The Washington times., 1923-02-22
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the residential section of the city
and hid there for about five or six
days. I planned to go to Mexico
and was awaiting money from my
friends. intended to go to Mexico
for a while and later ! was going
to Washington.
81 got the newspapers every day
and read all about the search for
me. One day one of the papers
had an article about my capture.
The man they had was, Of course,
The wrong one. The paper said
the police were sure they had the
right man. This man did answer
my description.
knowing the police had one man
in custody, I didn't think they
would keep on looking, so I got
6razen and went downtown every
day.
''It was a bright, sunny, warm
z day they caught me. I was walk.
ing through the downtown sections,
looking over the shop windows.
Suddenly some one tapped me on
the shoulder and said: I want
YOU I was going to run for it,
but when looked around I saw
tWo uniformed policemen.
"One of them asked me: You're
Henry Toussaint. aren't your I
affected an air Of surprise and said
Ne. thought maybe I could bluff
my way out, but one Of the cops
said; Well. you certainly look like
him and were going to take you
TO headquarters
Identified By Sheriff.
when I got to Headquarters I
learned that the man arrested for
me had been released. The sheriff
from Wichita was at headquarters
] was identified, turned over to tn.
sheriff and here am back in Jail
again.
Toussaint said he learned the art
OF fashioning keys from spoons
while in Washington, d. c. He said
that he was continually losing keys
20 lockers when student at school
I've lost more keys In my life
bet, than any man I know" he
said, 1T used to worry me a grea,
deal, so I decided to learn how to
make key with whatever I had
on hand. I've made keys with tin,
wood, iron and now can make nne
with a spoon. It's a simple lob if
you've had little practice"
ioussaint Is in good spirits, better
spirits than any time since his ar
rest for murder in February 1921.
Remember me to my friends
back in Washington" he told a
Times correspondent, That's the
BEST town in the country. I was
norm and spent most of my life in
that city,"
He win be remembered in Wash.
!ngton for a daring escapade some
ten or fifteen years ago. Hand
cufted he jumped off the Aqueduct
Srioge' winning q wager from a
1r1eno. Friends took him out of
the water.
Otto H. Toussaint, former keener
Of a hotel at Seventh and n streets
Washington. D. c., was found IN
Q ditch in the suburbs of Wichita
Ealis on the morning Of February Z.
bullets. Wv"
After two days Of police investIga.
non, young Toussaint, the son. was
taken Into custody, He confessed
70 killing his father.
Due To Domestic Troubles.
Young Toussaint. who is about
tnirty-four years old, said that he
killed his father because the mar.
ent had threatened to dissolve their
business unless the son left his wife.
IT was domestic troubles that led
TO the quarrel which ended in a
shooting.
The father had on one occasion
succeeded in separating the couple
Later they decided to live together
again. The elder Toussaint vigor.
ously objected. At this time father
ana son were engaged in the con.
tracing business.
III she stays with you. then I'm
going to Dissolve our business"
Toussafnt told his son.
Young Toussaint said he became
enraged at his fathers action and
planned to killed him. He confess.
ed that he waited along a dark road
for his father and shot him to
death. In making his confession.
Toussaint was not in the least re-
morseful.
There were hints in the boys con.
fession that he killed hiNGather for
some other reason. He Us said to
have blamed his father for the
death Of his mother. The elder
Toussaint. It was brought out, car
ried his wife's ashes in a small can
on his person all of the time.
Toussaint was tried and convicted.
He was given the death penalty
Later a retrial was ordered by the
court of criminal appeals. This trial
was scheduled to have started Febr.
uary 10, but a continuance was
granted the defense when 1t was
found that six material witnesses
were out Of the city.
Insanity probably will be Tous-
saints defense.
The second trial will be held early
In the summer. Mrs. Toussaint, wife
OF the man in jail, is employed by
an Oil company here.