The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-12
KILLS CASHIER, ! SHOOTS BANKER Lone Man Makes Desperate
 Play. ASSALANT SOON CAPTURED Police 0utwit Mob Bent on
 Lynchhg Prisoner. After Shooting Three Persons Tn Effort to Rob Bank, Young Desperate Takes to Light skin Bat Is
 Soon overh.uied By

Louisville. Ky. Nov. 11-with re- volver in each hand. a young man. who has been identified as Thomas Hall. of Louisville, son of dealer in second hand furniture, entered the Merchants National Bank in New Albany. Ind. shortly after II o'clock this morning and. after commanding every one to throw up his hands and "get into the vault" began shooting
 The dead: J. Hungary Fawcett cashier of the bank. shot through chest and neck, died almost instantly.
 The wounded:
 John c. Woodward. president of the bank. shot through liver and intestines perforated.
 James R. Tucker. negro chauffeur of Louisville. shot through body. prob ably fatal
 Following the shooting the murder CT rushed from the bank and tried to make his escape in the automobile which he had appropriated in Louis vile. but the negro chauffeur, work ing under 8 threat of losing his life and apparently incapable of acting. sat stiii. the robber sending bullet through his body.
 Down the river bank. distance of perhaps two blocks. ran the youth with the speed of deer. He quickly ap- propriated skiff at the dock and was on his way to the Kentucky side be- fore the frightened citizens of New Albany knew what had transpired An alarm was given through mega. phBns of aredEs boat and in shorl tims the police of she itttis city hat lcaptufsd their man and brought hin to shore only to confront the new peril of lynching. By clever russ however. Captain Adams of the New Albany police. stood off the crowd oi 400 which sursed around the dock a, 1 the police boat landed,
 Ruse os Officer. Commanding the prisoner to lie down. the captain announced to the l crowd that the man had taken poison and was dead. meanwhile carrying him to the patrol wagon and giving ths word to drive ahead. The bandit was taken to the New Albany jail. A few moments later he was removed to tho Southern Indiana reformatory at Jef. | fersenville. to escape the mob whicf had assembled around the Jail. In his cell at the reformatory ths prisoner refused to give his name ant talked only under pressure.
 | He said he had been around Louis | vile for several days. He did no know Tucker. the chauffeur and de elared that he was square" and ough to be released.
 T won't tell my name. have sever brothers and sisters. My father don live with my mother. and all of then are not within 500 miles of this place l T never smoked cigarette, chewes nor drank. Oh! l smoked cigar il Covington ten years ago. but neve l again. never was in trouble but one,
 before. That was at Lexington, Ky. on halloween. long time ago" l He seemed to be confused, but Il 1 apparently not insane. He confessed
 that he planned the robbery of tn, | bank and says he had no assistance. | AhO AAcoe DtAAAihB lHiuB aDOnI thu
 bandit is his good looks and hts res
 hair. which is neatly cut. His face i,
 effeminate. He Is not over 20 year | old. five feet. six inches tall. wears ,
 lemon colored shirt with collar at tached, black hat and tie. dark irons CTS and belt.
 "Just Mean,e Says Father.
 Tonight the bandit was identified A,
 Thomas Jefferson Hall and according
 to William J. Hall his father tn.
 desperate is but IT years old. Tn,
 elder Hall, who has a furniture stor,
 at SO2 south Preston street in this city
 said that young Hall was a househoi. 1 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 son's action
 for the past few years, saying tna
 dime novels had been his constan
 mental food, and the boy had made tn lives of his family miserable.
 Among young Halls effects wa
 found powerfully made cabinet, line
 and outftted like q room. It is be
 lieved that the boy expected to escap 1 with his loot today. crawl into the bo,
 which was consigned to R. J. Smitf
 Knoxville, Tenn. and escape as freight The man came to New Albany in a automobile. the property of Mrs. Wal | ter E Escott, resident of one of tn most fashionable districts of Louis | vile. The chauffeur, James R. Tuckel a negro, who was arrested, made tn startling announcement to the polio l that the man who did the shoot ing took possession of the automobIl
 this morning in front of Mrs. Escott' residence and forced him at the poin
 of a revolver to dVive him to Ne, Albany
 l The man. who is q stranger to tn New Albany and Louisville police, en i tered the bank by rear door, n re
 volver in each hand. He gave tn single command: Hands up, every body. Get Into the vault"
 Clerks Rush for safety. There was a rush for safety by tn i clerks and several persons who wer transacting business in the bank. President Woodward quickly takin In the situation advanced towards tn robber and attempted to talk to hin or. if possible. capture the man. Tn robbers response to Mir. Woodward question as to what Tas wanted wa two shots which struck the oflcial fl the arms and stomach. infiicting dang erous wounds
 Cashier Fawcett, then rushed for