Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-02
BOLD BANDIT
WRITES / D
OFFICERS
John Austin Hooper Eludes
Would-Be Captors, and in
Letter Says That law
Made'a a Bum Out Of Me-

John Austin Hooper wants MS
family to have his goods and chat
tells now that he Is unable to call for
them personally and make use Of
them himself. When he left town a
few weeks ago he failed TO take all
Of his baggage with him. II was in
charge OF the sheriff. and as the sher-
iff did not happen to have the stun
in his pockets Just at the moment,
Hooper did not take the time to look
elsewhere.
Now brother of John Austin
wants the goods. Prosecuting Attor-
|ney Miller has received q letter from
q. p. Hall. an attorney at Petaluma.
Cal, representing Roy Hooper,
brother OF the much-wanted J. A..
reciting that Roy Hooper held an or
der signed by John Austin Hooper,
and duly endorsed by witnesses. ask
ing that certain articles. OF which an
inventory Is sent. be forwarded to
Petaluma. In the list wanted are one
trunk. two suit cases. two travelling
bags, a gold watch and chain, with q
Masonic charm attached, two pistols.
two 22-caliber rifles, a camera. a
baseball glove, and various articles
OF wearing apparel. toilet require
ments. etc. All OF these things we're
In Hooper's possession when he was
arrested at The Dalles charged with
the robbery OF the depot at Grants
Pass.
Attorney Miller wrote the Peta-
luna attorney that 1t would be impos-
sible to send the articles wanted.
They would be needed. he said, as ex-
hibits to prove the identity of the
fugitive whenever he might be taken
into custody by the officers, especial
ly the two guns. which, It is alleged.
he had the night he held up the local
depot. Therefore the order, even
though II bore the signature OF the
gentlemanly bandit. would have to be
dishonored. He could, however, said
Mr.. Miller. have his property at any
time he would present himself In
person for 1t. He may accept the at
torney at his word and appear In
person some fine day and take the
stun away from the sheriff's office.
But this order for his wares and
merchandise is not the only late
word that has come from Hooper.
There recently came to Barney Nc
Shane and Morris Coturri a letter
mailed somewhere between st. Paul
and Milwaukee and written by Hoop
or. The communication was un-
dated and was written upon station
cry from Watertown. s. D., hotel
II read as follows:
Dear Barney and Morris-Nearly
two months ago | made up my mind
to write you folks, to let you know
things so we'll with me. OF course
l am not OF the millionaire class,
but neither am broke,
well, ] had one - of trip after
leaving Bill (Sheriff Smith OF Grants
Pass, from whom he escaped). He
was q good scout, and l kind OF hated
to do II, but hated a whole lot more
to fall into Ed Whyte's grip, as |
should have in the end. tWhyte Is
parole officer OF Folsom PRISON. H
81 was warned by wire from -
that dick" was In Shaniko, watt
ing for me to show up, At one time
| was not very far from Shaniko and
Tho Dalles, ] should have gone
down to Portland and killed that -
81 found this paper In the bureau
drawer, Some drummer swiped II
from Watertown, apparently
II am working now every day, This
doesn't mean that have been work
Ing very long The law made o bum
|out Of me at Grants Pass, and 1t was