The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
REGIMENT OF RUSSIAN RIFLES MARCHING 10 TE YAU RIVER
BACK TO MISSOURI
William Rudolph Must Answer
for Murder.

William Rudolph, the Missouri Kid
alias Charles GOrney, is now in charge
of Missouri officers and is on his way
to Franklin county, Mo-. where he will
Schumacher, a Pinkerton detective
who was trying to arrest him. 1t is
very likely that Rudolph will be con-
victed and hanged
Governor Bailey committed Ru-
dolph's sentence last Tuesday after
noon and then honored the requisition
papers brought by the Missouri Off
Gals to secure Rudolph.
Rudolph has been kept in solitary
confinement at the penitentiary since
he made an attempt to kill a guard
Monday evening, SO he knew nothing
of his Communication. At O'Clock this
morning he was turned out of the Kan
sas penitentiary, Immediately arrested
by Sheriff Meyerseick of Franklin
county, Mo-, and Pinkerton detective,
who Immediately started with him to
Kansas City on an electric car. They
reached Kansas City at 8 o'clock and
within an hour went on east
Before leaving the penitentiary War
den Jewett urged Rudolph to tell his
motive in attempting to kill guard
at the supper table Monday night, but
the prisoner refused to talk, except to
say that none of the other prisoners
were assisting him.
| Governor Bailey committed Rudolph
sentence instead of pardon1ng MN SO
that there might be no question ABOUT
his accepting it. Assistant Attorney
General Close said that if he were com
muted there was no question but what
the penitentiary officials had the r1ght
to put him out of the penitentiary, and
he would no longer be q Kansas prlS-
oner Then the Missouri oncers coulo
arrest him, and this was the AOSioAA
carried out.
Rudolph went to the Kansas peni-
Tertiary only short time ago. he was
convicted at the February term o.
court in Miami county OF ROBBERY anu
sentenced under the indetermlnate SEN
tence law. The charge against MN on OF,
which he will be tried in missouri VIII
be that of numbering Charles Scnu-
macher. Rudolph and George Col1lns
robbed the Bank of Union MO.
month later. in January of last year.
Schumacher who was a Plnkerton de-
| tective, with some men who were with
him, ostensibly on hunt. stopped a. d
house near Stanton, Mo, where Ru-
dolph and Collins were concealed. Ihey
knocked at one door, and moment
later the two men stepped out OF an
other and ordered the posse to thro"
up their hands. Schumacher did So
| but the others did not ana the ues-
peradoes shot Schumacher, killing him.
The pair were captured in HARTFORD
Conn on March 1, and taken TO 81.
Louis for confinement penang tnelr
/ trial for numbering Schumacher Ru-
| dOlph made SenSdIlOAdA ESCAPE AAOAt-
| the Four Courts prison in st. Louis on
July T. but Collins was held and trleo.
| Rudolph's sister, Esther Rudolph. a
16-vear-old girl. was in love with Col
Inns. and she is said to have testified
at his trial that she was in the cellar
of the house when Schumacher was
killed After the killing she hearo her
brother say:
''T got the man I wanted"
Are you sure he's dead; If not, III
go out and finish him. said Collins
! HE don't need any killing; he's
dead" answered Rudolph.
| Miss Rudolph gave this testimony in
an attempt to clear Collins, whom she
loved, but Collins was convicted just
the same and is now under sentence
of death. This testimony will also
probably be used against Rudolph