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Show INNOCENCE PLEADED BY ROBBER SUSPECT 'By Interna tlonaJ Newe ftervtce.) KANSAS CTTT. Mo., Mav 7 A man who a ve the name of Louie Wat son was arrested tn a grading camp naar Birmingham, Bir-mingham, Mo., and Identified positively this afternoon aa the Kanaa-s City Southern South-ern train robber by Jesse M. Short, the Jopiln miner. The identification waa made bv Short at the hoepltal here, where he la recovering from wounds received the night of the holdup Tha identification surprised tha police, as tha man had told them a plausible story of being held up and beaten, explaining ex-plaining hrulM on tha side of him face and a brulsdd place In hla Car that Is not accepted aa a bullet mark. He had a torn. Vlood-stained handkerchief that might have bean used as a mask a rather musical vote poweaasd br thr man figured prominently In tha Identification. Identifi-cation. N'o lrsa of th 11300 In cash or thm iewelry taken from tha Kansas City Southern passengers was found on Watson, Wat-son, who waa penniless whan arrested. He said he formerly was a preacher and that he never had committed a crime of any kind. "Why. I hav.) saved hundreds of souls." he said, but he refused to elate where he had preached or done evangelistic work Despite the positd tdenttftr at Ion by Mr Short. f'Mef of Police Criffin eaid he did tiot believe WaUwn was tha man wanted He said Wet eon did not fit the description of the bandit. "Tha bandit waa mora than six fast tail according, tn all our reports." Chief Ortffin said. Thls man la only fire fast atx inches la belh " |