The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-28
YEGeS GO TO PEN.
Bank Robberfss in Kansas Not
So Numerous Now.
Robbers Are Punished and
Gangs Broken Up.
TWO DIG TO FREEDOM.
They Will Not Make State Their
Headquarters.
State Banking Department Steps
Bank R0bbing Epidemic.
TWO DIG TO FREEDOM.
Bank Robbers Captured in Kansas.

Bank Robbers Captured in Kansas
Dan Carney, alias Dan Sharp. Shir-
icy Grant, Crippled Dan and Dan Mi
nor Sentenced to 10 years in prison
LOT ROBBERY of the Beat1ie bank (Broke
Jail and escaped.)
Neil MuIcahy. sentenced to 10 years
jail and escaped.)
Henry Hoerr sentenced to 10 years
Tor robbery Marysville bank.
Alex Muenard, awaiting trial for rob-
bsry of MarXsViIle bank.
Frank Wheeler, awaiting trial for rot
berry of Hanover bank.
Dan O'Donnel, awaiting trial for
harboring robbers along northern Kan
Sas border.
Thomas Madden, Thomas Redmond.
4.d Harold and Fred Boyd. sentenced
to % years for robbery Viola bank
E1ney- Bowers alias Henry Bow
e-s, alias James Collins. in peniten-
uary' for murder Of policeman. awaiting
trial for robbery Hudson bank.
Walter Berger and. George Woods,
awaiting trial for robbery Tucson bank
Charles Mckenzie, 20 years sentence
Tor robbery Hudson bank.
Frank Lcng and Jesse Dare, SEN
fenced to years for robbery of Bige-
law bank
for robbery Ford bank.
Three suspects under arrest for re-
cent robbery Chautauqua bank.
The above is a notable list of cap
lures and convictions for the year nes
yet gone. The state bank commissions
er, j. ~ Dolley, aroused at the begin
ming OF, The year over the large number
OF bank robbertes in his state and the
escape Oh the robbers in every instance, /
started OOlt to hold cards in the game |
He estabh shed bank robber depart
ment in his Office as we'll as a blue
sky depar tment and took an active |
personal int crest in every robbery, us /
ing the tells phone and telegraph and I
mails in the effort to arouse concerted |
action agains1 the robbers. He followed /
them from car 'ture to trial and employ /
ed all the influence and resources of his /
department to break UP the gangs on. \
the north and ss,uth borders of the state
His success Is evidenced by the above
record
Not So Common Now.
Bank pobberies are not so common
now as they were d few months ago
Banks in Kansas are now equipped +
with arsenads and volunteers have been /
organized in every town to pay partic-
ular attention to bank robbers.
The following brief history of each I
bank robbery and the capture of rob
bers this yea.r makes interesting read
ing:
Df things was one Dan Carney, alias
Dan Sharp, las Shirly Grant, aiias,
Crippled Dan and Dan Minor. This
fellow was. located in Portland, Ore
1
and ordered b is arrest. He had
requisirion papssrS made out and Car
leN was brOugh back to Kansas and
lodged in the NJ trysvilIe Jail He had
2 preliminary hearing, was held un-
Ill the May term of court and convict
I'd of the burglary of the Beattie State
bank. lie was sentenced from to 10
years in the state prison. GTarney'S at
-orney applied for an appeal and was
given 120 days to file same-Carney-
being held in Jail until the case could
De brought up again. This, however.
was Just bluff so that he might
lays before the 120 days was up he
succeeded in getting away
He, Too, Made His Escape.
Neil AIulchay was arrested in jan.
Iary at Kansas City. by two police
mem as one of the robbers who had
aiken part in some of the robberieI
on the northern line of the state. He
vas given q preliminary hearing and
pound over to the May term of court
n Marshall county. In May he WAS
OF burglary at Watervi1le,
lut his attorney being the same man
Who was defending Carney, applied
or an appeal and was given 100 days
o file, and here the same story fol-
owS as in the Carney case.
Henry HOerr was arrested in Wy
more, Neb., and brought to MaFysville
'er trial, and he, like the two former
mem berS of the gang. in due course !
vas given the same sentence as Null +
sahy and Carney. but however, was
rot successful in getting through the
same hole in the bars that his two
comrades did. To date he is at MaIys-
lille in jail.
Alex Muenard was the next to be
rfed. He was arrested in Wymore
and brought to Marysville for trial
and went through about the same
course as the others. but the May
erm Of court had so many other cases
% try that he was bound over until
he November term of court and is
1ow awaiting trial at Marysville.
Get Him on Two Charges
Frank Wheeler was also arrested at