Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-29
Harrington Is N JB|L
Chelsea Murder Suspect Now
Safely Lodged in Cell at
Toledo.
lie Has a Bad Record, and 1t
Is Alleged, Has Two
Wives.
Details OF the Crime With Which
He Is Charged Are
Recalled.

Special to Times Republican.
Toledo, May 29.-P. w. Harrington is
this morning in the Tama county Jail,
charged with being one of three per-
sons that murdered Marshal Smith, of
Chelsea, last January. 1t will be re-
called on the night the parties evident
ly intended to blow up the State bank
they had already gagged and laid I'M
der the elevator chute Bert Compile,
who happened to be going to his home
at late hour, threatening to kill him
ing the town marshal, whom they told
MIR. Compile they were looking for, and
the marshal showing fight, they killed
him. Because of the alarm of the re-
volver shot they fled, going west as far
as Long Point on a hand car. A large
reward was offered for the apprehen-
sion and arrest of the murderers. De-
tectives in great numbers have been at
work without definite result. Some
time ago Sheriff Buchanan started a
trail on this man Harrington as one of
the men wanted. Last week he located
him with railroad gang in Wright
county and wired the sheriff to arrest
man named Harrington, but before he
could get him the gang moved over into
the other county and he telephoned the
sheriff at Fort Dodge to arrest him,
which was done. Sheriff Buchanan was
notified and he, accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff w. V. Vest went north to bring
him to Toledo, arriving last evening on
the 7:13. He was at once placed in the
steel solitaire cell, where he will be per-
fectly safe until given hearing in an
swer to the crime charged The pris-
oner has a wife at Ogden, Ia, and last
summer married another al Albert Lea.
MINI. Tama county officers deserve
great credit for the arrest of the pris-
oner.
Clarion, May 29.-P. H. Harrington
was arrested here by Sheriff Duer for
the murder of Marshal Smith, at Chel-
sea, Iowa, last December. Harrington,
with two other men, attempted to rob
the bank of Chelsea. They We're dis
covered by the town marshal, Smith.
who was killed in a running fight with
the three men. Sheriff Buchanan of
Tama, took the prisoner to Toledo.
where Harrington will stand trial.
Harrington is alleged to be member
Of the Brady gang, which icaused the
banks of central and northern Iowa so
much trouble last fall and winter.
George Mcdonald, Harry Edwards and
Sam Page, other members of the all
legged gang, We're arrested three months
ago at Camden Point, Missouri, where
they had attempted to rob bank.
They were followed by posse and
captured near the east end of the Fort /
Leavenworth bridge, and all three men
We're sentenced to ten years in the Mis-
souri, penitentiary for the job. 1t was
known at the time that one of the
members of the gang was at large and
Pinkerton detectives have been on the
lookout for Harrington ever since. He
is believed to be the man who fired the
shot that killed Marshal Smith.
Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge. May 2s.-The arrest OF
Pat Harrington. by the sheriff as
suspect, was the result of |
clever bit of detective work on the part
of the local officers. Notice of his COM
ing to Fort Dodge had been sent to the
sheriff's office and Pat was located in |
gang of laborers on the Great Western
road He is suspected of being one of
the three men connected with the muir
DER of Marshal Smith at Chelsea last |
December. 1t was found after his ar
rest that he was formerly an employe of |
the Heath oatmeal mills of this city and
has record in the police court as hav-
ing attempted to pick mans pockets.