The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-10-07
RLINE To Be brought HERE
He Has Been a Fugitive For Over Three
Years.
FOR BRENNAN ROBBERY
IN That Case the Thieves Secured Eighteen
Hundred Dollars-Kline Has Just Been
Acquitted After Trial at suubury
on Another Charge.

Justice J. j. Cardin this afternoon received
from the warden of the county Jail at Sun
bury, Northumberland county, a telegram
notifying him that one Michael Kline was at
his disposal, providing the man would be
sent for at once, otherwise the prisoner would
be released The Justice at once sent tele-
graphic answer requesting that Kline De de-
tanned until tomorrow, by which time either
Detective Amour, or Constable BoGu, will
reach the Jail to claim the prisoner
The telegram rcopcu5 many interesting
chapters of Shenandoah history in which u
court comedy figures Michael Kline is a
Shenandoah man and has enjoyed the dis
/ tinction Of being one Of its most dangerous
criminals for years. He was the Junior
partner in the notorious Flynn-klnc gang Of
| burglars who dehed the police authorities
for several years Flynn was eventually
/ captured and convicted, but subsequently
escaped from the Pottsyille JAIL figuring in
the famous 'skylight light'
Kline remained in town until June 1893.
Since that time he has been a fugitive from
/ this county and although traced to several
parts of this state and New Jersey he has al
/ ways eluded arrest ON that charge. On the
afternoon of June Bird, 1893, Kline, William
/ Iollner and Edward Louthcr, the last named
two also young men of bad reputation resid-
ing in town, were seen lettering at the corner
| of Strawberry alley and Chestnut street and
about 100 feet from the saloon and residence
of Daniel L. Brennan, which were
then located at the corner of Coal and
| Chestnut streets. Subsequent developments
showed that Kline and his companions waited
until Mrs. Brennan went to a neighbor's
house and Mr.. Brennan stepped out on Coal
street to talk to a policeman who happened
to pass. The lettering trio then entered the
Brennan house from the Chestnut street en-
trance, went up to the second story, forced
open bureau drawer and escaped with
81, 500 in cash. The robbery was well planned
and swiftly executed. Nobody saw the
thieves enter or leave the house. The best
evidence at hand was that of one man who
noticed the men lettering at Strawberry alley
Immediately after the robbery, however,
Kline disappeared and was never after seen
in this town, IolIner and Louther remained
here and four days after the robbery was
arrested by Chief of Police O llara ON inior-
nation furnished by LCuther's father who
became suspicious upon noticing his son make
frequent visits to the cellar of his house,
Zolmer was also arrested and search of the
cellar revealed 5000 OF the stolen money
buried in a corner The two thieves We're
confined in the Pottsvlc jail for some time
and to detective who was locked in cell
with him IOllncr made admissions that
resulted in conviction. Iolner was
sentenced to imprisonment for ?! years, but
upon attempting to break Jail got six months
more. Louther also got sentence of 2!
years and six months more for perjury, or 10
he more explicit, for fuoling the Sheriff
While on trial Louther swore that the
greater part of the money had been buried III
a dirt bank at the kohinoor colhery The
court adjourned and Louther was taken to
the cOlliery to show the place OF burial
Several hours were spent in digging into the
dirt bank when Justice Cardm exclaimed,
you've got hole big enough to bury
Louther, throw him into 1t, he's only lying
Sheriff and was taken back to court lie
ana Aollher nave almost competed Ihe'r
Neorwbile Kline was eniovino his liberty.