, 1891-12-31
A SECOND JESSE JAMES.
A, D. Sly, the Noted Missouri
Bandit, Captured.
He Was Ring Leader of a
Hundred RObberies.
Among Them the Recent Mis-
souri, Pacific HOld-Up.
Train nobber Sly Captured.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 3O-The leader of the
gang who robbed the Adams express mes
senger at Glendale on the night of Nov.
80, together with his female accomplice,
are under arrest in San Francisco and the
capture OF the remainder of the gang
seems only a matter of time. The leader
is Adelbert d. Sly a noted ex-Missourl
convict. The latest series of exploits BY
Sly and his gang began with the robbery
OF the Omaha street car barns last Octo-
Der, The same mouth they robbed the
Kansas City street car barns, then came
the robbery of the Pacific Express com
pany on the Missouri Pacific near Omaha
on Nov. 4 and the American Express
company near Western Union Junction
Wis, on Nov. IL. In all of these Sly
was the leader and bis ensign OF war was
dynamite.
After the Western Union junction rob
berry VIM. PInkertOn found that Sly, in
1888. while in the employ OF the Amer
lean Express company at st. Joe, de-
faulted with a package containing 500,
900. After a long search he was appre-
hended IN California, returned to Mis-
souri, and sentenced to seven years in the
Allo'Oull INAAAIuA u Oh al COO
from the peniteutiary he associated him
self With a gang of rough burglars, their
headquarters being Kansas City and
Omaha. Aquiet investigation was begun
and Sly was located in St. Louis a few
days previous to the Glendale robbery, it
being thought he was connected with the
Western Union Junction robbery. Chief
Harrlgan learned from a furniture dealer
that a house on swan avenue had been
fitted up Tor four men and one woman.
The gang disappeared from the house
three days after the Glendale robbery.
leaving their furniture behind them.
Their baggage was traced to the depot.
thence to Omaha. where the party split,
taking different routes west.
From the description of the iugihves
no doubt Is left in the minds of the police
and detectives that Sly was their leader
Saturday last a man answering Sly
description was arrested by Robert
Pinkerton in the Los Angeles postoffice,
He denied his name was Sly, saying II
was Denton. That clinched matters, as
.Slv's full name Is Adelbert Denton Sly.
In his possession was found $1,000. a
lot of personal property and a watch
taken from Messenger Mulrennan Of the
Adams express at Glendale. Sly arrest
was kept quiet until today with a view Of
getting some of tie balance OF the gang
This hope was partially realized today
when, AS announced in a press dispatct
from San Francisco, a woman calling her
self Florence Waterman, whom the polio,
assert is connected with the gang, wa:
arrested in that CITY.
The officers feel confident now that it i
a comparatively easy task to secure the
rest OF the gang. sly avowed ambition
Is to be a second Jesse James, but aside
from his daring and utter disregard OF
the distinction of meum and teum, hi:
most notable characteristic is singularll
absteminous habits
The other men associated with Sly IL
the robbery are equally desperate and wei
known to the police. Marion Redspeth
whose wire or mistress was today arrested
in San Francisco, was first connected will
he affair by local detectives under chic
d, Smond. Another man whom the de
tectl veT want for robbery, but who is still
at large, is l.. r. Wilson of Omaha,
man of notorious character who has beer
concerned in several affairs. but Away
manages to escape prison.