Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-08
is PRISONER
TRAIN ROBBER
Nan Arrested In Seattle Sup
posed 70 be Great Nor
theFn Holdup.

SPOKANE. Wash. Nov. s.--AfteF
having bafied scores o. detectives
for nearly two years. the daring train
robber sho. on March is. fsos. held
up the mail car on me Great North
ern Oriental Limited u Boomers
Ferry. Idaho. now Ia locked up safely
in the King county Jail II the person
OF G. D. Howell, until recantiy night
yard Waterman OF the C.. Al. 4 P.
8, railway at Seattle. provided the
Identification by two witnesses made
yesterday ID Seattle Is correct.
Howell has been held in the King
county iail several days on q charge
Of holding NJ the Great Northern ex-
press once in Seattle on the night og
October 10. 1903. when 4 lone thug
carried away loot amounting 10 about
$4,000. The IdentIGcatIon Of hIm
AZ che Boomers Ferry highwayman
was bronRht about through the work
OF Detectiye John 8. Delaney of TIE
Great Northern secret service de-
partment, Delaney was formerly :
member OF tho Spokane police forca.
Leave 70 Identify Prisoner.
Directive Delaney LEFT Spokane
Saturday night for Seattle ID COM
pany With J. ". Hoagland. Who IN
March. 1908. was proprietor Or the
West hotel a. nonueru Ferry, and
one OF the mall clerks who wa On
he car al the time Il eaa held up.
The trio left for me purpose of con-
meeting Howell with the B0nneFs
Ferry train robbery.
The robbery Of ne mail ear az
the Oriental Limited on March Is.
1903. Was one 81 the boldeas train
robberies ever parpetFased 10 ne
northwest. When the robbeF enter
ed the car Just e. the train was ieay-
Ing Bonnera Ferry he assumed the
role Of postoIiiee Inspector. thus
completely dlsarmIng any suspicion
the clerks might have had. After
being In the ear short time hs
covered both clerks with a revolver
and after binding one to table ana
locking the other 10 a closet. calmly
proceeded to rihe the mall. rlding
al the way from Boomers Ferry Into
Spokane while thus engaged. The
robber was not masked. and both
clerks got a sufficiently good look al
him TO Be able positively identify
him.
Case Hingrs ON Identification.
The whole case hinges on wheth-
IT Mr. HoaKland and the mail clerk
can identify Howell" said Detective
Delaney Saturday night. Just before
leaving for Seattle ~ have consid-
cradle collateral evidence which, n
the Identification Is made. can b
welded into links sufiieientiy strong.
In my opinion. TO prove beyond 4
reasonable doub, that Howell Il the
man ~ho pulled OF the Boomers Far-
~ mail car robbery.
| What my collateral evidences il I
do not think e wise 10 dlgnlgs az
this time II Wili all come out later
II these men can no; Identify Howell
positively ~ the man Who ala the
Boomers Ferry Job. then our eaa ID
hopeless a. far a. that robbery 4
concerned. n they DO Identity him.
then the other mail clerk. the con.
ductoF and brakeman OF the train
that vas held ap ell be brouEht "a
Identify Howell. and II they are ahIa
TO do 80 ] consider that these lden-
tihcations with other evidences whioAl
have. will make the case axains,
him complete.
Says Testimony Il valuable.
The mail clerks and Mr.. Hoagiand
30, a complete view Of the train rob.
Der and their evidence u Of especial
value. They have remembered ID
description In detail even 70 thla aayl
When my suspicious that Howsn {
the nonners Ferry maa hFE wsrt
aroused wsat to he mlal clerk
and asked them to describe thei