The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-23
Crew of the Illinois Central Diamond Special
Identifies Patient at City Hospital as Leader
of Hold-Up Men-Connected With Mat
toon and Sieving Robberies-Relief
Fund for Shea, Dryer and Nc
'%sae= Clusky Families.
JOINT FUNERAL OF THREE OFFICERS.
Vaughn, Who Is Under Arrest, Has Criminal
Record in Five States-Inquest Returns
D. Verdicts of Homicide-Tributes Paid
: 3 to the Memory of the Detect
ives Who Were Killed.

o'clock last night added the fourth fatality to the result of the desperate
pistol duel fought by detectives and desperadoes in the house at No. 1924
In the same division of the hospital, but n a separate room, William
Bruce Morris, the bandit who accomplished such deadly work with his PTS.
tol. lies at the point of death. the hospital surgeons holding out little hope
ing his " part in several robberies. but refused Ito give the names of
any Of his companious except one whom he aus Collins and refers to as
a tramp.
The desperate. not having lost any of his air of bravado. told Chief
He described how he alone held up the station agent at NATION, Ill,
two weeks ago and robbed him of s45s. He praises the bravery of the
Morris denies that he and Rose robbed the drug store in South St
Louis last Saturday night declaring that he had never committed a crime
in St. Louis until Friday.
The Cincinnati police have a complete record of Harry H. Vaughan.
Of Morriss companions. His aliases ar New York Harry" Harry
oDowd" and Graham"
Vaughn is said to have belonged to a gang that terrorized five South
m States and killed a policeman at Birmingham, Ala.
The Coroners jury decided that Detectives John j Shea and Thomas
Dwyer we're killed by Morris and that it a a bullet from Dryers pistol
that ended the life of Al Rosenaur, who fell in the battle at the same time
that Shea and Dwyer received their wounds.
Al Rosenaur, alias Rose. has been positively identified by Wesley
Riley Of No. 3s16A South Jefferson avenue, a n of the robbers who held
ur the drug store of Gustav sievtng, No. 1901 South Jefferson avenue, a
week ago last night
Detective George Williams says there al be no mistake that Norris
who robbed the cash till, "a Rosenaurs partner.
sociate of criminals, but denies having taken part in any of the robberies
to which Morris confesses. Morris also declares that Vaughn wa not con-
nected with the crimes, saying Vaughn is a "slob'" and he would have
nothing to do with him.
Both men, however, admit holding up the train crew at Nevada, Mo.
and confess that they we're sent to the Jefferson City Penitentiary for the
job. They served seven and onehalf years of a ten years sentence.
When they left the Penitentiary they made al oath-bound compact
never to be taken alive for their crimes, and it was this oath that led to the
deaths Of Shea, Dwyer, McCluskey and Rosenaur.
positively identified Morris Is the leader of the gang that robbed the Da-
mond Specials passengers.
The NATION station agent identified him as the mar who robbed him.
Morris at one time "a a cowboy, which probably accounts for his ac-
= The funerals Of Shea and Dwyer and possibly that of Mccausky will
be held together at the Rock Church, Grand and Finney avenues, tomor-
row morning at . O'Clock. They will have a large police escort and a public
testimonial
Eachpf the families of the dead detectives will receive 81 900 from the
Police Relief Fund. which also bears the funeral expenses Additional funds
from private sources will be distributed among the heirs of the officers by a
special committee. ID