The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-10
AN OLD PAL OF THEIRS
THE CROOKS TELL STORIES ON
M'sHERRY, THE PINKERTON.
Robbery and Murder Play a PARTIAL
the Pfckpockets Except Four
Sent Out of Town.

the day Bryan was here were again
reigned, and nine of them were allowed to
go on promises to leave the city. To make
sure that they kept their promises. de-
tective Wilson accompanied them to the
Union Station and saw them take trains.
He did not see them buy tickets, and some
of them may not get very far away, but
they all made the start. None of them
seemed to have more than a few dollars,
but the detectives say that they un-
dcubtedly had money slowed away. This
Class of men, the detectives say, invariably
have money sewed up in their clothes, to
be left untouched for just such an emer-
gency the one they found yesterday.
Those who were thus given their freedom
were John or bud" Copeland, of Omaha;
Richard Preston, alias Windy Dick" of
Lafayette; Charles, alias Jew Myers;
Thomas or kid Weaver; Robert Roberts.
of Des Moines, well known as the eco
rilla;" Joseph Schiller, Of Hamilton: Ed
ward or dice Box Mcclure, w. H.
Nelson and Harry Milburn.
Back to the police station Judge Cox re-
manded' Philip Trimble. James Howard,
Bobby Burns and Thomas Geohegan. The
police think this quartet comprises the
best men of the outfit. and will hold
them for few days in the expectation
that demand will be made for them from
other cities where they have committed
crimes. Geohegan IL already in demand at
Cincinnati. and will be returned there to-
day. Last night detective Crawford came
up from Cincinnati. He expects the requi-
sition to arrive from Columbus to-day, and
he will probably take the man back this
afternoon. Geohegan was arrested in Gin
cinnati by a man who claimed his pocket
had been picked In order to have time to
battery was placed against him. friend
went on his bond for $500 and Geohegan
disappeared When his case was called,
Thursday morning, neither prisoner nor
bondsman appeared and the bond was de-
clared forfeited. An investigation then dis
closed the fact that it was only straw
bend; that the property alleged to have
been pledged for Geohegan's appearance
did not belong to the man who signed the
bend.
The four who are still being held
spent yesterday berating their own hard
luck and cursing the Pinkerton detective
who caused their arrest i've got no kick
coming myself" said Geohegan. They've
got a charge against me at Cincinnati
which have to answer for, and l have no
right to complain because / was not re-
leased. But / don't see why they should
making flesh out of one and fish out of
the other. They were all arrested for the
same reason, and the same reason for turn
ing part of them out ought to turn them
all out.
Can tell you more about the criminal
career of Mike McSherry, the Pinkerton
detective? Well, l guess 1 can. 1 could
stand here and talk to you four hours tell
ing OF his record. and everything 1 tell
you can be corroborated by the police au-
thoritles all over the country. AS thief
he was a poor one, and as gun copper he
is disgrace to his profession. 1t makes
me lose respect for Billy Pinkerton to think
that he would send such a man to ride with
a presidential candidate to protect him.
A GUN COPPER'S RECORD
Il am satisfied that the only reason he
arrested these fel ows here vas because The =
did not give him any money. Why didn't
he arrest Kid Weaver when he saw him
first If that wasn't his game? Why. he
meets him early in the day and drinks sew
eral good drinks at his EXPENSE then dates
him up to o'clock, when he takes few
more drinks on Weaver, and dates him
again to o'clock, and then arrests him.
IL Weaver had said: Here's $40, Mike l
want to be let alone to-day, everything
would have been all right. He didn't act
most successful of Pinkertons viii
give any thief a chance. Ii it had been
honest thef-takers he would have said to
Us: Boys, you can't work here to-day. The
best thing you can do is to pull out And
we would have got out soon as we could.
Why, anybody can arrest a man he kno VS.
and that's all this gun copper did. He
just arrested the fellows he used to WORK
with.
Mike McSherry was raised in Kansas
City He and his brother Jimmy have
Workhouse, breaking stone on the street
Jimmy was one of the best dips in the
country. but Mike never could turn a trick
smooth enough TO class high. Burns ere
knew them from boyhood. He will tell YOU
that he knew their parents. Their father
was a Woodworking laborer. but The boys
went crooked very early For years they
did not dare show their faces in Kansas
City They would be arrested sight.
And it was the same way in Chicago with
Mike for number Of years. There was a
standing order there that Mike McSherry
Was to be arrested wherever seen You can
find his picture in the rogues galleries of
several cities In Nashville he was in Jail
I'VE months on charge of stealing dia-
m n from Jew. | believe he got out Of
1t by giving up the stone.
Hes got it in for me because / killed
his brother and I'll tell you about mat
jim and Mike McSherry, Henry Moore, and
one other, whose name / won't mention,
We're working in Texas Jimmy and Mike
push. 1t was then that Joined them. TAX
ing Mikes place. We were at Marshall
lex, and had made a good deal of money
ana were IN a game of craps in a saoon.
Jimmy and l got to quarreiing and | Quit
the game, and said / would leave the push
l went TO the hotel and packed my grip
and returned to the saloon. There [ met
Jimmy, and he accused me of quitting
them because l had most of the money
did not then think that he was very mad
and made Some remark and passed IN cut
into the rear of the saloon. Jimmy fol-
lowed me 10 the back yard and called me
a vile name
We'll you are no better. I said, and
turned to leave him. j had taken but a
few steps when J heard some one veil
Look out. Tom he's got a gun
Il turned just in time to see him snap
his pistol twice. / covered him with nv
revolver and comma uded him to drop his
He refused to do Sc. and started - fire
me that the proprietor of the saloon had
been a witness to the whole thing 1t was
all that saved me. AS it was the grand
jury refused to return an indictment
against
Il think / can find fifty witnesses who
will testify that Mike McSherry has threat
ened to kill me on sight, and / believe that
Is what he would have done the night ne
arrested me if it had not been for the no.
liceman who grabbed him. He had the gun
against my head. and was trying to pull
the trigger when the policeman snatched
it from him. / think he will Kill me some
day but if he does ] will leave evidence
enough TO hang him. 1 intend to go before
evidence that it can be used against him
in case he does kill me.
MAN THE DETECTIVE KILLED.