Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-11-23
JACOBS CAUGHT IN
CORN SHOCK in CASEY
Bondsmen Bring In Lincoln Coun
ty Merchant Who Skipped.
Out During Federal Court

ana who disappeared here during
the recent term OF Judge Coch-
ran : court. was brought To Rich
mand Tuesday by two OF his
bondsmen and X. T.. Horton and
placed in Jail The eight Lincoln
county men who were on Jacobs
bond for 81 600 are thus released
from liability.
X T.. Horton. OF Lincoln coun- |
y. wins the $50 reward offered
by J. {. Calhoun for the appre-
hension OF Jacobs. Calhoun was
one OF the bondsmen. the other
seven being J. G.. Griffith. Il. II.
Smith. Jesse Jacobs. Walter Stuli
Grant Stamper. Richard Jacobs.
and ] +. Florence.
jacobs SAYS that his getaway
after coming To- federal court last
week with his bond>mcn. was due
90 misrepresentation ON his part
lie came with them to court. and
was IN the federal building. and
thought that his bondSmcn were
then released He did not wal,
for the cases against him To- be
called but slipped away from
them and caught a freight train
and rode 10 Cincinnati. He SAYS
ne then h6hocd his way and walk
cd back 10 Kings Mountain. Lin
colin county. near which he has
been conducting country store
Tor many wears. lie then went
over into Casey county. - uiL.s
>ou,h oi Eubank. and has been
working for = farmer south OF
there under the name II Carter.
JACOB SAYS II ate breakfast and
dinner and 30; 30 cents day for
labor. lie slept out in hay and
ioddc~ shocks.
When Jacobs case was called
in court. his lawyer. Attorney e..
& Hagby. OF Danvillc. entered a
plea OF not guilty on his behalf.
and the bondsmcu began to hunt
Tor Jacobs. lie was not TO be
found. Visions Of having 10 dig
M tLal Tuop bail began to wor-
~ lhcr. SEQ thc $50 reward was
offered. and became norated
about" iu All Che country where
Jacobs was known Horton got
wind that Jacob was hiding ou;
down ia Casey. 50 took several III
the bondsmcn and posse and
went after hm. They caught
hil asleep va his fodder shock.
SUR minded IL and lac gave upI
Nyifh"ui resistance. 81 was
brought tu jail here AT once by
Mcs,rS. Horton. Calhoun aud
Simnlcr. Tic VIII be- kcpt in Jail
lrrc this week and taken Ia Lon
don to answer in federal court
there ucNt Monday when his case
are called again.
The main charge aSainS, la
,nbs l. that Of being one OF the
fences" through which the gang
OF Kings Mountain car robbers.
convicted here last week. diSpos-
ed al their loot.
The method OF operation OF the
" Kings Mountain gang" was sim
pie. bat i took hard work on the
part OF railroad detectives TO &c,
Il Clew Lea the robbers. The first
arrest came when one oi tn,
gang offered t. surrender ii prom
ised protection. This was prom
iSed by Detective Coleman. VIII"
who obtained some few names
and an mixing OF the methods OF |
the gang from this prisoner. He
found that the gang was COM
posed OF manF members. all of
whom resided in the Kings Noun
tain section. DcSertion or to |
'>qucal' meant certain death. ac-
cording t. the one giving himself !
M.
The plan OF operation al thc
gang was for several of them to
hop 4 freight train and ride to 4,
greenwood. where they would !
catch another freight and ride to-
ward Kings Mountain. Breaking
nto the merchandise cars. these
men would throw of the stolen
goods while the train was going
over the Waynesburg hill at
,iow rate OF speed. Other mem
)crS of the gang would be in hid
ng there i'm the woods. All
would then proceed to gather up
Inc stolen goods and transport
them TO their rendezvous near
Kings Mountain.
These goods were then peddled
out III various ways. but the big
yest and best customers were Ger
am small merchants in that sec
.ion.
The losses during the severalI
months OF operations OF the gang
we're gong on ran INTO thousands