The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-04
He II n Son of Major Redmond, Post
Quartermaster I'm This City Dur
ing the Civil War.
FATHER FELL BEFORE LIQUOR
TWO OF THE BOYS BECAME MEM
BEERS OF CONTEMPLATING GANG.
Theft Of Check and Cash Gets "Jim'
Redmond Into Trouble After Two
Years of Responsibility.

Jim Redmond. living at 327 Minerva
street. was arrested yesterday morning and
charged with burglary and grand larceny.
Redmond has been identified as the man
who, several days ago. entered the Wyan-
dotte building and stole a $50 check and a
small sum of money. Immediately after
stealing the check Redmond went to the
bank and cashed it, and had hardly got
outside the door when the telephone bell
rang and an anxious voice asked the teller
not to cash check signed by Harry Stout,
the shoe merchant.
Redmond, who is well known to the local
police, finished his last penitentiary SEN
tence about two years ago, and has since
been working every day at the Indianapolis
Chair Manufacturing Company. The de-
scription given the police at the bank tai
lied perfectly with that of Redmond, and,
after finding that he had not been at work
on the day of the robbery, he was imme-
diately suspected and arrested.
MAJOR REDMOND'S FALL.
Redmond, who is forty-six years old. is
the son of Major Redmond, post quarter
master. stationed in this city during the
civil war. At Evansville, the home of Maj.
Redmond, the family was known and uni
versally respected as one of the Oldest and
most aristocratic families in that city.
After the war Major Redmond became a
victim of the drink habit, and for long
time owned and operated a saloon on West
Washington street 1t was in the upstairs
OF this saloon that Redmond was seen by
witnesses from across the street to rob an
old soldier of a large amount Of money.
Major Redmond had three sons. One OF
them is now in New York, nicely situated
W. I'm m
led life OF crime. William, better known
as Bill" was member of the famous
counterfeiting gang that operated for sew
eral years on an island in the Ohio river
near Evansville without molestation. When
they were finally detected and an effort
was made to capture them Bill escaped
and, going TO his grandfathers house In
Evansville. asked if he might stay all night
The family noticed that he had neither
shoes nor coat. but this he explained by
while he was bathing. They all retired, but
when morning came "Bill'' had gone tax
ing with him his grandfathers boots and
coat. He turned States evidence and was
freed, while his companions are still serv-
ing time.
WENT BAD AS A BOY.
''Jim," when a boy, had a rowing DISPOSE
ton and preferred sleeping in dry goods
boxes and the like to going home nights
although 1t has been said that he was
afraid of his father, who was continually
drunk. AS he grew older dozens of times
he was arrested for petit thieving ant
served the greater part of his time in the
Jail or workhouse. His first penitentiary
sentence was for stealing a very valuable
suit of clothes and selling them to his room
mate. Because of his former record h,
was given ten years. This was eighteen
years ago, and after serving that one sew
eral shorter ones have been served out. H,
has spent nearly two-thirds of his life II
| penitentiaries.
knowing these things to be true, Jim
| was the first one suspected by the detec
| tives. although he has been living an hon
est life for nearly two years. Taking hin
to the bank, he was Immediately identified
| as the man who had cashed the check