Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-18
RlICHIE IS LUCKY
Alleged Bank Robber Has Habit of
Obtaining AcqaittaL
SETTLER THUG OR MUCH ABUSED MAN
Those in Ottumwa Who Remember
Eldon Bank Robbery, However,
Hold to the Former View-Review
of Famous Case Tried in ottumwa.

Eldon Bank Robbery, However,
Hold to the Former View-Review
of Famous Case Tried in ottumwa.
From Fridays Daily.
Those who are acquainted with the
reputation of Samuel Richie, the man
who was arrested Wednesday at Chi
cago for the robbery of the Exchange
national bank at Gardner ILL.,, two
weeks ago, are wondering just what
loophole he will find by means of
which to regain his liberty. Richie
is known to be either exceedingly for
tunate or very smooth as he always
manages to come out on top just at
the time when he is thought to be well
on the way to conviction 1t is certain
that the Chicago man is either hard
ened thug or q much abused man from
the frequency with which he is con-
nected with various crimes. The lat
est deal in the bank robbing line in
which he is said to be implicated
closely resembles the robbery of the
Bradley bank at Eldon five years ago.
In that affair Richie was said to be
the leader, yet at the trial it was
found that there was not sufficient
evidence connecting him with the
crime to secure his conviction.
Recalls Elcion Robbery.
The recent robbery of the Gardner
bank has recalled to the minds of OF
tumwans the similar cracking of the
safe in the Bradley bank. 1t will be
remembered that the bank was looted
n uht a nd oil IA
the thieves. There was no clue to the
perpetrators of the deed and it began
to look as if the mystery would never
be cleared
About three months after the deed
had been committed a secret service
official at Des Moines was given a
hint OF the affair by D. Cameron. one
oil the men against whom an iudict-
ment was returned, but who was never
found. The secret service man at once
gave the information to Captain Forsee
OF the Pinkerton detective agenc.s. who
who started to work on the case i'm
mediately.
Stevens Ccnfesses.
Armed with this information CAPTAIN
Forsee went to Eldon and arrested C.
]. Stevens, the night Waterman. whom
he induced to make confession. In.
dictments We're made against seven
other men as result of the confession
and the chase for the suspects was ia
Ken up.
4 Thomas Murray and Jesse Hamilton
We're arrested in Chicago. Bob Durkin
in New York. D. Cameron and Indian
. Joe We're never found and Dick Dodd
was arrested in this city 1t was agreed
however, between County Attorney A.
w. Enoch, Chas. Hail. Doid's attorney.
and Captain Forsee, OF the Pinl1erton |
agency, that If Dodd would turn states
evidence he would be exonsratad.
Ritche Caught in Baltimore.
Abot;t this time Richie was heard
from in Baltimore, Md, and accord |
lnsly Shefin, Thomas Stodghill armed |
win eXtradltion papers, left for that I
city TO secure his prisoner. Richie, I
however Instituted habeas corpus
proceedings and refused to accompany
me oillcer Dick Dodd was then sent /
TO Baltimore to identify the man. hay |
ing identified the other suspects. as I
the men with whom he had been as.
ISOLATED in the robbery. In the mean
while pressure was brought to bear
on Richie by means of an alleged |
charge hanging over him for fraudu-
lent use OF the mails, and he released
the habeas corpus proceedings, ac- I
complaining Sheriff Stodghill to this |
city The sheriff and Richie left Bal
tlmore before Dodd's arrival Dodd re-
turned to this city and shortly after
ward disappeared 1t TRANSFERRED that |
he had gone to Golden, H., for visit.
His whereabouts being discovered nv |
a postal clerk on train by a letter
addressed to him which had been |
mailed on train leaving this city.
Failed to Identity.
The railway mail clerk notified Cap
tain Forsees and Dodd was brought /
back to this city. He was taken to
the county jail for the purpose of iden-
tifying Richie, but after seeing that
party he stated that he had never seen I
the man before. The strength of the
prosecution hinged on the identified
ton Of Richie and owing to the fall
ure in this he was acquitted of the I
charge on his trial.
Murray Gets Heavy Sentence.
Thomas Murray pleaded not guilty
but an accumulation of evidence was
secured against him and he was given |
the heaviest sentence, nine years in
the penitentiary. Dodd and Murray |,
drove down to Eldon on the afternoon
before the robbery and stopped at a
farm house near Ashland for a drink
of water. Dodd gave this up to his
attorney and the occupants of the
house were subpoenaed as witnesses
in Murrays trial. They identified |
Murray and DodG as the men who stop.
ped at the house on that daY This |