Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-23
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IN WAKE Of
FREEMAN
"Beau Brumme" Outlaw Proud
of Conquests-Snaps Fingers
at Trivial Robbery Charge.

Another girl, whose identity is still
a mystery, Friday was drawn into the
Vollmer diamond robbery investigation
through the discovery by the police
of two passionate love notes al
dressed to Reuell S. Freeman, deb
OMAR youth OF a dozen sweethearts,
who has admitted disposing Of three
of the stolen diamonds. and who
caused his own arrest by boastfuly
"confessing" to the spectacular hold
up of the Nashville, Chattanooga and
st. Louis train.
Both love messages are filled With
endearing phrases Both tell of a
vehement and impetuous affection for
the suave and f1ashy young heart
wrecke-. In the first there is a tone
Of pleading due to an evident
| estrangement. Reuell apparently had
been neglectful or his letters hsd been
cold. II am nearly crazy" she writes
in telling of her worry and lonel!-
ness.
Proud of Tender Missves.
Freeman confronted with the ar
dent missives, admitted with some
show of pride that they were to him
When he was asked the identity of
the girl. however, he became silent.
Louise" was the only signature. Both
letters were sent from Elberton.
Here are parts of the first:
Dear Rube-Please don't hate me
for disturbing you again. but | am
| just so lonesome and worried that
am nearly crazy. Mother says that
am the crossest girl that she ever
me cross-the boy ! love and have
given everything ! have to give, my
| love, my very soul, and all, has failed
me.
For Gods sake, tell me what it is!
! What, in Heavens name, has come
between US? Dearest, is 1t fair to
me that you made me love you ever,
ever so much and then do this way?
IF you have stopped loving me and
hate me, for Gods sake tell me. Ii
is this silence that is killing me. /
did not sleep any last night, but just
thought and Thought about you until
I was so nervous and unstrung that |
imagined all manner OF horrible
things'
wild" TO See Her Boy"
The second letter, dated January H..
expresses a wild desire on the part Of
the writer to see her boy and in
dicates that Freeman in the interval
had quieted her fears that his deyo-
ton was waning Here are extracts:
Il feel as il ! snail go wild IL l do
not see you soon. ! miss you more
than ever, and have not been happy
single second since ! left you.
II have been sica all the afternoon
| think It Is lonesome sick for Rube
honest, Honey. Oh, II I only wero
with you, darling-just to be with
you again!
Il know ! am doing wrong to talk
like this. but | am so miserable away
from my boy and ! want to see him
so badly. You must come to see me-
as you promised.
Always His, She Says.
Il shall be 80 sorry II you don't
come. | am just so happy over the
prospects, and. dc b, remember | am
your very own girl always.
$50 with all my love. and every
thing l have, to you, LOUISE"
If Freeman is the bold, bad bandit
that his raising confession" to
Fred Ball, the Belle Isle chauffeur,
pictured him, he is the happiest and
most are-free rascal the police have
ever encountered.
His toilet as perfect as though he
we're occupying a suite in one
OF Atlantas SWEETEST hotels, he
greeted a Georgian reporter with a
Continued on Page 4, Column I.