The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-05
FOR THIEF sEiRs HE HAS WAN
DERED AROtT OVER UNIT
I'D STATES.
VISITS OLD COUNTRY.
firing % His Ces-eic~= Travels Vie
Crossed the Atlantic and Tock
Employment ON British Trans
port Iva Daislsnci.es.

with Ollte BeaupFe. wanted mere on
a change OF venue from Dallas coun-
~ for the murder Of his wife. Hat
tie Bcaupre. back In 1911. Beau
pre- sfoutIy denied his identity fol-
lowing his arrest and came very near
getting away with IL. but when he
reached III paso on his return trip he
gave the jailer his name as ollie
Beaupre' and told Constable Hamm
there was no use trying to pass him
self Off as any other than Beaupre.
The pair reached home last night at
1880 o'clock after stopping over In
Dallas for few moments.
When representative OF The
Daily Light visited Beaupre at the
Jail this morning he seemed to be
in good spirits and talks lightly of
his arrest and the trip back, to Tex
as. He declared Constable Hamm
makes very pleasant travelling COM
panion and that he wouldn't mind
taking him across the water with
him. Beaupre has taken on about
twenty-five pounds in weight since
he left. but he is the same old Beau
pre-. who takes life as ii comes with
out much Worry.
Il have been gone now almost
three years. said Beaupre. Il was
fully aware that | was not under
bond and that no one would suffer.
or else never would have gone off
In fact | understood, as others SEEM
ed to. that when my twenty-five
year sentence was reversed it prac-
tically ended the case. ! have not
been on the dodge altogether, thoug.l
| did try 10 eyade coming back to
Texas. but any fellow will do that
when he Is all down and out. So
long as a fellow has money he can
fight for his rights, but when he is
broke. it's lay In Jail and guess ]
will lay here and rot"
When asked where he had been
during the three years he declared
that he had travelled from ocean to
ocean In the United States and cross
ed the Atlantic He took employ
ment on a British transport and was
in the midst of the Dardanelies
fight. but 1t got TOO hot for him and
he turned his face towards the land
OF the free Once back in the states
he wandered here and there taking
SUCH employment as he could get ur
til ne finally landed at Los Angeles.
where he has a brother There he
took employment as a barber AMI
was getting along nicely until his
arrest.
In my rounds | joined Ringing
show and was In Dallas on October
) OF last year. | was with the
show at Fort Worth and Houston.
was not trying 10 hide myself very
much. but since IL seems that | am
so badly wanted ] must have beer
lucky enough, to keep out of sight
OF the fly cops. However, | work
ed all day long at my post. l had
concluded that there would be moth
ing more to the case and stopped
over at Los Angeles to work. One
evening while | was in the theater
a copper came along and tapped me
on the shoulder and said i want to
see you outside | knew what was
going to happen all right, but | went
along and sure enough he told me
he wanted me on Texas warrant.
Right then I knew 1t was all up with
Ollie. but put ON a CHEEKY smile
and declared my name was Q. p.
Woods, because have gone by that
name.
When Constable Hamm arrived
he didn't wait to get inside the Jail
before he said hello, Ollie. just like
| was an old friend | refused to
recognize Mr.. Hamm. but it was no
use for ne knew me we'll
Il don't know what | can do.
said Beaupre. when asked what
steps he would take in the case,
you see | have spent every cent Ia
the world | have and | must depend
on my attorneys, | was pretty we'll
fixed for a common working man
when nay trouble came on. was
operating pool room in Dallas ami
was making as much as $500 per
month clear money. This is all gone
aud | am now helpless | am ready
to stand trial and viii abide the re-
suit"
Beaupre is charged with the muir
der of his wife. who was called to
the door OF her home early one nigh;
some tive years ago and beaten TO
Agath with "A nantu1qv Altar a mi e.