Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-23
MILLIONAIRE KID Returns
THIRTY CENTS
Tells Story of His Dazzling Ca
reer and Is Bound Over
Under $1,000 Bond

Robin Carl Fargason, the young ex-
press messenger who skipped out with
$1,000 on December 16, was taken Monday
at u o'clock before Judge Ridley for his
first hearing. Waving preliminary trial,
he was bound over by the Judge for lar
ceny after trust, under a bond of $1,000.
He was taken to the county jail then.
and assigned to a cell. Friends will try
to make. t5snIond of s7,OvJ for him.
With sae dark brown taste OF the morn
ing after in his month, and freely ex-
and society in general, Fargason landed
in Atlanta Monday morning about 2
o'clock in the custody OF Chief Detec-
tive Lanford. The bubble of THE Mil
lionaire Kid had burst, his vision of the
stage and flashing society had vanished,
and as the iron. doors of the city prison
opened on him he entered with a stamp
and a vexing toss, of his head that show
ed he was Fat outs with all the world.
He freely confessed his deed before a
gathering Of officials IN the Office of the
chief of police about 10 o'clock Monday
and told how he had acted on the inn
pulse of the moment when he realized
what an opportunity he had with that
$1,000 in his hand on December is.
For reporters, however, who sought
him out in his CELL he had nothing but a
growl and would not talk about his trip
to Chicago at all.
''f'm in Jail now, and you're out" said
Fargason with an impulsive voice. You
take my advice and youll steer clear OF
it ALL like / didn't 1t don't feel good to
be in here, you can take it from me-
In the chiefs Office a little later he
loosened his tongue. Present were Chief
Beavers, Chief Lanford, Express Agent
II. NJ. Smith, a Pinkerton detective and
lawyer. He told them how me had
been coming to Atlanta on the train on
the 18th Of December and how he had
imbibed a little and was feeling good.
The idea of skipping off with the ST.
900 never occurred to him, he said, until
ten minutes before the train reached At
lanta. The idea fascinated him and he
acted on 1T without further considera-
ton. He remained here only about an
hour and left with the $1,000 for Wash
ington. whence he travelled to New York
and then after a few days to Chicago.
OF the stolen money nearly $1,000 win
be recovered, by the Express company.
the other $1,000 having uttered away on
speeding wings. Chief Lanford brings
back to Atlanta with him the story Of
how Fargason spent most of that 5000
organizing a small opera troupe to go on
the vaudeville stage, and rehearslng with
six girls and two other men for a week
in hall that was only 100 yards from
the Chicago Office of the Pinkerton De-
teetive agency, at 1S5 Fifth avenue. where
100 detectives had their headquarters.
"Fargason spent his money freely In
these preparations for a stage career"
says Chief Lanford, land this little opera
troupe Of six girls too ka good part of his
money The little play was called The
Scarecrow and Fargason was to be the
star or the angel child of the troup-
or perhaps it's better to call him the
goat Anyhow, that's where most of
his money was going and he freely adj
mits it,"
Fargason,s trial will be held before
Judge Roam, of the superior court, hav-
ing been bound over to his court by Judge
Midday. Monday. Before this. however,
an indictment will have to be returned by.
the grand jury, and so 1t may be several
weeks before he comes to trial.