Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-15
JuML, m Man,
sR9gB OFFICER
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE RECOGNIZE
PRISONER As COMPANION
or DESPERATE.
HAD ESCAPED FROM SALTWATER
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Cities Afsep The Death o.
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Frank Fraser of the st. Paul police
department on . Selby-Lake street
car was identified as Peter Juhl. no
torious convict and partner In crime
Of Jerry mccarthy. the outlaw who
was killed in . pistol battle with Pa
Is. He admits HE identity.
Captain of Detectives Smith Of the
Minneapolis department positively
identified the nan. although his hair
was dyed black and he had grown heav
Ter by 20 pounds since he was con,
victed Of burglary in this city little
over q year ago.
For many weeks the desperate has
been making his homo In st. Paul and
has defed the police OF that city With
as much recklessness as Jerry Nc
Carthy Haunted his presence before the
members Of Chief Mealey's force here
q few weeks ago
desperate character by the police. whs
always insisted b was q coward and
not to be classed with Mccarthy. who
was brave to foolhardiness. They be
lieve, however. that his association
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Juhi Psared Nssoeallaon.
Juhl would q Al probability have
escaped ideatf0oa4ion had he moi
opened aSs O Detective Fraser. w
M not reoog1AD him. II b supposed
IL escaped cuavfct immedia4ely rec
ogn1xed the detective. however. and
believing 10 had n turn been Yecog
mixed by The policeman. pulled his 70
volvef and shot, trusting to luck Il
escape from the car after he had die
patched tho omese. II was only the
strength and teaacity Of the wounded
detective that frustrated him In his de
signs.
Never. Known 60 Fight.
Juhl is only - years old and .
small man. being only 8 feet s inches
tall and weighing not over $50 pounds
He was arrested n Nebraska for at
tempt to kill and sent to the state pris
on Of that state 10. three years On
March II, 1906. At that time he went
under the name Of Walter Davis.
Detectives Gallagher Howard and
Johnson arrested him in Minneapolis
on March 26, 1910. for burglary. H.
had broken into q 3ewelry store. Of
g. S.~. A.Soe> aud ~4n1o~ aovnpa1 b,s,yH
dred dollars worth Of diamonds
watches and other 9ewelry. He wa
found guilty ald sentenced 10 nine
years IN the state prison at Stillvatee
to which place he was sent June Z Of
the same year. Just nine months latel
on March 4, 1911. he made his escape
fn company With Jerry Mccarthy.
It was one Of the most daring and
clever escapes On record. For 10 year,
no prisoner had escaped from Still
water. Il % believed. however. that
MCCARTHY was the moving spirit and
that he selected Juhl % his accomplish
believing he would make . WILLING
tool Mccarthy vas an expert ma
chinist aAd succeeded In manufacture
Inn keys With which he opened the
two cell doors and then the pair scaled
tho wallis Of The psnitentiary and die
Appeared. followed b. . hail Of bullets
from the guards, WHO however. were
unable to stop the fleeing men.
That they received outside help y
considered certain BY the prison ON
cials, who organized = posse and
secured the neishborhood for many
days without avail It was late,
learned that Mccarthy went to the
home of Fred A. Briggs In Northeast
Minneapolis. where he obtained 8
change Of clothing and money. Briggs
is now in the county Jail under indict
ment awaiting trial for completely
with Mccarthy in some OF his daring
" executed robberies.
kenosha Man Takes Own LIE.
Ell Paso, Aug. A.-Arthuf F. WraJ
Of Kenosha, Wis, aged about 80. com
mitted suicide by drinking carbole
acid. The tragedy took place In one
of Ell Paso's parks.
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