Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
A Dol D ROBBER Y
William johnson Charged With q
Daylight Crime.
HE HAD TWO SUITS OF CLOTHES
Says He Got Them From J. x. Dy-
sart's Store-Was Quickly Arrested
and With Another Man Is Now in
1ail-Trial Tomorrow.
[From Mondays Daily.l

[From Mondays Daily.l
Considerable excitement was caus-
ed in the store of J. X. Dysart, at 1870
o'clock this afternoon, by William
Johnson, a grader, walking inside and
picking two suits of boys clothing
started to walk out. Mr.. Dysart OBJ
jected to this and running after the
man caught him in the alley to the
rear of his store He also captured a
man named John Kelley, who is
charged with being pal of Johnson's
and held the two men until Chief
Gray, who was near by when the af-
fair took place, had arrived and the
latter in company with Officer Malon-
ey took the two men to jail. They
will probably be given hearing to-
morrow morning.
About 1870 o'clock Mr.. Dysart was
sitting at his desk busily working and
a part of his clerks were at dinner.
Johnson had apparently stepped inside
the Market street entrance to the
store, and picking up two suits of boys
clothing made his way out, he started
east in the alley behind Mr.. Dysart's
store. AS he picked up the clothing
the proprietor heard the movement
and just as D. D. Smith came in to tell
him of the men going out with the
goods Mr.. Dysart started after them
He overlook Johnson and Reilly neal
the rear of the Courier Office and step
ping up to Johnson pulled away coat
which was hanging over his shoulder
land could then see the two suits andel
the mans arm. About this tins
Chief of Police Gray arrived and tool
charge of the men.
While on his way to Jail johnson
admitted to Chief Gray and Courier
reporter that he stole the two suits o
clothes, but said Kelley had nothing
to do with it. He said it was prett,
tough on man when he came to tow
and stole something and could thel
only get block away with it.
Another Suspect.
About IL o'clock this morning Off
Ger John Pasnau arrested a man Civ
ing his name as John Eye, with TIVE
pairs of new trousers in his posses
sion. AS he could not give goot
account of where he got them he wa
taken to jail, and will have a hearin:
tomorrow morning. The man was il
the Burlington yards and was appal
emily trying to get out of town. Al
, owner for the goods has not bee
found at late hour this Afternoon
} All marks have been removed.
l A Safe Robbed.
Word was received by the polio
!, this morning that robbers haG entere
: the store of Kerr & Company. c
, Brighton, some time during last nigh
. and after blowing open the safe wit
, dynamite, stole $40 The cash regi:
: ter was also broken open, but nothin
was secured The Brighton official
! suspect some tramps who were hans
!, ing around there last night but the
: have no direct clue upon which t
work. The local police have kept
! close watch on all suspicious charat
. tiers all day, but at late hour the
have unearthed nothing.
Krerr & Company conduct a genera
store at Brighton. This mornin
when Mr.. Krerr opened the store tn
robbery was discovered. The thieve
had pried open a back window, whic
let them into a store-room connecte
l. with the main building by heav
l. door. They broke this open with
+ sledge, and then passing into the pan
t where the safe stands began wor
# on it.
n They used tools taken from tn
! storeroom. They drilled a hole b.
l. hind the combination, and after inser
# ing dynamite set it off. There wa