The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-10-06
BROWN ARRESTED |!

On Saturday afternoon our Town was thrown
into State Of rejoicing on the arrival Of JoHS
A. BRowN in charge Of Mr.. Godfrey, Deputy
Sheriff Of Woodbury. County and our late fellow
citizen JAMES CALL, whose arrest and escape
was chronicled in a late No. of the Times, Call
having the necessaryinlploments on his orn person
to secure Blown, started in pursuit and found
his man at Sioux City at the house Of PHILIP
MAeurRE a late resident of McGregor. Brown
had suspected Call prior to Calls arrest but
hearing Of that fact and of his escape from the
Jail at Garnavillo, Call was received by the
family with entire confidence. Inviting Brown
to take walk with him, Call conducted him
TO the Sheriff office and much. to the surprise of
the late Constable lie was surrendered to the
Sheriff A short time elapsed in fixing up the
preliminaries and the party left Sioux City for
this place where they arrived as has been stated.
On the way here CORNELIUS GAY, the horse
thief who had been taken from here to Howard
County. was placed in charge of Cooley and
Call to be secured in the Jail of this County.
Howard not yet having provided an institution
of that kind. Brown and Gay both looked the
picture of despair aud remorse--thc last named
is about 30, goodIooking and intelligent. and
his face presented such evidence of feeling of
ruin that it was painful to look athim. Brown
was well ironed and received his numerous &C
quaintances with as good grace as was posi-
BILE. They were both taken to Garnavillo and
safely lodged on Sunday by Dept. Sheriff
Turtle. 1t 10 said that Judge Murdoch will
hold special term in December TO finish up the
criminal business now on hand. Kee and
Brown the two Constables, were not very cor
dial towards each other.
1t is believed that the developments will still
60 on till every scoundrel in this part of the
State will be captured or forced to leave. Tut
tie had just got home on Friday from Fort
Madison whittier he had taken Bell and Duel,
and on the next day his services were required
10 cage Brown and Gay. Verify the work goes
bravely On. The success we have met with
shows what may be done by community to
protect itself without resorting to lynching or
other unauthorized practices.
The public now see that the arrest and es'
cape of CALL was ruse, and that this was the
easiest and shortest method to the capture OF
one ofthe principal offenders. 1t is not advisa.
bic yet to tell the public all we know of the
management Of this affair, but in time all can
be properly explained; there is more work
ahead and it will be done up in few weeks.
Too much credit cannot be given to Call for
the energy and faithfulncss he has exhibited in
this arrest and in other services of great value
to the public. He was greeted with the up.
plause Of our citizens and will always be re.
membered as the VIDOCQ of Northern Iowa
and for skill, energy, boldness, cunning, intel
ligcnce and reliability, he but wants position
as Police Detective to acquire a reputation
equal to that Of any man west of the Lakes
He seems to require neither sleep, food, drink
or rest, while his apprehensveness is such as to
bear comparison with that most subtle of all
creatures, the Wild Turkey Of the American
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Mr.. Godfrey the Sheriff of Woodbury. County
is an energetic young man and was the recip-
lent of many compliments from our citizens for
the part he performed in assisting detective
CALL. '... ,...