Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-18
Qrom Saturdays DailyD


One of the most important criminal
captures made in this section of the
country of late, was successfully made
in this city shortly after O'Clock
last evening through the efforts of L.
p. Grady of indianapolis, Ind, chief
special agent for the G. G. G. & St.
l.. Ry. Co., and F. H. Casey of Mil
waukee, chief of detectives for the c.,
M. & st. P. road, ably assisted by
Chief of Police Block of this city.
The bold criminal who tarried in
the city Jail last evening for few
hours is none other than john A.
Locke, alias b. F. Cheesman, alias
H. Lake. The fellow has criminal
record that would fill book. In
fact he is known throughout Indiana
and adjacent states as ''The King Of
Thieves"
Messrs. Grady and Casey arrived
IN Watertown yesterday, having re-
ceived enough information to fully
assure them that the much wanted
individual was at Portage.
1t was also learned that Locke was
braking on freight train on the Mil
waukee road and would reach this city
about 6 O'Clock or soon after. Act
ing on their clues, the two detectives
and Chef Block stood guard and
watched the incoming Of the anxious
ly awaited train. 1t happened that
the trio were rewarded for their la
bors and patience, for shortly after 6
O'Clock the train pulled IN from up
Portage way.
The gentlemen stationed them
selves in the yards of the st. Paul
road where they could watch opera
tions. AS the train stopped, they saw
a rather suspicious looking individual
alight from the caboose and start to
walk down the side of the track to-
ward the depot. MIR. Grady, who is
well knon to the criminal, stayed IN
the background, but ready to be on
the spot in a jiffy in case of an
emergency.
The fellow was confronted by De-
tective Casey and Chief Block, who
intlmated the charge for which he
was under arrest and spoke his name.
The fellow denied the identity and
cunningly tried to influence them into
the belief that they had the wrong
man. About that time, Mr.. Grady
appeared on the scene. 1t being
dark, the Indianapolis man struck
match and flashed 1t in the face Of
the prisoner. Their eyes met and
Locke could feel no other way but
that the zig was up. There was
no mistaken identity with Mr.. Grady,
who has had this bold, bad citizen to
deal with too many times. Locke
naturally was surprised when con-
fronted by Mr.. Grady, who on three
different occasions has followed Locke
across many states to effect his cap
ture after breaking Jail. When the
prisoner realized that he was once
more up against the strong arm of
the law, he showed fight and Detec-
tive grady found it necessary to rap
him over the head to quiet him in
order to securely attach he EQUINE
aIongs" to his wrists.
Locke is wanted III Wayne county,
Indiana, on charges of breaking Jail,
burglary and grand larceny, several
of each pending against him. Ac-
cording to statements made by Mr.
CRAZY. Who is evidently shrewd
detective, Locke - oks jai. on the 9th
Of May, 1905. IN was captured
through the work of Mr.. Grady and
taken back to Indiana On the 18th of
last Ma, Gu, hut as; n broke jail fer
the third time o. the following day.
The capture of yesterday was
through the untiring efforts of MIR.
Grady, who as above stated, had sue
ceeded in locating fhe fellow at Port
age. Upon each eapJuIe, Mr.. Grady
is the one who has performed the
work, with assistance similar to that
extended yeste day. Some of the
trips after this criminal have been
long ones, but the fact that Grady has
been associated with the big -Four"
road for twenty-five years renders him
capable of coping with the worst Of
the criminal class. and Locke, judg-
ing from his criminal carer is Cns of