The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-15
ARKANSAS NEGRO
TOUCHED LOCALS
IN OILY MIS-UP
sd ENGLISH HELD ON CHARGE
or FLiM-FLAMlNG AND
ROBBERY.
DID BUSINESS CIRCUS aiY
Claimed TO Have Found Purse Ana
cf3rea to "Whack uP"-NothIns
Lus GEO Eil's-Hard to Make The
Change.

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Change.
Ed. English. alias George Harris,
the negro arrested here on circus day
~ Iolice officers Lancaster and
Stages after an exciting chase
through the streets in which several
shots were fired. was arraigned in
notice court Friday morning, and after
an exhaustive examination and trial
was hound over in the sum of $1,000
to answer the double charge OF hlm'
flaming ana robbery from the person
The evidence showed that Joe Arm
strong and Hodge Fleming, a duo OF
frugal negroes from the Cross Bridges
neighborhood, came to town on Octo-
her goth to see the circus; that while
in the Phoenix Bank Fleming was
struck with a desire to spit; that
while expectorating near the pop corn
etand oDposite the entrance to the
bank they were accosted by a negro
named Taylor, who stated that English
had found a purse on the street and
who proposed that the three "WhacK
nm" and that all would keep mum;
that the quartette proceeded to w.
sixth street where Taylor looked into
the purse supposed to have been
found and discovered that it contained
a 500 BILL that Taylor took the mon
ev TO his boss man" to get 1t
changed; that when he returned the
sum had grown to 5000; that FLEMING
had gone back to the bank and drawn
out more money: that the quartette
had then changed the money, Harris
doing the bookkeeping; that in the
deal the two country negroes had Civ
en- ap about 5000 and had failed to get
anv back: that they were arrested by
officer Lancaster on suspicion and
started to the station house, when
TAYLOR escaped and Harris made a
dash for liberty but was afterwards
arrested.
Jud Kennedy, of Macedonia also
testified that the prisoner approached
him while in the Phoenix Bank, asked
for change for $40 and when he drew
a $500 bill from his pocket snatched
the money and made his escape into
the crowd. He claimed that Taylor
iostled him violently just at the mo
ment that English got away with the
coin.
When the prisoner was hailed Into
court at 10 O'Clock this morning, his
trial having been postponed from las'
Friday in order to permit him to EN-
nloy counsel. he told story of hard
luck and said that he was waiting &c
hear from Hugh Tomlinson president
of the st. Francis leVee board, ID
whose employ he was, and who would
provide funds for securing legal talent
to make his defense. He asked FOL
more time Judge Erwin overruleo
the motion and the hearing proceeded
Fleming and Armstrong, the two ne
groes whose cupidity was responsible
for their film tanning, were represent
ed by Fleming & Fleming.
e,sr~~ officer Lancaster.
Officer Lancaster, the first witness
stated that he had started out to In
snect the residence district on the
morning of the circus, accompanied
by Sumner Armstrong; that they
found four negroes sitting on w. Sixth
street; that his suspicious were
aroused and that he had ordered the
bunch to the station house, and tina
one of the negroes had escaped ant
that the prisoner had made a dash To-
liberty but aas caught after chase
He identified $1,000 in money takei
from nglish at the time he was ar
rested. He stated that $50 additional
had been found in the negro's tie a
the Jail, also a pocket knife.
He identified a card taken from tn
negro and which contained the follow
ing memoranda:
Taylor ............ .....'..'.'.''' l
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