The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09
B0BBED BANDIT
WAS GLAD To
GIVE UP
Girl Terror Denies Story Of
Resisting Arrest When Door
Was Broken Down
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Well, we QlOn'L nave 10 W@lt
long. That night we'd gone to bed
and we must have been sort Of
half asleep, when there came a
pounding ON the door, and a man
yelled, open in the name Of the
lawv' You could hear there was
a whole crowd Of them, talking
low and shuffling their feet.
At a time like that, you do things
without hardly knowing why. ]
laid there without moving, and
heard Ed call after a second, IAN
right, but wait till my wife gets
her clothes on"
He switched on the light, and
got up and started to dress. And
he was dressing too, quick, and
noticed he had the pistols. He put
one Of them in his pocket and laid
the other two on the table
whispered, ED, what you 60
ing to do?"
And he said, ''WelI. you know the
best thing could do would be to
end it for us both before they
break In"
l said, mo, let's wait"
Didn't Bust Right In.
And l don't now even know what
meant by that. I didn't really
care. Before I could say anything
else. they heard us whispering and
started to crash the door.
1t didn't bust right in. They hit
it with their shoulders two or three
times. quicker though than it takes
to tell. ] remembered about that
XIII us on sight" order that was
sent out in Brooklyn, and was
afraid If we'd give them the half
of an excuse they'd do 1t. A minute
before, l didn't care what hap
pened. Now, all of a sudden like,
l knew l didn't want to be killed,
and ! knew l didn't want Ed 10
be killed.
l ran to the bureau and picked
up the two guns that were there.
l took them by their barrels, with
the ends sticking toward me and
their handles sticking out away
from me. l got in front of Ed and
when they broke tho door that's
how they found me.
held out the guns to them and
said. Don't shoot. You see l can't. !"
Five or six of them crowded in all
at once. All of them had their own
guns out and pointed ct US. l didn't
know whether they were going to
shoot or not.
One man grabbed the pistols out
of my hands and another think it
was Casey, the New York detec-
tive-went around me like q streak
to grab Ed.
ED Stood Dumb Like"
They said afterward Ed had his
hand on his gun in his pocket. That
was lie Ed stood there dumb like
with both his arms hanging down
and his chin ducked. l don't be.
lieve he even remembered he had
the gun in his pocket. Any man
could of looked at him and seen he
was through.
There was a lot of lies told
about that. They said they heard
us talking about making a getaway
out the back. Why, there wasn't
even any back we could get to, not
from that little room. And they
said l was pointing the guns at
them when they crashed in. I
guess that was to make them
sound drawer. But what's the use
for me to beef about 1t now? They
didn't hurt us. They treated Us
square enough.
They handcuffed Ed, but they
didn't put any handouts on me till
later. One of them just held me
by the arm. They rode US in the
Black Maria to police headquarters
In Jacksonville, and took us in a
little office, and Casey and Gray
made everybody elso go out, and
asked us questions.
We answered them. What was the
use to stall? We said, Sure, we're
the ones. You know it. What's the
use of not telling you"
Confesses All.
Casey pulled out a paper from
his pocket, and began to ask US a
lot of questions about Bohack and
P1shbein and the A. & P. store. and
/ don't know what, and told us 1t
would go easier If we didn't try to
conceal nothing.
I said. Sure, all right, we did
1t ALL"
And he said, That's fine. you
both confess, chr"
And Ed got sort Of sore. and
said, What the hell-what is there
to confess-you've got us, haven't
you, and you know who we are.
Why can't you lay off her? She's
sick"
And do you know, Casey and
Gray, instead of bawling Ed out.
answered him soft.
Gray said, Sure thing. Cooney.
Wen lay off you right now, but
there's one question I'd like to ask.
Which Of you shot the cashier?
And before you answer, II you don't
know 1t already, I'll tell you he's
going to get well, so you needn't
be afraid Of any murder charge"
said, II shot him."
And Ed said. You know that's
lie"
But they wouldn't believe him.
They thought he was trying to
cover me up. when 1t was just the
other way round.
Well. they put us in separate
cells, and Casey and Gray were SO
pleased with themselves that they
was the ones that had caught the
Bobbed-Haired Bandit that they
patted me on the shoulder and said.
sleep well, kld!'
Did Sleep Well.
And, would you believe It, I did
sleep well-the first time in nights.
Anything was relief after what
we'd been through / slept solid
until they walked me next morning
at o'clock. end . I'd have slept
longer II they'd let me.