BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 1900 THAT CONFESSION It Is Substantially As Published In the Mail Monday. A dispatch from Jeffersonville says: "THOMASSON and GAINES were arrested July 7. GAINES was released on $10,000 bail and THOMASSON was brought here to avoid a possible mob. Deputy Sheriff Meck STONE, of Lawrence county, and Assistant Superintendent John ALEY were present and heard the confession, THOMASSON having informed Assistant Superintendent ALEY that he had an important statement to make if GAINES were present. Thinking THOMASSON would confess a dispatch was sent to Bedford and GAINES was re-arrested. The men merely nodded when they met in the prison. GAINES seated himself beside THOMASSON on the couch while THOMASSON told the following story. 'On Wednesday, June 27, GAINES and I met near my father's home and planned to rob Frank TYRE's apple brandy distillery, one one half miles from Frank LENTZ's home, which was four miles south of Bedford, and just across White river. We procured a number of empty jugs and bottles and planted them in the woods near LENTZ's Saturday night, July 3, at 10 o'clock GAINES and I met at LENTZ's gate. GAINES went into the stable and hitched up LENTZ's horse and buggy. I stood guard outside. GAINES came driving out. He was on the right side of the buggy. As he turned the horse to let me climb into the buggy and I was walking behind the rear wheels a man came dashing up on a bicycle. I recognized him as LENTZ. I ordered LENTZ to halt. LENTZ got off his wheel. He was within fifteen feet of the buggy. I told him not to come nearer. 'LENTZ approached. Again I warned him. Still he pressed toward me. I shot. LENTZ reeled to the right, clutching at the gate post. I tried to fire again, but my revolver did not work. LENTZ, who had fallen, arose with a stone in his hand, which he hurled at us. Then I grabbed LENTZ, but he was the stronger and bigger man and was getting the best of me when GAINES jumped out of the buggy, seized LENTZ by the hair just over the forehead, pulled his head back and cut his throat from ear to ear. 'Then we got into the buggy, drove two miles south and abandoned the rig. We turned the horse toward home, and there it was found the next morning by its owner. We crossed a field to a lake, took off our clothes, washed them, bathed ourselves and separated, each going home. That is all. Judge MARTIN may have no mercy on us, but I have spoken the truth.'"