The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-06
KANSAS NEWS.
An Accomplish to a Large Rob-
berry In Mexico
Spent Several Weeks In Arkan-
sas City This Summer.
HE LIVED IN STYLE.
Finally Located, w. L. COlwell
FIees to Chicago.
Captured There Through Ship
ment Of Mexican Dogs.
Amount of Funds Stolen Placed
at $4,000.
HE LIVED IN STYLE.

Arkansas City, Oct. CIV. L. Coiwell,
who was arrested in Chicago Wednes-
day on the charge of being an accom-
plice in one Of the largest robberies ever
committed in Mexico, was a visitor in
this city with his wife for several weeks
this summer. Colwell and his wife came
here to visit Mrs. ColwelTs father, D.
Onstott. They made their home at the
Gladstone hotel the most of the time
while in this city and during their stay
made many acquaintance. The couple
attracted considerable attention on the
streets Mr.. Colwell owned a couple of
very highly bred dogs and paraded them
along the streets every evening. These
dogs were finally the means of his being
located in Chicago.
The story of the crime is as follows:
The robbery occurred IL the City of
Mexico. On the night of March 81 the
safe Of the General Electric company
was robbed and SO, 200 in cash, a dia-
mond ring, and $4,000 worth of stocks
and bonds were taken. This was the
last of a series Of u robberies and after
it the gang broke up and at least two
OF the members returned to this country
The detectives had reason to suspect
one Frank Carmody, an old timer, as
being the principal in the robbery, and
through letter written by him to the
General Electric company in Mexico he
was located in st. Louis, having gone
there after skipping out from the
public.
There was a delay of five months in
getting the extradition papers and this
gave Carmody good chance to get
away. He was later located in Mandon
North Dakota
Carmody had been located in St
Louis by means of a letter. This was
letter of recommendation which was
presented to several electrical compa-
MES in this country, and it purported
to be from the General Electric COM
pany in Mexico. The letter was, how
ever, a forgery and was in the hand
writing Of an employee of the company
in the City of Mexico Office, W. L. Col
Well This tended to first connect Col
well with the robbery as an accomplish
ColWen had been working for the COM
pany several months previous to the
robbery and was supposed to have given
the tip that the safe on the night of
amount of money. While Carmody was
in st. Louis he tried to get employment
In the office of the General Electric COM
pany's branch office there and from ST.
pany in Mexico in which he tried to
throw off suspicion which had already
rested upon Colwen
Colweu was located here by a letter
which he wrote to Carmody. The delay
in getting out the proper papers gave
ColweH time to get out of Kansas, and
he left here about a month ago, saying
that he was going to New York He
did not go to New York, but instead
went to Chicago, where he was located
by calling at the express office for the
two Mexican dogs which he brought
from Mexico with him. Colwen is now
held in Chicago under a fugitive war
rant He is not considered a principal
IN the case and it is possible that if,
when the case comes to trial he viii
turn states evidence he will be let off
easy. Some of the money and most Of
the papers have been recovered