The Red Cloud chief., 1895-07-19

- ot00ioyS SOis, WuOul Our oIuClouL Uu0I'
ia, John Runchey. baggsd in this city q
few weeks ago, while going through on
one OF the stolen wheels. It seems that
Rutledge vas an extremely tough char.
acter. and Sheriff Runchey 10 to be con.
graduated over his a~rrest.l
Word comes frsm Red Cloud, Neb.. oil
the arrest Of Frank Rutledge, bank rob.
Der and burglar, upon q charge Of theft.
The news of his arrest will be welcomed
by tho detectives and police throughout
this province, where his nam has Of late
years been associated with almost every
deed Of daring and successful pillage.
Rutledge 10 wanted 10 almost every
county In Ontario for completely In bur.
glaries and safe blowings. Brampton,
Streetsvillo. Bolton, Port Dalhousie,
Montreal and Clarksburg Z some Of
the places whore his operations have
been manifest.
BELONGED TO s~TRKETsvILLE.
Rutledge's record began,in 1889 in the
village Of Ssreetsville. Ont. where his
home was add nov 10. Since then the
tall, spare. rakishly built and harmless.
appearing farmers boy has developed
into . crook With . continental reputa.
ton, and has given his hame a. leader to
. gang Of desperadoes, some Of them %
years bic senior In age and in crime, who
have operated in all sections Of the
province and throughout the eastern
states. On June Is, 1889. no va arrest.
Cd In this city by Detective All Cuddy
and sent 70 Brampton, where he va
convicted on . charge Of shop.breskine
Ia Strestsville. The late Judge Scot,
sentenced him to four years In Kings.
ton ~penitentisry. Before his removal
from the county jail, In an attempt "a
escape, no made q murdsrous assault up
on the jsiler's assistant. He wa again
} brought before Judge Scott on . charge
Of assault with intent to kill. CONVICTED
and sentence to seven. years In Kings.
ton.
During his incarceration he formed On
Intimate acquaintance with tho worst
Glasses in the ~penitentisry, two Of whom
were Pat Sherin and William Black.
KrLLE At PORT pALHoUsIE.
Sherin had been sentfIom Lindsay for
10 years for burglary. Black, who wa
then serving his fourth term In Kingston
having first been sentenced In January,
1886. had also boon convicted at the
Brsmpton Assize court. AZ far a. pri.
con regulations would permit, the two
became pals" and II was within the
walls Of tho prison the first steps toward
the formation Of the organisation which
has since become celebrated - tho Rut.
ledge gang was taken. Sherin, who
served his time under the name Of John
McLons, was liberated on March s, 1893,
Black walked out q FREQ man on July 81,
Of tho ssme year. Rutledge had still
three years. less his good conduct allow
ance. to serve, but friends Of his family
had been asking for his release on the
grounds that his sentence was severe for
q moro boy.IApardon was granted. and
hs wss given his liberty on April 2,
1888. His appreciation Of the clemsncy
OF the executive has since been shown BY
the prssistant regularity with which he
has pillsged government offices AMI In.
situtions.
All liberated within afew months, they
Act at . pre-sppointed place, completed
their plans, added to their numbers
George Stone and Walter Irwin. and be-
gan . tour Of the province. On Oct. q,
1899, three OF them. one Of whom Wa
Sherin and the others thought to be Rut-
ledge and Black. made an attempt to
burglariss tho toll house at Port Dial.
housie. 6hsrin was shet dead by Mr..
w. B. Clark, collector Of canal tolls. His
companions carried him for some die.
tsnos, but whom they discovered that he
We deed they dropped the body. AZ Q
mark Of respect for their fallen chum,
one OF them stripped of his coat and
laid Il over tho body. The coat 10 now
In possession Of the Toronto Detective
department, and tsllies exactly with
Blacks measurement. Shsrin's body
was handed over to relatives
THE CLARKsBURG BURGLARY.
Al Clarksburg Ont- one year ago,
tho private bank OF Hartman 4 Wilgress
wa robbed. Three men were seen in
the neighborhood the day previous to
tho robbery. Although the Rutledgs
gang wa suspected Of the crime, no
trace Of them could be had. In Sep.
tember last Detective Selmin arrested
Walter Irwin on Q charge Of vagrancy.
On his person was found . curious coin,