The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-10
CAUGHT
IN E. ST. LOUIS
A1oeai Authorities Arrived Last Night
With Prisoner.

Nester Davis. wanted her. on "a
charge of murder was arrested Monday
IA East ST Louis by 81 Louis officers
"here he was IN the home 81 friend
under an assumed name Sheriff Walk
81 arrived with him last night and be-,
- now In the county Jail When ni
reviewed by Courier Representative BE-
said ne was glad 20 BE- back and that
ne was only waiting for things 10 quiet
n"wn before returning n seems thar
ne left here on the night Of the troubl.
at about eleven O'Clock aud walked %
oakion, where he caught the train FOR
OF Louis. An officer and detective
came Through the train az Belleville.
III, and after finding out that he WAS
me only man on the train who had been
ON II for any length Of time questioned
hin But their description called FOR "a
man OF about five feet ten inches and he
was released after being questioned.
He says that he borrowed an overcont
and handbag from some unknown man
on the train and made II IN 20 - Louis
where he Returned them
We are printing what the - Louis
Star If Tuesday had o. say 81 his ar
rest
I'm ready e. - hack ! only wanted
10 let things quiet down little 80 that
could fight IL ont with an even chance.
said Vester Davis. - years old. propri-
ctor Of restaurant az West Hickman.
Ky. who Is held az the Central Police
Station for the authorities AZ Hickman
on charge Of murder lie admitted Ia
n statement Ia reporters today that ne
shot ana killed Fred Evans. - years
old. n former friend. February p. In
barn az West Hickman lie said.
however. that he fired - save the life
Of his father whom Evans was trying
10 kill
Davis was travelling under the name
Of Harry cauld He was traced 20 the
home Of a friend i'm Fast 81 Louis. and
M ; 30 y. m. yesterday he WAS arrested
M Eighteenth and Papin streets. where
he had gone 10 visit another friend
There Is bound 70 be- more killing
when I get back Davis said. I'm
sorry II happened. Evans had been ms
friend for years. as was hi brother
Ed
I'D has sworn 10 shoot mo now, and
others are bound TO get into a.
ut an happened IN barn that =
used rs a sort Of white mule bar ana
gambling resort Ny father Lana
Davis. millwrigit got into an argm.
ncnf with Fred and Ed Fred slapped
the old man and I'd hit at him n
came in. \ friend ran 20 The restaur
ant and told me that my father Wa
likely t0 be killed The old man puii''
ont Ms automatic hut Fred hNhh'
tuocked II ont Of his hand. FRED pi'h
I'd n up and tried 20 shoot the oid tl'iii
hut II was an automatic ann NJ 0'N''
pot relca 50 the safety 20 shoot.
~ Men tried 10 stop the nghf. am
.v7 N Wrirht-he used to he the chie
n nolice-eof between them wa
afrsid Evans would shoot my iath'
and I pulled my gun and fired
--I grabbed him and eased MIN I,
the floor. I put a pillow under ~
head and tried % talk Ia him. bnt n
cos1ldn't talk. He was my friend
onIx ebot him 10 save my father.
;" His brother. Ed. said. Wait "
I 10 and get n gun and well shoot
ont. One OF us has got 10 die now
".After Ed left. got cold feet an
heat n. pawned my fathers pis''
which I had picked up. for = ana m
watcb for 81 and caught train
wrote q, nv wife since ! came mere an
told her 10 keep the restaurant eoih
for A few weeks until things quleie
down so I would have fair chahc
hack there. -
1T II was 10 be with pistols
willing 10 take my chance back ther'
hut they'll probably make II rifles
shotguns from a blind