Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-16
GAR Thieves gAUGA!
Two Burglars Captured While Rob.
bling Illinois Central Freight
Cars 1t Waterloo.
Arrested by Detective and Search
Warrant Issued For Their
Boarding Place
Large Quantity Of PLUMBER Found
and Many Previous Burglaries
Are Explained.

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Waterloo. May 1G.-Detective Welsh,
of the Illinois Central, performed some
neat work Monday night, and as a re-
suit two men who We're caught red
handed robhing freight cars in the up
per yards of the road are now lodged
in the city and county jails, kept separ-s
ate by design of the officers. Besides 4
the capture of the men the detective and
Sheriff LAW unearthed the hiding place 1
of u quantity OF goods, including vari-]
Gus kinds of merchandise which has dis
appeared from cars in the yards here /
sinccatllc first of May.
The despoil;ng of the cars while they
flay here in transit has been occupying |
gthe attention of the officers of the road
flor some time. Last Saturday night the !
/ seals We're broken from nine different
Fcars of grain, but so far as could be
discovered nothing had been stolen. |
THE fact that the cars We're thus being
ltmolested became n serious matter. how
ever, and Agent McFarlane called ups
Ion Detective Walsh to begin a thorough
i Investigation. The detective looked the
ground over and concluded that the fell
flows. would likely make another at
tempt to secure the desired plumber. He
4 was not mistaken. The detective. short 4
lily after dark wandered UP ito the yards
4 and secreted himself between some box
sIscars near the viaduct in which grain
i was being shipped. He waited until
j.neafly L O'Clock before there was any
4 sign that he would be rewarded for HE
lpatience. but at that hour he saw two
II men emerge from the shadows sur
5lrounding car near him and 90 direct
To another loaded with oats. The de-
4 lcctivt saw them climb up the side of.
the car. break the seal and crawl in
$. side. He possessed himself in patience,
and soon he saw one of the men emerge
from the car and shoulder sack of
oats which had been handed down TO
s. him by his partner and start away with
Il it. Then man number two lid out OF
J, the car and was in the act of picking
& up another sack of the same grain when
Il 1.-The detective pounced upon him. ms
I Ifellow was 30 startled by the sudden
& mess of the coming of the officer tina It he
+ lcouid offer no resistance, but his COM
= ming back to see what was the trouble.
AS he neared the scene and saw the Off
!, lcers standing over his pal the second
: robber who Was a big burly looking fell
s low. uttered string of oaths, the only
slintellgible portion of which was
:. Threat to end Mr.. Welsh life then AM
!. there AS he ran TO the detective ths
- man reached for his pocket intending
{ i osGraw knIfeSto carry out his threats
9 but the detective was too quick for hin
s and had him covered with revolver
IS At last the big man made UP his mine
= he had better yield. and throwing VI
his hands marched With his companion
Z before the officer. Sheriff LAM and Po,
tliceman Fluent We're summoned and
? responded in a hurry, and the two 8cul'
s.5Ipriis We're brought down town ans
lodged in jail The big fellow VA s,.g !,
y all the way To the county jail, Wher'
he was taken, and succeeded ir partial
ly wrecking the hack in which he va
being conveyed
After the men Were disposed Of IN
detective and officers decided TO max
s, an effort 70 discover where they Mer
OF thir booty 1t was know
= that the fellows had been working 70
= some time with City ScaNenger Brun
~ Blanchard north OF the tracks, wher
Mr.. Brundige also lives. A visit wa
= mace to this house. and after consider
* u able pa1ley the premises We're searchee
le The result MAS more than gratifying I;
theentiicers for, they recovered a consid
y. kerable quantity of stolen goods Mhic
ID % had been taken from nierchandtse@ cal
Min the wards since the frs, OF Ma.
li-sii Among the articles found hidden ava
u! lin5ditferent rooms Of the house were II
ie..!Pfnllowing:
80 Two sacks Of Clear Quill -four, pa
or OF a shipment TO Manchester.
One boN creamery supplies billed
Central City.
one pail tobacco, billed to ciar
!, Iowa.
y one box medicines. billed TO Aureli
one box chocolates, billed sOsag-.
/, Most of these packages disappeait
~ on The night of May Land May 9th, al
8. !, their loss had been; duly reported he
~ to Agent McFarlane, When the, once
first entered the house they We're 70
~ that there was nothing there aud
search of the premises Was invite
,eh s After the goods had ben discovered NJ
~ Brundige and MIR. blanchard both ma
strenuous denial of any knowledge III
~ the stuff had been secteted in tn,
w. home. They claimed the men had he
- stopping there and If they had stoi
:on -. q, ~ 't,,n,,sa xitbn,,t any q
= knowing anything about it but thel
selves The detective has his suspicio
regarding the matter and is not sat
fled that the men are telling the VIII
In . truth In the barn there were found +
xiiI sacks of oats and when Question
.et- about whether the oats belonged to \
blanchard or not, II was acxnowledg
in that they did not.