Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-17
CHIEF GRAY AFTER FOUR
MONTHS SECURES DAVID
AND ED. ALBERTsoN.
Alleged to Have Stolen Brass From
Milwaukee, FIoated Down the Des
Moines in Shanty Boat = Captur-
ed by Armed Posse at Croton.

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one-half months, during which time
they were floating down the Des
Moines river in shanty boat and
eluding the vigilance Of many consta-
bles and police officers, Edward and
David Albertson two notorious crooks
of Ottumwa, were arraigned in police
court this morning before Judge e. G.
Moon, upon a charge of grand larceny
The information filed on February 3
alleges the theft from the Milwaukee
railroad company on January 2s OF
large quantity of brass valued at
about $40.
The theft upon which the charge is
based and for which the two brothers
whose residence is at 507 East Mill
street. have been fugitives since the
date of the robbery took place it is al
legged, during the night of January %.
The material consisted Of large lot OF
engine and car journals taken from the
supply room at the Milwaukee juno
| ton.
| Three days after the robbery Chief
John Gray learned who the
guilty parties were and the in
| formations were filed. Then began
the long pursuit which has extended
| through four counties and a dozen
| towns. Several times the officers have
been within few hours of their quar-
ry but always there came sudden dis
appearance and a new lease OF free
dom for the pursued.
All the constables and police officers
of southeastern Iowa have been on
the lookout but without avail. Deter
mining to bring the matter to close
last week Chief Gray and Milwaukee
Detective John Cowan in person start
ed in pursuit. Tuesday, Wednesday
and till Thursday noon the search was
kept up the two officers walking the
river banks and covering dozen OF
more towns in the corner of the state
Wednesday evening the officers
reached Keokuk only to find that the
men had been in the city at noon
bought supplies and mysteriously dis
appeared. Thursday evening the Off
GERS returned to Ottumwa.
Saturday there came word that the
men had been located at Pennington
and that they were going down the
river toward Croton. Jesse Krenmire
the Croton constable, hastily gathered
a posse of residents and farmers
armed with shot guns, revolvers ant
pitchforks and started out to meet the
fugitives. A short distance up the rlv
err the men and the boat were sighted
The attacking party chose an advan
tageous and commanding position
drew up in line and compelled the sur
. render The prisoners were taken tt
Pennington and few hours late
Chief Gray and Detective CoWan ar
rived and took possession o
J them. To ain time in the return t.
; Ottumwa the party was compelled t.
go to Keolkuk and back to Ottumwa b,
Ft. Madison.
When arraigned this morning Ed
ward Albertson, the older one OF tn
two waived hearing and was boun
over to the grand jury. David plea
not guilty and his hearing was set TO
1880 o'clock this evening along wit
that of Ernest Stares, a Is year oil
boy, who is said to have been impl
Gated with the other two in the rot
berry and who has been held unde
,, bond since the Indictment February
Assault and Battery.
: Charles Elliott. charged by Clyd
.. Balm with assault and battery Satu
,, day evening in the Wells grocer
store on West Second street, will hay
his hearing in police court tomorro
morning. Jerry Riley, who We
\ charged with the larceny of CO;
r worth 50 from a local restaurant ye
terday, was so drunk this mornir
that the could not answer the que
lions of the judge and his hearing We
set for tomorrow morning also.
Y Maude Mitchell. one OF the famol
ones, plead guilty to a charge of beir
drunk and disorderly and was give
is days Maude was either too drur
or too sick. as she declared, to appe;
in police court and she sent in h
: plea by the officer sent after her al
r asked to be allowed to begin her sc
e tence without delay. John Yates, wi
/ by the way. makes no pretence to /
h ing politician, and Harry Mile
0 were sentenced to ten days apiece {
S the street shovel gang. G. w. Are
e is to have later hearing on the san
l. charge.
g Henry Green. charged by Mrs. l.
e zie Smith. with attempted rape, w
S arrested and bound over for a hef
n ing tomorrow morning. Both parti
It are colored.