Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-25
BANK ROBBER SPOTTED
Paul Roberts. Alias w. Wallace,
Who Is Now LIZ Jail At
Marion, Iowa
THE NETWORK OF EVIDENCE
THE NETWORK OF EVIDENCE
Chief Davenport of Sioux City. Has
Spent Months Trying to Locate the
Second Luton Bank Robber and
Companion Jimmy" West, In Gus.
tody in the Woodbury. County Jail.

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Sioux City. Feb. 25.-Paul Roberts.
alias w. Wallace. who is believed by
the police authorities of Sioux City and
Cedar Rapids to be the second Luton
bank robber and companion of Jim
my" West, now in custody in the
Woodbury. county Jail, has been located
by Chief Davenport in the Linn county
Jail at Marion, Iowa. He is being held
in Marion for the burglary of a num-
her of box cars which occurred in Ce-
dar Rapids some time ago.
The location of Roberts has been the
result OF months of work on the part
of Chief Davenport Two different
times, once at Yankton. S. D.. and
once at Centerville. Iowa, suspect has
been captured, but in each instance the
wrong man was being held. In Roberts
Chief Davenport is confident that he
has the right man, and negotiations are
now pending to bring him back to this
county to be indicted.
Since the hearing OF West package
of valuable papers from the bank was
discovered in the manger OF the barn
near Sloan, where the robbers team
was found, and the horse theft and the
bank robbery are thus connected. \
big package of dynamite has also been
found in the bottom Of the rig and
there are numerous circumstances
which the police have not disclosed
which are said to point directly toward
these two men as being directly impli-
Gated in the affair.
The network of evidence which has
been woven by the Sioux City police
department is said to be complete, and
Chief Davenport last Sunday spent the
entire day in Marion talking with the
suspect and securing partial confess
sions from him concerning the Luton
robbery.
There Is no doubt but Roberts. or.
as we know him here. Wallace. the
Kid is guilt aGd IS a ccsnpanion OF
Jimmy West" said Chief Davenport
when asked about Roberts. Il have
gathered together enough evidence.
believe, to convict both Of them. The
third party is not yet captured. but 1
believe we will have him in few
days"
The Payne & Sargisson bank at Luz
ton, ten miles southeast of Sioux City.
was robbed on the morning of Jan. 9
and 1922 in currency and lot OF valu-
able papers were taken. The men came
TO Sioux City via Sloan and were
traced from Sioux City to Yankton and
later to Sioux Falls. The arrest OF
James West. Sioux Falls ex-convict,
soon followed. and he was bound over
to the Woodbury. county grand jury Mt
hearing before Justice W. I. STAFF
ford.
The story which the police have wo-
ven for the evidence against these men
reads like dime novel.
After the robbery at Luton, West
and Roberts came to Sioux City. while
the third of the trio went south on
the railroad track, evidently enroute
10 Omaha. When the two arrived here
they went to the Iowa Clothing COM
pany, so the evidence will show. and
there purchased entirely new outfits of
clothing. Then Jimmy" West became
Infatuated with Lillian Russell. a mem
Der OF the Sioux City underworld, and
took her and his share Of the money
to Yankton. save for a sum which was
deposited with local second hand
dealer, now known to the police. Rob-
erts went to Yankton and from there
he telephoned for money from his
Sioux City friends, with whom he left
a part of the booty.
A varied trip from Yankton to Oma-
ha, then TO Sioux City. back TO Ottum-
wa. H.. and then to Cedar Rapids, was
traced closely by the local police
While at Ottumwa the first part OF
Roberts part In the chime was deter
mined. He telephonsd by long distance
wire to Mrs. Jennie Cox. BOZ Iowa
street an employee OF the Gold Mine
restaurant. and by accident Chief Dav-
export LEARNED of the affair. He was
at that time calling up long distance
and by some mysterious crossing OF the
wires overheard enough of the CONVEX
sation of the two to know that Rob-
erts was anxious to know what was
going on here.
What did they do with Jimmy. and
where in the devil do you suppose Ican
find Harry" (referrtng to Magee,
wanted in Kansas for postoffice rob-
berry, asked Roberts over the phone.
The answer was not heard, but Rob-
erts was later located by Chief DAY.
export in Ottumwa. and Mrs. Cox was
learned to be the same woman who tes-
titled so strongly in Jimmy Vests
hearing concerning the fact that Jim
my West was in this city on the morn
ing of the bank robbery and that he
ate breakfast at the Gold Mine res
taurap Mrs. Cox and her employer,
Mrs w. a. Wall. We're the only wit
nesses the defense had I'm their hear
ing. and after the telephone message
Chief Davenport expects TO break into
the truth of the matter and disclose
some irregularities.
Roberts will no doubt be brought to
Sioux City within short time and will
be indicted by the grand jury for three
crimes, that of bank robbery, larceny
of the money from the bank for the
theft of horses and buggy from the
Luton liveryman.
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