The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-11
WHITE ARRESTED
WHEN HE CALLS
NEGRO AROBBER
Ernie Davis held for attack
ing Sister in Perry COun-
ty last summer. :.
SAYS NEGRO HELD
HIM UP SATURDAY
Black tells Sheriff he only took
money he won at
Cards.

A charge OF highway robbery, pre-
ferred by Ernie Davis, a white man
against Fred Davis, a negro, Sunday
morning, led to the formers arrest
Sunday noon on statutory charge
preferred against him by his own 10
year old sister, who lives near Nc
Bride, 80 miles north of the Cape.
The arrest was made after Prose
cutting Attorney Caruthers had discov
cred that Ernie Davis was the mar
against whom an Indictment had beer
voted last fall by the Grand Jury OF
Perry County. Davis was taken t
Perryville, the county seat, by P. Z
Hood, former prosecuting attorney OF
that county. Sunday afternoon. HOOD
had been deputizcd to do so by tn,
sheriff of Perry County with WHOM
Sheriff Hutson of Cape Caunty kaC
entered into communication.
The negro was arrested early Sun,
day morning near Dutchtown after {
wild chase by Sheriff Hutson. Hutsor
and his small posse, formed lear!
Sunday morning, had to wade the
water several miles out Of Dutchtowr
He was found at his home at / o'cloc,
in the morning and taken to the CITY
Jail in the Cape. where he was kept
over night. Ernie Davis had to &C
company the party to the Cape, as til.
sheriff wanted him as a prosecuting
witness against the negro.
Ernie Davis told Sheriff FIutsor
when he arrived that he had been held
up by Fred Davis at the point Of ?
knife and had been forced to give III
his money. Two other NEGROES were
bystandcrs, Ernie Davis told the shcr
if, but they we're rot arrested. TIL
alleged hoIdup occurred in Dutchtowr
Saturday night about 10 O'Clock.
Sheriff Hutson left Immediately aft
er receiving the information Of the
koldup and engaged several men t,
help search for the accused man. tt
latter and the complainant werr
brought 20 the Cape early Sundag
morning. The negro was placed il
Jail, while Ernie Davis was permitted
to sleep in the station because he had
no funds TO rent a room.
Ernie Davis told Sheriff Hutson that
the negro held him I'D on the street
in Dutchtown and threatened to XIII
him if he did not turn over all his
money. The negro, he said, fed after
the holdup, accompanied by two other
men.
The negro admitted that he got -
cents from Ernie Davis when cues
toned by the prosecuting attorney
Sunday noon. He said Ernie Davis
owed him several dollars which he won
in card game several months ago.
TIE negro was taken before Judg.
Willer yesterday morning and fneC
one dollar and the trimmings on a plea
of guilty to a charge of common as
sault. He paid the fine and was re-
leased from Jail.
When Prosecuting Attorney Caruth-
ers questioned Ernie Davis, the white
man, as to the circumstances of the
holdup he learned that Ernie was the
son of a farmer whom he knew and
who was Jointly charged with GRIMM
ally attacking the sister of Ernie. The
prosecuting attorney is a native OF
Perry County and knew of the indict
ment that had been issued against
the father and Young Ernie.
The sheriff of Perry County was no
titled and he deputized former Prose
cutting Attorney Hood to bring the
prisoner to. the Perry County jail.
Young Davis would not make any
statement regarding the indictment
He has been working as a timberma7
near Dutchtown and could not be founC
at the time the indictment was voted
against him.
The charge preferred against the
white man is punishable with a death
sentence.
MONEY IN EGGS
Eggs are not bankablC but the