The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-19
Charged With II Robberies

Charged With II RObberies
Newton is charged with II robberies in
and about Birmingham. He was removed
to the county jail from the city Jail yes
terday afternoon after being photograph
ed ana his Bertillion measurements
taken. warrant charging burglary and
grand larceny has been sworn out His
bond was set at $500. His wife Mrs Dora
Newton, is already in the county. Jail
charged with conceaing stolen property
According to Chief of Police George
Bodeker. the value of all the stolen prop
! erty found in possession of the Newtons
will amount to about $1,000. Newton says
he does not remember every place that he
has robbed while in Birmingham. Among
the places which he admitted he visited
are: j. r. Sadlers grocery and dry
. goods store. Crawfords barber shop, G.
w. Davis, residence; A. ]. Hubert resi-
dence; e. w. Isley, residence c. l.. Brent,
residence W. c. Kyle. residence; T. j.
Butler, residence; James r. Aycock, resi-
denee and the Ernest Wyatt. residence
All these residences are in East Lake
near Seventy-fifth street, adjacent to
Trotwood park. Newton stated that 1t
was very easy to rob these houses as
all he. had to do was to walk in house
or lift a screen. Il stole everything from
an adding machine to rusty nail" was
one of Newton's statements He declared
that Juggling off sewing machine was
an easy job and a typewriter or an add
ing machine did not weigh much Feather
beds We're only trifle to carry and an
nexing a neighbor's hog Nor COW were
just minor incidents in the life of this
dual character.
Mrs. Newton Makes Statement
Yesterday morning at the county iail
Mrs. Newton signfied that she was will
ing to tell everything she knew and in
the presence of Mrs. Hutchinson proba-
tion officer, and Deputy Sheriff Jack
Brown, Policeman r. f. Wyatt and De-
tective Lon Taylor she made the following
sworn statement:
Confession OF Mrs Medora B. Newton.
July 49, 1913:
Married Louis Newton in Cincinnati,
O., on March 30 1904 Lived there one
year and had rooms with a private family
named Rodgers. Moved from Cincinnati
to Pierceville, Ind. Bought farm on In
stalment plan about two or three miles
out of town, nearest neighbor named
Stagner. Bought furniture from Stearn
& Co, on installment plan. Moved furni-
ture out of state without paying for it.
While at Piercevile Newton bought
one dozen Braham chickens and after
ward went back and stole more don't
know how many Was arrested for steal
ing chickens and escaped. Then I was
arrested, but case was thrown out of
court. Husband went to St.@Louis Mo-
and left me at Pierceville and Mr.. Creath,
a lawyer, carried mail from me to my
husband
Il went to st. Louis. Mo. where we
lived for some time. When he went out
in the suburbs and robbed a store, and
assaulted Officer Smiley with intent to
XII, he was sent to Jefferson City for
three years, under the name of Gus New
man and served his time. He returned
TO St Louis and we lived the same as
before, When he robbed saloons he
would pour drinks in two glasses to
make the officers think there were two
men. While living on Chotean avenue, in
81. Louis he stole solid gold watch,
set with diamonds.
FSpent 10 days in Louisville, and while
there stole a beautiful black horse and
buggy Traded horse for another horse
ana $40. Stole anotha horse at Farming
ton, Mo- and took it to Monmouth, Ark.
or Monmouth Springs Ark Broke into a
jewellery store in Monmouth Springs. Ark.
and assaulted jeweler with intent to kill
ana was sent up for three years, but es-
capped. Man from whom he had stolen
horse in Missouri read of the trouble ana
came TO Monmouth Springs and got the
horse.
Escaped From Little Rock
lie escaped from Little Rock and beat
--.s "oS " d. LOUIS, ana leIt me IN q nos
pital sick in Boonville, Ark. He later
sent me ticket to st. Louis. From st.
Louis to Cullman we would stop at va
rious places and he would go out at night
and steal lap robes. whips etc. When we
got to Cullman he traded the watch he
had stolen to Bud Byers of Cullman for
cow stayed while in Cullman with Mrs
Nortinberg, and he lived on various
farms Last Thanksgiving he stole
half Of a hog and was accused of robbing
d store, al the time he brought guns, and
other plunder home
We went from Cullman to Woodward,
and lived there until Christmas. We came
to birmingham and lived at Twenty fifth
street and Avenue E. AT Woodward lie
went under the name of Fred Berry. In
birmingham we roomed with a Mr.. Crock
er. In January, 1918. we moved to Mad
doxs farm at East Lake. and he went
out at night and stole beds and all kinds
OF plunder.
MY maiden name is Medora NJ. McMas-