Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-08
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u bank. O'Neai was taken about
two miles out Of Wildorado by the
bandits before being freed.
II Lied" Boy Asserts
Frank league" is not my name
ard everything said about myself is
2 lie" the boy said this afternoon.
he has light hair. blue eyes and a
childlshly innocent expression.
After much questioning today he
suddenly burst into tears and start
cd talking:
"My name Is Salmon r. Tate and
my home Is in Boone. North Caro-
line-now that's right and I'll tell
you how you can find out IL You
don't believe me. You can wire
Raleigh. N. c. that's where my name
Is recorded.
u guess they've - 70 there as
think they keen the names Of all
KID born In that county"
Weeping bitterly the boy said he
was not born in Raleigh but in
Zone and that sT told 'em last
right ] didn't have no people, but
y have"
Parents Are Living
my mother and father are both
living. Ny father is X. r. Tate and
orr FAMILY lives in Boone now,
where my father is running an cleo
tric power plant for n state" he
said.
"where do your parents think you
are! he was asked.
No answer. The boy turned and
went 10 the corner Of MS cell, cry
ing aloud.
Have you any brothers and sis
ters!"
There was no answer. The weep
ing lad was told to brace up and
tell IL all"
Il have thlee brothers and four
sisters living and sister dead"
he said brokenly. Il am next to the
olest Of the boys and my sisters are
all younger thap l."
"How long have you been away
frorn home."
"oh. ] don't know-four, five or
sir months. I think"
Were you ever in any trouble be-
fore--
mo"
"Were you ever in Jail before?"
"Yes. once. In Boone. N. G., I got
n little too much whiskey, but I
paid n small fine and was re-
leased"
The youth then wiped away his
tears and began talking as il 70
friends. He said that Il lied all
around last night, but I'm telling
you straight now"
Tells Of Escape
Then he said he met the second
man involved in the bank robbery in
Atlanta, Ca. about three weeks ago.
They came to Texas in the other
mans car. he said. His account of
The Wildorado robbery was again re-
lated. He said that Il told the
trufh last night about robbing the
Bank. Ia is q wonder we didn't gee
Fhot. They shot the back of the car
no some while we we're leaving. !
heard the bullets hitting the car.
We had the old man tmeaain~ W.
N. O'Neai. president Of the bank)
With rs.
after we robbed the bank the
man I knew as Allen told me about
there being n $1,000 reward for dead
bank bandits in this state. He said
A dead bandit was worth $1,000. but
4 live one wasn't worth "a cent He
sust worked me into that job. ]
sever was in any other bank robbery
and all ] want o Is 20 get out
AZ this. 7 guess my folks will como
down here to see me. but / don't
know. ] sure hope they catch AL
Ien.' I don't know what they'll do
a. me. but I hope they do a plenty
a. him. He told me he thought he
about fifty dollars out Of the
bank robbery. but ] don know as
+ never got any Of IL. I supposed I
would get haif-he lever said so, but
\ Just supposed I would.
aAli I hate about this IL my folks
knowing IL. I wish they wouldn't
Fnd II out. I'd feel better II they'd
~rver know g." he addeo.
An the deputy sheriff ard reporter
~sre leaving the cell the boy called
81 the officer. saying don't forget
A. lat me change those papers j
sIvred last night. because i don't
~srt ore story about this in the
r-wspa,ers and the wrong story in
court
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