Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-21
BUTCH" CLARK IN JAIL.
Second Savanna Train Robber Seen at
GAINESVILLE Before Hold Up.

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Mt. Carroll, ILL.,, Jan. 21.-'Bntch"
Clark. the partner of Con" Eddie. an
alleged bandit. who refused to waive
examination Friday. was given a con-
t%inuance for ten days in order to get his
witnesses, as he claims to be able to
prove that he was in a hospital at the
time of the Marcus hold up. AS the
Carroll county Jail Is safer and better
adapted for the keeping of "yegman'
prisoners than the Savanna %calaboose,
he was brought here last evening, and
is now domiciled for ten days at least
under the hospitnble roof of Sheriff
Doty.
AT the time of The robbery Roy Pat
ton, Joe Jones, Will Moore and Andy
Laidig were at GAINESVILLE erecting
Charlie Beavers cottage. On Sunday
proceeding the hold up the boys. with
Jack Beaver, Were up at what is known
as PIN Hook" fishing. They claim
that five men, in a boat, passed them.
The men wore broad brimmed hats, but
all claim they could identify the men
who sat in the prov of the row boat.
Their descriptions off-hand tallies with
that OF Clark. and if he can be identi-
fed by them as the a it will do away
with his story that he was not in this
country at the time of the hold UP. AT
any rate, he will have to establish an
extra strong alibi to get Off.
Sheriff Doty was accompanied by SUI
perintendent Irle and Detective Charles
j.. Smith, who has been on the case ever
since the robbery was committed. They
arrived here about a quarter to eight
o'clock and Clark was taken into the
Jail, where he met Eddie Estelle. De-
tective Irle said to the latter: Eddie,
here is Clark" Estelle reached out his
hand and said: "How do you do,
Tom?"
Clark then proceeded to empty his
pockets Of tobacco, cigars and trinkets,
ready to give up his clothes n put on
the ones provided by Sheriff Doty.
Clark is a shrewd looking fellow, full
of stories and is not bad looking. He
would not be picked out among a lot of
men as q criminal, by the ordinary citi-
zen; rather he would be taken as an or
binary, everyday business or travelling
man. He was pretty we'll dressed and
took his capture as a matter Of course.
All ..yegmen'' are looking for capture
sooner or later and take it with a sang
froid that can not be duplicated.
A close watch will be kept on both
Estelle and Clark.
Detective Smith will remain here
abouts for the next ten days until after
Clark's hearing. He mas been faithful
in his search and there are few points
or few people along the Mississippi that
he does not know.
There was a big crowd at the Jail last
evening when the sheriff and his pris-
Ioner arrived, but only a few were al
several who were wanted to identify
Clark.
Roy Patton says thai Clark is most
surely the man who sat on the prov of
the BOAT on the Sunday before h hold
up, and he is almost sure that Estelle
sat in the stern, altho the latter's three
weeks growth of whiskers makes his
identity a little doubtful at present.
Clark and Estelle are both loud in
their praise of Sheriff Doty. Estelle
says he has had a great deal to do with
sheriffs but he never had a better bed
food than he has had the past week.
Clark said: Your sheriff knows how
to take care of a prisoner. He treated
like a gentleman all the way up
from the south. He does not drink,
smoke nor chew. but he's a good
sheriff"
We asked him what hospital he
claimed to be in during the time of the
robbery. This he refused to nswer,
saying it was only about ten days and
we would know all about 1t.