Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-12
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lerer, has made confession as to his
cal name to Prof. w. B. Richards, of
Illinois, in which he says,
his true name was Charles G. Scott
HAT he used to live at Fairfield, Iowa,
and that he has brother living there
now, who works at the blacksmith's /
trade. He further says that he is tho I
party who jumped off the train out
West some six years ago while hand
cuffed, and also the fellow who did so
many burglaries in Iowa about that
time. Scott, alias Randc, was only
to tell his name by being told
that if he gave any but his true name,
the copyright he is seeking to get
upon his pictures. taken at Galesburg
would be worthless, and he seems
very DESTROYS to leave the proceeds of
the sale to some one else who will
survive him-perhaps a wife and
children"
A dispatch from Galesburg to the |
Chicago Tribune gives the following
additional particulars of the outlaw j
In conversation with him to night,
your correspondent ascertained that
he was in Washington County, Pa,
and lived there until II years of age.
Frank Rande, whose name he now
bears, was teacher under whom he
studied ut that time. In November,
1859, he came to Iowa, where he re-
manned till 1871. His first offense, as
he tells 1t, was burglary in 1871, at
Ottumwa. After several escapes by
breaking jail, and recaptures, he made
his final escape from punishment for
the offense by leaping from the train
while he was being taken to Abba.
i Although the train was running at
the rate of twenty miles an hour, and
his hands were manacled, he made
good his escape. His life from that
time till he was sent from TT. Wayne,
Ind, on five-ycar sentence, was .
series of successful burglaries and
lucky escapes. Of the past summer
since his discharge, he says very lit
tie. He is reluctant to speak of his
, wife, only saying that he had one six
years ago, and had not heard from her
since. The impression is conveyed
that to her he ascribes his career OF
crime. He does not wish to be called
by the name of Scott; says that il
gone forever, and asks to be called
: Rande. He talks as volubly as evel
and of late seems to have absolut,
confidence in his acquittal of tht
> charge. Public sentiment is decided
~ in favor of giving him fair trial
and aside from the curious who per
sist in fiocking to the Jail to see him
4 he has, for the time and until the tri
al, dropped from the minds of on
citizens"
: Since the above was put in type W
have interviewed S. A. Swigget
who was sheriff of this county in 1877:
and he tells us that he recollects Scot
very well. The name he then passe
under was c. G. Scott and he. live
: at Fairfield, where his father wa
: then locksmith and blacksmith. H
was arrested for larceny and burgla
!. ry in Abba, and was lodged in W.
: pello county jail on the 18th day {
p February, 1872. About the last day
= of March he made his escape by saw
ing off the rivets of the door loci
I but was arrested three days after
ward in. Jefferson county. On til
!. the 10th day Of April, q deputy shel
- if started with Scott alias Rand
from this city to Abba, for trial, an
= he escaped from the officer just we
- of Chillicothe, by jumping from
caboose on freight train, while
was going down grade at the rate ,
, 20 miles an hour, with irons on h
- hands, and was never heard of afte
ward in this section of country.
IN While he was in Sheriff Swiggett
charge he was continual troubl
" made threats of doing bodily harl
is to the jailor, and boosted largely I
) his crimes. After he was recapture
he was kept constantly locked in h
:, cell and closely guarded, and was d,
70 prived of everything he could use 1
!. weapon, to prevent his carrying OF
% his threat. He was amiable to RI
r markable degree when he thought
N might create sympathy, and DEVILS
e and mean when he was thwarted
n, his desires. While in Jefferson coul
IN ty, after his first escape, he stole
20 mule and was arrested with the mul
in his possession. There is no dout
,f but that Rande, the st. Elmo demon
y and Scott are one and the same pei
son.