Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-07

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right. Nothing was learned direct from
him, as the authorities did not wish to
ave him interviewed.
shelton May Want Time.
The hearing, set for this morning, may
be postponed when Shelton is arraigned,
as he may wish some Time in which to
prepare for the hearing. II il understood
hat the delay in bringing him and the
woman to Omaha was due TO the fact that
the government authorities at Denver had
no Omaha warrant. The complaint, citing
that Shelton was concerned in the over
land Limited train robbery, was forwarded
from here as soon as Shelton's arrest In
Denver was known, and It was received
there Friday morning.
A writ of remova was refused at Den.
yer because such action would have been
irregular without the warrant and 1t ~as
desired that everything connected with the
removal and prosecution should be strictly
according to law, that no trouble might
ensue.
When the Omaha warrant arrived in
Denver, another warrant was Issued on 1t
by the government authorities at that city,
and on the second warrant the prisoners
were removed from police to government
Jurisdiction. Then they were committed to
the Omaha district on the ground that
they were fugitives from Justice, and were
brought here by government deputy mar
shals.
1t was carefully explained to the Steven
son woman that she was a witness, not a
prisoner, and that she was being kept in
jail only because she could not furnish a
bond for her appearance when wanted.
shelton il "Funny."
Deputy Marshal Clark did not know until
after leaving Denver with his prisoner that
Lillian Stephenson was on the same train.
She was with the inspectors in another
car and it is believed that neither she nor
Shelton knew thai the other was coming to
Omaha at the time, although they prob
ably knew they would face each other
when Shelton was tried here.
Although evidently tired from the rail-
way trip to Omaha, Shelton displays re-
markable nerve and seemed unaffected
by the ordeal through which he is about
to go. When he reached the top OF the
flights of stairs on the way to Marshal
Warmers office, he looked as II about to
faint, and upon entering the office threw
himself upon a leather covered lounge.
Yet a moment afterward he was laughing
with others at a little Joking between
himself and Chief Canada OF the Union
Pacific.
Are you the chief of police?' he asked
of the latter.
mo, I'm a minister" replied Canada,
with a wink to the others, remembering
that Detective Macdonald, when he was
here, had remarked that Chief Canada
looked like a certain minister OF Spokane.
Are you, honest?' said Shelton.
Sure I'm honest" declared the railway
secret service chief, and Shelton was as
amused as any.
Shelton occupies a solitary cell at the
county Jail similar to the cells occupied
by the other three suspects. He is closely
watched and no one Is allowed to inter-
view or see him. II is expected hat he
viii secure eounse this morning.
The postal authorities and postoffice in
spectors are beginning TO hear from the
various postoffices from which were sent
the registered letters and packages that
were stolen by the bandits IT is thought
that II will not be long before the con-
tents and value Of the booty will be defi-
nitely known.