The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-19
AUTO bUCCANEfR
AIDS POLICEMAN
TO IDENTIFY HIM
Perry Recalls Incidents to Refresh
Memories Of Eight Other
Victims.
SCOTT GIVEN SILENT DOSE.
Three Women Taken in Raid on
Flat Are Held as Suspects
in the Case.


whose confession to Police Captain
LAWN cleared up the mystery of the
auto bandit raids. proved again yes
terday that he issa new type in tho
criminal annals of Chicago. \
twinkle in his eyes and hint of a
chuckle in his voice, Perry argued
with two of his victims, who were
doubtful in their Identification of
him, to prove that he was the man.
Patrolman Sticken, who was shot
In fight with the bandit car was
the first to be argued into an identi-
fication of Perry by the bandit him
self. Perry. in his confession to
Captain Lawn, told of the fight with
Sticken, and said that he perry
was the man who leaned, out of the
bandit auto and shot the policeman.
The scene, staged in the sticken
homes was intensely dramatic.
Sticken, still weak from his
wound, ,Stay in his bed, Perry, guard
ed bysSotfr detectives and accompau-
ted bYstaptain Layin and States
Attorney Hoyne. entered the room.
Painfnl Y the officer raised himself
OH one elbow and took long. hard
look at the smiling bandit leader.
Helps Sticken Remember.
"You are about the size of the fell
low who shot me and your clothes
look lot like his, but can't say
that you are the man." finally came
from the wounded policeman. Perry
chuckled.
"Why Stieken, / am the man. =
urged Perry. Let me help you re-
member. Look at this coat, you re-
member the duster, don't you? And
don't you remember that as | stood
on the running board, shooting at
you my gun missed fire once and !
swore about II? And don't you re-
member waved my handkerchief
at you as we sped away and We led
back that there was nothing person
al in the shooting? Think, old man.
and see II 1t doesn't come back to
your"
Sticken remained silent momen.
and then to Captain LAWN.
Everything he says is true, !"
murmured the policeman slowly. Il
didn't remember it until now and SO
] know it could not have been read
by him in the papers, It's all true.
though, and so guess he must be
the man. At the time. with my eyes
full OF blood. | couldn't see SO very
well and maybe that is why | didn t
know him at first"
Proves He Held Up Barnhart.
Perry was put in an automobile
and hurried back downtown to The
Criminal Court Building, where AS
sistant States Attorney Barnhart,
another of the men, listed by Parry
as a victim" was waiting.
That's not the man." said Barn
hart.
i an and will prove it," answer
ed Perry.
"You lie, If l have to tell it to you
plainly" said Barnhart. you are
not the man, and you can't tell me
so."
Listen Barnhart," answered Per-
ry. II held you up right in your
own doorway. took your scarfpin,
looked it over and handed it back,
saying: 1T looks like an heirloom
you'd better keep it." | waited un-
I'll you were inside your own hal
and then told you to put up your
hands. ! tod you, too. to turn the
key In the lock, because was q
burglar. And / tickled you under
the chin with my left hand, while
held the gun in my right hand
didn't 1? Isn't that all so? Now
who is the liar. yoii or II"
Barnhart looked at Perry wonder!
Ingly and then put out his hand.
Eight Identifcations Are Made.
Il take It all back" he said. sNc
one could have known al, that with.
out being there. and only one man
held me up. ! guess you hare identi.
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