Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-08
NOTED CROOK CAUGHT.
the Bars-Once Risked Life
for Liberty,

for Liberty.
James Malloy, a burglar, with a record
of three terms in the penitentiary, one of
them of twelve years in length, was taken
by Detectives Ennis and Boyle, yesterday,
to the station. where he was booked for in
vestigation. Mailoy is well known to the
local police, as most of his work of any
magnitude was done here. He is a des-
perate character, always ready to take
any chance or risk any move to further his
end. Some years ago he was convicted of
highway robbery in this city and sentenced
to the penitentiary for twelve years. II
was during the administration OF Hugh
]. MCGOWAN as county marshal.
Malioy and some more prisoners were
confined in the old county jail at Second
and Main, but Malloy, who seemed to be
a leader among them. got crowd togeth-
er and devised a plan of escape. By pa
tient and unremitting toll. Malloy and Mad
den, cell mate. finally aug a hole in the
floor of their cell ana tunnel underneath h
the wall of the building. Through this tun-
mel they made their escape. but We're at
liberty but short while when they were
recaptured in the east part of the city by
Detective Bryant and another detective.
When the off1cers came up to the two men
Madden attempted to draw a revolver, but
Detective Bryan was too quick for him
and shot him, but did not seriously wound
him. Malloy made no resistance.
The men were taken back to the county
jail to await their journey to Jefferson City.
Malloy had a sentence of twelve years to
serve, a fact which made him a desperate
man. Along with some more prisoners he
was placed on the train, and handcuffed
to another prisoner named Sullivan, who
also had six or seven years to serve.
While the train was running at the rate
of forty miles an hour. these two men
made break for liberty. While the mar
shals glance was somewhat relaxed. think
ing the speed of the train would defeat any
plan to escape, the two men ran TO the
car door, still handcuffed together, and
made a wild leap from the car.
But the marshal. also riskinS his life in
the discharge of his duty. made the same
wild leap after the two men. but was not
injured SO badly as they. He went back
on the track and found Malloy and Sulli-
van in a heap at the side of the track.
unconscious. and suffering from broken
leg and arm and fractured skull. He
was taken on to the penitentiary and made
to serve his twelve years sentence
After being released he went TO St Louis,
where he committed some more burglary
work and was arrested by Detectives
Zeigler and King, of the St Louis force.
and sent to the penitentiary for Two or
three years. In 1886 he came to this city
and again began operations. For long
time after his arrival here the police, not
being cognizant of it. were mystitied by a
series of burglaries of the clothing stores
of the city. For a long time they were un-
able to locate the burglar, and all their
8.
Hayes, who is able to recognize the indi-
yiduaI work of most all the cracks who
have done business in this city, thought
he recognized these burglaries as those of
Malloy, SO a search was made 1or tnlS
worthy.
He was captured while in the act of rob-
binE a store at the corner OF Ninth and
Main, and after hard fight In which the
chiefs ability to draw his gun saved his
life the chief, who was then detective.
and Andy o'Hare captured their man For
this Malloy was sent over the road for
three years. and his newly found freedom
finds him again at the scene of his old
labors.
But this last time he was not given a
in Just two days after he landed, by De-
tectives Ennis and Boyle, at Second and
Wyandotte, and landed behind the bars.
Yesterday he was taken out and photo.
graphed for the rogues gallery. He will
probably be given days to leave the city,
and il he does not leave will be sent to the
workhouse for vagrancy. 1t is the policy
warm a place for crooks of this kind to
live in. and by pursuing this policy the
city is kept practically clear Of noted
in speaking of this crook. said:
This fellow is probably one of the worst
IL not the worst. in the state. The officers
who made his capture may congratulate
work. Such fellows as these ought to be
put into the penitentiary. for life as a
measure looking towards the safety of the
law-ablding citizens. Malloy. as soon as he
gets into some town where he is not known.
will begin operations, and some one will
probably suffer from his depradations-
whether the authorities there want him.
and l shall hold him until I hear from
them. It is barely possible that he is want
ed in other towns, and II they were aware
of his capture. would send for him at once.
At any rate. the police will hold him for
a while, SO as to keep him out of trouble