The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-11-30

q favor Mr.. Dunn gives out the fol-
lowing statement:
Last Wednesday night was stand
ing at the corner of Min and Howard
streets, and noticing D crowd In front
Of the shooting gallery across the street
I went over. There was no trouble and
I started UP the street toward the
square. Near Smiths saloon met fell
low, who had just came out of the
saloon. / recognized him as likeness
of the man who was with Grip Con-
verse at the time of his arrest in the
Arcade cafe. The man spoke to me.
I entered Smiths saloon and asked Mr..
Smith who the man was. Smith laugh
ed at me and said / must know the
fellow, as he was a detective and had
steered Converse from his saloon over
to the Arcade restaurant just before
Converse was arrested by officer
Washer. While Smith and I were
talking the man came in. Smith gave
me the wink and said he would see
me later. I went out and met Officers
Outlet and Madden coming down the
street. told them of the fellow and
asked these officers to take a 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 said
that he could do good Job of burg
larry IL necessary. Sherman said he
was stopping at the Windsor hotel and
that there were two fellows there VINO
had large rolls OF money He asked
Smith II the latter wanted to go Ill
with him and get their rolls. Smith
said he jollied the fellow along to see
how far he would talk. and also to
humor Sherman, as he was spending
a great deal of money. The matter Of
robbing the men at the Windsor was
finally dropped. Later on Sherman
asked Smith II he wanted to go into a
deal to rob the Peoples Savings bank
in South Akron. Sherman said 1t would
be an easy job. He told Smith that
the latter should go to the bank and
inspect the electrical wiring; that con-
nections could be made II conditions
open the bank vault by aid of ofelectricity.
Smith said that Sherman also wanted
to 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 iwth them. Sherman then asked
Smith II he could get two trusty men to
go in with them. Smith did not know Of
anyone, and Sherman said he would
get them himself About this time
Sherman got acquainted with Converse.
A couple of days afterward Sherman
steered Converse across the street to
the Arcade, where he was arrested. A
few days ago Sherman again urged
me- said Smith, to go into the bank
robbery deal and asked me again to
go to the bank and inspect the wires
and get other information Smith said
to me that he was onto the fellows
game and he put him off by request
ing him to wait q couple of days.
Smith says he Is certain the detec-
tive wanted him to go in the deal and
then a certain officer would arrest
Smith and make grand display Of
smooth detective work to the public"
Late Saturday night Chief Dunn NO.
titled the officers to arrest Sherman and
bring him to police headquarters.