Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-06
ELDON MAN
BROUGHT TO 0TTUMWA
Bella HINkLE RE-ARREsrEu
LAST NIGHT BY FEDERAL 4
OFFICERS.
HE WAVES HEARING
ON SERIOUS CHARGE.


ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
Rock Island Yardmaster At EIdon
Charged With Receiving and Con.
ceaIng Stolen Goods, Arraigned Be-,
fore U. S. Commissioners Hunter-S
Story of Peculiar Case.
From Fridays Daily.
Bella Hinllle, Rock Island yardmaster
at Eldon, said by special agents and
United States marshals to be m EN-.
per OF an organization composed OF
ROCK Island trainmen which has for
years systematically robbed cars OF
that system was arraigned this morn.
ing before United States Commissions
er Z. M. Hunter in the federal building
IN this city and through his attorney.
10 X. Jaques, waived a hearing on a
charge of being fugitive from
Justice and was bound over to await
the action of the federal grand jury of
the southern district of the Indian Ter.
rltory upon grand larceny charge.
Hlnkles bond was placed at
~ 800, and he will be held in the Wap-
clio county Jail in case he does not Sc.
cure the bond until such time that
United States Deputy Marshal Howard
Hedrick sees fit to take him to Chick
asaw, l. t., and turn him over to Unit
ed States Marshal Chris. Madison OF
that city.
Yardmaster At EIdou.
H1nkle has been yardmaster for the
Rock Island at Eldon for the past six
teen months Previous to that time
he was for years conductor on divisions
of that system running through the In.
dian Territory and Oklahoma Hinkle.
1t is declared, has for years been a
member of the organization Of the
trainmen which has covered the entire
system in its systematic robbery OF
cars and 1t is stated that when he came
to Eldon sixteen months ago he
! brought with him the bulk Of the stol-
en- goods found at his home during the
past few days.
Nearly week ago an E1don officer
was ordered to arrest Hinkle and to
search his house for stolen goods. The
search was made and one trunk full Of
goods wass taken possession of but
Hinkle was not arrested The bungling
work of the Eldon officers alarmed the
special officers and they feared that
Hinkle might make his escape.
Wednesday morning United States
Marshal Chris. Madison, Special Rocl1
Island Agents John H. Magnus, of Kan.
sas City, w. o. Mcintosh, of Chicka.i
sha, and Detective G. T. Kelly, of Cald-
well, Kans., arrived in Eldon. Hinkle
was at once placed under arrest and
his residence searched with the result
that nearly $3.50 worth of silk and
other goods was found. Hinkle was
taken before the local justice Of the
peace and was held under bond OF I
$500 for receiving and concealing stol.
en- goods.
Bond Not Large Enough.
This bond was not considered sufs
ficiently large and yesterday morning
Mcintosh, Magnus and Kelly came to
| Ottumwa and secured United States
warrant for Hinkle. Deputy United
States Marshal Howard who had
| been telegraphed for arrived in the
city from Des Moines yesterday after
noon on the Rock Island at 1880 o'clock
and the entire party went to Eldon on
|
Hinkle who had been watched by
Magson during the day was found at I
his home and placed under arrest by
Hedrick. This morning the entire par.
| ty returned to Ottumwa on the Rock
Island and the hearing was held in the
Federal building before United States
Commissioner F. M. Hunter, at $40
o'clock. Through his attorney Jo
Jaques. Hinkle waived hearing and
was bound over under $1,500 bonds to
await the action of the Indian territory
federal grand jury which meets in
Chickasaw, October IT,
Hinkle was given until 1 80 o'clock
this afternoon to give bond but fall
ing in this he will be held in the coun.
ty Jail for few days when he will be
taken to Red Oak before Judge Smith
Mcpherson who will issue a writ for
his removal. He will then be taken
to Chickasaw and turned over to Unit
ed States Marshal Madison.
Over Entire System.
| The members of the band Of which
Hinkle is said to have been a member,
| are said to be scattered over the en-.
tire system from Chicago to the Pa.
cific coast. About seventeen or eight
cen of the members have already been
located and arrested and the amount
of stolen goods recovered during the
past ten months is about $4,000. How
many are concerned in the band it is
| impossible to estimate but new
discoveries are being made every day.
! 1t is known positively that the work
of the band has been carried on with
considerable system for the past four
years and it is believed that the total
amount of goods stolen will amount to
$4,000 or more.
The organization had regular head
who it is believed, is known by the
special agents. who in a general way
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