Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-02
BANDITS CAPTURED.
Officers Get the Drop on Western Des-
 peradoes.

HARTFORD, March 2.-New York detectives, assisted by local police ofii- eers, have captured two criminals who had started in to make dime novel rec ords i'll Missouri. The capture was eff fected only after desperate resistance.
 William Rudolph, aged twenty y-one. and criminal in looks, had been in a number of exploits, when in 1898 he as- sisted, 1t is said, in almost killing an aged couple near Stanton, Mo, with hot irons because they said they had no hidden wealth. Escaping then, he was heard of no more till Dec. 27, last year, when the Union bank at Union, Mo-, was blown open and $10,O00 in cash and $100, ,OOO in bonds taken.
 Detective c. J. Schumacher of Chi cago agency was put on the case. First he located the home of the Missouri Kid" as Rudolph was known, an old miners house on the outskirts of Stan ton, Mo-, where Rudolph's parents lived. Suspecting it might be a resort for thieves, he went there under guise of hunter and stumbled upon his man, as he believed. Next day he re- turned with Sheriff Burch and depu- ty, who had warrant. They ap- preached cautiously, but when within rod of the door two men slipped out and began firing.
 Schumacher fell dead at the first shot and was riddled with bullets, while his companions took refuge back of the house. The battle continued some min utes, but the men escaped.
 Rudolph's parents, on being arrested said their son had returned home at Christmas and had been joined by a young man called Lewis, q painter from St. Louis. The two alone had
 robbed the bank, they said. Search o1
 the house revealed as the only clew 5 scrap of paper bearing the name George Collins, Hartford, Conn., Superintendent George s. Dougherty of a New York detective agency com 1 municated with the Hartford police who finally learned that there was such man, sometimes known as Lew 1 is or Ladeaux, and that his stepfathel and two brothers of the name of La Plant lived here. Later it was learned l that Collins had bought clothing il Waterbury and had had it sent to the
 La Plants. Detective Butler, provided with description of the man, saw hin l on the street last week, whereupon de l tectives came up from New York. Ii l was decided that the two men must be 1 taken together and on the street, as | they surely would shoot to kill ill g ! house. Their lodging place was found 1 to be at 32 Allyn street. Yesterday morning the two Le
 Plants, Rudolph and Collins were seer
 to leave there and go to a house il | State street. A detachment of police
 was put on guard while the detectives went to the door. Just then hacl came up, the door opened, and Collins and the two La Plants came out to ell 1 ter the hack.
 1 Detective Butler quickly collared Col lins, while the police took the other 1 two. Collins fought hard before tho handcuffs were put on him, but the chief prize was not yet secured. Detec tives Dougherty and Farrell made 6
 rush up the stairs. Rudolph was sit l ting in the parlor, when a woman en tered, screaming, ''The police are after l you" But behind her was Dougherty l and he had the drop on the bandit Rudolph's hand was on A calibel
 revolver in his hip pocket. Please re
 lieve him of that toy" said Doughert,
 to Farrell. If he moves, he is deat man."
 Quick as cat the big detective wal
 upon his man. Then ensued a tussl,
 which lasted ten minutes and whicl
 destroyed all the furniture Dougher
 tvs neck was badly bitten. Like Col
 lins, Rudolph kept up the fight till h. was behind the bars. At the AllyI
 street house $S,6S5 in cash was found
 together with three more revolvers ant burglars kit.