The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-03
POLICEMAN CHARGED WITH
 COMPLIQTY IN ROBBERY

torney Mcintosh stating that he haI known her for twenty years and z Q was most exemplary woman, a per -
 lady, and he would say one of the i. women in Mobile. What will be the outcome of on- ference is not known, Lut 1t isz scted that several sensational arrest c Il fol-
 low within the next twenty A hours, as the statements made by<S Itchcock are so positive that there are no other alternatives for the police but to act. Ohicer Luke Murray. the policeman brought before Hitchcock. and who the youngster charges with complicity, is one of the oldest and best known men on the force. He is on the Royal Street peat at night. and by his courteous manner he has made friends that he can count by the score.
 nnafp Hitchcock is a bright and in- teiligent. youth. we'll spoken and neatly dressed. Throughout the rapid fire of questions shot at the youngster by all present, he retained his cool and delib- crate manner, and never once did he contradict himself.
 He IS IS years of age, and states that
 he attended several. colleges in tho worth, where he received most of his education. He states that he served tWenty-nine months in a reform school m washington for robbing post office ooxes. and 1t was shortly after being
 released from this school that he came to Mobile and launched into the profess sion.
 Talking to newspaper men. he was
 guarded all the time. and before he would answer a question, ha thought if oVer' and never did he answer A ouea-
 ton directly. but evaded in the most
 skhirui manner, never quite commit ting himself.
 sandoz Was Excited.
 MT. Sandoz, of the firm that was rob-
 ped, became greatly excited when tell Ing Of the robbery and rising to his rect he walked to the center of the room and with tears yelling into his eyes stated that he had been branded as thief and now he was cleared "Gentlemen," said Mir. Sandoz. 1T never committed the deed and through
 these months I have been subjected
 to the humiliation of being called a thief as passed along the streets.
 NOW l have almost cleared myself. and gentlemen, I want the man who committed the deed to be put behinS prison bars" MT. sandoz by this time could hard
 ly speak, and bringing his hand down on the table he swore to clear his good name of the shadow that had been cast over 1t by the talk of peo- pie of the city who had branded him as thief.
 Then young Hitchcock told of how the locksmith whom they had
 bought" to take part in the sensa- tional robbery had come to the place after the robbery was discovered and had demonstrated to every one the workings of the safe and how the lock was drilled. which demonstration
 he conducted in such manner as to throw suspicion on the man who kept the store.
 This man. according to Hitchcock was also ther@one who made the Keys with which the burglars entered the
 store and Hitchcock further states
 that he made eleven keys that it dif-
 ferent other places in town, includ- ing several large Jewelry firms After every one interested had ask ed all the questions they choose. Hitch cock was handcufred, led to the street and carried off in the cab waiting at the door, in company with Deputy Uni ted States Marshal Gates. Sheriff Caso- las and Deputy Charles Cherry. The other men silently left the room and the chief and Officer Murray went to the police station together. where they were closeted for some time.