Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-06
FIX IA[ DEATH PENALTY
The Greenville Bank Robbers
Convicted OF Murder in the
First Degree.
Jury Returned Verdict Fixing
the Penalty at Death by
Hanging.
Des Moines Officers Believe
They Will Establish Rob.
bers' Identity.
necia, To Times Republican.

Storm Lake, Dec. b.-lHe jury III lHe
case of the two Greenville bank robbers
indicted for the murder of John Sund-
blad. late last evening brought in a
verdict of guilty of murder in the hrst
degree and fixed the penalty at death
Th.. ease wac called the 9th ult., and
the whole day was spent in securing
Jury. The jury consisted of nine farm
ers. two retired farmers and a carpen-
ter. and was q jury of excellent citizens
Adjournment was had over ThanksglV-
ing and the examination of witnesses
was begun Friday morning and lasted
four days Wednesday was devoted to
the pleadings of counsel and Thursday
noon the charge to the jury was given,
after which the jury retired to deliber-
ate upon it's verdict. After celebrating
six hours the jury returned a verdict OF
murder in the first degree and SEN
fenced the prisoners to death by hang
ms.
Storm Lake, Dec. Ga sure ven
eeance was meted out last evening to
Albert Phillips and Lewis Brooks, the
two bank robbers who killed John sun
blad while escaping from their Green
vile, Ia, bank raid. After a days de-
liberation the jury in their cases de-
clared these two men guilty OF muroer
in the first degree and condemned ooth
of them to death by hanging. Sentence
will be passed upon them next Saturday
at p. m.
Neither Phillips nor Brooks manifest
ed as much excitement over the verdict
when il was announced as the hundreds
of spectators who HAD crowded into the
court ROOM They were unmoved ana
merely looked significantly at each oth-
err az they sat together in the prison pox
They will probably be taken to the Ana
mosa prison to await their penalty as
soon as sentence is passed.
These two men raided the Greenville
bank about three weeks ago. They
were discovered near Albert City soon
after and a running fight followed, in
which Sunblad and a constable were
badly wounded, both dying later.
| Brooks is a white man and Phillips q
negro. Neither has given any clue to
his identity.
Des Moines, Dec. 6.-Local police ofh-
GERS believe that within the next TWEEN
| ty-four hours they will succeed In es-
tabiish;ng a complete Identification OF
the white man who has given his name
as Brooks and who is now on trial at
Storm Lake for the murder of Marshal
Iodine and John Sundbfad at Albert
City, while trying to escape arrest fot
the robbery OF the Greenville bank.
It has been established that the man
was at one time resident of this city
and that he wac employed as a waiter
In the old Hopewell restaurant on L0-
Gust street. leaving his employment
there and the city about seven years
age.
The officers have not succeeded as
vet in ascertaining his name, but from
the information at hand think that he
was not known as Brooks while in Des
Moines. They have pretty accurate In
formation to the effect that he was
reared in a small town in this state,
where his parents still live, and II this
is borne out expect to be able to show
that he has considerable of a criminal
record back of him.
When in Des Moines. according to. the
information at hand. he had no other
occupation than that of a restaurant
waiter and evidently had some expert
ence in this line. It is believed. howev-
err. that he was doing this work as
blind to cover his tracks. and that 1T
tie further investigator will reveal his
entire history. his name. family connec-
ton, etc.
So far they have been unable to trace
Phillips, the colored man. and from in
quiries made are disposed to believe
that he never was a resident Of this
city and had nothing to do with the old
Prince gang, with the John West and
Ed higgins gang and others who upon
time made this city their headquarters