Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-12
Yeggmsn Is Greeted by Cries OF
Lynch Him as Motor Boat
overtakes Skiff and Police
Bring Prisoner TO Shore.
CASHIER FAwCETT DEAD;
PRES. WOODWARD SHOT
Robbers Enter Building In Broad
Daylight, Order Officials to
Hold Up Their Hands-Two
Confederstes Escape.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Nov. III. Gary
Fawcett. cashier of the Merchants Ma
ticnal bank. in New Albany, Ind. was
shot and instantly killed and President
]. X woodward. OF he same in
situitOtn. seriously wounded by q man
who entered the bank about IL 80 today
and attempted TO hold up the officials and
their assistants.
The police OF Louisville and New Al
oany this afternoon partially identified
the bank robber as q man named Hall,
who formerly kept a secondhand store
In the alter city. and who is now be-
leved to be in business in Louisville. He
refused 70 make any statements.
President Woodward has rallied from
the operation and there is a chance for
his recovery. but the negro chauffeur is
In critical condition.
The ass2ilant. q young man OF about
n. after his murderous work, ran quick
~ TO the Ohio river and started for the
Kentucky side in q skin.
CAUGHT BY MOTOR BOAT
The New Albany police were notified
and after a hot pursuit in a motor boat
succeeded in capturing the young man
near the Kentucky and Indiana bridge
and landed him about noon behind the
bars OF the New Albany jail.
The man came to New Albany in an
Escott. a resident OF one OF the most
fashionable districts Of Louisville. and the
chauffeur, James r. Tucker. a negro. who
was arrested. made the startling an
ncuncement TO the police that the man
who did the shooting took possession OF
the automobile this morning In front OF
Mrs Escotts residence and forced him.
at the point Of revolver, TO drive him
tp New. Albany.
= HELD TWO REvoLvERs.
The man who Is a stranger to the New
Albany and Louisville police. entered the
hank by rear door, a revolver in each
band
He gave the single command: Hands
~. everybody. Get into the vault
There was a rush for safety by the
clerks and several persons who were
tr1nsacting business in the bank.
President Woodward quickly taking in
the situation. advanced towards the rob
Der and attempted TO talk 10 MIN. OF IL
possible. capture the man. The robber'
Feeponse-to Gr.-5wOodward,s question as
TO what was wanted. was two shots which
struck the Official in the arms and stom-
zach INJECTING dangerous wounds.
Cashier Fawtett then rushed forward.
but before he could reach the fallen
president. the cashier was shot In the
neck and breast. dying a short time az
forwards
The robber. stin without speaking a
word. walked quickly out Of the front
doors. dropping one OF his revolvers Just
outside the bank building Turning the
corner 10 where the automobile was. he
Jumped into the rear seat with the COM
mand TO the negro Get out OF this as
fast as you can"
But the automobile stood still, the ne
gro thoroughly frightened at the course
OF events. refusing to move Without
further parIey the robber jumped TO the
ground. drew a revolver and sent a bullet
into the negro's back.
JUMPS INTO sKIFF.
An instant later the assassin was rum
ming at top speed to the Ohio river.
where ne jumped into a skiff.
He had pulled out some distance into
the stream before the astonished citizens
OF the town and river bank knew what
had happened. One old sailor on
dredge boat. seeing the man rowing
franticaIly for the Kentucky shore, gave
the alarm through. a megaphOne.
With stentorian voice he roared up
and down the river bank: Catch that
fellow: he's killed a man."
They covered him with revolvers and
the arrest was made without a fight
The prisoner was taken on board the
launch and after ten-mInute run was at
the dock in New Albany. Here the po-
lice were surprised to find about go men
who wanted to take their prisoner from
them
STRATEGY SAVES LIFE.
Only by a piece Of strategem was the
prisoners life saved. as a chorus Of
Hang him. Lynch him, He killed Faw-
cettr' greeted the startled police who
were thus first made aware OF the ex-
tent OF the prisoners deeds
~ -
lice. in charge Of the capturing squad.
was equal 10 the occasion and ordered
he man 10 lie down
The apparently PROSTATE form OF the
prisoner was carried from the boat and
in a fifty was resting on the bottom OF
the patrol wagon
The crowd however. wanted to see the
prisoner and surged around the wagon.
with his foot on the captive's neck. Cap
tain Davis stood up in the wagon and ad-
dressed the persons who were noisily de-
handing vengeance
The man Is dead: we saw him take
some poison Just as we nabbed him."
said the willy police officer. And to the
driverf: Go ahead"
The patrol wagon then drew away from
the threatening crowd but instead OF go
ing to a morgue. Il went with lightning
speed to The New Albany jail and this
the crowd did not fail to notice.
They apparently OWNED that the Off .
GERS statement was ruse. for in a few
falnutes he jel IS surrounded BY a mob
"a RAPIDLY growing proportions.
Fully awake 10 the situation. once more
TIE police made a move that probably
saved the prisoners life. An automobile
was summoned by telephone and through
8 back door. the captive, his name still
unknown was rushed into the machine
ard a moment later the man wes being
whirIed through the streets OF New Al
bany. leaving the mob Ear in the rear.
The state reformatcry at jefferson
gille was just five miles away. and Il Is
safe assertion that all local automobile g
-scords were broken. the prisoner being
safely behind the immense outer wall
ard prison Ears In less than l. minutes
Eoth FaNcett and Woodward are Louis
rlne men and prominent f. both bust .
cess and socal circles Their friends
hurried across the river 70 render any
assistance possible apprehension is felt .
Tor the recovery OF ar woodward.
de was taken to ST. Edwards hospital