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afterward my car had run into a
ditch.
When I woke up I found this
boy evidently had broken his neck.
He was asleep in the front seat
and his head evidently had hit on
the back board and tunbled down
to the floor, and that was the end
of him.
1.-THE motor in my car still was
running after I awoke. The only
thing 1 had to do then was to
figure what to do to get out of it.
Il drove back about ninety miles
to Indianapolis. I was about ten
or twelve miles outside of Indian
apolis when I set fire to the auto
mobile. I do not know why set
fire to the car. I just did not
know what the he'll to do. just
imagined that if anybody got
killed as quickly as this boy had
that he would break his neck.
did no hit him.
AFTER I set fire to the auto
mobile I walked some and rode
some into indianapolis. I stayed
in Indianapolis over Saturday,
from where I went to Louisville,
and from there to Nashville. From
Indianapolis to Louisville rode
with three other boys who were
going down there. From Louis
vile to Nashville I took the bus.
From Nashville went to Bir-
mingham and from there to Me-
ridian, and from Meridian to Mo-
bile. I reached Mobile about
week ago. I went one place and
then another when I got back TO
Mobile.
"XXTHEN first got here I got
w off out at Pritchard and
walked into town from there. 1
stopped at a boarding house on
lower Government street. I then
went from lower Government
street out to Chickasaw. I did
not stop with anybody at Chicka-
saw. I snooped around a little
bit to kill time, going anywhere
I wanted to.
II did not have to stop at any
special house to be in Mobile, did
I? I did not stop at 219 North
Lafayette street When set fire
to my car 7 had more clothes
than 1 was going to carry along
with me. I threw my coat away.
II do not know whether my
car had anything in it showing
that the coat was mine or not.
I do not know that this boy had
a coat or a raincoat. had rain
coat with me. I wore that coat
into town and took it off and dis
carded it.
II 90 not know whether I
had any insurance receipt in the
pocket Of the coat or not. I be-
long to the Southern Automobile
Loan Association, and if there
was any insurance receipt on me,
it must have been for that or
ganiZation.
Eyes, as I was driving along the
road I went to sleep. 1 was only
asleep a few seconds, I do not
suppose it was over a quarter
minute at the most My car did
not hit anything. 1t just went
into ditch about three or four
feet deep.
The car did not turn over. 1t
killed this boy when it went into
this ditch. After that happened
I drove all the way back near In
dianapolis and got out and set
fire to the car and left it. The
car was running when I left it.
This boy told me in very brief
words even at that; I asked him
where he was going. He told me
that he was hitting OFT over into
the wheat fields. I said, We'll,
you have plenty of money to take
you there, haven't your and ne
said, I have not got a cent l
said, Well, you boys running
around here without any money
beat all that have ever heard
Of. He said that he had little
money when he left Massa-
chusettS.
"r ASKED him what he did there
and he told me he worked for
the railroad company and said he
could not keep regular work and
he wanted to make money in the
summer time also. He had on a
hat. as I recall it. He did have a
small bundle or another with him.
1 set the fire to the car in the back
at the gasoline tank.
Il never made any report Of this
fire to any official. I was in Indian
apolis when the car was found I
stayed there over Saturday and
left there then. I also saw in the
paper where some man and lady
said that they had given me lift
into Indianapolis.
There was no idea of mine
about setting fire to the car. I just
did not know what the hell to do.
was afraid that / might be ac-
cused of killing this man. would
not be able to tell you whether !
threw my coat out Of the car or
not. / imagine that the coat evi-
IDENTIFY must have gotten out with
this blanket and coat took out Of
the car It was a gray blanket