Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-05
ACCUSED OF A
DOUBLE CRIME
Clarence Hollister Taken From
Reform School to Answer for
Crime in Colorado.
Believed to Have Helped Murder
and Rob a Saloonkeeper in
Leadville.
Then. It Is Alleged, He Killed
His Companion in
Crime.
Hollister Escaped Reform School
in l899--Returned After
Three Years.
Special to Times-Repuolican.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, April with his wrists, en-
closed in a pair Of bright nickel hands
cuffs, in charge Of Colorado sheriff.
and the prospects of either the gallows
or a term of life imprisonment for a
double murder staring him in the face,
Clarence Hollister, alias Clarence Mac
Keasey, member of the Iowa Indus
trial School for Boys, left the city this
morning for Leadville, Col, to answer
for his crime.
Hollister is an Iowa City boy who
was first sent to the reform school July
15, 1895. He is bright appearing
young man. only 19 years Of age, and
during the time he has been in the
school here has been an average mem-
Der, both in point of intelligence and
department.
In 1899 Hollister, firing of life in the
industrial school, made his escape from
the institution, and for nearly three
years was not heard from, in fact, he
was almost forgotten by Superinten-
dent B. j. Miles, who never expected to
see him again and had long since Civ
en- up the hope of ever capturing him.
AS suddenly as he left over two years
before Hollister made his temperance
at the school one morning last year,
,prefessed repentance at having run
away, and asked to be readmitted so
that he could serve out his time.
He had grown considerably since he
left the school having deve.oped, in the
meantime, into fine looking young
fellow He took charge OF his work In
the school with much zeal and appar-
emily was anxious to make good
showing for the years that he had been
absent without leave" Superinten-
dent Miles was therefore surprised
when, about three weeks ago, he re-
ceived a letter from the authorities at
Leadville, Col, asking if the where
abouts of one Clarence MacKeasey
were known to, him. A description of
the boy was given and Superintendent
Miles at once recognized it asyreferring
to Hollister He answered the COM
nunication from Colorado and inform
ed the officers that MacKeasey, or Hol-
lister, as he was known here, was i'll
the school and upon the receipt of the
answer authority was Immediately
wired Sheriff A. w. Mitterer to place
him under arrest and await requis1t1on
papers that would be brought by a
Colorado officer.
Under Sheriff r. G. Callen, of Lead
willie, arrived in the city last night with
the necessary papers, took Hollister In
charge and left this morning for Lead
vile with his prisoner, who is charged
with two murders.
Story Of the Crime.
From Sheriff Callen Times Repub-
llican correspondent was furnished the
particulars of the crime for which
Hollister will have to answer upon his
arrival at Leadville. MacKeasey, by
which name Hollister is known in the
west. is alleged to have killed j. Es
Manshiem, a foreman at Leadville
smelling works, who. while off duty.
was acting as a bartender in saloon.
The murder was the result of hold
up on the part Of MacKeasey and his
mariner. a man named Dixon. On the
night of September 10, 1901, Mac
Keasey and Dixon appeared at the sa-
loon and ordered Manshiem to turn
80, +o them the cash ManShiem
made an attempt protect the property
entrusted to his care when, it is claim
ed. MacKeasey shot him. The money
was secured and McKeasey and Dixon
left the scene of the murder at oncei
Dixon,s dead body was found the next
morning in an unfrequented road near.
Stringtown, a small settlement one mile
west of Leadville. Dixon, too, had
been shot, and it was supposed that
NacKeasey was responsible for the
crime probably after a quarrel over
the division Of the "swag." 1t is also
claimed that MacKeasey, after having
killed Manshiem, was afraid that the
only witness to the crime, his partner,
Dixon, might afterwards cause him
| trouble, and made way with him on
this account.
Mr.. Callen did not venture a guess
as to what would become of Mac
Keasey after he returned him to Lead
vile. THE feeling over the murder
has. of course, died away to great
| extent. but if he had been captured dl-'
rectly after the crime was committed
we would not had to have taken SO
much trouble to locate and arrest him.
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