Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-31
ALL OF KIDNAPERs ARRESTED
Remaining Two Who Held Up News
boys C~aDtared at Missouri
valIey.


Captain Maltby, after keeping on their
trail all Of Tuesday night, succeeded yes
terday morning In capturing the remaining
two men of the trio who kidnapped the
newsboys, George Nieman and John Fisher,
Tuesday afternoon. near Gilbert's lake. The
men, who gave the names Of Frank Whit
sell and !. 8. Robinson, were arrested yes
terday morning about 10 o'olook~in Missouri
Valley. where Captain Maltby had preceded
them. They were brought back to Council
Bluns yesterday afternoon and lodged In the
city jail.
Captain Maltby, accompanied by George
Nieman, one OF the boys kidnapped. traced
the tvs men as far as Crescent City Tues
day night and there lost trace Of them.
After resting some hours In Crescent City
Captain Maltby at midnight took the train
TO Missouri Valley, where, with the assist T.
ance of the local officers, he watched all in
coming and outgoing freight and passenger
trains for the fugitives. When the paaaen-
ser train on the Northwestern pulled in
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock the two
men wore seen to alight from one of the
coaches and were at once placed under ar
rOst. They offered no resistance and ad-
mitted they were the parties sought for.
Young Nieman spent the night In Cres-
cent City and returned to Council Bluffs
yesterday morning. The report that his
bicycle had been recovered proved to be In
correct He and Captain Maltby traced II
as far as the crossing OF the Illinois Gen.
tral and Northwestern roads near Honey
Greek and It Is believed the men ditchsd Il
In that vicinity. They assert. however, that
they left the wheel In the brush near Wick
hams sandbank where the police overlook
them Tuesday afternoon.
Whitsell. vino Is said to have been the
leader of the gang, is the man who told
the boys he was Tracy, He was supposed
70 have two revolvers. but whom searched in
Missouri Valley no weapons were found on
him. Asked by Captain Maltby what he had
O With the guns, he replied; "oh. I guess
we eat them" He has the appearances OF q
desperate character, but his companion, !.
8. Robinson. Is not much more than q
youtA. They readily admitted having held
up Flaher and Nieman and forced them 70
accompany them. but cIatm they were drunk
and did not exactly realize what they were
doing. They claimed they did not intend
to IN any way harm the boys. They said tina,
Anderson. she was captured Tuesday aft
ernoon. lad accompanied them all the way
from San Francisco. Anderson. on the other
hand. tolN Chief Tibbits that he had fallen
In with the other two men on this side Of
the river. Papers in possession OF Whitsell
show that at one time he was a member Of
the Washington. Pa. lodge OF the Interna-
tionAl Association Of Tube Workers Of
america.
Young Hieman had a small sum Of none,
with him, which he was forced to give NJ
20 whitsell, who returned him 5 cents. tSy.
ing he could keep that to purchase Tobacco,
with. whitaeli and Robinson, It has beer
Learned. spent the night at Honey Creel
and paid their way on the passenger traiI
yesterday morning 10 Missouri Valley, In
tending to board a freight train there.
II Is expected that charges Of kidnapping
and highway robbery wiz be placed agains
all three men.
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