Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
The Work of Wife Murderers
Other Crimes and
Casualties.
Movements Of Politicians in Vari-
Gus Sections of the
Country.
Mr.. Isaac Stephenson Unanimously
Nominated in the Ninth
Congressional District.
A Bad Cashier.

CHICAGO, Aug. % The Daily News'
Kewanee, H., special says: Great ex-
element exists over the arrest of Pratt,
cashier of the First National bank, on
the charge of completely in the recent
robbery, in which the thieves got away
with $4,000. OF the arrest Just made,
the detectives have plenty of evidence
70 sustain the charge. Pratt was not
suspected at first, but the more the de-
tectives hunted for clues, they
more they became convinced that
Welch and his accomplice had
inside help, the valise being left at the
bank subsequent to the call for ii. The
locking up the cashier and assistant,
Miss Harris in the vault was all pre-
arranged The detectives feel convinced
of being ultimately able to recover all
the money stolen. A valise containing
$500 of the stolen money was found III
a corn field near the city.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Edward Welch,
arrested for robbing the bank at Ke-
vance, H., passed through this city this
morning, en- route for Kewanee, In
charge of the detective who arrested
him. Reporters for the press are not
allowed to see him, but the Pinkerton
detective agency, which has charge of
him, says he made a confession, the ef-
tect of which is ]. S. Scott. of st. Louis.
formerly resident of Kewanee,
planned the robbery, although, he
took no direct part in it. That Pratt,
acting cashier, was a party to it. and
that instead OF large sum in gold
missing, it being carried away in va
lise with other money; that it was
Pratt himself who carried it off previ-
GUS when he (Weich) and his COM
pany locked Pratt and Miss Harris in
the vault, and carried away the balance
of the money in paper money.
Welch refuses to give the name OF
the man who helped him in the job,
but the agency is confident they will
get the right man. Welch says DR..
Scott introduced him TO Pratt; that
some time ago Pratt paid a check
drawn on the bank by him (Welchl.
When it was discovered, the payment
was thought to be tie result of Pratts
ignorance. Welch had no money in
the bank. Scott said he was chiefly
known in Kewance as a poker player.
To- day, Makison, charged with the
murder, on Saturday last, OF
Mrs. Weathersfeld, admitted his guilt,
and pointed the place where he con-
cealed the money stolen by him at the
time of the murder. The money was
found and the most intense excitement
prevails here, and around the lookup
where he is confined. Many threats
of lynching have been heard, but by
the judicious counsel of officers and
citizens, have allayed the frenzy. Last
night body of one hundred appeared
for the purpose of lynching the mur.
derer, but were prevented by the assur-
ance that he should be honestly dealt
with according to law, and punished il
guilty. The confession was brought
about by the aid of a detective, who
personated Welch, the bank robber
He was put into the lookup with
Makison and remained through the
night, getting the confidence of the
murderer, he obtained a confession
from him.