The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-15
CRIME AND CASUALTY
rlan Nearly Killed By Illinois Gen.
trails Cars.
DIAMOND DICK TAKEN

DIAMOND DICK TAKEN
Other Important Arrests Hade-i1inor Police
Mentions-Tramp SEASON Has
Begun.
Last night a sad accident occurred
just south of the Illinois Centrals yard.
A man who gives his name as Clarence
Cuppet and his address as. Webster
was run down and seriously injured by
freight train at about IL p. m. Cup
pet, who is young man about nine
teen, was stealing ride on the bump
ers between two cars When the train
approached Denison it broke. in two
and the shock attendant threw Cuppet
to the ground in the middle of the track
and several cars passed over him He
was iusensible when found, being bad.
ly injured in the back, side, face both
arms and leg. The company's local
surgeon was quickly called and the
wounded man taken to the Fargo house
! Where he now lies in a precarious con-
dition. The Central people will not
accept the responsibility for his care
and notified Mayor Wilson to that eff
feet. AS the accident did not occur
within the city limits the mayor did
not accept the. responsibility and in
formed the Central's authorities that
they should report the case to the coun-
ty authorities However the unfortun-
ate is being we'll cared for no matter
who is to pay the bills.
An Important Arrest.
On Saturday evening an arrest of
great Importance was made at Omaha
in which Denison parties were inter-
ested. The man had been in Denison
since the middle of April coming here
from Marshalltown. He was employed
at Smiths blacksmith shop. Officers
coming here in search of him were di
rected to Omaha where the capture was
effected by Officer ShumaAer of Mar
shalltown. On his own confession the
man, who while here, went under the
very common alias of Jack Roe, was
one of the most famous bandits of the
United States, it being said with good
foundation for the assertion that he
was member of the Younger Bros.
gang of train and bank robbers Hav-
ing made the arrest and knowing his
desperate character, the distinguished
imbecile from Marshalltown took his
man to the train without irons did not
tell the train men that he had pris-
oner and calmly went to sleep. The
prisoner made his escape at Arion by
stepping over the sleeping officers legs
and calmly walking off the train at the
crossing stop. The officer woke up a
moment later and found that his pris
oner had gone. A search for him on
Saturday night failed and he is still at
large The prisoner is described as be-
ing #. 1O9 inches high, weight 172
pounds, hair almost red and third finger
on right hand gone. A liberal reward
| is OHered tor his capture.
Other Arrests.
On yesterday four arrests were made
by Marshal Wilson on the request of
Sheriff Risely of Calhoun county. Two
of the men were released there being
nothing againrt them. One of the men,
who goes by the sobriquet of Diamond
Dick was held and taken to Calhoun
county where he is badly wanted. The
second man held is supposed to be one
White, desperate from South Dakota
where he has committed many crimes.
These two men came to Denison claim
| ing that they wanted to get up foot
race, but they found no suckers. They
hung about Lane and Leahy's billiard
| hall all day and it was there that they
were arrested. 1t is thought that these
arrests have served to break up an or
ganized gang of criminals getting ready
for some big operations.
The Tramp Nuisance.
The spring crop of tramps and vags
is already on hand. Officer Retman es.
corted fifteen out of town yesterday
morning and the town has had several
visitations from beggars of various de-
grees of crippledom,
The program for Memorial Day will
be published in our next issue. The
Sons of Veterans will have charge OF
the ceremonies,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Bamford and MIR
d. IL. McWilliams of Charter Oak are
in Denison this afternoon in attendance
at the funeral of Mrs. Luney.
E.A. Stone left on Saturday for Pitts
ford, N. Y, where he was called by {
telegram announcing the death of his
niece Miss Grace Shearer,a a young lady
twenty one years of age. Frank Stone
of Dow City, also left on Saturda.