The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04

'pinched' and sent to Joliet for ten years
Six weeks after got there was outside.
j was reminded of that later.
''The biggest Job / was ever in with the
Reno gang was in 1866. We cut Il train
out at the water tank near Seymour and
got S240,000 The company didn't squeal
for anything like that, but we got the stuff.
Railroad and express companies always
try to cover up the amount taken. The
messenger was killed that night. He stood
in, but he insisted on being marked.
Someone hit him, but he wasn't satisfied
with that and jumped from the train and
broke his neck. They said they threw
him OF, but that wasn't so. The Renos
never did a job unless the trainmen stood
in. They had the thing all fixed before
hand, and the dizzy always came after.
al did lots of work on my own hook. !
was over in Columbus, o., with a pair of
boys one night We went through four
teen stores and got pocketful OF watches
and stuff. The police were on TO our work
before day and were on the lookout for
us. We met some of them and one of the
boys jumped into q doorway. That put
them on and they pinched us. We were
reckless and / put gun to one police
mans head and sent him down street on
run. / shot the other in the leg and one
of the boys skipped clear away. The shot
called about half Of the force from around
stove in an engine house. We fired into
them until they scattered and then we
ran. l came right down on copper in
the dark. He knocked me out with slung
shot and I came to in jail. They found
all of the stuff on me and l stood a chance
for long term.
''There was man in Jail for bigamy.
limo nf his vxrixs Tho avs ~
man in some car shops. Through him /
got lot of tools. We flooded the place
with tools and worked all winter trying
to get out. We were squealed on two or
three times and never made it until after
the bigamy man got out on bail. Then
made love to the sheriff's wife's sister and
got her TO fetch me tools. l kept this to
myself and succeeded in cutting out. She
met me on the outside and went with me
to Hamilton, where ] gave her the shake.
81 went back to Indianapolis and didn't
do anything except stake faro bank for
q time. Then got on TO Ike Davis. He
was a wealthy halter who had handsome
place out in the country. He was in the
habit of carrying large amount OF money
home with him. arranged to stick him
up with George johnson, well-known
counterfeiter and crook. We drove out
there one night in my buggy. johnson
insisted on paying the toll and flashed q
one-hundred-dolla bill on the toll
gate man. To our surprise the old man
changed the bill and showed big bundle.
johnson thought he had it and made the
bluff for a show. We got to Davis house
after the family had gone TO bed and we
walked around the house to be sure no
one was up. Then we knocked. Davis
had heard us going around and came down
with poker. He opened the door, and
put up my gun. lie struck at me. The
poker cut oft the rim OF my hat on the
lest side and Jared my left arm in which
/ held my gun, so that the gun went of
and shot Davis through. We didn't stop
for anything more. His brother came out
and fired at Us. We fired back and
skipped. Davis fingered for long time
between life and death. He finally got
we'll. Two days after we were there we
stuck up an cid quaker. He was the de-
pository for all the quakers Whereabouts.
We made him open up his safe and give
MS $1,000"
In Michigan CITY Pen.
Zone day Dutch Engle, high.rolling
gambler and crook, came to me. He said
he wanted money. He would do any,
thing for money. | told him OF the toll
gate-keeper and he agreed 70 90 with me.
We drove out there and hitched just be-
low the house. We walked up and,
greatly to our surprise. found a big six
footer blacksmith there and the old man
not ut home. But | put big scare gun
up tc the blacksmith, and, after kick, he
weakened The old woman cried murder,
and l saw her drop pocket-book in a
crack Iput Engle on, and then | went
through the blacksmith for nerve. He
stood it badly and tried to draw a gun
when I wasn't looking at him. l got the
gun and the next day read on it: