The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
STOLEN GOODS were
RECOVERED YESTERDAY
Grip Containing Stolen Articles Had
Been Secreted at FairIey's Mill, and
Articles Have Been Identified by
Owners.

Fred Huff, the negro who has been
assisting Johnny, Howard, the man
who was last Saturday shot by Off
GERS Moore and Norwood, in his thiev-
ing and burglary operations in this
city recently, was yesterday afternoon
captured by the officers who shot
Howard, and in police court this morn
ing was fined $10O and 80 days on
charge of burglary.
Acting on information contained in
a statement made by Howard to Off
Ger Cooper, that he had partner who
would kill the man who had shot him
(Howard) in the neck, in the event
he should die from the wound, Off
GERS Norwood and Moore Immediately
began in investigation of this partner
business" and this investigation re-
suited in the securing of clews which
warranted the belief that Howard S
statement was correct.
A search for the negro Huff was in
stituted, and the man was finally To-
Gated When told by the officers that
he had been accused of assisting How
ard in burglarizing several houses in
certain quarters of the city, and that
evidence of his connection with How
ards operations was in their posses
sion, Huff wilted and made complete
confession to Messrs. Moore and Nor
wood, it is stated, telling them that
he had assisted Howard, and that GER
tain of the articles which had
been stolen were to be found In
suit case which had been hidden at
Fairleys mill.
Huff stated, however, that he did
not put this grip there, and only knew
of it's being there because Howard had
told him where it was. He accom-
panied the officers to the place where
the grip with the stolen goods was
said to have been hidden, and it took
him only few seconds, it is said, to
| locate the hiding place of the stolen
property
The suit case contained several
suits of clothes and other articles
which have been identified by the par
ties from whom they were stolen, all
of whom were negroes who reside on
| Dewey street, in negro quarter.
Some shoes which were in the grip
have not yet been identified, but the
officers believe they can locate the
owner.
In the capture OF this negro Huff,
and the shooting of Howard, police
authorities believe they have broken
the backbone of the gang of thieves
which has been doing so much mis-
chief in this city recently. From the
| - l,,,
Huff, it Is apparent that Howard was
the leader of the gang. and the in
vestigation will be continued until the
whole plot is unearthed and the guilty
parties captured,
The condition of Howard, who was
shot by the officers, is said to be by
no means favorable to an early re-
covery. 1t is stated that the wound
in the neck has caused the develop
ment of cerebro-spinal meningitis,
and the wounded man is said to be
suffering considerably as a conse-
quence. and prospects for his recovery
are not thought to be so favorable as
they were a few days ago.
The injured negro has been re-
moved to the county Jail, and Jailer
lGiles stated this morning that he had
manifested very mean and rebellious
spirit on several occasions since his
incarceration. yesterday taking it up
on himself to deliver general "cuss.
ing out" to all the prisoners in Jail
His threat that the man who shot
him in the. neck would die, as he
had a friend, is thought to have been
made in earnest, and the police are
making dilligent search for all How
ards friends