Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-07-20
AFTER DESPERATE DUEL WITH
JERRY MCCARTHY, AN ES-
CAPPED CONVICT.
KILLS HIS MAN BEFORE HE DIES
Two Arrests of Well Known Sporting
Men Reveal Details of Whole
sale Burglary and Safe
Cracking Plot.

Minneapolis, July 17-One officer
md one desperate dead, and two we'll
known sporting men in Jail are the
developments in the latest Mill City
police sensation.
Jerry Mccarthy, bank robber. high
Wayman and escaped convict, was
Dhot and killed by Patrolman Joseph
J. Olinger, who died one hour later
with six of the outlaws bullets In his
body. At arms length from one an.
pthsr, the officer Of the law and the
Fugitive Of the law emptied their 70
rolvers into one another in the doubly
hhl pistol duel which took place On
Nc sidewalk on q main business
b1Roet.
An offer by Mccarthy to blow and
rob the bank at Twenty-fourth ana
Central avenues, and allow Patrolman
olinger to share In the proceeds If he
would keep of his beat on the night
selected, was made known personally
b Superintendent of Police Mealey by
Patrolman O1inger himself, who said
that he had not resented the bride Of
Ter because he wanted to lead on the
criminals so that he could capture
hem with evidence enough to convict.
Following a full confession made by
4. H. benson, poolroom proprietor
before County Attorney Robertson,
Chief Mealey and other members Of
the police department regarding his
connection with Mccarthy. Fred A.
Briggs was ARRESTED as being impli-
Dated with the outlaw and is now held
b Central station. He acknowledged
being on intimate terms with Nc
carthy, but denied being mixed up in
my of the latter's shady deals.
The confession obtained from Den
Don was Of sensational nature and
outlined a system of robbery of which
he practically accused Briggs of be-
ing the brains while Mccarthy did
The actual work.
Mccarthy Had Record.
Mccarthy served five years in the
Montana state penitentiary for being
implicated in a $4,000 diamond rob-
berry at Butte. Later at Des Moines,
iowa, he was sentenced to Is years at
Anamosa for highway robbery and e.
saped after serving one year. Three
months after his escape he came to
Minneapolis and attempted to hold up
man on First avenue south between
Washington avenue and Third street
when he was frustrated by Sergeant
Mike Lawrence and Patrolman Jonas
Jonassen. At this time Mccarthy
pulled a gun and shot Jonassen be-
tween his arm and body. Lawrence
grabbed the gun and it discharged,
hitting Mccarthy in the leg. Mo.
Carthy was given 10 years at Still
water on this occasion and escaped
Jour months later with a penitentiary
sentence of 30 years hanging over
him. Mccarthy was formerly a prize
lighter.
Search Made for JuhI.
An effort is being made to find Pet
sr Juhl, the man who escaped from
prison with Mccarthy. The police say
they have information that he was
seen in company with Mccarthy only
two or three weeks ago, but that they
parted company, Mccarthy saying
Iuhl didn't have the stuff in him to
Eavel with man of his own caliber.
Eva Allen, young woman, was TAX
IN to headquarters by detectives and
questioned. It was believed she
knew something Of the whereabouts
Of Juhl, but she denied any such
knowledge and was permitted to de-
part.