Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-19
Forger Wanted in a Dozen
States Arrested at Kansas City
Saturday Afternoon
SAFE BEHIND PRISON BARS
Sheriff Hutson Takes No Chances This
limo and Lands His Man Safely in
the City Sunday Morning Gray
Refuses to TaIk-Waives Examina-
ton on Two charses-A Clever Cap
ture.

AWAY, he has INDICATED himself by the
capture of v. Gordon Gray, alias A
M. Atwood, Fred Booth, Gordon Gray,
Burt Thompson, DR.. Frank, Alonzo 4.
Thomas, A. c. st. John, f. M. Berth,
G. c. Steff and undoubtedly many
others. Gray was arrested by the sher-
if at Kansas City Saturday afternoon.
He is in Jail in default of bonds.
Grays capture was decidedly ciev-
er one, and opened the eyes of the
Kansas City detectives, who have held
a warrant for the mans arrest for
some time. This warrant, in the hands
of the Pinkerton men, was secured by
the American Bankers Association
which wants Gray, under another
name. for forgery.
Gray Makes No Resistance.
Gray made no resistance when he
was arrested, and submitted quietly,
remarking that "the stuff was off" He
did not have any hankering to remain
in Missouri, and consented TO return
without extradition papers. He was
known at Kansas City by the name of
A. C.. st. John, but received his mail
under the name of Alonzo z. Thomas
Story of Gray's Capture.
The story of the capture is an inter-
esting one, and has it's origin from the
moment Gray escaped from Sheriff
Hutson in the Wellington Hotel, at
Des Moines, two weeks ago. Sheriff
Hutson has been working on. the case
ever since, and has made several trips
to Des Moines in an effort to see if he
could find anything that would indicate
where Gray went from the capital CITY,
His last visit to Des Moines, a few
days ago, was rewarded with informa-
tion that looked plausible. On the east
side, in little drug store, Sheriff Hut
son found that a few days after
Gray's escape, stranger, whose de-
scription tailed with THAI of Gray, tell
ephoned to this city under the name of
DR.. Frank. In the conversation Kan
sas City was mentioned and on this
superstition Sheriff Hutson looked for
Gray in Kansas City. 1T was later
learned that mail might be directed to
Gray at Kansas. City general delivery
under the name of Alonzo q. Thomas.
Hutson DISCUSSES His Appearance.
Ordinarily Sheriff Hutson wears a
a broad brimmed soft hat
and long overcoat. AS he had job
on his hands that required skill he
disguised his personal appearance as
best he could without the use of wig
or false beard, which is too easily de-
Nv, t,, i,,,iv al To
shaved his mustache, bought derby
and a short coat, and when he left Mar
shalltown Friday morning friends who
had known him for years did not rec
ognize him.
Hutson reached Kansas City at 8
O'clock Friday evening. He went to the
police department, explained his mis-
sion confidentially to the chief, and
was assigned the services of one Of the
best of the city detective force. With
the detective Sheriff Hutson remain
ed at the postoffice, back Of the gen.
eral delivery window. until 1880
o'clock. They thought it was then too
late for Gray to visit tho post
office, and left. Afterwards they
learned that at 11:05 Gray came In
and deposited a letter in the box.
Known as st. John.
Gray arrived in Kansas City We'd
nesday morning, and was known as A.
c.. st. John at the Savoy hotel, where
he was stopping. His mail, however,
was directed to Alonzo q. Thomas.
Early Saturday morning Sheriff Hut
son, in company with Matt S. Kenney,
ID H.
tective Of the police department, went
to the postoffice. Again they We're
behind the windows of the
general delivery. They waited all day,
and in the middle of the afternoon
were rewarded for the long vigilance.
The sheriff, who was eagerly scanning
every face that appeared at the door,
recognized Gray approaching. The
man walked to the stamp window and
purchased two-cent stamp. He then
went toward the general delivery win
dow, and by that time Sheriff Hutson
was out from behind the window, and
within four feet of his man, with one
hand on a gun in his overcoat pocket.
He said:
Hello, Gray, how are you?' and Of
feredN his other hand.
GRAY turned, extended his hand and
nuietly remarked, II don't believe
know you"
Hutson looked him squarely In the
eve and said: MAKE no outcry or
move. or I'll shoot you dead"
81 WON'T was Gray's reply. You've
got me; the stuff's of"
Gray was hurried to police head
quarters in a cab that was hailed by
the detectives, and, a few hours later,
at o'clock, was safely placed aboard
the Great Western train for the north.
The trip home was without incident,
md the prisoner talked very little
AS Sheriff Hutson had no requlsltlon
for the prisoner he did not know at
first whether or not he could bring
him at once, but Gray said that he
would come without the papers. 1t is
thought at Kansas City that he did not
want to remain in Missouri, where he
;s wanted as badly as in Iowa, and an
did warrant was ready for him.
Said He Was to Be Married.
To the landlord of the Savoy, Gray
said that on Saturday evening he was
to he married to young lady living at
Kas. While not denying