Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-09-29
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with his former employer. They went
into an adjoining office of Sheriff
Brewster in the court house and there
Amos told the story of his shatte ed
romance.
He had been making love to MS
Whitehead for four months despite
the statement of the husband and
others on the plantation that they
had never been seen together ard
so confident was Whitehead of his
wife's sincerity that he would hard
ly believe the story of Amos when
repeated to him. When Amos ar
rived from Louisiana with the officer
Whitehead was at the station with
Mr.. Jones' He said that he did not
want to see Amos. He declared that
he did not want to harm him, but
that if his wife had planned to elope
all he wanted was his little baby girl
and Amos could have her. He pro-
missed Mr.. Jones that he would not
attempt to injure Amos and Amos
would not confess until Mr.. Jones had
assured him of protection.
Amos came to Pine Bluff last Sun
day and cashed $40 check, the,
money being given him by President
J. B. Speers of the Citizens Bank He
said he left the money in the hall at
Mrs. Whitehead's home on Monday
morning, where she could get it, and
she did. She left Cummins after Sc
curing the money and has not been
seen since. Amos declares that he
never loved the woman, that she was
infatuated with him and that she en-
couraged him to such an extent that
when he made up his mind to leave
she told him that if he did not take
her with him she would tell her hus-
band of their friendship. Rather than
face death, as he termed it, he con-
sented to take her along.
II am sorry for my conduct, sorry
on account of Mr.. Whitehead, with
whom / made my home at Cummins
and who has always treated me like
gentleman" said Amos, as he wiped
tears from his eyes. He placed his
head in the lap, of Mr.. Jones, who
Was seated on table in front of
him, and cried pitifully. CAS- far as
you are concerned, Mr.. JONES'" sob
bingly continued the young man, my
transactions with you have been hon
orable. You will find that everything
is straight with your books and
every cent accounted for"
Mr.. Jones, who displayed deep SYM
pathy for the young man, assured
him that he believed him. That he
had always been honorable while in
his employ and told him that he
would be permitted to return to
Louisiana, if he told where Little
Pearl Whitehead and her mother
were.
LET me 60 back to Monroe with
Constable Stewart" he said quickly,
"and l will find Mrs. Whitehead and
the baby for Mr.. Whitehead.
"He does not want his wife," said
Mr.. Jones, only the little girl. He
says you can take his wife wherever
you want to and will give her di-
vorce. He wants his children"
Constable Stewart learned while
en- route to Monroe that Amos had
inquired on the trip, Wednesday
morning, at several places if a wo-
man and child had alighted from the
train at intermediate points. He
seemed anxious to know something
of Mrs. Whitehead and the little girl.
After hts arrival at McGehee, where
Patrolman Frank Petit, of Monroe.
brought Amos, to meet the Pine Bluff
officer, he was told that Mrs. White
head and her daughter had been seen
In Monroe. The patrolman was of
the opinion that they were stin
there.
Sheriff Edgar Brewster, who took
Amos In custody at Union Station,
after his arrival, telephoned to Mon
roe early this morning tn locate the