The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29
MALONE ESCAPES
FROM OFFICERS
wan Arrested on White Slavery
Charge Last Summer BY Sheriff
crImmins Escapes
From Officers.
WAS RECAPTURED LATER
Ball and Chain Had Eeen Removed
From Him and He Thanks
the Guard BY Giving Him
the Slip

ne IolloWln5 from the Burlington
Gazette will To Of interest to local
readers on account of the arrest last
summer of f. L. Malone, by Sheriff
Cri'nmlns. Malone was arrested at
the West Point fair and taken to
Napello county for trial.
Four prisoners of the county iail
one OF whom escaped from the custody
of Officer Charley AlcElroy yesterday
afternoon and the others, men who
plotted with the fugitive to escape.
We're brought before Judge J. X. Gar.
rett in the police court this afternoon,
facing charges suiting their respective
crimes. The three accomplices' trials
were set for tomorrow afternoon.
The first man brought up was For
rest L. Malone, who escaped from
Charley McElroy's stone gang late
yesterday afternoon. He was captured
Thy McElroy at Gladstone last night
Malone left camp at about 8 o'clock
and McElroy at once set out to find
him, with the above mentioned sue
cess.
! Malone was sentenced at Wapello
by Judge Smyth, for enticing a young
1 girl. He was given a six months Jail
sentence, at that time, which was
ABOUT six weeks ago.
4 Until recently he had worn a
ball and chain, but was evidently. I'M
appreciative of the trust placed in him
by the officer, who removed the i'm
pediment.
Malone seemed sincerely sorry for
! and after his statutory rights had
been read by Attorney George Hill
he begged the court to let him off as
easily as possible. The offense to
which he pleaded guilty is punishable
by fine not to exceed $4,000, Or mo-
more than one years confinement, i
brought before the grand jury, while
!; the police judge has the power to in
fiict punishment no harsher thar
thirty days Imprisonment
After it mas explained to Malone
that he would be pretty sure to get
longer sentence before the grand iur.
than the police judge could possibl.
.. give him, he begged the judge to sent
ence him, which he did, and it will b
about six months before Malone re
gains his liberty.
According to officer McElroy an
! Malone, three fellow prisoners ha
J iplotted with him to ESCAPE. Thes
men are all serving long sentences
Arthur Smith, who was recently give
six months on six counts OF larcen
by Judge Garrett is one of the me-
charged as an accomplice. 1t will b
remembered lie broke into box car
in the Burlington yards on numerou
Occasions and was finally run dow
nv c.. B G @. Detective Mullen q
What Cheer, Iowa. He got Off easli
when Judge Garrett gave him ST
months. Another one charged wit
heinz plotter with Malone and tn
Iethers is Charles Gilmore, a forgel
who Is serving a term of conslderapl
length. The other man charged W.T.
,heloing Malone to effect an escape
! John Collopy who was sentenced t
u thirty days less than week ago 10
stealing a robe from DIR. Arthu
4 stones automobile while it was stane
IN. In front Of the Garrick theatre
collopy has been in trouble before.
These three men will have Attoi
Inev Frank Thompson represent thef
tomorrow afternoon at 1850 o'cioce
h while George Hill will appear to pro!
h ecute them. They face the same pei
oltv as the one Malone faced, and
4 thew are found guilty, their alread
\ long sentences will be materially II
y creased or they will be bound over
4 the grand jury.