The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-09
GERMANS MAKE Violent ATTACKS ON Allies
Emperor William Reported III of Bronchial Catarr Fever
Murderer'S Confession

my S Thomas app: 21 years old the 18th of
April; my home in Tamms H. and my mother lives there
have worked paper cleaner and worked hoe factory
Hickory street and Mississ mi (meaning ST. Louis
came here year ago last fall and work shoe factory
about the first of last May; worked there about week ng
paper
Then came to Cairo and cleaned paper unit July and
went from there to Chafe Mo- and went work for the Frisco
RAILROAD transferring lumher back Tamm Sptem-
Der and have been there ever since
last Friday 10 O'Clock at night Lester Moody and myself
went over to Browns house that the home of Adam prd David
two brothers, and ho cred Hello: o. hem sid
md we vert told them to Light hit aid then hey lit The
Light tod them to throw up er hands and b. Chs time the
cheI out o. bed and both made at each of U.s.
Browns house hill about three mi from the county
rostotfe Lester Moody my nephew and him and went the
house for the purpose of robbng the Brown brothers. had
Smith and Wesson 3S bre revolver and Moody carried tile
revolver that would rot shoot
Dave Brown grabbed Moody and shot Dave Brown don't
know where shot him then Adam grabbed shot HIN and
then fred another shot pave Brown ard by that tue Adam
Brown had fallen to the floor David had toward the lamp
then when David fell reached my hand into his right front pants
pocket ard took the pockebook tn the money it o1t then
We went and got on the horses and rode away.
we the Browns house on two hcrses VIII III be-
longed TO jim Tnsey took the horses out of Tny barn
without his knowing it, after the shoot left Browns house
the horses and went to Mcclure when the
hl took Davds pocketbook CT my pocket and lest
OF the money; don't know how much.
We waited at Mcclure until about O'clock at Ra lvoad
station tied the team Mcclure they had nothing but
bride we tried to fag passenger ira at Mcclure but would
not Stop walked 20 mics to the Cotton Belt railroad and
caught freight train end went south to Dexter Mo- where
washed up got hair cut and shave and took bath barber
shop then bought pair of shoes This at o'clock satr
day evening arrived Dexter O'Clock Saturday and had
dinner in a restaurant.
We counted the money Dexter and had $20050 in $50
and $40 bills quarter two DIMES and noke; threw the
pocketboo away Mcclure walked the railroad track
From Dexter to Poplar Buf passenger train
paying our fare we stayed at Poplar Bluff from p
and got passenger train for St Louis arriving at o'clock Sun
day morning then to my ses house, Mrs verney
Graves 3G36 Washington avenue and stayed there until arrested
last night spent money St. Louis and gave my sister
$40 don't know whether Moody her money not
While at Mcclure threw both revoyers in the creek
shor! distance from the depot three days before shot David and
Adam bought my gun from niger and paid $40 for it
Wednesday Cape Grardeau and stayed until
Friday In the morning of Friday took watch to second
hand dealer and got the gun which Moody used Moody said it
wouldn't shoot and said he had shoot David Brown
it wouldn't go off
Our going Cape Grardeau that would
not be about Tamms for few days before committed the
robbery We made the trip Cape Gradeau through Gale Last
Friday afternoon down gasoline boat to Gale and
walked miles through the bottoms to James nseys
reached Tnsey about $50 occck that evening" waited
around about thirty minutes and then went and got the horses
put the brides led them down through the field and
took out part fence get through and went straight
the Brown home about two miles away
About ago decided rob the Brown brothers and
talked about three times together intended to commit
the robbery Thursday ngh but aned too hard and id
not leave Cape Grardeau
(Sgned) THOMAS CLAPP"