The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-12-24
ORL0FF is DEAD;
MURDER Is CHARGE
JAMES MALES, JR., WHO IS SAID
TO HAVE CONFESSED, is NOW
UNDER MURDER CHARGE
ACCUSED is OF GOOD FAMILY.
Parents and Sister Are Grief Stricken
and Can Hardly Believe Story
of Crime
OPERATION FAILS TO SAVE LIFE.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. y, 1905
| Two hours after the arrest of James
! IcA lees. 62S Conway street. who con
,nsscd a premcdtatcd hold-up and rob
berry to Police Inspector otto Rlemer'
William Orloff. liG7 Seventh street, the
victim If McAlces in robbery ut hIn-
nickiuuc and Northwestern avenues
Friday night, died ut the Emergency
hospital Saturday afternoon, after an
unsuccessful operation to save his ME
Internal iniuric, caused death. orion
was II driver for the William Stcinmeyer
company, 314,32O Third street, and car
ricd over 5000 on his person, winch NC
Alres attempted to secure.
Murder Is Charge.
The death If Orloif, of which Nc
Alrcs was informed rs the police today,
caused a new warrant 20 be issued.
Murder is now charged. Highway rob
berry with dangerous weapon was the
accusation ia the first
McAlceS Is Informed Of Death.
This morning q warrant charging muir
der was sworn out for James AlOySluS
McAlcrs by Henry &. Kiienour and at
..uuu ArAlres was charged with the
crime Two confessions had been made
81 the murder, one mt the south side
police station at the tim" of arrest ana
,aIcr repeated before Inspector Remrr
end detectives at the central station.
For jhls reason no steuugraphlc report
OF the confession was taken.
McAloos shuddorod when Informed
thar Ori,0 was dead. He believed he
had injured his victim only slightly and
thai he Wgs the more seriously hurt of
the two. McAlrrs will be unable to
appear for Il preliminary hearing for sew
crul days 1t was found impossible to
"BcrtIlion" McAlecs today, because he
is unable TO walk due to the injury to
| his heel.
An inquest to determine the cause Of
4 ORBITS death VIII be held by the coro'
nor Tuesday.
Detective John bennington, and Pa
trolmen RidenOur and Schcnar contin-
ued the search for evidence today, and
returned with the bloodstained shoes Of
OrlON. \ part Of the blood remained i'll
one shoe and will form one Of the OK
hbitS at the trial
Traced by a trail Of blood, from the
/ point of the robbery to a saloon, where
mis- name was known, MCAlees was ar
! rested at his home by Detective John
/ Normington Saturday afternoon. In the
/ fight for the money, the horse dashed
away, carrying Orlotf and McAlees, Ell
gagged in n deadly combat. The wagon
! rocked wildly from one side to the other,
/ ending IN throwing both men to the
! ground. McAlceS' heel was cut by strik-
/ ing a Jagged rock, and blood spurted
/ from shoe He limped off, leaving Or
loft lying PROSTATE on the ground. The
/ blood later gave clue to the name Of
/ the rUbbcr.
McAlees Makes Confession.
According 10 the police, McAlees ad
mits the whole robbery, his carefully laid
plans, and the deliberate attack, Accord
. Ing 10 the alleged confession, McAlees
planned the hold-up, knowing Orlof car
ricd larE" sum Of money as result
/ Of his collections. McAlceS also is said
to have admitted knowing Orloff would
stop near kiunickinuc and Northwestern
avenues and jumI al into the rig when
. Oruff made his way into the house to
deliver goods McAlees hid in the rear of
the covered van, and began his attack
after Drlotf had started the team. Only
the bravery Of Orloti, and his refusal 10
| give up the money, after several curt de
, mands, did the assault begin, Then Nc
Alees beat his victim in the face. while
the horses dashed away, and finally both
were thrown out.
Drlutf was taken to the Emergency
/ hospital in critical condition When his
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teS'ihG. nc as I. 70 t1''1',
iiHL que |? '.L 'AttaHi,' iT VI ",o ,,F
fGrnJ n broken leg, several broken ribs,
and minor bruises on the face and head,
Comes from Good Homo
0''.'0' -,
McAlees Is - years oil age ana pears
a poor reputation in the southern section
of the city, although he has never been
arrested. re - Hdl'l 10 W my bl"'h
sheep of his family. having had n good
home when youth, but prefrrrlhg Il
! shiftlcss lille to the reilnl@S lhilhenceS
! Of n Christian home and education. The
/ mother of McAlees IS IN an intensely