Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-24
CLARK IS CAPTURED.
RAvIsHER OF KAHokA, MO-, GIRL
UNDER ARREST IN GALES
BURG. ILLINOIS.
MAKES A FULL CONFESSION
Is Recognized BY Telegraph Operator
in Illinois City Who Formerly Knew
Clark in Missouri Haunts-Has Had
Varied Career.


Frank Clark, the negro for whom a
search has been made over Iowa, Hill
nois and Missouri, wanted on the
charge of ravishing Ollie Hess, near
Kahoka, Mo-, July %, has been cap
tured in Galesburg, Ill.,, and is said
to have confessed to the accusation.
Since the crime Ottumwa officers have
been on the lookout for Clark and
shortly thereafter it was reported sew
eral times that the man had been seen
in this vicinity.
Officers at Galesburg were notified
of his presence by telegraph operator
who formerly knew Clark in his Mis-
souri, haunts and his arrest followed
shortly thereafter. Concerning the cap
ture the Galesburg Evening Mail of
Thursday says:
Hello, Clark" said very tall,
broad-shouldered Missourian about
half-past three O'Clock this morning as
he stood before cell in the Galesburg
police station. confronting the man
who yesterday swore to statement
that he was Frank. alias yellow
SldTk, ana UDdJ he WAS guilty. OIL as
saulting Ollie Hess, a 17-year-old girl,
at Medill, Mo-, last July.
Hello, Mr.. Arnold, was Clarks re-
ply as he thrust his hand through the
opening in the cell gate and grasp
ed the hand of the sheriff of Clark
county.
Clark is Unidentified.
That's the man.. said the sheriff in
an aside to Chief of Police Shadley.
and inside another half hour the self.
confessed criminal was on his way
to the G. p and n station bound for
Missouri
According to the statement of the
sheriff, Clark is sure to be hung after
his trial. Fearing to take his prisoner
back to Clark county, the sheriff and
the chief went to Palmyra, two coun-
ties distant from Clark, where the
prisoner will be kept safely until the
time for his trial. The sheriff declared
that If he took his prisoner back to
the scene Of his crime now his life
would not be worth penny, as a
mob would surely lynch him.
Sheriff Arnold and L. Alexander, ed
ltor OF the kahoka Review, left ka-
hoka yesterday expecting to arrive
IN Galesburg Yesterday afternoon on
the santa re. Inc tram was long de-
lasea ana ala not arrive until after
eloGh TINS lloIhlhs. me TWO men
MADE .nelr way at once 70 the statlon
aneIill Ainoiu ilio nlne onlel onaoiey
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ba Maid as coon as be is onny;oted If
bic or;r,a -
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nose hui hat he did ,,nt ant I he,
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lnifa over tba airps tbrnot NM CHI
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~ fsb+ TIE onBnor ad,,,i,s, ~ faa1
mo aeains+ rI,,l. in Glarl, oo,,,,+,, :
at fevar ba,t ana hot if ~ noo,,,,
tbare should aat siebt ~ +ba ,,is.o,,a,
now ~ would ba . CIR, oasa os 1,,,,.,l
That is what CLARK fearad n,ost ant
no beaeed tbe officers hero not - oil
low him 10 ha taken hack tbere a.
snent almost ono entire niabt IN ~,
station here viewing tha sit,ation !,
.bis mind The sliebtest no;sa wouli
causa him To crinoe in his coli and h.
afterwards admitted that he wa q fra;,
Galashnra mob would lynob hin, -
| ef+ The County
II ;s learned that after C1arl, .ss,,,,t
cd tbe GIRL IN Juiv 95 ha Iaft tbat nar
of the Country ana worl,ina alone -s p ~,
s.nta No nassed +hronob ca,ash,,n,
and ,yant ~ IoIiat There he ,ero !,
ed sevara, weeks and startea aaain 20 -
Tho Southwest aynecting - 90 - No ~
ino He was wont "a be1n ne roi,roa,
an e ~ VIII tnb NAN mo ha Gnu a. ne was