Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Observation-Disclosures

Rockwell city, Jan. 1.-THE sheriff
here has in Jail six of as tough specl-
mems of bank and postoffice burglars
as are seldom got together. They are
the Jollcy bank burglars and their
capture is an important one, Tor
conclusive proof by photographs rs
that they are professionals ana much
wanted in many other places. one
boyish looking chap is a graduate OF
Anamosa, as photographs. one taken
there and one here show Enthusiastically
the same man. Another big, husky
looking fellow, swells with pride as be-
ing concerned in t6 bank and postof-
flee robberies He is wanted very much
by the Chicago detectives as there is
money in him. If produced, identifed
and convicted of crimes in Illinois. The
six guns captured on these men nave
been photographed and are murderous
looking weapons Sheriff Risley, WINE
not afraid of this crowd, takes no
chances In his daily walk and CONVEX
sation with them. He realizes the kind
of q crowd he has for boarders, ana
good naturedly takes the chait they
give him, on having "a deputy with
double barreled shotgun. behind the
door" every time he let's them out IN
the Jail corridor for exercise.
Just about year previous to TINS
bank robbery case at Jolley, one oc-
CURED at Quimby, Iowa, and there are
so many points of resemblance that the
following which appeared In the
Northwestern Banker Will be OF inter-
est Just now. 1t is the report by the
president OF the Quimby bank. OF the
robbery and the successful pursuit OF
the criminals who perpetrated IT. In
view of the fact that the parties impli-
Gated in this burglary We're promptly
caught and convicted and the further
recovery of the money stolen to relm-
burse it for any damages sustained,
this matter is of interest to us at this
time only for the insight it gives us OF
and the light it sheds on, the workings
of this class of criminals.
Quimby is Il small town of about 400
inhabitants, located in the Little Sioux
Valley, in Cherokee county. The bank
building is story frame structure
situated in about the center of the
main street. Stlu OuSillSoo BOA " sA.S
town, and directly opposite the only ho-
having an open space on either side
between it and other buildings.
The bank vault is of the ordinary
brick construction, with walls 20 inches
thick and the safe located therein has
a so-called burglar-proof safe with in
side chest. The safe was built up of
alternate plates of chrome steel and
iron and the doors We're three inches
thick, and provided with an automatic
device and time locks. The safe weigh
ed about 1000 pounds and was consid-
cred good one Of the built up plate
construction class.
The gang, consisting Of the four men
captured, had their headquarters in
Sioux City and operated in the sur
rounding territory. Two Of these men,
Hicks and White are of the typical
"yegg" variety and have been engaged
in this class of crime for a number Of
years. Wicks, the "locater" of the
gang, has been implicated in number
of petty crimes, but this entrance into
the field of bank burglary is of recent
date. Dunning, the last of the quartet.
proved to be an employee of gambling
house at Sioux City and had just join
ed the gang at the solicitation of Hicks
for his first efforts in this line.
About one week previous to the
robbery Wicks was sent to Quimby
to look over the situation. He called
at blacksmith shop. looked over the
tools, asked questions as to distances
of surrounding towns, spotted a good
team kept In convenient place near
the bank building. had bill changed
at the bank, engaged a room at the
hotel across from the bank and re-
NAMED there that night, leaving cali