The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-10-07
BOUND OVER.
The Alleged "COn" Men Waive
Examination.
Something of the Record of Johnson
and Howard, Whose True Name
is James Mccormick.

The preliminary hearing in the case
Of Ironfoot Johnson and John Howard
was set for 10 O'Clock Saturday.
They were escorted to the municipal
court room from the county Jail, at
tracing considerable attention. VIM.
f. Hughes appeared for them in the
absence of @. r. Davis, of St. Peter,
and stated that they had concluded
to waive the examination. Judge
Shissler bound them over to the grand
jury, which meets in about six weeks,
and placed the bail at 800 in eacn
case. The prisoners were then re-
handed back to Jail. II is doubtful
whether they will furnish bail, and If
they doit is probable that they will
be Immediately re-arrested on another
charge, as there are said to be five or
six hanging over them. For this reason,
it does not seem likely that they will
be at liberty for some time.
| Detective M. D. Bresnan, of st. Paul,
and Detective J. E. Morrissey, Of
Minneapolis, were on hand to assist
the county attorney in the prosecu-
tion. Mr.. Bresnan is in the employ of
the Omaha road, while Mr.. Morrissey
| is member of the Minneapolis city
| force
Mr.. Bresnan has been looking up
the records of Johnson sand Howard.
He has learned that Howard goes by
several names, but that his true name
is James Mccormick. Johnson's alias
is Geo. A. Wright. Both are well
known to the police and detectives in
various western cities, and are given
a highly unsavory reputation.
Detective Bresnan has written to
leading police officials of Seattle and
Denver, making inquiries in regard to
Johnson and Mccormick, and has re-
ceived replies which he has laid be.
fore County Attorney Hughes. The
Seattle official says that Ironfoot
johnson, the mulatto bunco man, is
we'll known there and has been ar
rested several times for bunco tricks.
He managed to escape conviction in
one case by spiriting> away the prose-
cutting witness. He was arrested at
Seattle May Sth, 1898, for grand lar
ceny, and was arrested at Tacoma
May 28th. 1898, for bunco trick
there. The officials say that McCor-
mick is another bunco man..
The Denver official writes that Iron
foot Johnson was arrested there July
10th, 1897. on the charges of burglary
and larceny. for stealing books from
lawyers, doctors and book concerns,
and turned states evidence, giving
Information leading to the recovery
of 81 900 worth Of books and the con-
victlon of his pal. The official says
that Johnson is an old time thief and
bunco man and is known all over the
country. He thinks Johnson Is part
negro. He decribes Johnson minute.
ly, and the description tallies with
the appearance OF the man who gave
his name as Geo. A. Wright.
Detective Morrissey states that
Johnson was ordered out of Mime
apolis some time ago, with his gang,
and dares not return there. In lock
game recently, Mccormick played the
part of detective, fleeing young
man from Chicago.
Johnson was anxious that the de-
tectives should not give the news
papers anything concerning him. as
he said that he did not want any more
notoriety than could be helped.
The detectives propose to furnish
plenty of evidence concerning the
character of the two prisoners when
the cases come to trial next month.
VIM. Eddy, the complaining wit
ness, will 60 back to Winnebago City
to remain until court convenes.