Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-10
LEADER Of GANG
TAKEN IN HERE
Constable Frank Stewart
Makes Important Arrests
in Capturing Gilbert Bry-
ant and Benjamin Scott.
TAKEN TO ARGENTA
Pine Blufi's Constable "Sweats' Pris.
OnerS and Brings to Light Many
Burglaries in "NOrth Little Rock"
Others 10 Be Arrested.

Arrests involving some Of the most
prominent negroes in Argenta will be-
made today as the result Of the capt.
ure of Benjamin Scott, the negro lead
er OF gang Of Argenta freight
thieves, by Constable l. w. Roberts
al Pine Bluff last night Scott CON
fessed to half score of mysterious
freight car robberies and implicated
a number of other negroes in the
thefts and receiving stolen goods.
Scott was taken from the Pine Buff
jail, where he was held ON a charge
CT burglary, preferred by the Jeffer-
son county authorities.
Gilbert Bryant, a negro burglar.
who attempted to enter the residence
Of Charles Malloy, Fourth and Olive
streets, Christmas eve, and was shot
in the groin by Malloy, was also re-
turned to Argenta. Both men will be
ARRANGED in court this morning.
Constable Roberts went to Pine
Bluff to secure Bryant, who was al.
rested by Constable Frank Stewart ;r
that city. Stewart held Bryan. ard
notified the Argenta authorities Rob
erts secured Bryant and then, on
Stewards invitation, inspected the
Jail. On his rounds he saw a negro
whom he thought to be Scott lie
charged him with being the nlar
wanted in Argenta for number Of
car robberies, and Scott denied i. BY
a ruse the officers secured a confess
sion Of his identity. He was then ia
ken to the Office OF the chief of police
at Pine Bluff and sweated by Roberts.
SO SWeatbox Brings Confession.
Scott broke down and confessed W.
der the officers fire Of questions Hc
admitted being the leader of the gang
of car thieves arrested some time ago,
and confessed to other robberies as
well. A number Of his gang are
awaiting grand jury indictments.
Charles Terrell, William Cauldws,i,
the two 14-year~ white boys who
were arrested in company with Annie
Clemmons. a negro woman, and an
other negro named Robinson, were all
members of the gang, according to
Scott.
The Negroes confession clears up
number of mysterious robberies which
have baffed the police and constabu-
larry of Argenta, as well as the Iron
Mountain detectives. who have uean
in Argenta for the past few months
working on the case
Nearly all of the clothing Scott
wore at the time of his arrest is said
to be loot from freight cars.
Constable Busy Serving Warrants.
COnstables worked all last night
serving the warrants. which We're Sc
cured, at the homes Of several of the
justices. SCOTS confession may re-
suit in wholesale arrests for receiving
stolen goods. One Of the points in all
of the recent robberies which the au-
thorities have been unbale to solve
was the disposition Of the goods by
the thieves. SCOTS confession clears
up this and charges several prominent
negroes with being fences
Bryant Has q Record.
Bryant, the negro burglar, who was
arrested in Pine Bluff, is a we'll
known desperate character. He at
tempted to burglarize the home of
Malloy, but was detected. Malloy shot
at him several times, but the negro
escaped I:oo1 was found on the
grcund the GaA: morning, but Brj.
ants wounds we're not severe enough
to prevent his escape. He was wound
ed slightly in the groin.
The Jefferson county authorities
waived their hold upon both men, as it
was found that the Argenta cases
against them was mich StrOnoor