Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-31
BRACE SOME OF MOST VICIOUS TYPES
One = Bank Burglar Who is Counted .
Star in bis Class
IEGRo CONVICTED OF REVOLVING CRIME
Out Of Priton soms Time Before Pslice
Knew Anything About 1t,
MURDERER SENT UP FROM DUNDY COUNTY
Attorney who Prosecuted the Case
Reviews the Testimony and
Says Pardon IL an
Outrage.

The publication OF the array OF pardon@
communications and paroles by which con-
victs have been turned loose from the
pententiary by wholesale by Governor
Mickey has naturally attracted much at
tention and started discussion about par
ticular cases The police officers OF Omaha
say that in the list of liberated prisoners
are some Of the most hardened and des-
perate criminals occupying places in their
records.
One case which passed through the hands
of the Omaha police was that of James
Kennedy. who was arrested in this city
May 81, 1908, for blowing a safe in a bank
at Rogers, Neb. He was sent back to
Schuyler for trial, the evidence being
worked up by the Pinkerton Detective
agency, which makes a speciality of rum
ming down bank robbers, and he was sem
fenced to a term of seven years in the
penitentiary. The police here only learned
a little while ago, when hunting for the
possible perpetrators of another safe
blowing. that Kennedy was already out
on parole by the assistance of Governor
Mickey
Another fragrant case was brought 10
the attention of the police authorities at
the time of the Runimelhart murder, when
they were tracking down everyone supposed
to be capable of such dastardly deed.
They got word that a colored man named
Albert Mcintosh who had been sent over
the road in 1902 for ten years on the charge
OF sodomy, had been paroled just a few
months before and had been at large In
Omaha Mcintosh had been convicted OF
bestlal crime upon a colored boy under
most revolving circumstances. The police
heard of him through Julius Althaus,
who had done considerable grading and
teaming work, and who tells a strange
story in this connection:
Parole a Surprise.
Mcintosh worked for me of and on
several years ago." says Althaus, but
got into trouble and was sentenced TO the
pen. Last spring received letter from
him saying that II would interest myself
and promise to do certain things he thought
he could get out. l wrote MIN in reply
that might help him II l knew just what
was wanted and asked for information
as to what he wanted me to do. 1 re-
ceved only one letter from him and wrote
only one letter. few weeks afterwards
he walked in on me and said he would
like to go to work. I asked him, How
did you get out? Why he answered, I
got out on your letter. ! don't know how
! it was done, but they said l should come
up here and go to work for you He
seemed TO have been In Omaha a couple
of weeks before he turned up at my place.
don't even remember the exact date,
nor have l preserved the letter. He said
something. too, about his father having
promised to employ him as janitor. I put
/ L.
Thurston hotel, and he worked for me off
and on again. l have never made any re-
port about him to the warden. 1 never
promise even to employ him. He has been
arrested on suspicion since he has been
here to my knowledge. In fact, the police
have inquired about him Of me several
| times"
| The police of Omaha also recall the In
reference OF Governor Mickey in behalf
| of one Hayes, a professional burglar and
robber, a fourth-termer, who had finished
a sentence at the Nebraska penitentiary
and continued to make Lincoln his head
quarters. The Omaha police got wind OF
some letters written by Hayes 10 pals up
here framing up for a new job and they
notified the police OF Lincoln, who forth
| with arrested him as a suspicious charao-
ter. Governor Mickey went to the front
for the convict not only with the police
but in newspaper interviews, insisting that
he must be freed and permitted TO pursue
whatever practices he might choose.
Case of WinnebagO Indian.
Another peculiar case is that Of James
Davis, whose parole TO Waldo f. Whit
comb was revoked February a year ago.
According to statements Of those who
claim to know, Davis is a Winnebago In
dian who killed a member of his tribe dur
ing a ''big drunk on the reservation. He
was paroled 20 w. L. whitcomb then
county attorney of Thurston county, with
the understanding that he was to refrain
from the use of liquor during th5 term
of his parole. BY Whltcomb he was placed
at work and as far as known received NO
pay for his services. AS a member Of the
tribe Davis held land In severalty, as did
his mother, who is aged and helpless
After working for Whitcomb for several
months he asked permission TO go 10 his
mothers home and to do necessary wofh
on her land and Nls own. This request
was refused and Davis ran away from his
master, going TO his mothers home. Some
, time later he was given liquor by an ennis.
sary OF the reservation ring and In a
drunken condition was arrested ana his
parole revoked.
The case of stnI another beneficiary OF
Governor Miekey's pardon pen Is explained
by the following letter, received about q
week ago from the former county attorney
of Dundy county, and subscribed with hiI
signature:
; Facts In Bush Case.
ARAPAHOE Neb.. Dec. IS, lsOs.-Io tn,
Editor OF The Bee: with malice toygart
none, and charity for ALL" 1 send in thii
commandments with IT as seems best
/ have no personal feelings in the matter
none whatever against Bush. No one wal
prejudiced against him; everybody sympa.
thized with him.
Let us see who have looked into thii
case and passed judgment7 Shall / cal
. the roll? There was ]. f. Gallagher. fore
: man Of the jury, who was afterwardl
I elected sheriff by an overwhelming ma.
4 jority. almost two 10 one; J. " Deselns
D II. c. spOoner, II. T. Mlllken. II. Y. AKtell
D w. w. Wright. since deceased; Johnsto,
a Hamilton, since deceased; Joseph s. Davis
Samuel I.ukhart. w. Il Calvin IohI