Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-12-26
SUSPECT ADMITS
M'COOL ROBBERY
Loot from Indiana POstOffiCe in
Williams Possession.
CRIME COMMITTED DEC. II

Railroad Tickets in Possession Of
Clyde Stratton Recognized by Post
master as Stolen from His Safe
Police Take New Tack in Inquiry
into Diamond Merchants Death.
Chicago, Dec. 24.-Federal charges
were lodged against Frank Williams
and Clyde Stratton, held as suspects
in the Logue murder case, following
the confession of Williams that he
had robbed the postofice at McCool,
Ind, on Dec. II.
The prisoners were turned over to
the federal authorities this morning.
Evidence duplicating them in several
other postoff1ce robberies is said to
be in possession of the postoffice au-
thorities.
Identifies Stolen Articles.
Postmaster J. S. Robins and C. O.
Johnson, his associate in an impIe-
ment store in which the postoffice of
the village of McCool, Ind, is located,
came to Chicago and identified ar
ticles found on Stratton and Harry
B. Hampton, prisoners who have been
held in connection with the Logue
murder and other robberies, as hav-
ing come from their store.
According to Postmaster Robins,
his establishment was robbed on the
night Of Dec. IL, the safe blown open
and money and valuables to the
amount of $500 stolen. Included in
the loot, he said, was a quantity of
parcels post stamps to the amount of
about $33.75.
When shown Baltimore and Ohio
Communication ticket containing ten To-
cal rides, good between South Chical
go and Gary, Ind, Robins identified it
as having been stolen from his safe,
The ticket, Captain Halpin says, was
found in STATIONS possession at the
Clifton avenue fiat.
Stamps Found in Flat.
Among the fiat loot taken by the Pc
lice was a quantity of parcels post
stamps amounting in value to about
S31. These, Postmaster Robins thinks,
came from his postoffice safe. b
He brought with him a piece of
wire, found in the debris Of the blown
safe, which he believed had been
used in setting off a charge of nitro
glycerine. This was compared with
wire found in the burglar outfit found
in the fiat and said to be the same
kind of wire.
Captain Halpin said it was expect
ed that the detective bureau and post.
office inspectors would be able to con
Wet Stratton and Hampton on q
charge of robbing the McCool postof
flee, if on no other charge.
Stratton, Hampton, Williams and
Mrs. Margaret Johnson were formally
booked, Stratton as a fugitive from
| Ohio, Williams for having burglars
| tools in his possession, Hampton fol-
| robbery and the Johnson woman on
! the charge of having burglar tools
| and explosives in her home in viola
| ton of the criminal code
Turning to New Angles.
Practically abandoning all idea
that the prisoners under arrest hac
| anything to do with the Logue muir
! der, the police are now turning t(
other angles OF the mysterious case.
Jealousy, the eternal triangle and
savage revenge may be behind the
| death by torture meted out last Fri
day to the merchant in his little dla
mond shop in the McVicker's Thea
ter building. Following out thu
theory, the police started upon thu
trail of two women, one tall and strlk
ing in appearance, the other shor
and petite, and both of them decided
| bondes.