The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

through the window into my room. In
q dreamy sort of way, seem TO re-
member that previous to seeing the
light that there had been a tapping
on my door, and that some one called
my father, who stays in the same
house with me and (which rent. ]
am not certain OF that however.
after I woke, went to the door,
opened 1t, and found policemen stand
ing there. l don't recall how many.
! They told me that was under ar
rest and ordered me to get dressed.
| did as told. putting on my clothes
am wearing now (referring to his
pearl gray suiD. They are the same
that / had on last night, excepting
that l wore another coat, gray in
color, but not exactly matching my
trousers.
Officers Find Revolver.
"While was dressing, the officers
made a search OF my room, finding
my revolver in a bureau drawer. II is
a .3s lemon squeezer" a Smith &
wesson. have had the gun for about
three years had not fired 1t for some
| time.
"They took me to where the muir
| der had occurred, and let me look at
| the dead woman. The officers were
rough. Patrolman Andy white, es-
! pecially so. Near the house where
the shooting occurred they told me
! that they were going to have me
| identified by the other woman, whose
name / don't know"
The man explained that he was
referring to Miss Ora Smyth who
was in the house with Mrs. Lindsey
| at the time OF the killing.
when they spoke OF having me
| identified" Mayes continued, 81 told
! them TO put me where she can see
me GOOD / stood under a street
| lamp, and the woman identified me-
| They then let me look at the dead
woman again, and then / asked the
| officers TO have the other woman
identify me again. The officers re-
fused, using rough language and
treatment. taking me to the city jail.
I've lived in Knoxville all my life.
I attended schools here, going to the
ninth grade. / have always taken an
active interest in political affairs,
| have worked all my life.
II am married, but my wife In away
| from here now, at CHICAGO, think.
| The house at 213 Hume Is rented by
me, my father and man and his
wife, whose name ! don't know, re-
siding there with me, | have no chill
dren.
| Chief Police Weaves Web.
Chief of Police Haynes, who, early
Saturday morning, personally took
charge of the investigation OF the
| tragedy, has gained some valuable
evidence that will be adduced at the
trial OF Mayes. Chief Haynes stated
that he desired to make the investi-
cation so complete that there would
be nothing left undone for the pros
ecutng attorney to ask for later. Ev-
cry details was systematically picked
up and worked out.
The revolver. n pearl handled ham
merless .3S calibre s. & W., found in
the room of Mayes was placed in the
hands of Chief Haynes a few hours
after the tragedy. Close examination
revealed that one chamber of the re-
volver had been emptied by shot
and was still smelling of fresh pow
der burns.
Il have had some experience with
revolvers," Chief Haynes said, land
can say that a pistol that has not
been used for some time will invari-
ably have some lint, which comes
from the clothing, in the barrel. The
| Nayes pistol has been recently fred
| as every evidence of this was visible
at the time it was placed in my
/ hands. The officers who found the
pistol in the room say it smelled of
/ fresh powder burns
Suspected as ProwIer.
| Chief Haynes and other members
| of the police department are con-
! WINGED that Mayes has been entering
| the rooms of white women for some
! time. Only a few nights ago a negro
/ entered the home of n white woman
/ in the Ninth ward, and when the
woman cried for help the negro fired
! at her and ran. The description of
the marauder as given by the woman
tailed with that of Mayes. A mu-
latto also has been visiting apart
mcnt houses and causing much trou-
Me for the last few weeks, but al
ways escaped before reserve officers
/ could he rushed in an automobile
from the police station.
While no clues pointed to Mayes az
Icing the guilty negro, officers at the
dice station stated Saturday that
We had been under surveillance for
.ha past few weeks. The negro who
'aped after entering the Hobbs
ats and other apartment houses was
'NScribed as a mulatto and appeared
10 be so white that it was difficult
TO distinguish him from white man.
Mayes Arrested.
When Patromen Andy White, John
Hatcher and Thomas Kirby went to
the home of Mayes they began ham
mering on the door and making 80
much noise that neighbors were
aroused and came out to inquire the
cause of the search. No information
was given the inquirers, but they in
formed the police that Mayes had
reached his home forty minutes pre-
vious and was probably asleep.
The officers then went to a side
window and turned a searchlight in
the room and observed Mayes, ap-
parently asleep on bed. They
knocked on the door again and
Mayes answered. When he came to
the door and opened it he appeared
to he rubbing his eyes as II he had
just been aroused from sleep.
When placed under arrest Mayes
asked what the charge was and the
officers told him he was wanted and
would be informed later what the
charge would be. He said that he
was not guilty of any offense and
was willing to go with the officers.
During the time the officers were In
the room of Mayes a close examination
OF the surroundings was made and
fresh mud was found on the green car
peted floor. The shoes worn by Mayes
were muddy with fresh, sticky clay.
the officers say, and tho shoes Mt the
tracks left by the murderer who fled
from the home OF Mrs. Lindsey.
officers of the police department as
sert that Mayes has been giving much