Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-06
CONFESSION OF .,,.. MAIL BAG THIEF Logan Pool, Who Was Cap tured By a Woman, Tells of Robbing Uncle Sam AT QUANNAH, TEXAS Was Hungry and Stole to Buy Some
 F"od-Secured Money and
 ValuabIes.
AT QUANNAH, TEXAS

Logan Pool, 23 years old, arrested Ill this city on the morning of Jan uary l4, after being trapped in the home of Mrs. John s. Lewis, No. All West Fifth avenue, which he was leaving with stolen purse which contained valuables, Saturday morn ing confessed to stealing a mail bag at Quannah, Texas, and after cutting 1t open with piece of glass. escap- ed, with $162 in money and other Valuables. The postal authorities have been notified of his confession and as soon as a charge of grand larceny is disposed of here, Pool will most likely be turned over to the federal authorities. He is under in dlctment here for robbng the home of Mrs. Lewis.
 His capture was one of the most amusing that has been recodred in this city for many months. Mrs Lewis was visiting neighbours home when Pool entered her house. She was returning home when she saw Pool leaving her yard She called tc him to stop, motioning as if to draw a revolver from the folds of her skirt Pool, evidently believing she had a weapon, returned and coolly handed her the purse, containing $16. Mrs Lewis ordered Pool to go into he1 fathers home, next door, and ther telephoned the police. She kept the man backed up in the corner of a room until Chief of Police Stanley ar. rived and he was then jailed. Late, he was indicted and is now awaitine trial.
 Young Pool says his father is con. nected with Mellen's clothing house in Oklahoma City and is prominent there. The young man was former. ly member of the Second United States cavalry at Fort Riley, Kan sas, being in the Government cook. ing school there for a number ot years.
 Jailer Jack Holland, who is in charge of the Jefferson county jail overheard a conversation between Pool and another prisoner several days ago and during the talk Pool recited the details of mail bag rob. bery in which he figured at Quannah Texas, on June 21, 1909. After in- vestigating the matter Jailer Holland learned that such a robbery had talk en place and the postal authorities are still searching the country fol the thief. When confronted with the story yesterday, Pool confessed. He says he was out of job and hungry and that he stole to get money to buy food.
 Acordtng to Pools statements, he arrived at Quannah on the night oi June 21, from Oklahoma City, where he was employed for some time as a cook at No. 123 North Robinson ave- nue. Several mail bags were on a truck at the railroad station at Quan- nah and while the mailman was away he says he grabbed one of the bags and disappeared in the darkness. Pool dragged the bag into a field, 200 yards from the depot, and says he walked seven blocks to get a piece of broken bottle with which to cut the leather. He went through many of the letters and took nine ten-dol- lar bills and other greenbacks and silver from them, the money amount ing. to $162. Among the valuables secured by Pool was a magnificent Elks pin, containing solitaire. He says he sold the pin to billiard hall proprietor at Sweet Water, Texas. Pool after breaking open the mail bag, went to Fort Worth, Ell Paso, Los Angeles, back to Ell Paso and then to Pine Bluff, where he was finally jailed on another charge. He also confessed to stealing a lot of tobacco from a freight car, while train wah running between Little Rock and Texarkana some months ago.