The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-21
After SIeepIess Night in Jail
Declares He Had Not Seen 1
Girl in Three Months. 4,
MOTHER is FRUSTRATED
Police Probe fuckers Record
With Other Women-"Guil-
ty," Says Mother. 81


Evidence in dire ct eontr adetiov to.
Walter G. fuckers denial that TOR
the last three months he had not
been with pretty 18-year- old Willie
Crawford, for whose death no is being
he Id without bond, is accommodating
at the office Of Atty. Gen. George W..
Chamlee. t.r
Tucker was arrested late Wednes-
day afternoon following the publiea-
ton of the deathbed confe ssion OF
the Crawford girl in The News. The
case before Judge Fleming today was
continued until Friday. Miss craw-
ford had confessed that Tucker had
wronged her and had later attempted
criminal operation to conceal the
wrong.
Gen. Chamlce declared Thursday
morning that the next session of the
grand jury would probe the girls
death to the bottom. The next seS-
sion occurs Sept. 2.
Despite the fact that Tucker denied
he had been with Miss Crawford for
three months the attorney general
declared he had received several
telephone calls from parties who de-
'lared that in the last month--in
fact, just prior to the girls illness
she had been seen with the man ac-
rused of performing the criminal
poration upon her which resulted in
her death.
Saw Them Together.
While a News reporter was IN
Ten. Chamlee's office this morning
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The other end Of the wire declared
that only three weeks age ne had
seen Tucker and Miss Crawford in
the Grand Ocean cafe at o'clock in
the morning. Many other witnesses
will be brought forward by the stats
to refute fuckers denial that he has
not been with the dead girl during
the past three months.
Blood poisoning set in and Tues
day night at Erlanger hospital Miss
Crawford breathed her last, not how
ever until she had barred her life's
story for what it might be worth,
she said, as warning to other young
girls. The name of Tucker was with
hend in yesterdays story until
enough evidence could be gathered
against him to justify the arrest.
However. following a conference
late in the afternoon between Capt.
w. II. Hackett, Atty. Gen. George w.
'Chamlee and DR.. j. Webster Horton,
the latter the attending physician Of
Miss Crawford Gen. Chamlee au-
thorized the arrest of Tucker, Capt.
Hackett then ordered two of his men
who had been shadowing Tucker for
a night and day. to bring him in"
After a sleepless night at the Jail.
Tucker denied it all, asserted that he
had never wronged Miss Crawford
and had never attempted to perform
any operation on her.
He stated he had not seen her or
been with her in three months, but
Capt. Hackett has several witnesses
who saw the couple together only
shortly before Miss Crawford became
i'll. Tucker is held without bond and
his case. when called this morning
in pofice court, was continued until
Friday morning at 9 o'clock.
II was asserted by one man
Thursday that he had seen
Tucker in his car approach young
girls, and without knowing ther,
= invite them for a ride. He de-
titude and conduct with young
of unpopularity; many were tho
recitaIs of his episodes, about the
street corners Thursday. II was
stated by a reliable source, that
on tho hight the Tucker divorce
case ended in the chancery court,
in order that he might tantalize
his broken hearted wife, he filled
his automobile with women and
rode past her house several
times.
Working on the Case.
Capt Hackett when seen Thurs
ay morning appeared tired and
'orn, having been up the entire
light working on the case. Capt
laCkett stated he was satisfied he
ad the guilty man, for he had al
aady caught Tucker in several con-
letting statements, but that he
anted to work the case up thor
ughly and If there was any possible
oubt at all he wanted to give the
efendant the benefit of it,
He said that Tucker had told him
e had not seen Miss Crawford for
lree months, but that he had sew
al witnesses who had seen them
'gether recently. Capt. Hackett
thursday morning put his entire de-
ctive force to work on the case and
cry effort will be made to place
e responsibility for Miss Crawford's
'ath.
Walter G. Tucker during the war
as engaged in the punch board
lsiness at Fort Oglethorpe, and It
said he made little money, which
has since spent in reckless aban-
n. He was first heard of when his
fe filed suit for a divorce
om him, charging him with cruel
d inhuman treatment. II was when
ECKER answered his wife's divorce
i and charged her with immortality
at he gained unpopularity. The
ancellOr sustained the charges in
tn bills and dismissed them, but
fused to grant either a divorce.
the decision the children were
zen to the husband, but those who
ew Tucker openly stated that ne
s unfit and an improper person to
We them, Since the trial of the
'orce suit Tucker has been heard
frequently, figuring recently in a
'tice of the peace court, where he
s charged with Cursing and abus-
; his wife. 1t is said he has spded
her and offered her every insult
could. The young wife has the
nDathy OF a wide circle of friends
the loss of her children. but who
nix she is exceedingly fortunate in
now living with Tucker when he
5 gotten himself so involved In
uble of such a serious nature.
-ucker, when seen Thursday at
police station, where he had spent
night, appeared haggard and worn
had lost the air of indifference
Importance which characterized
conduct yesterday when first ar
ted. He said he had no statement
make other than that he was not
lty and could prove il at the
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