgery of documents on
which he is said to have realized
100000 before his sudden departure
from Augusta two months ago. Alex.
ander and his brother were partners in
a brokerage business, and his downfall
is attributed to speculation in cotton
The prisoner was permitted to re
main in his room at the hotel under
guard of two detectives. He has sig
nified his willingness to return to Au-
gusta without requisition papers, and
will likely be started on his journey
within the next day or so.
Il would face my accusers a thou
sand times rather than live the past
two months over again." sobbed the
prisoner, as he sat in his room.
Since his hurried departure from
Augusta, after his finSncial crash,
Alexander has been fugitive. Trav-
cling almost constantly, he has been
in hourly dread of arrest He man
aged to elude the officers in New
York, Philadelphia, st. Louis, Chica.
go and other cities, until, with his
nerves almost completely wrecked, he
finally arrived in Pittsburg last Fri,
day
Going to a hotel he registered as
Thomas w Burton. He had not been
in the city more than a few hours
until the Augusta officials knew Of his
whereabouts A private detective
agency in that city, which had been
leading in the hunt, sent word to the
Perkins detective agency in this city
informing them that Alexander was in
Pittsburg.
After securing a good description of
the fugitive, two detectives started
on a hunt for Alexander, and he was
located in this city. The Augusta au.
thorities were notified, and orde@ed his
arrest.
When the detectives walked up to
Alexander in the lobby of the hotel,
bo woo unrvOuc1yy y1ooipr boo1r o,6
forth, his chin sunk upon his breast
"You are under arrest, Mr.. Alex.
ander," said one of the officers.
my God, caught at last! Hurry,
take me out of this crowd" was the
reply.
The detectives escorted him to his
room. There he broke down com.
pletely. At first he was not willing
to return to Augusta without a legal
fight. He seemed to dread his re-
turn in disgrace to the city where
only two months ago he was one of
the leading business and club men
Finally he consented to go without a
requisition.
pearance was man of remarkably
striking appearance, tall and well-built
with clear eye, and nerves of steel
The man who will go back to answer
to the many criminal charges is stoop.
shouldered, nervous, and but a shad.
ow of his former self.
He told the officers that after max.
ing his escape he Travelled constantly.
He said that the eternal vigilance
which he knew to be the price of free.
dom had worn him out physically and
mentally and for this reason he was
not sorry, in some ways, for his cap.
ture, as he believed that he would have
gone crazy had the chase continued
much longer. Alexander begged that
he be spared the shame of spending
a night in prison. 1t was then agreed
that the officers would remain with
him in his hotel