Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-29

an, Of Anamosa, today received word
that Sn,itch and Mecum. arrested at
Winnipeg. would be held there for
murder and not returned to Iowa.
While trying to avoid arrest Smitch
and Mecum shot and killed constab Bile
at Winnipeg. They have been fully
identified a. the men wanted at Ana
Uoss.
Anamosa, Aug. 2s.-Last evening
Warden Barr received a copy Of St
Paul newspaper. containing special
from Winnipeg. Canada, giving the de-
tails Of the shooting Of the police Off
Ger by the two men who give the
names Of Kelley" and Jones" The
paper also had the pictures Of the two
mon. As soon a. Warden Barr saw
them all doubts were set at rest.
Jones" Is Charles Smitch. the escaped
convict. kelley is Bert Mecum. the
man who shot down Guard Hamaker
and assisted his brother. Smttch. to es-
cape.
There 70 now no doubt in the minds
Of Sheriff Hogan. Of Jones county, and
Warden Barr, Of the state reformatofy.
that Convict Charles Necun. alias
Smitch, and his brother, Burt Necum
are now in the hands of the police at
Winnipeg, Canada, charged with shoot
ing Winnipeg policeman. Telegra-
phic descriptions of the two men have
been sent to Sheriff Hogan and they
seem to make it absolutely certain that
they are the two men wanted here.
Charles Smitch was the prisoner
sent UP for larceny Oct. 10. 1910, who
escaped Aug. II, 1911. with the aid o.
another man supposed to have been
his brother. This brother. supposed to
be ]. W. Mecum, but now known to
have been another brother. Bert Me-
cum, shot down Guard Hamaker while
the latter was bringing Snitch from
the stone quarry to the warden's Of
flee. After an exciting man hunt last
ing two or three days. the two crtmi-
nails seemed to have successfully eluded
the officers and the hunt hereabouts
was abandoned.
They Kept Working.
Sheriff Hogan, Warden Barr and
their assistants kept on working how
ever. They followed up every possible
clue, many Of which proved mislea ding.
But Saturday evening Sheriff Hogan
received q piece Of information which
caused him to send telegram to the
Canadian authorities.
He received a partial description OF
the two men. The message said that
they were arrested after a revolver
fight with = Winnipeg policeman, in
which the officer was shot, perhaps
fatally. One Of the men. the telegram
said, gave the name of Jones, the other,
Kelley.
Gets Complete Description.
Sheriff Hogan then sent another
telegram asking If there were any
tattoo marks and any scars on the
two men and Monday he received the
following reply:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Aug.
-, 1911.
wv. A. Hogan, sheriff. Anamosa,
Iowa. L. s. A.
Jones is 81, teigh, FIVE feet nine.
weight 147 pounds. Brown hair and
eyes, smooth shaver. Tattooed wom-
an with outstretched arm, butterfly
wing from hand to feet, inside right
forearm. Nude woman with right hand
behind back. left hand on her head, In
side left forearm. Scar over the left
eye, with brown scar thru same. Scar
one-quarter inch across root Of nose,
brown mark over bridge Of nose. Wears
n suit of gray striped clothes, labelled,
Alma Mater Model Clothing Com
pany. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sometimes
wears glasses. Old bullet wound on
thumb. outside corner.
Harry Kelly, aged 25, five feet ten;
145 pounds; brown hair; dark brown
eyes; clean shaver: dark tanned; sew
eral holes in neck and chest: small
scar outside corner right eye, small
gear, lobe right ear.
Jones is 9nitei1.
The first Of these descriptions is that
of Convict Charles smitch, beyond the
shadow Of a doubt. It TALES exactly
with the description Of Smitch recently
published in this paper. including the
tattoo marks. The color Of the hail
and eyes. the height. the weight, the
scars. all these portions Of the de.
scriptton tally exactly with the de-
scription Of Smitcf, whose real name
il Mecum.
"kslIy" Is Bert Mseum.
Kelly" the man described in the
above telegram, is Bert Mecun, a
brother Of Convict smitch. It was a,
first thought that the man who assist.
ed Smitch to escape was ]. W. Mecum
All are criminals. J. ". Mecum hal
been at Anamosa. Bert Mecum had
served a term IN the penitentiary a
Jefferson City, Mo, and Warden Barr
has his description and his pictures
sent up from tina. institution. He is the
man wanted The whereabouts OF the
other brother. J. W. Mecum, 10 not nov
knoWn.
Photos Sent 70 Canada.
Warden Barr has sent to the authofi-
ties at Winnipeg. photographs and
berti1lion measurements OF Smitch and
Mecum and asked for further informa
ton. Sheriff Hogan yesterday after.
noon telegraphed further particulars OF
6mitch ana Necum and requested the
, Canadian authorities to have photo.
graphs ef the two criminals taken and
een4 % him - early 40 possible. Later
8 -. Paul papsr was received givinl
The aeeount AZ the capture Of the two
haa11se ana sfving their pictures. Tht.
WIN make e unnecessary for any Of
the JONES' county Or the reformatorJ
caR1etals - % % Canada to identity the
1uo AaA The men under arrest an
4 ~ nsgD w9nto4 here, beyond en-
I nnnoU e q doubt.
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