Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19

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questions based on this theory.
Record of Jack Curtain.
That Jack Curtain, whose real name is
Hugh Jackson. is a bold and famous out
law and Desperate. is fully co%rroborsted
by the Pinkerton National Detective
agency. Chief Donahue of the local police
department received a letter from the Chi.
cago office of the agency Monday morning.
1t gives a lengthy account CT Curtains
career since the year 1896, so far as it is
known to the police of the country, and
stated that before that time Curtain had
been a bad actor" for many years.
In tabulated form, following is Curtains
record, according to Pinkerton detectives:
1892, served time in Wyoming for stage
robbery. Before that had served in JEFF
ferson City, Mo.
1896, exact date not known; released from
Colorado state prison, Canon City, Colo. (;
length of term and nature OF crime not
stated.
December IS, 1895, sentenced TO Nebraska
penitentiary at Lincoln for five years for
safe burglary and attempted murder at
North Platte.
October 3, 1897, escaped from Nebraska
penitcntiary,
OCTOBER ~, 1885,, reCaptuTed IN iowa anu
arraigned on a charge at Perry, Ia; bound
over to the district court: case then dropped
by authorities and Curtain sent back to
Lincoln, Neb., to serve out his sentence.
October 6. 1900. released from Nebraska
penitentiary.
Arrested in Omaha.
November %, 1900, Curtain arrested in
Omaha with George Parker, alias Kid
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Tony Lewis, George O'Brien, Bedford
Tony Frank Curtis and George Wright,
They had as companions men known az
"St. Louis Jimmy" The Jimmy Kid and
Joseph O'Brien; suspected OF saloon rob
| berry, but not convicted; sent to jail fol
short terms.
October 81. 1901. Curtain and two Other
men suspected of robbing bank at Mat
lock, Ia, of $1,000; not caught.
February /, 1902, Curtain, with Franz
Alexander and Arthur Inman, shot anC
murdered Police Officer Charles Mayer a
St. Paul. Mimi when in act of robbing
saloon; not a~pprehended at the time; bot
tie of nitrogiycerine found at door Of sa
loon. ~ tr r
September 2, 1904, arrested at Dallas, Tex.
with Winfred Garrison and r.. r. Ray
mond, latter known as "Hand-and-a-Half
Kelley: Curtain Immediately identified b.
ST. Louis Pinkertops as man wanted 70
murder at st. Paul; learned that Curtai
could not be convicted because OF insult
rficient evidence.
June. 1905. Curtain arrested at Greeley
Colo. with Walter lie Rue, for robbery a
LaSalle, Colo. tried, convicted and sen
fenced to state prison. Canon City. Colo
for ndeterminate terms OF from three I
four years: Curtain escaped later.
November g., 1906, recaptured and returne
to Greeley, Colo.
November 10. 1905, sentenced to indetern
mate term OF from two and one-half I
three years in state prison; granted sta
Of thirty days to allow appeal to suprem
court.
Breaks Jail Again.
January s, 1905. escaped from Greeley ia
in company with Walter Mccarthy, a foI
ger, and ]. ], Davis, an. illegal liquor Sc
Ter. after beating and choking into insens
bility Jailer David Camp.
March 10, 1906, arrested in Sprin gfiel,
Mo, on suspicion; companion killed at tin
in battle with officer; returned to Colorao
state prison.
January "A, 1909, shot and murdered PoliC
Officer l.. A, Smith after robbing a woma
of diamond locket; captured on Dougls
street bridge by Detectives Devereese ar
Hietfeld after dangerously wounding De,
ereese and being himself critically shot
a pitched battle with the officers; now
Omaha General hospital under guard.
Aliases under which Hugh Jackson hs
been known: Jack Curtain. Albert ClarI
George Clark, Jack Curtain, John Curtai
Jack Havlin, Tom Whitmore, Hugh Har,
ing, John Harding, Jack Hardin, Jot
Cummings. Hugh Cummings, Thomas Gu
tbs, Jack Curtis, Frank Havlin, Jack Hav
lin.
The Pinkerton agency says that the GU
law was once married and that his wife
mother kept a hotel in Omaha and lat