Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-22
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Another Suspect in the Famous
sheldahl Bank Robbery Care
Under Arrest.
The Evidence Against Him So Ear
Not Complete Crowley and
Connors.

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Not Complete Crowley and
C0nn0rs.
Alleged That the Former Resembles
Latter-May Prove an I'm.
portant Capture.
Des Moines, June % by the arrest Of
j. w. Crowley, Deputy Marshal w. A.
Richards believes he has captured one
of the Sheidahl bank robbers. Informa-
ton was filed in the police court by
Deputy Marshal Richards two days ago.
charging Crowley with burglary. His
arrest followed and yesterday morning
he was arraigned before Judge SilNara.
He pleaded not guilty and his trial was
set for Tuesday next Thru his attor-
neys. habeas corpus proceedings We're
begun in the district court, but these
We're dismissed, and Crowley is now in
the, county Jail, under bonds of $1,000
awaiting the result of the trial.
1t is supposed by Deputy Marshal
Richards that Crowley's right name is
Connors. 1t is claimed he is one of the
three men seen at Slater, near Sheldahl,
a few days prior to the blowing of the
safe in the Sheldahl bank. Crowley
when arrested was living with his wife
soliciting for the Iowa Business College
here, and claims to have been in a
number of the large cities of the west.
He8is a man of about 80 years, tall, clean
cut and genteel in appearance, and
dresses fashionab bly,. He claims his ar
rest is a. mistake and an outrage and
that he is innocent of any crime One
.witnesr has identified him partially as
the man wanted.
After Crowley's arrest he was taken
to the police station. where hisSwife Wis
tied him. Like her husband, she was
dressed in the height of fashion. To
the surprise of the aff1cers she took the
situation very coolly. Hello, papa,
what are you down here for?" was her
first salutation. On leaving che was not
the least excited and was so calm and
cool about 1t the officers were bewil-
!dered.
r "A. U. Quinl of the Bankers Casualty
Company, which ia backing w. "A. Rich
ards in. the prosecution. when seen by a
reporter said: II will freely admit that
as yet we have little or no evidence
against Crowley. So far he has not been
identified as Connors, but we are count
ing largely on this. His Bertillion
measurements and description CORE
sspond to@those of the well known bank
lrobber, but We want a photograph, or,
better yet. personal naturalization. to
complete the job. II we can establish
that he is Connors we think We will be
able. with the circumstantial evidence
Eat hand to make a case against him.
Connors has served term atEJoliet for
safe cracking and we have sent to the
prison authorities there for his picture
and hoped to have man here today
from Omaha who could identify him.
but he failed to arrive.
Our strongest clue 80 far is the iden-
LITIGATION of Crowley by man from
Ames whose name 1 am not privileged
man we took to Chicago and who,
SldHQlIS III sSOOk
county court house, picked out Francis
az he passed and said he was one of
several men he saw in Anes. He says
that Crowley was with Francis: that
several days before the burglary Crow
ley. Francis and Others, stole a ride into
Sheldahl from the north, coming lover
the Northwestern, and after stopping
about the town all day bought tickets
to Des Moines. Further than this we
have not been able TO make case
against him, tho we are working on
other clues that may lead up to some-
thing.
1T is true that Crowley has been So
8llciting for the Iowa Business College
in this city and that with that institu-
ton he has good name and that re-
Gently he rented a house on High street
for three months and brought his fam
lily here, presumably from Dubuque.
Crowley told us he was working for
the Baylss Business College in Du-
sbuque before he came here as a solicit
tor. and we wired there. In response
we received a letter from the institution
saying that President Bayliss was out
Gof the city. so that information as to
Crowley's reputation there could not be
obtained. but confirming his story that
he had worked for the Dubuque institu-
ton. However. period Of several
months elapsed between the time Crow
ley worked there and was employed in
this city for which we have not ac-
counted yet"
& Crowley sat most of the afternoon
yesterday iii Sheriff Mattern's private
office at the court house either talkins
with his wife or waiting for her to re-
port the success of efforts she was MAX
ing to secure a 81. 900 bail bond for him,
To reporter he said that he had moth
ing to say of his case at this time fur
Their than to insist that his name is j.
w. Crowley. that he is not Connors and
that as soon us his relatives. who live
in Illinois. can come here his identity
will be clearly established. He said
that he has been solicitor during most
of his life and has put in most of his
time for over a year soliciting business
for commercial colleges in Dubuque and
Des Moines.
Thru his attorneys, Bailey. Ballreich
e Preston. Crowley yesterday made APP
plication to Judge Holmes for a writ OF
.habeas corpus alleging that he had not
been served with a warrant or charged
with an offense. that so far as he knew
there was no information against him
and that. his Imprisonment was with