The evening world. Newspaper, July 3, 1919, Page 11

p ‘After Joined in $40,000 Robbery ‘Down in South America’ Held Up Pay Train on Mountain Top and Carted Of Gold and S.lver Into Wilderness—Story Verified by New York Official of Firm That Lost _ Confession of Burglar Hamby “A Second Jesse James” +J e Faweett "At 26, After Bight Years of Grime, He Faces the Death Chair Minneapolis Escape the Money. Copyright, 1919, H AMBY'S account of how he got away from Minneapolis the West Hotel in a taxicad follows: m4 T couldn't turn that fellow loose, A reward would would put the detectives on my trail. I told him he rom then on and promised him $150 if he would obey I told him I was and a6 the weather was cold, he would take turns in driving. He said he knew thing for $150, and I directed him to drive was working for me fi My directions. Going to take @ long ride in his oar, have to get another chauffeur to “nother man who would do any: By Martin Green PAR? Five by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World) He said he would do anything for $150, After leaving } li Nh : | Smart Sport ‘me to that fellow’s address. petty larceny thief and pickpocket. He consented to earn $150 and dressed. “I didn’t know what minute they might find I had stopped at the West Hotel. Then, of course, they would Tearn I had left theré in » taxicab ana 4 through the starter they would trace ‘the taxi, and word would go out to look for it by number. We struck out of Minneapolis to the south. The weather was very cold, but the roads Were good and we made good speed. I bad @ plan of campaign for a get- away mapped out which involved taking a lot of chances inasmuch as it involved passing through a number of towns. My plap was to get to a called Owatonna, about Afty les south of Minneapolis. © “After we passed through North- field, which was the scene of a big bank robbery by the James and Younger gangs, I began to see that the chauffeurs were figuring on over- | powering me*if possible. ‘The car glowed down and one of them said we had engine trouble. Both got down and pretended to work on the engine, but I knew they were talking about me and framing up something. Finally, paving kept them covered, I ordered them to get back and proceed. They attended to business after that, and ¢long in the afternoon we came to Owatonna, a good-sized town. I knew a train left there for the south } @t about the time of our arrival and J had the men drive me to the vicin- ity of the railroad station, where I pald them of and gave each $50 extra, saying I was going to take the _ ‘That extra $60 fixed them, all "MTnatead of taking the train I went to the hotel and registered, saying 1 was a real estate man from Chicago who had come up to buy land for & colonization project. I went to my room early and slept well, and the next day started out visiting real estate men. I showed plenty™ of money and they fell for me strong. ~t “The second man was in bed when we got to his room, and as soon as| T saw him I recognized him as @ man who had been pointed out to me ae a Only store in the town and bought a pair of overalls, & couple of bandanna handkerchiefs and a cheap rough Jacket and @ cap, also a yellow paper muit case. I carried these to a beg | ber yard, near the depot, where I put my overcoat and hat in the suit case and pulled on the overalls and jacket over my clothes, The overalls and jacket looked too new, 80 I sought a secluded spot and rollea Ground in the dirt and cinders until they tooked as though they had been worn some time, Then [ hid In @ lumber yard until a train came along, | sneaked aboard and got in the smok- ing car, “I tried to look like a farm hand and I guess I did. The train wont through Owatonna and the town marshal got on and passed through, looking at everybody. He didn't give me two glances, ‘my appearance was 80 changed. I went into Minneapolis and took @ train for the West, rid! in emoking cars until I got™to Mis- soula, Montana, where I had friends, ‘There I got a new outht of clothes and stafted traveling West again, going to Portland, Ore. From Port- land I shipped to San Francisco on a lumber schooner, deserted there, gut into good clothes again and went to Santa Barbara, wherp I spent Christ- mas with friends. “Something told me I had better start moving again, so I went back to San Francisco and shipped on a sail- ing vessel bound for South American Ports, I wasn't oruch of a sailor, but sailors were hard to get and I wus strong and obliging and got along all right. We were sixty-seven days making Callao, the seaport of Lima, capital of Peru. I left the ship there and kept under cover for a time in Lima, which 1s quite @ nice town. “There I met some fellows who knew that the Backus & Johnston Company sent at intervals, under In fact, one agent was so persistent that he almost persuaded me to pay &@ deposit on a piece of land he had for sale. “I remained in Owatonna three days, walking about openly and at- tending to my fake real estate busi- Ness and watching the papers. There was a hunt on for Jay B. Allen, but up to the third day there were no oles. “In the afternoon of the third day T was eating in the restaurant of the hotel, and had just avout finished my meal when the town marshal, who had just come down from Mimeapo- lis, burst into the office adjoining the dining room and yelled, ‘By gosh, that % Jay B. Allen, tie bank robber, was in this town three days ago.’ “I took down my overcoat and put it on. Theré was a revolver in each pocket. I sauntered out to the of- fice, where the town marshal was telling a group of gaping citizens, which was growing every minute, how my two chauffeurs had been talking around saloons in Minneapo- Ns about driving Jay B. Allen to Owa- tonna andshow the detectives got them and they told all about our ‘vide. I strolled over to the cigar counter, Where the proprietor was standing, and asked him for a cigar, Without taking his eyes off the town marshal, he reached into the case, got a cigar out, pushed it toward me and remarked, "This is on the house,’ “It wouldn't do for me to be in a hurry so I lit the cigar, buttoned up my overcoat with one ‘hand, the other on a gun, and then walked out the door, I walked down the street and out of the town and kept on walking. I walked fifteen miles through the bitter cold to a little town which boasted of a hotel, There strong guard, large sums of money to pay off the men at mines at a Place called Casca Palca, away up in the mountains over a railroad whicb, I believe, touched the highest spots of any rafiroad in the world. I joined with them, and with the aid of two natives we held up the guard at tho very peak of the mountains, got the money, amounting to between $35,000 and $40,000 in gold and silver, took it off the train and made a getaway, We had to give up half the money to certain authorities, but I got away with my share to Antofagasta, Chili, and there joined the crew of a ship and got back to San Francisco.” “Now I'll tell you what you do,” he sald. “Backus & Johnston have an office in New York. Call them up and ask them about the robbery. Call up Backus & Johnston, the engineers. There is another firm of that.name down there in the brewing business,” 1 called up the Backus & John- ston Co, No. 15 Broad Street, and told an official what Hamby had told me about the robbery. He was anx- fous to get more information, saying that the authorities in Peru had nev- er been able to get hold of the thieves and the company would pay for in- formation which might lead to some suspects down there, “We always suspected,” said the company official, “that there was a smart white man in charge of that reaper. Our files say that there were five robbers, two of them na- tives. Our payroll for the mines was in charge of five armed men. The robbers stopped the train and held up our men at a@ place callea tacona, the highest paint on the men resisted and there of eomtiee, several people unded, e@ thieves gor PUSSY WILLOW. SPORTS DRESS OF WHITE FAN- TAS! COMBINED WITH WAIST OF ROSE PINK NOVELTY DEGIGN Fetiion Comers Studies, aaert 0 Clothes for Your Vacatis: TWO STRIKING COSTUMES OF UNUSUAL DESIGN AND AN ULTRA-SMART SPORT COAT OF PRESSED | CAMBL'S HAIR TRIMMED WITH! WOOL FiLeT, COl LON OREPE COMBINED wiTH INSERTS OF KELLY GREEN YARN THREADED IN OF WHITE WHITE. A Little Noise on “The Fourth’’ Some of This Stuff Is Historical—the Rea By Neal R. O'Hara Copyright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World) i ae oe be Dec- oration Day for Mr, Dempsey’s eyes, Demp- sey fans delete last three words and substitute “Mr, Willard’s eyes.” On July 4, 1919, they ended the first big fight. On July 4, 1919, they start an- other one, And finish it the same day. Washington got the thirteen colonies for his purse. Willard gets all of that, with the moving Picture rights thrown in, Yes, mates, Willard gets his $100,000—win, lose or draw. And so does the income tax col- lector. In 1776 the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia hadn't cracked. Neither had the Athletics. The heroes of 1776 were the boys who signed the Declara- tion of Independence. To-day they’re the guys who sign pre- scriptions. The Night-Before-the-Fourth racket can hardly expect to compare with that Night-Before- the-First racket, a4 year ago to-day Paris was in danger and whiskey wasn't, The U. S. saved Paris and gave up whiskey. Anyway, to-morrow's going to be a safe, sane and sober Fourth. They say now that the saloon Men are going to open up moy- je theatres, They’ll never pay, Too much difference between fillum and fill-'em-up-again. They've taken the kick out of booze—-suppose they do the same to the movies. Where would Charley Chaplin get off? Nope—Prohibition has came! The Face on the Barroom Floor has done a fadeout. The stein’s on the table and it’s gonna stay there. There ain't gonna be any brown October ale—not THIS October, Prohibition is going to be tough on sports—all kinds. Take golf. The 19th hole will be eliminated. Can't say that golf is cow- Pasture pool any more. A pool is wet. All the worll’s o stage, they say—and espeare = Was. right. From/June 21 to 30, in- elusive, every guy wo know Played Ten Nights ip a Bar- room. Congress made one decision | that satisfied everybody, though. Declared whiskey was safe at home. But to-day the water wagon's got @ load on. T is some time since Esau de- livered his birthright and re- ceived soup; but ever since, men have been fools enough and others have been mean enough to capitalize human frailty The world is full of mirage chasers—short-visioned, pitiable gudgeons—attracted by sound- ing brass and tinkling cymbals | or colored parchment—persuad- | ed to part with their greenbacks for green goods; exchange their double eagles for whim wham and wampum; hand over their dollars and assets—Uncle Sam's cash—for moonshine and clap- | trap and wildcat trash. \ sp mh nal. | | tis Just Hysterical We ought to be glad the prize fight isn't under ‘Government control, If Burleso had charge of it Willard's blows would be delivered four days late and the decision would be subject to the approval of the Senate, Tin horns to-morrow—it's the Fourth and Fish Day. TWO MINUTES. OF OPTIMISM By Herman J. ‘Stich’. ' Coprrtght, 1919, by The Prese Publishing Co, "(The New York Evening World), Mirage Chasers A man will work for years, hoarding eyery penny, shrivel- ling his body And gdul in a hys- terical attempt to save by cheat- ing himself of all that is worth while in life, and them ‘permit himself to be dazzled and blinded by alluring, extravagant profes- sions of denizens of Buncombe County. ‘They tell him. pf, the vast fortunes to be made in a day, and the fortunes are made. But the trusting dupe doesn’t make them, And almost as. pitiable is the - will-o'-the-wisp, flitting from place ‘to place, eventually to take his place in the ranks Cf ee cabbie sail das ta That'Would Be Hard requirements when Ipow at him across the breakfast-table HUSBANE- A WIFE | ‘Counter. Proposals to Miss J. E. C. M;'s Fo :. ‘Points-for Picking a Husband Leave No: for a Wite With “Faults’’ and Describe . By Marguerite Mooers Marshall \) —* Olpivtlaht, 1819, by The Prins Pubtishine Go. (The Now York Brening Wild)” ” OURTEBN points for picking @ wife! ! The ideal mate need not be @ matinee idol—but one is husband-hunting? for w lifetime pick something which will net hart your eyes! of mornings and Durability in @ husband surely is women marry men’ for a chatm éf surface which weats thin before the honeymoon is over and has large holes in it By. the end of thie fpst year, Says James Lane Allen, in his recent novel, “The Iimblems of Fi- delity”: “For whatever else a woman marries In a man, one tenderness, courage and energy are ‘ot “near,” or plated, or adulterated, or substituted~she is a fortunate Grandma wore her wedding dress all her life, and her husband lasted, Just a6 long—grandma thinks things! ‘dev’t wear so. well nowadays! ll suit one's self—that is essen- all the blun- more happi- Neas to the square mile.of population in thie country, than.anywhere else (he wortd. Nowhere alse is‘it wo ery for @ girl to sult herself in marriage, metead of suiting her family or her social position or a atate which de- ‘mands offspring. | But perhaps-you do not agree with }me. If you were to make out a shop- ping list for @ husband—or a wite— to guide you in the great department store of life, how would you do it? LOYALTY, ECONOMY, FAITH, IN THEIR “14 POINTS.” Dear Madam: Reading the requirements for a model husband in last evening's World submitted by a young lady we beg to submit the following fourteen points as a basis for se- lecting a wife: 1—She must have some business: experience. 2-She must be willing to live within my present income, 3—She must be a lover of chii- dren and nature, 4-Ghe must have faith im my ability to make good, )\ 6—She mrust be sound mentally and physically. @-Ghe must be willing to stick with me through hardships, 7—Bhe must dress neatly though not necessarily expenstyely. ‘y $—the must have a faineducatiog. %-he must be loyal, 10—She must be of the same re- ligion though not necessarily of the same denomination. 1i--#he must be economical, en- deavoring to propare for a rainy day. 12-Bhe/must be willing to com- promise her views when necessary, 13—-She must have some knewl- edge of domestic agienge. 14—She must be sociable and have the ability to make hergelt agree able at all times, R. H. AND P, B. w, | A failure; or the Jack-of-all-trades, tie handy man, the man with half a dozen side lines, who ulti- ihately finds bimself with no lines, grabbing after ® lifeline. It is exeepYonal ‘versatility that is featured by efficiency. Multitalent may be desirable for parlor purposed, but outside, the bright spots seldom shine. We've all read. the story of the bundle of sticks, yet many of us refuse to focus our forces and attain, | Every success is characterized by undeviating concentration bnd specialization along practi- cal channels—not on speculation _or! energy diversion. Dabblers make no aldries, Mirage chasers can't catch up. ® desirable characteristic, Go many|A “PERFECT WIFE” WADE rucle carried in a ventor’s travell to ORDER Dear Madam. fourteén essentials that I ballewe fim ae yh lovely ane of the opposite’ nex’. si Possess to make panionahip, While I have eo it, mnin Fra tha all | z unts; nothing elsé under mun—money, height, beayty, domplishments — meanp in compariaon. . Neverth a Here's my covenan' no are 1, $ho must be «a \woinanty \ Woman; reserved, quiet, «yea, it, 2, She must know “the! vil 4nd appreciate money. ~ & TF hold thatent . sential to happinemy P coincide, ™ He. aoe Tk hold my confid 5. She is to me defects of character © bortsct themny Dee Bae @r ‘hold them agaliist; me.)\ . & Bhe must heve tll eh MY possidilities. 7. Bie must de ih neither inferior nor enfierior. |) 1]. 8. If my wishes are-not, ta opinion, unreasonable, they. be respected abov : 9. She must neleeered heck mouse nor a gadabout, . >” 10, She must believe explicitly in my dove untt she is certain otherwise, one M1. She must not ridicule my of acoomp! compare with gnore 12. In the privacy am to be “Dear Boy,” or Mr. X——.” by showing the slightest undue attention to strangers of the Tale sex, particularly at funo tions. 14, She must willingly make financially and socially. TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS GIRL’S HUSBAND. Dear Madam: These are my conditions for my husband: He must by all means be a man my own kind (of course Amerie can); he can drink, smoke and go out when and where he wants to alone, but he must be on the square with me in everythtig. | | Our American men seem to tite} j to run away with their pals’ at» times, so whan a man is good otherwise why should @ wife al- ways go dangling along? My other point ts Amtnition. A’ He must show and have tt :¢gn't: care what his line of-work may ‘be, but a success he should aim ~ to make it, T would be willing: to atay px e Na ease Addressed “dg: “Dear,* | \% ite equivalent? (Pee among friends as “Jack;" an@ ics among strangers as “my husband, 1) (i, a 1%. She must never slight me... ‘it “the most of what I can offer her ‘or Oe IDEA OF AN IDEAL’ “it ~ as x business and help him, off @ @fty-. ‘sooner 7a ‘fty money basis. I had stay in the business. world, Present), could never see old gossip. } T tove children, bit’ “nét UR” tould not clothe, and) educate them to face the world alone, ‘That he be honest aa truthtyt js all I want of the mam trying to find. bee yt he 4 NEW YORK ORG Jriiay WITH THE INVENTORS, There is @ definite ae ow bag, & th ma. > \aa! 0 doing the same thing day in andi? day out and listen to neighbors iC Pr mA SY ay, 4 volte Lali) oe a) w vy “y