Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-12
YOUTH WHO HELD UP MERCHANT
AT NEVADA WOUNDS SHERIFF
AND CITIZEN.
FINALLY CAPTURED BY POSSE
AFTER HOLDING MEN AT BAY
Robber Seeks Refuge in Basement Of
Barn and Stands off Pursuers for
An Hour-Wounds Of Sheriff War.
rick and Lee L. Anderson Not ser-
ous-other News Of the State.

Nevada, May IA lone bandit, af-
ter holding up a merchant here yester-
iff warrick and Lee l.. Alderman, a
prominent citizen who Joined the posse
in the chase after the robber. The
bandit took refuge in the basement of
a barn after being pursued to the out
skirts Of the town. and for an hour held
the posse at bay. He was finally cap
tured and lodged in Jail. The wounds
of Warrick and Alderman are painful
but not serious.
The lone holdup man entered the
Dewel & Dickey store, held up Mr..
Dickey who was alone in the store at
the time, at the point of a gun, after
which he ran from the store, was final
ly cornered in the basement of the
Swanson barn, across the creek south,
and shot both Sheriff Warrick and Lee
Alderman in the attempt to effect his
capture.
Dickered For House Blankets.
A stranger, a man Of ordinary size,
entered the store and began dickering
Will NIl D1ChCy c1OOuS soO''aS AAOA ~
blankets. After Mr.. Dickey had wrap
ped pair up which he had selected, he
enquired about some harness. He at
last decided that he would not pur-
chase and just as Mr.. Dickey was near
the money drawer back of the desk, he
turned around only to look into the end
of a gun and hear the command to
hand over the cash in the drawer.
this he left
the store thru the south front door and
started down Lynn street. Mr.. Dickey
gave the alarm and it was but a short
time when there was a large posse,
headed by the sheriff, in pursuit of him.
He ran south to the end of the court
house yard, then west a block, down
Locust street to the Lowrey corner then
west down Third avenue south to the
Mcintosh barns, across the creek and
up thru the Swanson pasture. BY that
time automobiles had Joined in the
chase and he was surrounded.
Barricaded Himself in Barn.
Seeing that further escape was I'M
possible he ran into the basement OF
the barn and there barricaded himself
and for over an hour managed to stano
the officers and crowd off, before ne
finally handed his gun out OF the VIM
dow to Mart Hardesty and gave him
self up.
When he first entered the barn Sher-
iY warrick. Lee L. Alderman, Dorr
Allen and others started in to effect his
canture. when he pulled his gun and
commenced shooting. The officer was
shot in the arm, just above the elbow
in the heavy muscle, the ball pene-
trating the muscle, following the skin
for some distance and then coming out.
Mr.. Alderman was shot thru the Sec
ond finger of the left hand and the
back of the right arm, just under the
shoulder. The wounds of neither are
dangerous. 1t was very dark in the
basement and the men were unable>to
properly locate the man or to discover
what sort of artillery he was using.
Posse Well Armed.
Within a short time after he had
been corralled in the Darn, the scene
was alive with people, they going out
from town in auto1n obiles and other
vehicles. There were many guns on
the scene and the barn was surround
ed. For over an hour the fellow stayed
in the barn. no one caring to take any
chances on entering the basement IN
face of the reception the others had
received. All sorts of plans were dis
cussed as to the best method that
should be pursued in dislodging him
before darkness would give him a
chance to escape.
Capture Effected.
Not long after he had appeared up
on the scene Mart Hardesty expressed
determination of approaching the barn
and entering into negotiations with the
fellow for his surrender. Aiming him
self with rifle, Mart approached the
barn and after talking to the fellow
and telling him Of the situation, enter
ed the upper part of the barn and af-
ter, going thru that, approached a win
dow Of the basement where he could
make himself heard. He then told him
that the crowd was determined that
he should not escape and that the safest
course would be for him to hand over
his guns and come out peacefully. This
the fellow did and he came out from the
barn and placed himself in the hands
of Hardesty. =.
The man gives his name as Richard
Daniels and mis- residence as Kansas
City He is 81 years of age and gives
his occupation as a laborer. He is very
close mouthed and has but very little
to say about the affair. The gun
which he turned over to Mr.. Hardesty
was small automatic 22-caliber affair
and did not look particularly dangerous
after it was out of his hands. (
Does Not Tell Straight Story.
The story that he tells to Sheriff
Warrick does not tally in its several
details and the officer has reason to
think that his residence is other than
Kansas City. He was placed in the
county Jail.
The exact amount of money that the
man secured is not known, but the
cash book at the store shows shorS