The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01

Haven officers agreed upon plan of campaign.
 The boys were covered while they went for the fugitive. The officers hid in the trolley barns on Surf ave- nue.
 James Buckley and George Bihelds who were instrumental in the capture of L4indell Botsworth. alias Honey Budlong." a desperate criminal, told the following story of their connec- ton with Botsworth to the police:
 'We met him Saturday afternoon out on Stratford avenue. He was huu- gry and dirty from tramping the roads. and railroad tracks. He said:
 Let's take nickel until I get som ething to eat
 ''We asked him what he did for a living and he said T fam a -bookIzeepdt out of work
 we took him into LucIcsinger's res taurant, 1859 Stratford avenue, and bought him something to eat. Later in the afternoon and evening we hung around with him in CIancy's saloon and on the street He was a good talker and said that bA would soon get some real money and put rus in right"
 srWe noticed that the man who did the shooting was dressed exactly as was the stranger with the exception that Botswogth wore a cap instead of
 .ewhen we saw Botsworth, Biaeld said to him:
 '. wasn't that ySu that shot the cop in New Haven 2
 'Io,' Botsworth. replied.
 "Fwe11, the description fits you said Buckley.
 '.Hesitating for few minutes Bots worth said:
 wen, I'll tell you fellows, That's me- but will kill you if you divulge it and r drop any cop that rubs up against ma
 .' That New Haven cop came up to me and tried to put the cuffs on. We shrugged and he shot me through the pocket. thought that I had been wounded and shot him. I don't give 8, - if I did. came to Bridgeport for that reason
 '' Was he dead?' I asked =
 ''Saturday afternoon we asked him why he did not get work as a book keeper and he replied;
 The cops are after me in every state in America. Next week win scout around and get a. front and J will land some job as a bOOk-keeper.'
 Later he confided to Us that he in- tended to rob Clancy salobn and the Texaco gasoline station run by Moore He said that Moore was an old man always carried a large sum of money and would be easy picking. With one of the autos in the garage we could all get away easily. BOtsworth showed us a Colts automatic fully loaded and said that he meant busi7 ness.
 ..While neither Bifield nor myself said Buckley, wanted to ,participatr- in the job we were afraid of him ana decided we would not go into tho trick but on the other hand would not peach on him. We never spilled the beans on anybody yet and it's fO a
 Hate Saturday evening we were reading a copy of the Bridgeport Farmer in Luckshinger's restaurant when we saw about the cop being shot in New Haven.
 Mot when I left said Botsworth.
 Last night he told us that he would sleep in Spada's barn, at Avon Spada did not know he was there, and he was to lay1up in the hay near an open window where he could be warned of the approach of any posse and open fire hem.
 '' T will not be captured alive he said, and the first cop that looks for me and comes within range Of my automatic will get it, for I'm crack sEsot.'
 "BifeId and I talked the matter over this morning and decided that we should not enter into the burglarie8, and when we thought that this man was a murderer we asked advice or
 
 right to the telephone in Clancy's sa- loon and forced to call up me New Haven police and tell them what wo knew. They told us not to move out of the saloon or we would be arrested and we obeyed what they fold us
 The next thing we knew Sergeant Ramsey and Policeman Barton had uG and forced us to\teu them what we knew of the affair. We were glad to do so for we knew we had gotten ourselves in hot water and while wg did not want to squeal on anybody older heads had told us to make Clean breast of the whole affair ar the p1urderer would be caught and wa would be held as accessories. When the other police from Bridgeport and New Haven arrived we were told to go and get Botsworth in the barn and bring him out. We did not want to do so for we lSnev he was armed and it would make ul | look like squealers" 1 Let them go to ---', Botswortl replied, pulling out his automatic | which he kept in his front left hahI | side pants pockets owing to a des formity of the right hand.