Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-06-08
THE Usage BANK ROBBERY.
The Robbers Arrested-A Portion OF the
Stolen Money Rec0vered-The guilty
Parties Held by RequisitiOn from
the Governor OF New York.

From the Usage North Iowan, 3lst ult.
From the moment of the discovery of
the robbery of the National Bank in
this village, its officers have suspected
and kept a watchful eye upon the in
mates of the hotel at East MITCHELL
These were Ezra Beebe, proprietor, and
wife, John Berry, and wife, Eugene II.
Gale, son-in-law of Beebe, and wife,
and some young children. During
their residence of nearly two years in
the county, they have been observed to
be more flush with money than their
ostensible business warranted. They
made mysterious journeys at various
times, which were always followed by
fuller pockets. These among other
things conspired to direct the suspicious
of the Bank officers toward them.-
Plans were in progress, calculated to
make sure Of their guilt, when on Fri
day last, Jas. L. Filkins, q detective,
and A. p. Stone, Sheriff of Madison Co.,
New York, arrived in town bearing a
requisition from Governor FentOn, of
New York, for Beebe, Berry and Gale,
the first being under indictment for a
burglary in Otsego county, and the last
two, for the murder-last November
Of an old lady by the name of Crandall,
in the town Of Columbus, Chenango
county. The circumstances of this
murder were very atrocious. The old
lady and her hus band lived alone. They
had sent to the war three sons, all of
whom died in the army. They had
been paid high bounties, something
like $1,000 each, which had been con-
verted into bonds, and these were in
possession of the old couple. Tho muir
derers disguised themselves as soldiers,
and at night went to the house and de-
maaded the bonds. They were refused,
and thereupon shot the old lady through
the head killing her instantly. They
shot the old man twice and left, suppos-
ing him to be dead. He has, however,
since recovered. .
Filkins has, in the line of his BUSH
ness, had dealings with the gang before
and carries on his person the scars of
wounds received By their hands. Fear
tli that the villains would get wind of
their proximity, the New York officers
could not wait for the working up Of
the Bank robbery case, but insisted on
making their arrest Immediately. Ac-
cordingly, on Tuesday afternoon Sher-
if Mckinley, with a posse, proceeded
to Mitchell and nabbed the birds, at the
West end, and ironed them without
ceremony. They were the same day
lodged in jail here. Immediately upon
; the arrest of the men, the women of the
house were put under guard and thor
ough search of the premises instituted.
The search extended to the persons OF
the women, and developed about $500
plaster paris (Which was the filling OF
the bank safe, scattered among it. One
or two of the bills were almost certain.
. iy identified by Mr.. Brush as being
I part Of that stolen. Revenue and post
q age stamps, of the number and demon
nation Of those stolen were also foHnd
On the premises. The next morninr:
= the women were also brought cow,
and confined in q room 10 tie IL,
q Further search of their eppa-ei the,
= brought to light, from the lining nf
hat, four gold pens, watch the Officer
are confident are t.,nose stolen from th
a bank ~
ANor re1iaining five days for the pul
pose of giving opportunity for the au
thor1ties here to work upon the prison
q ers with view to ascertaining tn
@ whereabouts Of the great bulk of tn
X money, Messrs. FiliSens and Stone, de
parted with the prisoners about on
~ o'clock On Thursday morning. Th
three women are yet held, and st tt,
4" present time their preliminary examir
=, alton il progressing. They have n
- tanned as their counsel, S. P. Byainar
Of Waterloo, g. G. Wright of Waverly
and d. w. Poihdexter Of this county,
The prosecution is conducted by Ha
30 wood 81 Foreman. So far as we ca
rs learn, the efforts made to obtain in fo
nation from the prisoners, We're of II
y, avail. Threats and prom Uses were alik
lost on them. They are old and eXper
enced burglars, as their work in til
p bank gave evidence, and no doubt al
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