The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25
Marshal kesseiring Went to otturwa'
This Morning and Will Bring
VIII Davis Back to
This City.
JONES TO COME LATER
Negro Who Was Shot Four Times viii
Not be Brought to the keo-
kuk Jail Until He Has
Recovered.

Marshal Kesselr.ng left this morn
ing at sos o'clock for Ottumwa and
will return this evening with Will
Davis, the negro arrested at Ottumwa
with much OF the loot stolen from
| Keokuk and Burlington residences
during the past week. Jim Jones, the
NEGRO wounded four times in trying
to escape, and who is in the hospital
there In quite serious condition,
will not be brought to Keokuk until he
| improves SO that he can be moved.
Upon a closer examination. Of Jones
| 1t was found that he was wounded
four times instead Of three, the fourth
bullet piercing his arm and breaking
1t.
| The Ottumwa authorities have no
charge against the negroes with the
exception of resisting an officer and
as strong case can be found against
them in Keokuk they will be brought
here. Both negroes are almost GER
tain to be identified by persons who
| claim to have seen them in the rail-
road yards.
! Marshal Kesselring offers the theory
that they probably robbed the home
| OF Bert Fuller on Exchange street and
departed early Tuesday morning on
the K line train at 2:40 and that af-
Ter arriving in Burlington they started
/ Immediately on their journey OF plum
der. The two negroes have probably
robbed fifteen homes within a week.
i An Ottumwa account of the arrest OF
4 Will Davis and other details is as
6 follows:
4 Loaded with watches, rings, fre.
arms. keys, knives and monies that
y the local police and Detective Il. II
shorts of the Burlington railroad are
irving to locate the ownership OF, the
negro burglars who were the center
OF the sensational chase and shooting
ARRAY OF yesterday afternoon, were
4 | finally both caught and the man who
made his get away from the detective
during the afternoon is now IN Jail
II The Keokuk authorities were notified
and will send an officer here to iden
VI tify the two negroes. Burlington has
also been notified and it is felt certain
+ by the s1ocal police that they have
( caught the perpetrators Of Keokul
u and Burlington burglaries OF the pas
few nights, The second negro gives
q his name as VIII Davis and was ar
e rested by Officer Nels Nelson.
; Nelson Makes Arrest.
i. A negro in the vicinity OF the Cum
e innings, ice house in upper South OF
S tumwa last night enquired OF persons
in the neighborhood for the neares
way out of the city, and was directed
, to take the Ward street car for tn
North Side. Immediately after giyini
4 the directions to the negro, the part
telephoned the fire station on tn
South side and told what they ha'
v done. Walter MCGEE, one of the fire
r men. picking UP large file in the sts
" tion ran out of the building and board
ed the car as it passed the corner
Ransom street and Immediately undel
: took to keep the negro from maxim
an escape from the car. Passin
Moore street. he called to Officer Mel
Nelson who was on the sidewalk, an
boarding the car, the officer and MI
Gee undertook to disarm the negr
Notwithstanding that there were fe'
persons on the car, the colored ma
showed fight and attempted to dra'
ON his captors. MCGEE seeing Nelso
in possible danger from the gun of tn
negro, drew the officers gun from i
holster and showing 1t into the face {
the negro forced him to give up h
weapon. 3S-calibre Smith & Wesso
revolver.
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