The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-27
TOO MUCH FOR LUCAS.
He Says Kelley ,the Bank Thief,
Is a Bad Man.

Sheriff Lucas returned last night from
Atwood where he left Edward Kelley in
jail. He captured Kelley in Chicago
and took him to where he will be tried
on the charge Of robbing the Rawlins
county treasury of $1,000.
The robbery occurred on the night of
December %, 1901 The safe was blown
open and 81, 900 secured. The day before
there was $4,000 in the safe. The rob-
bers were late by "a hours. One of the
large doors of the safe was blown
through the floor. One of the smaller
inside doors was blown half way
through the roof of the building and
stuck there.
NJ. A. Wilson and Mrs. M. B. New
some were arrested at Oklahoma City
charged with being implicated. Wilson
was convicted and sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary, but was given
a new trial.
Kelley is known as a safe cracker and
a criminal. The officers of Rawlins
county have been after him for two
years. Twice before officers from Raw
Kelley but failed to bring him back.
One time Under Sheriff Short of Raw
Inns county went to Chicago for him and
got him, but before the officers could
take him out of town write or habeas
corpus was issued and Kelley was freed.
Another time Kelley drew revolver,
after he had been taken to police sta
ton, and backed out of the door with
the revolver pointing at the room full
of officers.
The Rawlins county officers employed
Lucas to capture Kelley. Lucas found
from the Chicago police that Kelley was
there. He went to Chicago and laid his
plans. The officers pointed out Kelley.
Lucas and the officers understood the
habeas corpus dodge so Kelley was not
arrested until o'clock Saturday after
noon. He was arrested at 120 South
Clark street.
oF a
volver and was taken to police sta
ton. Kelley was mad. He abused the
Chicago detectives, and when they
turned him over to the Kansas sherlff
put the handouts on Kelley. but Kel-
ley brushed him aside. Before the
handouts were put on eight officers
besides Lucas had played football with
and the eight officers and the Kansas
sheriff were tired. Kelley stands feet
10 inches and weighs 275 pounds. He
wears 1919 collar. Lucas is pretty
big; he also weighs 275 pounds.
/ The officers then put Kelley in the
Black Maria and started away. "A pal
of Kelley's jumped on the rear of the
wagon and demanded to know where
writ being served Kelley was trans
ferred to hack and was driven eight
miles out to Oakley station, where the
limited train for Omaha was boarded
/ Dy LUCAS anu OeleCllNS howard VIII
Kelley in charge.
At Omaha Sheriff Mahoney. of Raw
Inns county, was telegra phed for, and
he Joined Lucas. Together they tool
Kelley to the Rawlins county jail.
| Kelley is the worst criminal I eTel
saw said Lucas. while we had him il
| the Chicago police station he yelled U
some of his pals outside to run get a writ
| Don't you see what they are doing t
meT When Short went after Kelley anC
! Kelley was freed by a writ of habeas cor
pus he turned round to Short and said
i Let's go out and have a friendly drink
Short didn't go. Kelley used all tn
that man could invent. Could I handl
him? No, and it took all the policemen
1 there were in the room to put the hand
| cuffs on him We handcuffed and shack
led him. Kelley served five years a
| Joliet for the murder of a policeman il
Chicago and another five years for burg
| larry"
| The case against Kelley is that ne wa
4 employed by Wilson to blow the safe il
Rawiins county.