The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

Detective John Kelley and Special Ofnosr
Thomas Mcneil OF Chief Desmond's stan
after an exciting chase through streets.
alleys. two stores and a house. captured
William Smith. alias KID" alias g (.
Green, alias c. o. Brown, alias George
Frank. alias e E. George Frank, a self
confessed forger, yesterday.
In the capture OF Smith Il Is believed =
criminal OF national reputation is behind
the bars. He admits having served time In
the Missouri Penitentiary for forgery and
three years at Sing Sing, y. Y for the
same crime.
Information came 70 Assistant Chief OF
Detectives James Smith Friday night that
checks purporung TO be for the Egtn City
Banking Company OF ElGin, III, were being
printed for q TRANCE by J. S. schultz &
Co. No. liz Pine street Assistant Chief
Smith detailed Detective Kelley on the case
and told Kelley TO select a man to accom-
pany him Kelley chose Special ofieer Aio-
Neil.
DETECTIVES LAY IN WAIT
FOR CULPRIT TO COME
The detectives learned that the checks
were to be called for at IL o'clock yesterday
morning. They waited near the printing es-
t~ablishmeut and when Smith entered got
the package OF checks and departed, they
followed. Smith soon discovered thai he was
being watched. The detectives then hast
ened toward him.
As Kelley drew near, Smith hurled the
package Of checks a. the Ofncer and then
ran 70 Ohve street and turned VEST al the
time 70 get q pistol rom Els
belt Seeing the detectives were pentna
him, Smith darted into ths Jesse French
Piano Companys store at No. Ills OHVe
street, and ran through the building
Several women were IN the store at the
time, and as smith by this time had drawn
his pistol and Detectives Kelley and Nc
Mel who were only \ few fest away, had
No. WhaME EmnHaNWAEE aEnNWanNamW nEa-
vailed IN the store. Two statesmen were
knocked down by the detectives as they
dashed through the store.
Smith did not wait 10 open the back door,
but leaped through a window, being Sc
verely cut by the glass. The detectives
facing on Pine street smith ran, closely fol-
lowed by the officers
CLEARS TEN-FDOT DITCH
WHEN PRESSED IN CHASE
An excavation with a large pile OF dirt
on either side. probably ten feet wide. had
been made in the street by a gas company
Smith cleared IL with q single leap. he
this display OF agility, as they had 20 stop
and climb over the dirt
Next he dashed into a rooming-house. but
the Detectives renewing their energy came
close after him. He climbed the sla-rs and
ran through the house. frightening the
cNie and Kelley chased him through
the house into the alley, ana between TWO
houses out into Chestnut street Here the
$50 L a0A 80
q few feet from him, Smith turned and fired
Two shots. neither OF which took erect
The detectives answered with bullets from
their own pistols
Dspensary doctors and drivers were at
dacted by the shots and John Pesrsall. su-
per1ntendent OF Health Department horses
and vehicles. ran out into the alley. He saw
Smith coming and managed 10 trip him.
Kelley bounced upon the fugitive and Nc
Mel grabbed the pistol. Smith fought deS-
perately. but was overpowered after ne mad
sustained several scalp wSS1dS he was led
INTO the D~Ispensary, where Doctor Nogel
dressed his wounds, and then he was taken
70 the Four Courts.
When confronted by Assistant Chief
Smith. the prisoner az first was cullen.
Later he talked freely. He said that he had
been arrasted at Sedalla and given three
years for forgery. When he had served his
time, q New York officer was at the gates
and arrested him for forgery in that state.
lie was taken back and served three years
at Sing Sing
ARSENAL FOUND IN GRIP
PRISONER LEFT AT HOTEL
The police ascertained that Smith had'
LETT a travelling bag at the Aoser Hotel.
Mcneil. In IT was found a pistol, larger
than the one carried by Ben Fitzpatrick,
the train robber. The pistol with which he
bad shot at Kelley WAS a tribe smaller.
Around his waist was a belt filled with
cartridges OF a large caHber. Another box
A check perforafor ana nearly a thousand
Checks on Frederick Bros. bankers, Tona-
wanda n, Y, were also In the grip. Nine
49, &AAN01Is 1a6AN51AAA6 Wan1s anu
twelve that had been perforated, ana which
aggregated a1D. were found. All were
signed BY F. X Robertson as cashier OF the
bank. A rubber stamp reading TO Bank
Of America. New York, N. Y" was among
the effects.
Smith admitted to Chief Smith that he
was ready TO begin operations as a whole
sale forger when captured. Il guess I would
have caused the banks lots OF trouble had
they not caught me" said Smith. 7 mad
planned to 20 out into the country. repre-
senung myself as a travelling man from
Ionawanda, N. Y. IN some places. and
Elgin, Ill. IN others. II would have been
easy for me 20 get the checks clshsd-"
The largest check was made out for $50
They were written in a hand that would
have passed almost any place as the writ
Ing OF q bank cashier.
STRAY BULLET HITS
PASSER-BY on STREET.
After the excitement OF the shooting and
chass on Chestnut street It wal found that
q stray bullet had struck a buckle on the
shoe Of Henry Hanens OF No. - North
Fourth street The buckle was imbedded IN
the flesh Of the foot and caused only a
Sight wound Il was dressed at the Dis
pensary.
Mel went to No, 30 Pine Etreet yesterday