The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-12-04
MAY LOSE PRISONER
Nebraska Authorities Refuse to
bold Man Longer.

ter having chased Clyde Bailey, want
ed here for larceny and robbery, over
the states of Iowa and Nebraska, he
is informed that the bird is about to
be given his liberty AT McCook, Neb.,
where he is being held awaiting the
arrival of officers with requisition pa
pers which the prisoner demands.
Bailey it will be remembered, laid
in Jail in this city number of months
for having robbed the apartments of
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Asher on High
avenue west The thief secreted his
goods in the Chinese laundry on North
A street. The place was searched
and the goods found. Bailey was ar
rested and punished by a Jail SEN
tence. FIe was no more than releas-
ed from this commitment than a cou-
pie of bold robberies we're committed
in the city. The Mrs. Dan Hayes
home was entered in the day time
and property taken. Mrs. Hagan al
so suffered some losses and Joe Nc
Glasson lost a considerable amount Of
money ON account of the same thief.
The robbery was reported to Chief
Moore Immediately and he made in
vestigation. Having learned of the
details of the burglary Mr.. Moore rec
ognized the work as being very like
that done by Bailey and he arrested
the fellow on suspicion and proceeded
to work the case up against him.
There was plenty of circumstantial
evidence, but the one link necessary
IN the eyes Of the law, connecting the
prisoner with the crime could not be
secured. He was arraigned before
Justice Rice and was released on ac-
count of lack of evidence against him.
Bailey pleaded innocent of the two
Jobs in question and said to Chief
Moore that he was too hard on him
had it in for him." and like talk.
Moore talked pretty plain to Bailey.
He said, clyde, when you say that
you are innocent of those last two
robberies you lie and you know it. |
win be able to prove the robberies on
you yet, and when l do look out for
me, for will put you in the peniten-
tiary if can find you"
Bailey went to Ottumwa to see his
wife and as he said, ATTEND to some
business matters" In a few days af-
ter he had left Oskaloosa, Mr.. Moore
in working on the case found where
he had disposed of some Of the prop
erty here in the city. He found that
a man named Burton and a Fox wo-
man had been given the watch that
had been taken. A search warrant
nas issued and the apartments of
Burton and the Fox woman were
searched high and low, but without
result. Mr.. Moore knew that the
watch was in their possession, how
ever, and he kept after the case I'M
til he located the stolen property in
Des Moines where it had been pawn
ed. Here was his link at last and he
set about to cause the arrest of
Bailey. The fellow was arrested in
Ottumwa and placed in jail. He man
aged to break Jail, however, and made
mis- escape. But Mr.. Moore was hot
on his trial and Bailey could not
evade him. He followed him about
one place and another until he locat-
ed him in McCook, Neb., and caused
his arrest there to be held until pa
pers could be secured to give the au-
thority for the transfer of the pris-
,oner from the state of Nebraska to
Iowa, as Bailey demanded the requi-
sitiOn papers,
A charge was brought against the
fugitive in accordance with the re-
quirements of the law of the state
and ne was held on a charge Of being
a fugitive from justice. He was
found guilty of the charge and the
court or police judge at McCook had
the power to fix the time that he
should be held for the Iowa officers
to get him.
Bailey, so it seems, is well versed
in law and is trying to get his freedom
on a writ of some sort. kilograms
have been flying back and forth be-
TWEEN the officers in Oskaloosa and
McCook, but the police Judge has in
formed Mr.. Moore that he will release
Bailey Wednesday morning. There
has been some delay in the securing
of the necessary papers or requisition
demanded by Bailey and secured
through the Offices of the county at
torney, Jas. A. Dewitt, of this city,
and it will be impossible for the o.
kaloosa officers to reach Lincoln for
the Nebraska end of the business and
then get to the prisoner before the
much sought for man is released from
custody Just why the Nebraska Off
GERS refuse to hold the prisoner is
difficult to understand and their ac
ton in the matter seems unreasonable
from this end Of the line. Mr.. Moore
thinks himself much abused in hav-
ing caught the fellow and being ready
for him now with all kinds Of evil
demo and thsa Saving the man turn
ed loose almost before his very eyes.
MIR. Moore has followed the case from
Oskaloosa to ottumwa, down to Keo-
kuk, and then up the river as far as
Clinton and even to Des Moines. AT
ter having spent SO much hard labor
and time upon the case he is reluct-