The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-09
ATTEMPT TO ARREST SUSPECT.
ED HlGHWAYMEN BRINGS Flu.
nee SlLLADE OF SHOTS
JAMES o'MALLEY CAPTURED
AND is IDENTIFIED
Detective Fraser Falls in Faint After
Exciting Pursuit Through MiIwau-
kee Yards-One Man Escapes, but
Two Members of Sunday Night
HoIdup Band Are Now in Custody.

After an exciting chase through the
marShlandS of the upper levee, in
which officers and fugitives exchanged
more than dozen shots. James O'Mal-
ley, charged by the police with being
one of the trio of desperadoes who
William o. Squires Saturday night
was captured Yesterday afternoon by
Detective Fraser.
So exhausted was Fraser from his
long hunt that as soon as he turned
the prisoner over to the patrolmen on
the central wagon and saw him safely
landed he fell in a faint. He was at
once taken to the city hospital, suffer-
ing from acute nervousness brought on
by over-exertion.
O'MaIIey Opens Fires
The hunt for O'Malley and his ac-
complete was one of the most exciting
ever experienced by the ST. Paul po-
lice. For two hours the fugitives gave
dust to the detectives. and it was only
when Fraser landed his man that the
chase ended. O'Malley's partner made
good his escape before DAILY and Swee-'
ney came to FraSerS assistance.
Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday aft,
ernoon Detectives Fraser, Daily and
Sweeney were hunting through the
Milwaukee yards in hopes of finding
some clew to the missing criminals.
When directly under the high bridge
they spied two men, whose actions
were suspicious. The three policemen
approached the men, but when within
one hundred yards of them the two
ran.
The three detectives gave chase and
were gaining on the: fugitives when
O'Malley opened fire.. His companion
also brought his revolver into play,
and round of shots was fired The
detectives were quick to return the
salute, but shot into the air hoping to
frighten the pair.
Fugitive Falls Exhausted.
When they had run over 200 yards
up the track both. men turned into the
brush. In a moment they disappeared,
they got sight of the men, and again
the desperadoes escaped by using their
reVolverS. *
Detective Fraser was detailed to
watch the opposite side of the marsh
from where the men entered, while
DAILY and Sweeney drove them for
ward.
The men emerged from the brush
not far from where Fraser was sta
toned. Then they separated. Fraser
picked his man and gave chase. He
| made for the Western avenue hill,
while his "pal'' took Southern route.
DAILY climbed the steps to head O'Mal-
ley off, while Fraser followed him up
the incline.
At the top of the hill, painting and
totally exhausted, the man fell Fraser
grasped him and whistled for aid. In
a moment Daily came to his assist
ance and the central patrol wagon was
called.
No sooner did Fraser turn his pris-
| oner over to the other policeman than
he was taken with violent cramps, and
dropped to the ground in a swoon.
Prisoner Is Identified.
OMalley is twenty-four years old
and is said to be desperate char
acter. In him the police believe they
have made an important capture. John
Wilson, who was arrested early Sun
day morning, and who confessed to
Chief O'Connor that he was implicated
in the Bammert and Squires hold
ups, identified O'Malley as one of his
partners.
O'Malley was searched at the CEN
trail police station, but no fire arms
were found on his person. However,
Charles Lindstrom and Frank Fisher,
car repairers in the employ of the
Milwaukee road, turned revolver over
to the police which, they claim, O'Mal-
ley threw away after all the cartridges
were discharged. Both men say they
saw him throw the gun into the marsh.