The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-03-08
A NOTED ELY BOB"
Visits Redwood For the Purpose of
Securing a Deposition.

Securing a Deposition.
One of Iowa's most famous ely
hobs" has been in the city during the
past week securing evidence for the
conviction of a gang of burglars that
have been working in and around
Ruthven,that State. George Rideanour,
of DesMoines,the hero of the unearth-
ing of the celebrated conspil acy to
dynamite the court house and capitol
at that place, is the distinguished de-
tective. He came in last Saturday ev-
ening, and registered at the Com
mercial. His mission was to secure a
deposition from James G.. Dumeld,
who is held here on the charge of
forgery, that will convict the men he
has under arrest. The gang, of which
Duffeld is member, has been work
ing in and around Ruthven for over a
year past, and until recently success
fully. Last fall they stole over twenty
sets of new harness, and sold them
promiscuously to farmers in the neigh
borhood. A little over a month ago
they burglarized hardware store in
that town, and the business men en-
gagged person to look up the case,
but it appears that the person engaged
played in with the burglars. About
two weeks ago a dry goods house was
burglarized and purse was raised by
the business men and Mr.. Rideanour
put on to the case. In less than a
weeks time he had rounded up the
gang and they have been held to the
grand jury. Each member declares
that Dufield was the burglar, and the
fly bob expects that deposition from
Dufield will, in connection with the
other evidence,send his birds over the
road for some time.
Mr.. Rideanour is but % years old.
He was born in Missouri where the
Younger brothers lived, and knew
them we'll. Six years ago he became
sleuth, and has operated successful
ly eyer since. Probably the most SUE
cessful of his exploits, which has Civ
en- him a State reputation in Iowa, is
the unearthing of the dynamite plot
at DesMoines. He was after gang
of burglars. He stole into their~oom
by means of a skeleton key one even
ing, and hid behind a dresser. The
gang came in. They at once COM
menced to plot against robbing the
county and State treasury, by dyna-
hitting the buildings. They conclud-
ed to wait day for pal from Kan
sas City who knew the art of dynamit-
ing. It appears that the dynamite to
be used for the purpose had been hid
back of the dresser, Wherein. Ridean-
our was hiding. One of the burglars
attempted to get it. He was confront
ed by pair of revolvers, and the gang
broke, but we're rounded up, and only
a few weeks ago each member got ten
years.
Mr.. Rideanour thinks that Duff
field ought to have consider
able money, secured in These transac-
tons, in hiding. He says that if Duff
field is discharged here on the various
charges that will probably be m ade
against him he will be asked to go to
Iowa and stand trial for selling gland
cred horses. He is also supposed
to be connected with gang
of crooks who have been forg-
ing names to notes and chat
tel mortgages, and selling them to in
nocent persons.
Mr.. Rideanour says that prohibition
has made criminals in Iowa. Liquor
is brought into the State, sold on the
sly from residences to not only grown
up persons, but to young girls and
boys. The boys become early Grim
inals, the girls dissolute, and he VEN
tured the statement that there were
more dissolute girls and women in
DesMoines than III St. Paul or Min
neapolis. White girls, abandoned by
men, lived with negroes. He believes
in complete national restriction of
liquor, but until that was done Iowa
had better return to high license, and
lessen it's criminal record.