Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-23
MARSHAL MEEK MAKES AN I'M
P0RTANT CAPTURE,
And Rakes In a Cool $l00 Reward
MOney,
About four weeks ago, Marshal Meek
received the following card:
$500 REWARD.

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hair, smooth face, large gray eyes.
The following marks ON his person:
On right arm, in India ink, horse, cows
head, owl, dagger, square and trOwel;
on left arm, on, goddess of liberty y,and,
| think, the words "loye me- under
the same, emblem of shaking hands,
and y, initials L. W, and n large scar
on right side of face, commencing near
the nose and extending downward
across the lower part OF the cheek, and
| think, close to his mouth; large scar
on inside of one thigh. Officers will
please look for him among the tramp
thieves. will pay 800 for his arrest
or information that will lead to the
same. Telegraph
j. 4. STUCKEY,
Sheriff Knox County, Galcsburg, Ill.
Dated June 10, 1885.
Monday, while Marshal Meek was at
the II. Il st. j. depot holding things
level, it then beng about time for the
llAS a. NJ. passenger, he noticed
sccdy looking fellow in the little park
there by the depot, and, taking him for
vagrant, went over to him to fire
him OUT OF town. Just as he got up
TO him he noticed some India INK on his
arm, and taking him by the hand and
pushing up his sleeve, disclosed marks
described in tine card. lie questioned
the stranger as to from whence he came
and where he was going The man said
his name was Mac Clark, that he had
just got in the night before and was
hunting work Meek had the card
with him, and refreshing his memory
from it, became positive that this man
and the one wanted by the sheriff at
Galcsburg, Ill.,, We're one and the same.
He arrested him and brought him to
Recorder Dorscy's Office, and there had
him strip, so as to see whether he had
the marks and sears on him described
| in the card. He had them all-thc
scar ON face, and on his thigh; and all
the tattoos, just AS they were described
in the card. The identification was
most complete and left not n shadow of
doubt in the minds of the Recorder and
Marshal. In addition to the iattOOS de-
scribcd in the card he had one Of 4 wo-
man ON a bicycle on the under part of
bis arm near the shoulder. At the Re
cordcr's office he gave his name as Ed.
Williams, doubtless having recalled the
fact of the initials "E. W. on his arm.
The Marshal put him in the calaboosc.
A boy aged about sixteen, who was
with the man when arrested, and who
claimed to be his brother, was, at his
own request, put in with him. Ira Ru-
land was put on guard and u telegram
was sent to Sheriff Suckcy informing
him that his man Whalcn vas captured.
While Meek was at bis dinner, two
strangers came to the calaboOse and
looked in through the gates, but notic-
ing Rutland sitting on the fence near by
Immediately dccamped. rutland heard
the prisoner picking away in the 'boose
and informed Meei; of L, who on exam
nation found that he had already sue
ccedcd in getting of little of the cell
hing, This time he left Rutland in the
adjoining cell, armed with n "pop,"
and instructed him to keep rs still as n
mouse. The man and the boy discussed
the probability Of there being IN caves
dropper in the adjoining cell, but after
waiting about an hour, concluded there
was not, and began to converse freely.
They had already spoken of two per-
sons whom they expected to arrive on
the Wabash and Yhom, they agreed, if
they should arrive, would help them TO
escape that night, when the Marshal
came after the man and took him to
JAIL having obtained the use of cell
from Sheriff Harris. The boy was left
out this time as there was no charge
against him. Later in the day telc-
gram came from Sheriff Stuckcy to
"hold Whalen' that he would start for
here the neEt day.
The boy "cut dirt" that night and
has not been seen since. That night he
was seen though with four strange
characters at n saloon near the depot,
and it is supposed these four, Whalen
and the boy constituted gang of bur-
glars and had contemplated Il raid that
night on the Chillicothe stores. The
boy was in Crellin's jewclry store beg
ging, but no doubt not there as much
for begging as for taking a good look
at the building and its contents so as to
learn the best place to break in and the
locality of the safe. The four strangers
also cleared out that night, after hay
ing had falling out and row among
themselves in which one was badly
pounded by the other three.
Yesterday morning s, v Stuckey,
deputy sheriff, arrived from Galesburg,
and identified the man as being the
one wanted. The prisoner then saw
the game was up, called the depu-
ty by his given name "Sam"and agreed
to go with him without waiting for the
requisition to come from Jefferson
City.
The following facts were learned
from the deputy: Whalen was in Jail
at Galesburg on charge of burglary, he
having burglarized the same store
twice. He placed q dummy in his bed
in his cell and got under table which
was outside of his cell The sheriff
locked up the prisoners that night
as usual, noticing that each