Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-02
A VALUABLE CATCH
Voris and Guilhausen Wanted in
Galesburg for Robbery.
WORKS WAS TAKEN TO GALESBURC

Two Men Recognized by Superntend-
ent Kennedy as Dangerous Crooks
Guilhausen in Peoria and Orders
Sent for His Arrest.
From Saturdays Daily.l
The Importance of the catch recent
ly made by the local police force, when
they picked up two men in this city
charged with having burglars tools
in their possession was made apparent
last evening, when Chief of Police f.
R. Human, arrived in the city on Bur-
| lington No. 13 and returned home on
No. with Sam Voris, alias James
Davis, one of the men charged with
robbery. Dick Guilhausen, alias Rich
ard Myer, who was arrested at the
same time as Voris, and was later re-
leased is in Peoria, and Chief Human
telegraphed to Superintendent Kenne
dy of the latter city to arrest him at
once. The men are wanted for break
ing into "a house in Galesburg on the
night of May "a and stealing nearly
Human says he has good case
against the men.
The men are said to be two of the
most dangerous crooks in the country.
Guilhausen is credited with being a
clever houseman and with having serv.
ed two terms in the penitentiary.
Voris while not credited with being
as clever as Guilhausen, is danger
Gus man, and the local police force did
well in getting hold of the men before
they did any work here. 1t is an evil
dent fact that they came here with
! the intention of blowing a safe, and
would undoubtedly have done so the
: night before they were captured, had
| it not been the close watch kept upon
: them.
Had Burglar Tools.
The two men were arrested about
! ! two weeks ago on suspicion,
and Voris had a complete set
of burglars tools in his pos
session. While Guilhausen had moth
ing on his person when arrested, it
. was established beyond doubt that he
was pal Of Voris. as the two men
: were seen together upon several occa
: sions during their first night in The
{ city, although after their arrest, they
{ professed to have never seen one an
{ other.
Voris Was Held.
{ Chief Gray placed charge of hav
II ing burglar tools in their possession
~ - -,
4 up evidence. Finally Voris, who was
r caught red handed with the tools
Q pleaded guilty and was sentenced t.
>. thirty days in Jail. Guilhausen en-
4 latter GOT ont of iai1 after having bee7
y confined three days tbe chief not helm,
u able TO estahlish the fact of him hay
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