The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-30
THEIR TRIAL Is SET
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down on Matrhes' ranch frequently. He
came with a fellow by the name of Holly.
he called himself. Holly said be lived in
warrensburg and tended to things up in
northern Missouri as Kennedy did near
| Kansas City. He went with part of our
gang 70 the territory on some OF the raids.
1 saw him with AIlgood lot of times and
they were pretty close and chummy."
This postoffice robbery in Hutchinson
was on orders from Matthes. He directed
about everything that went on. The safe
was blowed and robbed. -Four men did tt
Ballard grinned, but would not divulge
the names.
t'FI tell some day. hsi said
This gang did lots OF things the Dalton
boys were credited with. It has been going
on for twenty-five years. but most every
body who was run in escaped by the books
and witnesses OLD man Matthes and his
wife had fixed up. The older ones in the
gang has robbed trains for twenty years,
and are guilty OF crimes others are suffer-
ing for. Three Of the men who were il the
Missouri train robberies have been robbing
trains and stages in Texas and the south
west for twenty years. A band Of eight
men. every one of them know. did a
hold-up at Albuquerque two years ago.
Another robbery was OF a train near Ard
more. They preferred Texas and Okla
homa, because all OF this gang can ride
| and go several nights without sleep. They
lay up for two weeks around Matthes'
ranch and then make a sneak for big
! town.
Frank Allgood IS the man who muir
dered old man New. The persons who
were arrested and convicted OF this murder
are not guilty. I can show the officers
just where we used to stop near News
place and water stock we were running
up through the state.
Herbert Simpson, dressed as woman,
went to Dobbs when he was in jail and
offered him saws so he could saw his way
out. Simpson went at night when the
lights were burned out and Dobbs thought
it was Carrie New. a sister of the man that
was murdered. He told Simpson to go
away, but he returned again.
81 don't know Carrie New" Ballard con-
tinued, ''but she had dark hair and dark
eyes and 50 had Herb Simpson. He could
play a woman toperfection. He cussed
Dobbs hard for not taking the saws. Frank
Allgood has had more experience than all
the rest of the gang and he did most of
the killing, He didn't believe in leaving
man, woman or child to tell the story.
He's been crook all his life. He had
a brother. Fred Allgood. who was killed in
the Indian territory as an outlaw. All
good was the leader in a. hold-up in July,
1897, at little town Just west OF Toronto,
Kan. The train stopped there for water.
A lot of hoId-ups in the Strip were under
his leadership. / guess he has robbed
twenty-five trains. He can open a safe in
about twenty minutes. He's great in dis
guises.
"Matthes hasn't made any raids lately,
but he got the money to buy the ranch
with robberies he made in the territory.
His place has been the hang-out OF all the
cattle thieves in the state for years.
willis Simpson was the wisest member
of the gang He could study out a plan
and almost see how II was going to turn
out. He'd looked into the future good
deal more than the rest Of US. There were
nine in the younger crowd that worked
directly under Matthes. But the Simpson
boys were getting to be leaders. Herbert
was reckless and he'd shoot. too. He was
a pretty good man at planning, but ne
didn't have Willis Judgment. We ran
things on regular system.
Every one of us had an occupation.
was barber sometimes and sometimes I
was selling goods for cigar factory. run
ming out Of Wichita Allgood pretended
to have mines in Colorado, and down sopth |
they think he's rich. ran two barber |
shops in Wichita and hired tbs Simpson |
boys to work for me- Wed get together |
and plan out a robbery. We made a lot !
Of strikes in Wichita while we were IN /
the shop.
"datthes served eight years IN the peni- |
Tertiary in Arizona and AlIgood has done |
a term in some eastern penitentiary."
When Ballard was arrested for stealing |
a team in Wichita he pleaded guilty.
81 had to do IT. he said. "If I hadn't.
the lawyers might have got everything out
Of me about the gang. Allgood came 10
me while I was in jail and said for me 20
plead guilty and the gang would get me
out in year"
Ieavenworth. Kan, March 2s-Mrs.
Amelia New. widow Of the murdered man,
was at the WDtildn u1pa- NzhriaN - t-tN /
penitentiary when reporter saw her his
morning Mrs. New is IS years or age. bus
her hair is nearly gray. she speaks with
a German accatt. and wni'e she Is not
e7,, ticnal, shows tat Il would not axe
much more trouble to completely unset
tie her reason. The officials EympsthIze
with her and say she Is IN danger o.
losing her sanity. AS 1t Is now. he mem
ory Is falling The reporter told NTs.
New Of the arrest OF the men charged
with the murder OF her husband and asked
her to tell all she knew aboat Il.
.eDobbs was a neighbor and wo.ke1 ser
as. and he was a friend: that was al be
WIS 10 ne" she began. "Do5bs vac
building a corn crib and he was Invited
down TO our place for Sunday dinner
he did not come in time, but was thsre
IN the afternoon with the children ard
left for home at O'Clock That was Tie
last I saw Of him or any stranger thst
night.
about half past We heard the chick
er.s sQusn and Joe went out with the Ian
tern He had 10 gun The next tRins
heard was a shot I heard him say "Oh.
my Cod. on. my Cod I vas afraid q
nv lie and / ran through the cornfe.d 70
a relghbor's. me two children n TIE
house remained covered up IN bel
eft vas whispered srouDd about DoSba
killing Joe I don't knoE Re d. * sHa
never made 4 confession The FessCa ]
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