Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-11
PARDON IS NOT A RELEASE
Iowa Man Receives Executive Olsmsncy to
Go to Nebraska for Trial.
IOWA BRlcKHAKERs ORGANIZE A UNION
Indications Are That Men who
Robbed Sullivan at Hamilton Are
People Occupying Promi-
nent Positions.
CFIom a stan correspondentl

CFtom a Stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Jan. lO.-tspecial)-Gov-
ernor Cummins this morning received a
telegram signed by the county attorney and
the sheriff Of Jefferson county. Iowa, asking
for a pardon for a prisoner in the county
jail. 1t is an unusual thing to ask a pardon
by telegraph and expect a reply in the
Affirmative by wire, but this case has some
peculiar phases. j. p. Wilson g in jail in
Fairfield serving time on conviction Of lar
ceny. He has about forty days yet to serve
In the Jail. In the meantime it has been
discovered that he was one Of a pair Of
thieves who committed burglary In Hamil-
ton county, Neb. Wilson's pal turned
states evidence and gave the whole thing
away, and Wilson has been indicted. The
telegram stated that Sheriff Klumb, from
Nebraska, was In Fairfield and had identi-
ned his man and wanted to take him to
Nebraska by return train. The Fairfield
authorities were willing to have him give
up the remainder of the forty days SEN
tence in view Of the prospect Of a longer
service in Nebraska. but TO do this It would
be necessary to have him released at once.
The telegram stated that Judge Sloan, who
sentenced Wilson, would join In the recon-
mendation OF pardon. The senders asked
announcement Of the pardon by wire and
! tHdl tue papers ne forwarded 10 EalrnelQ
Immediately. There was nothing on file to
show that the Nebraska man has a requisi-
ton, but this evening Governor Cummins
received word that Wilson agrees to ac-
company the sheriff to Nebraska for trial,
and he will be pardoned.
Brickmakers Are organising.
A state meeting Of representatives Of the
b~rickmakers' union was held here today
and a temporary organization perfected Of
a district association. The towns and cities
In the association are Council Bluffs, Sioux
City. Des Moines, Lehigh. Kalo, Fort Dodge,
Marshalltown, Boone and Mason City.
George Hodge OF Chicago, general secre-
tary Of the union, was present to organize.
The association will be affiliated with the
State Federation Of Labor. The local
workers in the brlckmaking business in the
state have been well organized locally and
nearly all in the state have become inter-
ested in the matter. The officers are: Pres
ident, s. b.. Stevenson, Des Moines; vice
president, M. Cronin. Boone; recording sec
rotary, H. L. Goodrich, Lehigh; secretary
and treasurer, ]. Hedberg.
New Installed.
John Mckay, the new postmaster for Des
Moines, received his commission this morn
ing and is now the postmaster of Des
Moines, TO succeed DR.. Schooler, who has
held the ONCE a little over four years.
The pension Office has not yet been turned
over to the new agent, r. +. GARRISON. and
1t is expected the change will not be made
until late in the month. Agent Sperry is
trying to close up all the unfinished bust
ness and finds there are many warrants out
which have never been presented for pay
ment. He desires to get this matter add
justed before he goes out OF ONCE.
After the Hamilton Robbers.
Since the identity OF the man in Jail at
Knoxville In connection with the robbery
Of Sullivan at Hamilton has been estab-
lished and II Is known that he is none
other than Frank Beard of Creston. the in
vestigation is going further and the officers
believe hey are on the trail of the right
men. 1t is now common rumor that one
OF the men implicated in the robbery is a
former federal offceholder having a deputy
ship, and that he and other prominent res
idents of the state will be arrested ac-
cused of the crime. As yet no indictments
have been found, but the Marion county
ofncials are confident that when they get to
the bottom Of the transaction they will find
prominent persons implicated.
1t Is learned tonight that a warrant has
been placed in the hands cf the sheriff of
Marion county at Knoxville for the arrest
Of William Richards for connection with
the robbery Of Sullivan at Hamilton.
Richards lives in Hamilton. but until re-
Gently he was a deputy United States
marshal. 1t is now believed he planned
the robbery and got the Creston men into
1t with him. He annot be found.
Richards resigned as deputy marshal be-
cause he asserted there was not enough
business to make a living. lie had been in
the service many years and was stationed
at Council Bluffs. Since resigning it was
announced he had been employed by the
State Sheriffs' association to run down Ed
Carnes, the murderer of Sheriff Strain OF
Monona county.
COunterfeiters Under Arrest.
The officials here believe that two count
e~Iteiters under arrest in Cedar Rapids arc
a part Of An important gang operating In
Iowa. There have been complaints OF
counterfeiting in several places OF the state.
Ed Hagenberger and George Burke have
been arrested. The former came there from
Davenport, but Burke claims that he came
to Cedar Rapids from Omaha. He admits
having passed a number of counterfeit
coins. Burke claims that he worked in q
cereal mill in Omaha, but had not heen
there many months, having formerly lived
in Chicago.