Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-12
Ugly Tragedy Attends Attempt
to Rob Merchants National
Bank at New Albany; PreSi-
dent Dangerously Wounded.
MURDERER CAPTURED
AFTER LIVELY CHASE
Quick Witted Policeman Forces
Prisoner to Play Dead and
Fools Angry Crowd Of Citi-
zenS Bent on Lynching,


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fBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel
Louisville. KY. Nov. Ill. Han
gary Fawcett cashier of the Mer-
chants National bank of New Albany.
Ind, was killed; John X. Woodward,
president of the bank, was dangerous
~ wounded, and james X. Tucker,
negro chauffeur. of Louisville, was
fatally wounded this morning when
young man, partially identified as Ar
ond hand furniture, entered the bank.
ana after commanding every one to
throw up his hands "and get in the
vault began shooting
Mr.. Fawcett died almost instantly
after being shot through the neck and
chest, Woodward was shot through
the liver and lntestines, and Tucker
was shot through the body and may
die. Following the shooting the mur-
derer rushed from the bank and tried
TO escape in an automobile which ne
had taken from the curb in front OF
the residence of It's owner, Mrs. Wal
ter Escott, in Louisville, ordering the
negro chauffeur at the point of a gun
to drive him to New Albany, But
the chauffeur. paralyzcd with terror
and apparently incapable OF action.
sat stll. The robber jumped from tho
ear and sent a bullet through the me-
gro's body
Turning down the river bank a dis
tancc of two blocks the murderer ran,
lie quickly jumped into n skiff at the
dock and was on his way 10 Kentucky
before the frightened citizens of New
Albany knew what had happened. An
alarm was given through a mega
phone from dredge boat and in q
short time the police OF the little city
had started in pursuit In a fast motor
boat had captured their man and had
brought him to shore to confront the
new peril of a lynching.
BY "A clever ruse Captain Adams OF
the police force stood off the crowd
of 200 that crowded around the dock
as tho boat landed. Commanding the
prisoner to lie down, the captain an
nounced that the man had taken
poison and was dead, meanwhile car
rying him To the patrol wagon and
giving the word To drive ahead. The
bandit was takon TO the New Albany
Jail. A few moments later, to escape
the mob he was removed to tho
southern Indiana reformatory at JEFF
fersonvilc.
In his cell at the reformatory the
prisoner refused to give his name and
talked only under pressure. He said
he had been around Louisville several
days. He did not know Tucker. the
chauffeur. and declared that he was
not implicated in the attempt on the
bank.
Il won't tell my name. have
seven brothers and sisters. My faith
or don't live with my mother and all
OF them are now within six hundred
miles Of this place
II never smoked cigarette. chewed
or drank. oh. yes. | smoked a cigar
in Covington ten years ago but never
again. ] never was in trouble but
once. That was at Lexington on Hal
lowc'en a long time ago"
He seemed To be confused but is ap-
parently not insane. He confessed
that he planned the roobery OF the
bank and says he had no assistance.
The bandits face is effeminate. lie Is
not over twenty years old,
Tonight the bandit was identified
as Thomas Jefferson Hall. and, ac-
cording TO William j. Hall, his father.
the desperate Is only IL years old.
The elder Hall, who has furniture
store at S02 South Preston street,
this city. said that young Hall was "a
household tyrant and not insane at
az. He is simply mean said tho
father The family is formerly of
Knoxville, Tenn.
w J. Hall detailed his sons actions
for the last few years, saying that
dime novels had been his constant
mental food.
Among young Halls effects was
found q powerfully made cabinet.
lined and outfltted like room. II I.
believed that the boy expected to
eseapcd by crawling into the box.
which was consigned "R. J. Smith.
Knoxville. Tenn and which was 20
have been shipped by freight.