Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-26
To Acting Chief Of Police
Dunn.
Claims Detective Sherman Was
Back of Plan.
Statement Made to Democrat In
Reference to Affair.

DeteculVe SnerDan, WHO mas cidlUeu,
according to information received by
Acting Chief Dunn, to be one of the
detectives employed by the county to
ferret out those connected with the
Akron riot, is missing.
Acting Chief of Police Dunn has Or
dered the local officers to arrest Sher-
man on sight. Back of his order there
is story. 1t is of n sensational na-
ture. Saloonst William Smith has in
formed Acting Chief Dunn that Detec
tive Sherman urged him to assist in
the robbery of the Peoples Savings
bank The Acting Chief believes that
the detective had a double purpose In
doing this, that he wanted to get
Smith into trouble and at the same
time do a friend, local officer, a
favor. Mr.. Dunn gave the Democrat
the following statement today:
Last Wednesday night" said Chief
Dunn, II was standing at the corner
of Mill and Howard sts., and noticing
a crowd in front of the shooting gal
llery across the street I went over.
There was no trouble and started up
the street toward the square. Near
Smiths saloon met fellow, who
had lust came out of the saloon. I
recognized him as likeness of the
man who was with Grip Converse at
the time of his arrest in the Arcade
cafe. The man spoke to me- entered
Smiths saloon and asked Mr.. Smith
who the man was. Smith laughed at
me and said I must know the fellow,
as he was a detective and had steered
, Converse from his saloon over to the
, Arcade restaurant just before Con-
verse was arrested by Officer Washer.
\ While Smith and l were talking the
man came in. Smith gave me the wink
, and said he would see me later.
went out and met Officers Outlet and
Madden coming down the street told
them of the fellow and asked these
officers to take good look at the man
when he came out. The officers did
SO.
saturday night I again met Billy
Smith and he told me that the man
had been in Akron since the riot and
frequented his place of business. He
: spent money freely said Smith, and
+ gave his name as Ed. Sherman. He
{ was very confidential with me and ssid
that he could do a good job of burg.
D larry IL necessary. Sherman said he
3 was stopping at the Windsor hotel and
3 that there were two fellows there who
3 had large rolls of money He asked
! Smith If the latter wanted to so In
with him and get their rcils. Smith
| said he jollied the fellow along to see
; how far he would talk, and also to
humor Sherman, as he was spending
! great deal Of money. The matter
of robbing the men at the Windsor
was finally dropped. Later on Sher-
man asked Smith If he wanted to 20
$ into a deal to rob the Peoples Savings
J, bank In South Akron. Sherman said
! IL would be an easy job. He told Smith
7 that the latter should go to the bank
and inspect the electrical wiring; that
lconnections could be made If condi-
tlops were right and lie (Sherman)
would open the bank vault by aid of
| electricity Smith said that Sherman
!, also wanted 10 know what policemen
. were ON that beat, and requested Smith
. to approach them and see IL they
could be worked to keep away. Smith
told sherman that Officers Durkin and
Kempel were on that beat and that
nothing could be done with them.
sherman then asked Smith If he could