The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-24
Men who Burglarized Keokuk Residences
Caught a OttumsNa With Stosen Goods on
Their Persons Police Notified.
WOUNDED THREE TIMES IN CHASE
Streets Of OttumNa Though to Be Guilty
81 Msny Robberies i'm Vicinity.

The two negroes who are implicated
Il the many robberies during the
, !, week were caught yesterday af-
fernoon in Ottumwa by r. Il. Snorts
snecial agent Of the Burlington.
This morning Deputy Marshal Jerry
harrington received word oyer the
ling distance telephone from the OF
tunwa marshal tlat the men had been
cant,,red and the watch stolen in Keo-
INK and described on the card sent
ait by Marshal Kesselring was con-
tained among the articles found.
The diamond stud, which was one Of
the most valuable articles taken by
the burglars In Keokuk is not to be
found
The description given to Deputy
Marshal Harrington corresponds IN
every particular to the descriptions OBJ
tanned while the negroes were in this
city. Both OF the negroes are under
lock in Ottumwa.
Ottumwa police vNre notified be-
cause of the following card sent out by
Marshal Kesselring under the date
Of June %. 1909:
Stolen on the night Of June 20,
1909
One diamond stud,
One lady's gold watch marked:
Baby. May 80. '0S.
One duplex ring, dark red set.
One band ring marked ,"R. A. NJ"
One signet ring marked IN"
Childs bank.
Watch pawnshops II any Of the
above found. notify Henry Kesselring,
chief Of police.
The robbers are thought to be the
ones guilty Of many robberies in this
vicinity during the past two weeks.
A dispatch from Ottumwa says:
Because he would attempt to escape
from Burlington special agent when
ccmmanded to halt, Jim Jones Color
I he claimed to be riverman and
has no home les at the Ottumwa
hospital with three bullet wounds in
the neck, back and right hand, while
he his partner Will Davis, who es-
led at the time is also under lock
key.
he shooting created great excite
ht about 1880 o'clock today in the
anity of Ash and Main streets, and
reat crowd soon gathered about the
me OF the trouble. Citizens aided
officer in capturing the fugitive
10, however, was not a willing pris-
Ter until disabled by revolver shots
at rang out in TATTOO that disturb
the erstwhile peaceable neighbor-
Nod. n. Nelson, young man who
opened to be near joined the officer
firing at the fleeing fugitive.
Two Men Were Suspects.
Special Agent for the Burlington
II. Shorts, was on train No. 179 EN-
pute from Burlington to Lockridge
hen his attention was attracted by
ne entering of two negroes in the
moking car at Middlstown. Knowing
four houses being robbed at Bur
lngton Monday night and two more
she night following, Detective Shorts
followed the actions of the negroes
Closely. At Mt Pleasant he noticed
hat after having been separated OF
heir trip at this point. they sat to
ether from there west. Calling thu
Pnductor, Detective Shorts learned
/ at the two men paid cash fares us
silver half dollars and were boun'
Ottumwa. He then sent mes
&c to Chief Gallagher to have maj
the depot IN Ottumwa to assist hin
ne had two suspicious negroes Of
eStrain destined for Ottumwa.
fhe train was confronted by sig
~ at the local yards on account Q
aother train and came to stop a
loot of Ash street. Both negroe
I lRnted from the train and started a
brisk rate up Ash street towar
lam Telling the conductor to ii
Z Orm the officer iii waiting at the d.
o1 TO come down Immediately to tn
P,aca Of leaving by the negroes
fnorts started in pursuit of the SUI
Rects and called to them to halt.
wi Disregarding the command bot
Amen hastened their steps and tn
ffnorter Of the two, the one who e
way, drew gun from a. hip pockt
a'la displayed a billy club in the othe
ana both men broke into run Dray
.ts MS gun Detective Shorts aga
Vmmanded them to halt and in ord'
= escape danger Of being shot, tt
Issfo who slipped ava
soased behind a woman and two CHI
wren at the corner of Ash and Ma
9Eee5s and started west On the Roc
Ntlia as srackt Jones, the negro ca
iq1ed ran east on the Rock 1slal