San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
FIVE RObBER|ES
! !. !: AND Staying
CLEARED
Wife Listens While Bandit
Admits Part in Hedwig
Reign Of Crime.

s.s II want to get right with God and
:, .sman," declared the third Of the BLACK
as he luaunched into a long
aN.statement to Bat Corrigan Of the dis
-.sstrict attorneys office Saturday, when
he admitted completely in five st. He'd
wig holdups and one murder and
placed the blame for numerous other
outrages on three other negroes.
49, The statement, which officers say
- definitely clears up the mystery sur
grounding the death Of Franklin X.
~rs Usry and weaves convicting web of
about the suspects, was vol
~tuntarily made in the presence of
-, Sheriff James Stevens, Chief Deputy
q. Alphonse Newton, Deputy Sheriff Sam
James, Constable Duke Carver and
s%~Chief Investigator John Long, of the
s-district attorneys office.
s.--s~ WIFE HEARS STORY.
~. The Black Terror's wife sat with
him in the office of Sheriff Stevens
. as he narrated, chapter by chapter,
- the story of st. Hedwig as it was
~ sknown TO him.
! want to get right" he said. Il
- srealize the seriousness of the charges
.Is against me and / feel that I can best
: serve all purposes by making clean
breast of the affair.""
1t was at his wife's behest that he
quit the Black Terror gang more
.e..than six months ago, he declared.
.ys'ss" She told me she had rather eat
:. Dread and water than to get money
: : like / was" the prisoner declared.
49, was afraid il / took part in any
more holdups she would tell. And
then l was afraid of the officers, too,
=, SO i quit"
-.N~ USRY FIRST HOLDUP.
-. = But he did not resign from the
~. Killed. one woman attacked and five
~ holdups staged, he said.
The holdup which resulted in the
death of Usry was the first in which
he took part, according to the state
ment.
- He stated that the negro who was
. shot by Deputy Sam james several
- nights ago, and who is credited with
!. being the leader of the bandit gang,
,'ssfrad often urged him to take part
in some holdups.
81 Its easy money" he said the other
{ negro told him on various occasions.
- Finally the glowing picture of
:. riches easily obtained which was
e painted by his tempter broke down
,shis resistance, he said. So one night
,ss4ie ventured into the st. Hedewig
|. Sector with the other negro, holdup
: sbent.
-. USRY SLAIN.
!. -. That night Usry was killed.
-. He narrated how they waited in
-~the brush until a car drove up AMI
stopped nearby; how they crept upon
1.-The car; how the occupants were
a-sear ched; and how his partner shot
> Usry when the latter resisted.
- He went with the officers to the
'-~seene of the holdup Saturday after
y'noon and pointed out to them the spot
.-,where he said Usry was shot.
.ssv. He told of five other holdups,
mentioning the names Of Dickinson,
s,Stowe and Howe as among their vic.
~tims. Once they held up negro couple,
he said, and then an Austin man was
.~their victim in the last robbery in
(which he took part, according to the
statement. One woman was attacked
s..by his companion. he said.
"s OTHER WONT TALK.
9"- His statement was the third which
!. has been made by the suspects who
scare under arrest. One other suspect
= has made a complete statement, but
the wounded negro has resisted all
--entrcaties to get him to make a writ
'1~ten statement. He has said, however:
- 1t looks like you have got the
y goods on me. II L have got to pay
Il am going to see that those who
were with me also pay"
s~r When his arm has healed he will
make n detailed statement, he prom
Used the officers. Doubt that he will
ado so was expressed Saturday, as it
was pointed out he has employed an
/. attorney who is expected to advise
him not to talk.
zee A fourth negro who was held In
) custody for short time Saturday was
released on order of Chief Deputy
Newton after efforts to connect him
with the holdups had failed. He is
s-'eharged, however, with receiving stolen
property.
80 90 INDICTMENTS.
~. Officers are seeking q fifth suspect
-~in distant state.
= The grand jury has returned IS In