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CHARACTERSILODGED IN JAIL -RMttiofCharles Willie and Mattie# Wlk 1 ^ ®Smith, of Floodwood,Brought to the CountyJail by Chief Warner of!Nelsonville.Frl«•Charts WUH* and Mattie Smith,I two character* of the bad lands of* Kloodwood, wers brought to the Ath. thflJens county jail this morning, where )(tinillor*patAt!Ir 1th*‘v will await the action of the trlbunals of Justice ' 'till© i» charredwith *hlt;«otinK with Intent to kill,while the Smith girl la charged withlarcenyThe ©ton of their Individual wrongdoing is long and complicatedrepresent the lowest type and strata of human existenceCtThn story of Willi*h crime an*l cap ] lure I* as follows For some timepast ho has tMMtt clftptovwd ns cookof a railroad crew at Ohauneey andis noted m agdenpcrate character Hthas recently boon released from a fiveyears’ term m dr Ohio p#idtsntiarj\hiving boon committed to that inmUflvtuttcm for distMnbow cling a man bythe name of Farrell in a an loon tightincaabout six yearn agoOn Wednesday cuming, he repaired to the noted Black Cat saloon nearFloodwood, in the company of Jack fierce, another notorious police charactor Fierce became engaged in abrawl and with ’Willie was ejectedfrom the saloon, Willie then polled aoubeopVmohgun and fired two shots into the room.m% of the bullets Striking Homer Moore In the wrist.t itatohThe police authorities of Nelsonviilo were notlfled of the shooting,and a posse w as f organised to run down the gun user Armed with shotguns the posse searched all night and at daylight Wtllle was found asleep in the woods in the hills back of Flood wood With tift’f was* found MaineSmith, a seventeen year old girl who lives near Hood wood,Both were talon info r us tody and lodged in the Nelsonville prison* The Smith girl was in a shocking eondi lion At tin time of her arrest shewore a pair of old gum boot*, and herremaining attire was exceedinglyscanty She told the story of her misofane hthInthfta*Incjmwt(;fl!ft]i*1guided past in a manner that defiesdescription The girl wan fitted out with decent clothing and an attemptwas made to put her In h presentablecondition.r*owwtiIt developed that the parents of the Smith girl had attempted to control her, but during the past three years glie has led a wanton life Her motheris the sister of At Woods, the notedburglar. -• rM IosihBoth were arraigned before MayorSharp of Nelson vllto, this morning.iroThe Smith girl pleaded guilty to steal ing the hoots she wore at the time ofher capture, and was bound over tothe Probate Court, Willie pleaded notirlilty to the charge of shooting withattempt to kill arid was hound over totJthe grand jury in the sum of $300 Hr*ing unable to furnish ihe bond, hewas brought to Athens this morningin company with the girl.
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Athens Daily Messenger
Athens, Ohio, US
Sat, Mar 30, 1907
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