Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-11
Say He Was Connected With An
Iowa Robbery
SUSPECT DENIES THE ALLEGATION
Chicago Attorney Arrested in St.Louis
Must Face Chicago court-Was In
ottumwa at One Time on Case
Which Attracted Much Attention.


torney who is known in this city for
his connection with the case against
Samuel Richie, the alleged Eldon
bank robber, was arrested in st. Louis
yesterday and was taken back to Chi
cago to answer to the charge of re.
ceiving and disposing of furs valued at
$4,000 which We're stolen at Clinton in
June. The st. Lpuis police say that
Wade admitted to them that he had
received the furs, but claimed that he
got them from a client and did not sus-
pect that they were stolen. 1t will be
remembered that he was one of the at
torneys in the defense of Richie, who
was tried in Ottumwa for completely
in the robbery of the Bradley bank al
Eldon.
The Eldon Bank Robbery.
The wrecking of the Eldon bank
still fresh in the minds of many of the
people of 0ttumwa. The robbery oc-
Cured back in 1897 and it was but
short time until indictments had been
returned against eight men for com
plicity in the case. The men were.S
j. Stevens, Jesse Hamilton Thomas
Murray, Bob Durkin. D. Cameron, Sam
uel Richie, Indian Joe and Dick Dodd,
the latter of this city. Stevens was
found guilty and sentenced to three
years in the penitentary at TT Madi-
son. Jesse Hamilton was convicted on
the first trial and sentenced to
eighteen months. Several attorneys
in the city however, did not consider
the evidence sufficient to warrant con-
viction, so new trial was applied for
and was granted. On the second trial
the defendant was acquitted. Thomas
Murray was given a nine years sen
tence, Durkin pleaded guilty and was
given sentence of three and half
years, and Richie was acquitted after
a fierce legal battle. Dodd turned
states evidence and was released. Cam
eron was never apprehended and In
dian Joe was arrested at Chicago. Sc
cured straw bond and made his es-
cape Attorney Wade was sent here
| from Chicago by some of Ritchies
| friends to assist in his defense 1t was
rumored at the time that Wade was
sent to Ottumwa by Alderman Kenna,
of Chicago, better known as ..Hinky
Dink" who was known to have been a
close friend of the alleged bank rob-
Der.
Description of Wade.
Dick" Wade, as he is called, is a
thickset, swarthy compleXioned man.
He wears black SLOUGH hat generally
affects a careless air. possesses a coun-
tenance which at times is genially smil-
! ing and attractive and at times fierce
ly vindictive and threatening. He is
reputed to be capital actor. 1t is
said OF him that one can never tell
what ne thinks by the expression he
wears.
Chicago officers declare that the fur
case is clear one against several par
ties against whom warrants have been
issued. One of the warrants is against
Wade. Furs were stolen in Clinton,
Iowa, eight weeks ago. Chicago police
discovered these furs, or part of
them, in this city. The firm that
bought the rurs is alleged to have in
formed the police positively that the
attorney negotiated for the sale of
them The officers aver that this in
formation cannot be strengthened
that it is as clear and direct as evil
dence can be.
Held Office in Dakota.
Wade has lived in Chicago for fif-
teen years. 1t is said he was there
many years ago and then went away,
only to return at later date. 1t is
declared he was a government official
in Dakota twelve years ago Wade, it
is asserted, got into some trouble over
filing schedule of property on eli
ent's bond. The states attorney, it is
alleged, found the valuation of the
property as given was highly ficti-
tious. The bond was refused, but
Wade is reported to have taken the
bond into court and obtained its ac-
ceptance. A fine of $500 was placed
against Wade for this, the lawyers
client was rearrested and locked up.
But the affair soon blew over
Wade is also remembered, it is said,
to have been convicted in the federal
court as being a party to another bond
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