The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
TRACE BURGLARIES
CATER WOODS DOESN'T MAXI
FULL CONFESSION.
Police OF Central City Think They
Have Man Who Has Been Enter
ing Many Residences I'm
Selma.
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau,
Selma, Sept. Is.
The police department was busy to-
day trying to induce the negro bur-
glar, Cater Woods, to make full con-
fession.
The negro only reiterated the story
he told last night. The confession he
made today was the same as the ones
which he made last night with the
exception that today he said that there
was no one assisting in the robberies
which he has committed.
| The police know that so far as the
robbery of the Wolf residence last
Saturday night is concerned, that
Woods had no pal, but although they
have no evidence that the negro had
an assistant in the robbery of the
| Pitts residence they are inclined to
believe that he did.
7 Efforts have alsobeen made today to
! connect the prisoner with the robbery
of the Adler residence. but this he
denies and stoutly aff1rms that he has
burglarized only two residences, those
of Mr.. Wolf and Judge Pitts.
| Woods was arraigned in police court
this morning on two warrants charg-
ing him with burglary. After he had
been arraigned the cases were contin-
ued for a hearing until Monday morn
ing as the city was not ready for the
cases to be tried.
In the possession of the police de-
partment there are many articles of
jewelry which will be used as exhibits
when the cases against the negro are
called.
Most of the articles of jewelIy TAX
en- from the thief have been Identified
with the exception of about $50 in
paper money and a solitaire diamond
ring. 1t was at first believed that this
diamond ring was one which had
been stolen from the residence of Mr.
j. c. Adler,
Last night Chief of Police Walters
went out to the house where Woods
lived, on McCTary street, and searched
it thoroughly. But little of value was
found in the house, although they
located some insurance policies and
other papers which had been taken
from S. VOLTS residence last Satur-
day night.
So far tho police department have
gathered together eighteen of the S2oO
gold pieces which were stolen from
DR. Pitts's residence. One or two oth-
ers have been located but those who
have them say that they will not give
them up.
Tied To steal Horse.
An unknown white man made a des-
pcrate effort late yesterday afternoon
to steal a horse from negro. just
across the river from Selma. The ne
gro was driving some cattle to the city
for Hardy Rowell of Minter, and was
resting just across the river The white
man came along and made the negro
get off the horse and then mounted the
animal and rode away.
The negro hurried across the river
bridge and soon found Mr.. RowelL MI
Rowcll borrowed a bicycle and started
in pursuit of the man on the horse
| When he had ridden a mile or so he
came IN with the man. The latter re-
| fused TO give up the horse. Rowel
picked M a stick and knocked him on
the animal. Rowell LEFT the man ~
/ ms IN tho road and led his horse back
to this city.
After he arrived here he reported the
occurrence to Sheriff Blackwell. Ar
effort was made to capture the man last
night, but he eluded the officers. II
was learned today that he had taken tc
| the railroad track and was making to-
wards Montgomery Several places or
the road were telegraphed to arrest the
! horse thief