Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-15
FED ON PIE AND CAKE.
Chad StoweIl, the Hutchinson Re-
formatory Confessor, Is Liv-
ing I'm Glover.

ing In Glover.
A sensation was created a week ago by
the publication of the story sent out from
Topeka that Chad Stowell and Seth Rose
brook, inmates of the Kansas reformatory
at Hutchinson, had made a confession that
they were Implicated in the Missouri Pa
cific holdup at Leeds and Offering to turn
up over 600 of the stolen money If
promised immunity by the officers. Chief
of Police Strauss ard Deputy Sheriff Will
Jams. TO whom StowelI and Rosebrook are
alleged to have made a confession. were in
Kansas City at the time the story became
public and went from here to Gallatin for
the purpose of searching for the treasure
which Stowell was alleged to have buried
there.
Chief of Police Hayes took no stock in
the story of Stowells confession. Ten
days prior to that time he had been IN.
formed by the assistant superintendent OF
the Hutchinson .reformatory that GER
tain inmate Of the institution had made
confession that he had Il hand IN the ROD
berry. Chief Hayes informed him that the
men who were suspected of the Leeds rob
berry were under arrest ard that he had
no faith in the prisoners story whatever.
But officers from Topeka placed some
case on their own responsibility. search
for the money which was supposed to
have been buried near Gallatin was made
without success and the Topeka officers
then gave up in disgust
Now comes a guard employed at the
Hutchinson reformatory and charges that
stowell was induced by the officers at To-
peka to make such a confession on the
strength Of promises that he would be par
doned. Chief Hayes thought at the time
that 1t was a scheme concocted for the
purpose of helping out the defendants in
the Leeds train robbery case. and he is
now convinced that his suspicious were
well founded. The chief has made public
the letter received yesterday. Withholding
the name of the writer at his request. In
st nf uG1 heir nfp hrn fac
tffy on behalf of Jesse James. he may be
used as a witness for the prosecution: The
inson reformato ] e the te eSief % Hayes W follows:
Chief Hayes Kansas City. Mo.
gard to the Stowen matter. / am a guard
at the Hutchinson reformatory and ask
that you let no newspapers nor any person
We guards and keepers at the institution
have no confidence whatever in his con-
fession. The keepers of cellhouse No. !,
Mr.. Lou Kerrick, man that cannot be
fmpeached. and myself have been tnvesti-
get confession from stowell that his con-
fession was all a lie, and all about why
He told Kerrick that the Topeka deputy
sheriff, Williams and Mr.. Hun. bookkeep-
er; also Hopkins. assistant superintendent
of the reformatory, told him that If he
confession (Which confession was long
one, typewriter, and brought here by
Williams. aforesaid. when he came from
the governor: then he would be taken to
Kansas City and convicted upon his own
confession; then Governor Stephens was
TO pardon him at once, after being SEN
tenced; that he was never to reach prison
bars nor do any more work. That parties
would bury some money. part of the bills
being singed: then they would 60 TO the
spot and find ii, just as he had said in
his confession.
Stowell has been given to understand that
he Is being worked, but will carry out his
part with them until we advise him other
wise.
The way Hopkins and Huff are acting
with Stowell-feeding kim pies and cakes
on the quiet; also the newspaper accounts
give US every reason to believe Stowell'S s
statement to us. We would like to expose
them. and will do and act in this matter
as you direct.