Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1913 — ONE OF HOMER BABB’S ASSAILANTS IN JAIL [ARTICLE]

ONE OF HOMER BABB’S ASSAILANTS IN JAIL

Homer Heath Arrested and Held Here in Default of Bail—Partner Left at East St. Louis. Homer Heath, better known by the nickname of “Simp” Heath, one of the Remington young men who recently assaulted and robbed Homer Babb, at his home nesr Fountain Park, was arrested at the home of William Lyons at Remington at about 11 o’clock Wednesday night. Heatji was seen at Goodland that day by Jasper Guy, of Remington, who reported the fact after his arrival home. Marshal Rush and Constable Thomas, of Remington, learned that Heath had started to that town ' and when they arrived at the Lyons home found him in conversation with his mother. They arrested him and he was lodged in jail over night. The next day a preliminary hearing was given him and he pleaded guilty, talking freely about the crime and blaming it all to Louis Ford. He said Ford planned the hold-up, slugged Babb and that they left together, walking to Sheldon, 111., where they cajight a freight train and went to St: Louis. Heath said that Ford stiff had Babb’s watch. His bail was placed at S3OO, which he was unable to give and he was brought to Rensselaer Thursday afternoon and lodged in jail.