The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-11
Plan of Criminal Gang
Revealed Following
Arrest of Leader.
OFFICERS RAID
MEMPHIS COTTAGE
Bank Robber and Escaped Con
vict, With Several of His Fol-
lowers, Captured and One
Killed-Detective Suspended
for Failure to Make Known
Presence of Men in City.

Memphis. Tenn. December le-Ihat
Frank Holloway. bank robber and es-
caped convict was in Memphis win
several Of his followers 70 Intercept
deputy United states marshals en- route
from Savannah. Ga, TO Omaha. NED
with Dezgs Solen. accused OF misuse
Of the mails and free Solen at all
hazards. developed tonight In connec-
ton with the raiding OF cottage on
the outskirts OF Memphis early to-day,
the capture OF Holloway and several
OF his followers. and the killing OF an
other, kinney Bergen. ex-convict-
Bergen was killed after ne had made
a spectacular escape. The detectives
heavily armed. surrounded the mouse
and captured other members OF the
rsrtv without trouble But Bergen
drove them back few feet then
leaned from A garnet window. Surviv-
ing the thirty five-foot jump without
apparent injury. Bergen got away a
short time arterward however. ne re-
,urned 10 the house. Detectives on
u-uarJ surrounded him, and in the pls-
tol duel that followed Bergen was
killed
chief Of Detectives Roper planned the
rsfd Yesterday after he had heard that
Bergen. Holloway and others OF theF
gang" we're living At liz wilson
street.. Early to-day six detectives
surrounded the house and one OF them
knocked at the front door The wo-
No, annsared. She was seized before
she could make An outcry' 'heh inc
detectives softly entered the house
They captured Holloway ana t"' u
the men without fgnt.
Pergan however. apparently ha"ine
taken warning when the detectives ap-
psa-ed at the house, had armed MIN
self and the spectacular pistol Da'tle
and Bergens escape foiio"e1-
Holloway Admits Plan.
uo,iowav. according TO Chief of De-
,.c,ives James Roper. has admitted
that such was his plan. frustrated De-
cause Of the circuitous route taken
hv the officers having Nolen in Gus
,oav. As sequel Detective Ernest
Nolen. Of the local force. Is under
suspension because Of failure TO MAKE
known his alleged knowledge OF the
presence OF Holloway In this CITY
Deggs Nolen is a brother OF ,he
tsctive and Holloway is a cousin
lack" Munday. alleged TO be mem
her OF the gang. but who was not IN
the house al the time OF the raio, Is
beinu searched for tonight
those CAPTURED was Holloway. Brent
,av Mitchell. John Mccoy. alias TEX
wallace. and Mrs John McCoy- De
..c,-ye SoIan declares he knew moth
ing of Holloway being IN Memphis
or his pr-ns Charges TO the contrary
we're made at informal hearing before
Mayo- Crump this afternoon
Incidentally. Mitchell Is chargeo
with attempted highway robbery ana
j
s,irel. a business man or this city
who was held up last night S;iffel
onened fire when two mel approached
btn, with the comma no OF hands up,
a,d IN the exchange of shots Stfei
uas slightly wounded. the ould-be
robbers taking to their heels Stiifei
identified Mitchell as one Of the men
to-day Bergen is said TO have oeeh
his companion
Known In south and southwest
Holloway is well known in the
south and southwest He first gained
rotorie,v when he shot and killed Ed
ward starr. a bank rohber, at Tulsa.
OKLA I'm 1908. He was acquitted
Sext he engaged in a fight with two
q. his companions in Oklamona City
All were wounded
Holloway escaped from hospital
and came TO Memphis. where ne opened
a hotel but was compelled to leave the
c,.v when his establishment was closed
after 2 raid Next he was arrested
at CIaremore. Okla. in 1910 for the
robberv Of a bank at Harold. Texas.
and taken to Fort Worth for trial He
left Texas and his bond Of $500 was
declared forfeited. but later he was
arrested at Chicago. returned 10 Texas.
and sentenced 70 seven years in the
nenitentiary. He escaped from the
penitentiary at Huntsville last sum
mer. and since has been at large
when ne was arrested in Chicago HOl-
lowav confessed that he had taken
mart in the robbery 81 the branch OF
she Bank Of Montreal a Westminster.
p G 81 s3f5.o0e and ~ a bank in
Panama Of $4,000. His declarations
we're not taken seriously.
BERGEN. whose age is given as nine
teen wears. was recently liberated from
the Louisiana pcnitentiary at Baton
Rouge. after serving a two-years- SEN
fsncc for houscbrcaking. Mitchell. also
= cousin % Detective Nolen. has 2 local
poIicc record for petty thievery. bu;
OF the others little Is known. Mrs Nc
COY Is detained as witness. Mccoy
- formally held on charge %
var-ancv. His photograph was sent
broadcast tonight 20 the police ~
other cities.
Arrested for Robbery.