Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-03
One Gang, He Ssv : les Wymore
Its He .ers.
NEBRASKA ! i ALLIED INACTIVE
Letter to Gov fnors Requesting More
Cooperation.
GAGE COUNTY MEN DENY CHARGE
sheriff schiek Out of state-Friends
Say Conduct Has Been Energetic
in Extreme and Crooks
Clever.


TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 2-Joseph ~
Dolley, state bank commissioner, has sent
a letter to the governors Of Nebraska and
oklahoma calling attention to the bank
robbers and thieves who rendezvous in
those states and work in Kansas.
Mr. Dolley's letter to the givernor Of Ne
braska also calls attention to the apparent
indifference OF the local officers. Mr.
Dolley asks the two governors to act in
conjunction with the governor of Kansas
to round up the robbers and put them
away.
There are two gangs OF bank robbers
and thieves, a north and a south gang"
said Mr.. Dolley today. zone makes it's
headquarters in wymore, Neb., and the
other, just over the line in Oklahoma. The
latter outfit, l believe. is a part Of the
old Callahan gang, which formerly lived
at Wichita. Every time a bank robbery
has been committed in the northern part
Of the state, the robbers were traced to
wymore. The detectives who worked on
the cases were not able to get the officers
of the Nebraska county to show any ac-
tivity in helping to get the men under ar
rest"
"A business man told one OF the detec-
tives that there was no use in trying to
apprehend the robbers, at the same time
admitting that they made their headquart-
ers there He said they brought lots of
money to the town and that they never
disturbed any one there. The sheriff in
dicated that he feared them, saying he
would not go after them. nor would he
send any of his men.
"I have an idea that although these
two gangs are separated by the width Of
the state, they have a perfect understand
ing between themselves. In other words,
they have a division of territory like large
trusts which divide the territory in trade.
/ have asked the governors of Nebraska
and Oklahoma If some arrangement can't
be made whereby these gangs may be
broken up, ,s.-a--,
LIucoIn Officers Experience.
LINCOLN, Jan. 2-1The statement of Jo-
seph N Doley Kansas state bank exam
iner. criticizing the alleged indifference of
| the Nebraska officers to the supposed rem
devious of the bank robbers in south Ne
braska was supported by Chief James Ma
| lone Of Lincoln today.
| He said that his efforts head OF the
Nebraska Bankers association detective
bureau. to locate the gangs hiding place
had not been freely aided
THE only apparent way Of breaking up
the gang, which undoubtedly has head
quarters in this state near the Kansas line
is through the cooperation of the two
states" he said.
As viewed I'm Beatrice.
II BEATRICE Neb., Jan. 2.-(Special Tele-
gram )--sheriff ]. l.. schiek of Gage county
is at present in Joliet, H., where he wa
called several days ago by the serious III
ness OF his father.
Persons here well posted upon the WORK
Of the sherifrs office declare that no fauI
can be found with its activities in the banH
robbery cases. Many times. they say. the
sheriff has followed every possible trai
that was Indicated but the robbers have
been too smooth to leave any Of conse
quence. and the result has been nothing
tangible upon which to base an arrest i
is asserted that Sheriff schek has beer
quick to follow available clues and the in
stances are numerous when he has chased
out in an automobile I'm the middle of tn,
night when some new phase was presented
The eracksmen, however. have been clever
and no pursuit so far has resulted in
capture.
Abandoned Auto Found.
/
abandoned automobile near Wymore
which It is thought was used by the rob
bers. The machine is in his keeping nov
and is being held for a claimant, none s,
far appearing to make the necessary rep
reservations. Shortly after the discover,
OF the automobile. II. II. Hoeer of wy
more was arrested by some of the men o
Chief Malone of Lincoln and he is now II
Jail at Marysville, Kan, awaiting trial
having been bound over on a charge o
completely in one Of the recent bank rob
berries in Kansas. Local officers say the,
did not have evidence they regarded SUI
ficient to use in this prosecution. 1t (
hoped that Hoeer's trial will bring ou
something more tangible
In the opinion of the officers here, tn
robbers make their headquarters in o
near Kansas City and make their raids il
all directions from. there.
sheriff Schiek has succeeded in breakin
up the Johns Cans OF cheap clothing rob
bers IN the last few months