The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-31
WOLFF HOLD UP.
No Arrests Have Yet Been
Made.
Chief StahI Looks Wise but
Says Little
TIM DONOVAN'S IDEAS.
Veteran Police Officer Talks
About the Case.
Satisfied There Is More Than
One in Plot.
TIM DONOVAN'S IDEAS.

No arrests have yet been made in the
Charles Wolff hold up case. The off,
GERS are laying low. watching a sus-
pected man. and watching one Of the
members of the police force who is be-
ieved to have been in league with the
outsider.
Tim Donovan, who was the first man
notified By Mr.. Wolff of the attempt to
extort money from him. said today:
Grimes of this kind are seldom done
by single man. Two or more were in
this scheme Men are more likely to
go into midnight robberies alone, but
anything like this requires cooperation.
1t is a hard case to work uD"
Describing the circumstances of the
plan to catch the criminals last Mon
day night, Mr.. Donovan said: :
THE three of us-Payey. Lucas and Z
were hidden in the grass about hfty
feet from the post where the money
was to be put. Nothing could have
come there without our seeing 1t all.
We had good guns and were ready for
anything. But nothing came. The men
in this work are covering up their
tracks well. Their letters to Mr.. Wolff
were mailed on the train believe,
however, that all the men concerned
in the case live in Topeka I do not
ploy is connected with the case"
Chief of Police Stahl said today;
''There isn't much show TO catch the
parties who did this unless they get to
drinking and talk We are following
up the work, but there are no develop
ments."
Mr.. woIf himself was at his Office
today as usual, and was crowded with
work
Il don't look much worried. do Ig''
he said with a smile I think this
s.f-.
fellows thought I would give them a
thousand dollars without anyresistance
and since they have discovered that I
won't, don't expect to be bothered
any further
.'WnI you employ outside detectives
tc work on the case2" was asked by
the Journal reporter.
THAT / have not decided yet"
win you allow the State Journal to
take copy of the letters you have re-
ceived2"
Not yet said Mr.. Wolff I'VE are
using them for a purpose just now, and
besides do not have the letters in my
possession at the present time
"Who has the letters2" was asked
Mr.. Wolff hesitated a moment. and
then said, Il don't care to state"
Ex-Chief of Police Henry NJ. Steele
called at Mr.. Wolm's Office this morning
and spent some time in consultation
with him. Mr.. Steele denied that he
was working on the case. Il called to
see Mr. Wolff on insurance business
he said.
1T is only at a time like this" con-
tinued Mr.. Steele. that I wish I was
back on the police force. A case like this
is what like to work on. 1 don't have
any theory as to who are backing the
scheme 1t will be hard for the police
to find out much, because half Of the
people in town are down on them and
won't talk. I'm glad to see that Tim
Donovan is working on the case. He
is a good man for that work"
Sergeant Carpenter asked about
the case. He said he knew nothing
about it for he had not been taken into
the confidence of the chief. He COM
plained because officers had been taken
into the scheme. who. he said. could
not have caught the man if they had
seen him.