The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-06-25
CLARENCE THE
COP, HERE, SHY
OF REPORTERS
George Wood, Deputy Sheriff
from Bloomfield, Says Cape
Police are Slow.
SEEKS ELOPING PAIR
WHO ARE IN CAPE
Woman Who Deserted Husband
Has Been "Treed" Four
Days, He Says.

Deputy Sheriff George Wood of
Bloomfield arrived in the Cape from
Chaffee on passenger train No. SO6
this morning. He was in this city two
days ago in search for an clipping cou-
pie from Stoddard County, and failing
to locate them in the Cape he extend
ed his Investigations into Chaffee and
other towns IN Scott County.
Wood said confidentially that he
was looking for the wife of Bloom
field man who eloped to this city with
an affinity. Mr.. Wood said the wom-
an, whose name he refused to diyulpe.
wrote to her husband from this CITY.
Deputy Wood expressed great dis
satisfaction with the support he is
getting from the local police. He said
that he had given Policeman Beeve an
accurate description of the man he
was looking fol, and now has positive
information that the fugitive spent
several hours on the streets and at the
depot yesterday, and that he was not
molested or suspected by the officers.
Mr.. Wood said that about three
weeks ago he sent a clear and we'll
defined description of Will Babb who
had escaped arrest after shooting
Sheriff George Barham. Continuing
his statement of grievance, he said:
"Babb came right straight to the Cape
and it looked like no one wanted to
find Him. He worked at the shoe fac
tory for several days, and no attempt
was made to arrest him. Jack Ham,
mond came down to Bloomfield and
told US that Babb was working in the
Cape, and the day We We're coming up
to arrest him, John Richardson, the
U. S. Revenue Collector, who lives in
Bloomfield, told me that it would do
no good to go to the Cape because he
had accompanied Babb to st. Louis a
short time before and knew that he
had finally left the country.
Richardson told me that he talk
ed for two hours right on the street
with Babb, and when he asked him
about his trouble, Babb said that he
had been back to Bloomfield and sold
his belongings and all complaints
against him had been settled by COM
promise"
When questioned further concerning
the matter, Wood appeared to be seiz-
ed with a sudden feeling of alarm, and
asked: "Are you that Tribune report
err" and when informed as to the
correctness of his suspicion, he con-
tinued: 81 amt got nothing more to
say. That policeman told me not to
talk to you, and don't like to get my
name in the papers any how. Jim Mil
Ter at Bloomfield said a whole lot
about me in this paper the time you
talked to me oTer the telephone, and |
don't want to have him poking fun at
me any more"
Babb, the prisoner who escaped aft
err shooting the Sheriff, was wanted
on the charge of horse stealing, and
is now at large.
The clipping couple now sourgh by
Deputy Wood, he thinks, is hiding in
this city, and he is of the belief that
they are concealed in a frame house
on Spanish street near independence.
The man he describes as being low
and heavy set. He is said to be slight
ly deaf and has a noticeable impedi-
ment in his speech. Mr.. Wood says
that he expects to search the premises
early this forenoon.
Officer Edward Beeve met the
Stoddard County Deputy at the train
this morning and held a brief consul
tation with him.