Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-23
NEGRO TELLS OF
HOOKSROBBERY.
DUPLICATING z:
ANOTHER HELD
One Missing, But 3 Are
Placed Under Heavy
Bond At Hearing

cipal part of the gang of burglars
which robbed several Americus
homes week ago last Monday,
while the circus was exhibiting in
the city, has been rounded up was
disclosed when three Americas ne
groes were given commitment trials
last evening and this morning be-
fore Justice of the Peace Griffin. An
of the negroes were bound over to
the grand jury by Justice Griffin un--
der heavy bond.
The accused negroes and the.
amounts of bond dare:
George Hanna, charged with bur
glary, $500.
Ben Daniel, charged with burglary,
$1,000
Leroy Smith, charged with being
an accessory before the fact, $3.50.
The first two are charged specifi-
cally with robbing the home of Glenn
Hooks, on Harold avenue, to which
Hama has confessed, although evi-
dence in the hands of the officials
connects this burglary, in which more
than 81 900 worth of gems and jew
elry was lost, with that of the home
of J. w. Mosteller and Mrs. ]. W.
Stallings on the same day, knife
which Mr.. Hooks has identified as
having come from his place having
been found by Mr. Mosteller beside
the tin box from which thousands Of
dollars worth of notes, deeds, and
other papers had been removed, and
at the side of which was found an
envelope containing several articles
taken from the Stallings home.
Papers Are Found.
Practically all of Mr.. Mosteller' S
valuable papers were found shortly
after the burglary not far from his
home, scattered over a vacant lot.
One of his insurance papers, how
ever, was found in the rear of the
fire department, where the negro
Smith had been employed as help
er for several months. Immediately
after the finding of this paper there
Smith disappeared, and was not
found again until shortly before the
hearing.
The solving of the burglaries was
started by Police Lieutenant John
Bragg, who, having assigned to the
Hooks burglary, suspected Hanna,
commonly called "Bulger," we'll
known old negro who does odd jobs
about town such as moving lawns,
trimming hedges, etc, arrested him
and obtained a partial confession.
About this time Mr.. Moteller, anxious
to find the culprits who ransacked
his house, employed E. L. Foster, of
Macon, the detective who handled
the Wade murder case here some
time ago, and he and Mr.. Bragg
working in conjunction with Sheriff
Harvey and Deputy Summers, sue
ceeded to getting a further confes-
son from the old negro.
Was Only Lookout"
Hanna, in his story, declared that
he was only the lookout at the
Hooks robbery, informing the officers
that the negro Daniel, carpenter
ard notorious gambler, who has re-
Gently been discharged from the
army, had entered the house with
negro who was introduced to him as
"Will Jordon." The Jordon negro,
officers said today, they have been
unable to find. They believe this
name is an alias and that they are
close on the trail of him. Hanna
was to get dollar if the burglars
made a good haul, he said, but the
two declared, on coming out Of the
house, that they hadn't found much.
The commitment trial consumed
several hours. w. W. Dykes appear
ed as Special attorney for the prose-
cution. w. T. Lane & Son represent
ed Smith and Daniel. W. P. Wallis
appesred for Hanna. Among the
numerous witnesses was Mary Glib
son. negro cook at the Hooks homei
who testified to having seen DanleI
in the vicinity on the evening OF
the robbery. Daniel attempted to
prove an alibi, but his own state
ment as to his whereabout was de-
eidedly conflicting with that of other
witnesses for the defense.