The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-12
Bank Cashier Is Killed and
President Seriously Shot
RESULT OF DIME NOVELS
Father of Boy Declares That He Is
Not Crazy But Is Bad and Made
Lives of His Family Com
pIetely Miserable.

Louisville. November 11.-With a revol-
yer in each hand, a young man who has
been identified as Thomas j. Hall of
Louisville, entered the Merchants Ma
tional bank in New Albany. Ind, short
ly after IL o'clock this morning and after
commanding every one to throw up his
; hands and "get into the vault began
shooting
The dead:
]. Hungary Fawcett. cashier of the
| bank, shot through chest and neck, died
almost instantly.
The wounded:
John K. Woodward, president of the
bank, shot through liver and intestines
perforated. Conditions serious.
James r. Tucker, negro chauffeur of
Louisville. shot through body; probably
fatally.
Effort to Escape.
Following the shooting the murderer
rushed from the bank and tried to make
his escape in the automobile which he
had appropriated In Louisville, but the
negro chauffeur, working under a threat
of losing his life and apparently incapable
of action, sat still, the robber sending
bullet through his body. Down the
river band, a distance of perhaps two
blocks, ran the youth with the speed of
deer. He quickly appropriated skiff
at the dock and was on his way to the
Kentucky side before the frightened citi-
zens of New Albany knew what had
transpired. An alarm was given through
a megophone of a dredge and in a short
time the police of the little city had cap
-tured their man and brought him to shore
only to confront the new peril of lynch
ing. By a clever ruse, however, Captain
Adams of tho New Albany police stood of
a crowd of 200 which surged around the
dock and the police boat landed. Com
manding the prisoner to lie down, the
captain announced to the crowd that the
man had taken poison and was dead,
meanwhile carrying him to the patrol wa
gon and giving the word to drive ahead.
The bandit was taken to the New Albany
jail. A few moments later he was re-
moved to the Southern Indiana reform
atory at Jefeersonvine to escape the
mob which had assembled around ethe
jail.
Refuses to Talk.
In his cell at the reformatory the pris-
oner refused to give his name and talked
only under pressure
He said he had been around Louis
vile for several days. He did not
know Tucker, the chauffeur, and de-
clared that he was square" and ought
to be released.
II won't tell my name. 1 have seven
brothers and sisters. My father don't
live with my mother. and all of them
are within 900 miles of tn place.
Il never smoked a cigarette, chewed
nor drank. Oh, yes, I smoked a cigar
in Covington 10 years ago. but never
again. l never was In trouble but
once That was at Lexington, KY. on
halloween a long time ago"
He seemed to be confused. but is ap-
parently not insane. He confessed tn at
he planned the robbery of the bank and
says he had no assistance.
The most striking thing about the
bandit is his good looks and his red
hair which is curly. His face is eff
Terminate. He is not over 20 years old,
five feet six inches tall, wears a lemon
oolored shirt with collar attach ed.
black four-in- hand tie, dark trousers
and belt.
Bandit identified.
Tonight the bandit was identified as
Thomas Jefferson Hall, and according
to William j. Hall. his father. the
desperate is but II years old. The elder
Hall. who has a furniture store at $50
South Preston street in this city, said
that Young Hall was househ old
tyrant and not insane at all.
HE is simply mean" said the father.
The family is formerly of Knoxville.
Tenn.
w. J. Hall detailed his sons actions
for the past few years. saying that dime
novels had been his constant mental
food. and the boy had made the lives
of his family miserable.
Among Young Halls effects was
found powerfully made cabinet. lined
and outfftted like a room. 1t Is be-
lieved that the boy expected to escape
with his loot today, crawl into the box.
which was consigned to "R. ]. Smith,
Knoxville. Tenn.," and escape as
freight.
of the Rev. Albert Williams was said
to be the first owner of cotton fac
tory In Georgia. Five children were born
to Col. and Mrs. Bush, namely: Annie
(Mrs. W. d. Nesbtt), Albert p, Morris
W., Thomas G. Jr., and Edwin Hollis
Mrs. Bush was born and reared In Mont
gomery. She and her husband were men,
bers Of the Baptist church and Colonel
Bush was very active In church work.
News Received in Mobile.
Mobile, November 1.-(Special.) News
Of the sudden death of Col. t. G. Bush,
formerly Of Mobile. came as a distinct
shock to the family and friends here.
The news was conveyed to his son, Albert
p Bush, through a long distance phone
message from his sister, Mrs. W. d. Mes
bitt, In Birmingham. The whole city
was startled by the news and the Mo-
bile Register was kept busy answering
phone messages and verifying the re-
port.
Colonel Bush left Mobile In 1887 for
Admission, where he engaged in the iron
and steel business and about 10 years
later he went to Birmingham. He was
at the head of the 7. G. Bush Grocery
company and other enterprises in Mo-
bile.
He leaves one brother here, Col. ]. C.
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