The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-11-20
Kept In City Jail There
Over Night.
Interesting Stories Of His
Action at Richland
County Capital.

Mansfield, Nov. 17.-There was
rather distinguished guest at the city
Jail over night and he also remained
f,r breakfast Saturday morning. The
stranger was none other than young
man named William Funk from Can
ton, who is under arrest on a charge
of helping to hold up a bank at Ladd,
I'll. 1t is stated that Funk, in COM
many with another man, Nov. 5, the
day before the election, went into
bank at Ladd ILL.,, held up the cashier
at the muzzles of their revolvers, aud
got away with s1,700 in cash. The
fellows might have secured several
times that amount if they had not
gotten unduly excited and in hurry
to get away. Rewards were offered
for the capture of the robbers who en-
gagged in this bold job and Mr.. Funk
was run down and arrested by Pink
erton detective at Canton, where he
was held several days awaiting the
officers.
Deputy Sheriff ]. H. Henderson ac-
eompanied by eX-Illinois States Attor-
ney o. H. Porter, came to Ohio after
the prisoner. Extradition papers had
to be secured and the usual red tape
had to be gone through before the
officer finally had his man turned over
to him. Deputy Sheriff Henderson and
Attorney o. H. Porter arrived here
last night from Canton with their
prisoner and he was left in the Jail
over night while the two officers
stopped at local hotel. Funk had
the regular Jail meal dished up to him
Saturday morning when it came time
for breakfast.
A reporter happened into the city
Jail just as Deputy Sheriff Henderson
and Attorney Porter came after the
alleged bank robber to take him away
on the train. The writer has seen a
good many prisoners and fellows ac-
cused of crime in II years of news
paper work, but he came to the con-
clusion after taking look at this fell
low, that he would bear about as
much watching as the worst of them.
He acted just as though he would
make a desperate break for liberty at
the first sign of chance. He is
good sized man and his gaze seems to
take in everything and everybody at
once. Deputy Sheriff Henderson, al
though a man probably past middle
age, seemed to know his business.
While talking to others at the city
prison he never for a second remov-
ed his eyes from Funk, and Attorney
Porter also seemed to be up to his
job for he always remained on the
opposite side of the prisoner from the
officer. The local officers say that
both men were heavily armed, with
out anydoubt. After Henderson put
the handouts on Funk INSIDE the Jail
corridor) he watched him just as
closely as before. For instance, when
he bid Officer Croswell good bye Hen
derson put out his hands and shook
but all the time he was looking at
Mr. Funk.
AllCT IAC Hdlly lClL Inc City jail III
fcer Scott Croswell stated that Funk,
the prisoner, tried to work on him
this morning when he (the officer)
opened the outside cell department,
door. Funk told the officer that he
was being kidnapped and taken out
OF the state against his will. He said
Croswell surely wanted to see JUS
tice done and he made a very pathetic
appeal for the officer to go out and
get an attorney. The supposition is
that he had it in mind to make a
desperate dash for liberty when the
attorney would be brought to the Jail
and the door opened to let him in.
Scott, however was too old at the
business to be caught by any such
story and he told him that if 1t were
necessary k0r him to have an attorney,
the deputy sheriff would no doubt, see
that he got one when he showed up.
In going out the door and starting
Tor the train, the deputy sheriff
thanked the people at the jail and he
was invited to call around again IL he
sseli came this way. Funk. the al