Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-28
Sheriff Hutson Makes Record
Breaking Trip to Grand
Island and Back
PRISONERS HEAVILY ARMED
Each Carried Big Weapon, Loaded,
and Armament Proved Uhdoing in
Nebraska Resort-Skeleton Keys and
Candles Found on the Men-Prison-
ers Talk But Little.

Sheriff c. S. Hutson and Deputy
Sheriff A. A. Nicholson reached home
at o'clock this morning from Grand
Island, Neb.. with Frank Rogers and
James Corcoran, cracksmen, safely
fastened together by handouts and leg
irons. The men are again in the coun-
ty jail. at which their comrades after
their departure, scoffed as being the
easiest proposition imaginable to get
out of. The sheriff's trip to Nebraska
and return was made in record break
ing time, and he travelled 70S miles in
about forty hours, including one-half
day spent in Des Moines getting the
requisition papers. and another half
day in Lincoln to secure the warrant.
The officers were at Grand Island only
an hour.
Guns Their Undoinq.
AS is usually the case the capture
was due to mere accident. Rog-
ers and Corcoran had been hanging
about Grand Island only a short time,
not over a day or two, when they were
arrested. They had visited j road
house resort few miles out of the
city, and were drinking. One of the
men displayed his artillery while in
dulging In his drunken orgies, and so
frightened the women inmates of the
place that they telephoned for the
police, believing both men to be hold
ups The police responded and took
the men to jail.
Detective Identifies Them.
A Union Pacific detective, who hap
pened to see the prisoners identified
them and told Chief of Police Hoag-
land that he firmly believed the men
were wanted at Marshalltown, Iowa.
Mr. Hoagland's message of inquiry;
and the subsequent reply and identifi-
cation, were the result. Both men are
changed somewhat in appearance than
when last seen here, little over a
year ago. Rogers, who was smooth
faced when he broke Jail. now wears
heavy mustache, and about two
weeks growth of beard. Corcoran still
wears smooth face, but until about
four days before his arrest had
mustache, and went unshaved. Cor
coran is little heavier, and his face
is fuller Rogers gave his name when
arrested at Grand Island as Frank
Williams, while Corcoran was passing
under the alias of George Franks.
Were Fitted for Deadly Work.
Both the prisoners We're heavily
armed when arrested, and Hutson now
has the artillery in his possession.
toll frnntiar six.
shooter, a wicked looking gun. the
chambers of which were full, together
with a belt of cartridges. Corcoran's
weapon was As Colts. which, was also
loaded. Both men were held at Grand
Island on a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons until Sheriff Hutson
could arrive. The men also had on
their persons a fine assortment of
skeleton keys, and the usual talloW
candles found in the outfits of pro-
fessional cracksmen.
Men Have Little to Say.
Neither Rogers nor Corcoran would
say much concerning their escapade,
or where they had been since their es-
cape from Jail. Rogers claims to have
spent the time largely in the Dakotas,
and in Nebraska. Corcoran says he
went northwest from here, which lends
credence to the surmise that he was
seen near sabula, Iowa, few days af-
ter the escape. Rogers denies having
been at Mitchell, S. D., when the other
members Of the gang were retaken,
b11t saws that he was within a few
stations from Mitchell. He received q
ttp. he says, that his pals were under
arrest. and skipped out. Corcoran was
accused by the sheriff Of having been
at McGregor after the escape but tine
kid" states that he is too well known
at lMcGregor to have risked WISH
there. Corcoran is believed to be an
Iowa man, and to have been sentenced
at one time under the name OF NUT
ply.
Rogers Laughs at Circulars: ).
Rogers laughingly told the sheriff
that he guessed the country must De