The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-04

Ed Manning and Harry Carroll were
both arrested at Hutchinson yesterday
charged with robbing the Mount Hops
pcstofiee Tuesday night, last.
Manning aud Carroll have both teeu IN
Wichita for six months aud were familiar
figures around headquarters. They were
nos treated thrs according To their reputa-
tlon as two of the slickesS cracksmen aud
ail-round crooks of the west. but given tina
run of the place and treated in The most
huspitsble manner. When Chief Coae
was frequently asked why they were
treated SO well by che police he usually
stated that Instead of being menace to
the city they were quite - protection. Ac-
cording To the code OF the craft they never
do anything in the criminal line Ia the city
in which they make headquarters. On
the contrary, when another crook comes
to town the home fellows meet tnetn aud
order them to "ieAve the town olons," ~
they would ''tip 'em over" which means
that they would give them away. This
law or rule OF the criminal craft is held
sacred aud Is hardly ever violated. The
result IS thas there are many crooks max
lug Wichita their home aud hence the ab-
sence of any big jobs being done in tho
line Of safe robbing, etc. OF course small
robberies are committed. bus they are
done by chaps who are not what might be
termed first-c!sss, professional crooks.
enue Red" on account Of his red hair aud
having some noted connection with the
city OF Cheyenne. Wyoming. He has been
on the streets every day for SIX months
and thousands Of people have seeu him
who never, for one moment, suspected
that he Is regarded as = king in his pro-
fessional line. He appeared to them. per
haps, as a cattleman IN fair circumstances
or n fancier OF fast trotting horses. Harry
Carroll has n face that is the very picture
of Innocence. He looks like an indus
trious mechanic in good circumstance
and he would be the last fellow
on earth that the uninitiated
would take TO be very
handy and energetic man at the back Of
n safe with some drills, fuse aud powder.
Ii Is said Of him that he has n kuacs ot
opening safe which no other man in the
country eau touch.
They both came here about the time
Wash Rogers and George shirley were
arrested for burning the records OF Harvey
county. IL afterwards turned out that
Manning and Carroll were the principal
witnesses in the case.
From q man in position to know a re
porter for the EAGLE learned that Harry
Carroll was the first man approached by
Shirley with the proposition to burn the
records. Shirley asked him IL he could
get another man to help him, aud be said
that Jimmy Martin WAS in town and he
thought that he could get him. Jimmy
Martin is one OF the slickest men In the
United States, aud at the mention Of such
n name Shirley at once aud eagerly told
Carroll TO secure him at all hazards. Car
roll got Ed Manning and paiuaed him of
on Shirley rs Martin, and from that time
Manning has been known here as Jimmy
Martin. AT any rate they were hired ts
do the job and were promised $500. IL IA
said that Martin looked over the
ground, found it was an unsafe
and hazardous Job, and threw 10
up. Another man was soon after
found who did the job sn6 - too, soon
became resident Of Wichit.s aud Is here
now. The question might b. asked why
The police permit crooks to stay here. bur
the police will tell Anybofy that the eit
Is safer while the crooks live in IL than it
would otherwise be.
WILL PROVE Az ALiBr
Chief Cone was seen last night aud
asked whether he bad heard of the arrest
OF Manning aud Carroll. He sa.d that he
bad and that they were Innocent Of the
charge. u know as well that they were
not at Mt. Hope tho night the
postofiice was robbed az that you
are working for the EAGLE" -e.id
Ao TO reporter last night They
were at Newton with me that night ~
witnesses In the Rogers case aud they
slept at the Globe hotel. They were nos
only there that night, but were there I'LL
he following Thursday evening when
Jaw them taking she train for Hufchin-
sou."
Chief Conc IL right. Manning and Car
-oll did not rob the Ne. Hope postoSice.
The men Why did that Job came int5
Wednesday morning ss stated
aeretofors in the EAGLE. They remained
acre ali day and slept together ia . csr-
ain hotel Wednesday night. The police
Knew that they were here. bat would not
work on the case because che government
lid not treat them square In . similar case
,eretofors. At least that II the report
lround poiics circles.