The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
Trapping of
Portland Red
Capture Of Notorious Yeggman
Came as a Climax to Two
Weeks of Thrilling
Raids.
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Baltimore SUM-

OF ali the thrilling experiences fed
eral officers have had in their war on
%postof1ce burglars and safe blowers
none was attended with more hair
breadth escapes than the celebrated
roundup and raid which had its
two of the most notorious yeggmen
operating in the east and south were
captured. each mar being taken at
u point.
Word had gone forth from Wash
ington that the band of yeggmen p
Grating in the east and south were be-
coming daily holder and their post
Office safe blowing so frequent that
they must be checked at all hazards
Inspectors Bulla. Hooton and
Gregory were the men detailed on the
case.
Inspector Hooton trailed a number
Of yeggmen and their followers to
Mrs. Heirs saloon in Baltimore.
After a long campaign Of prepara-
ions a number of these men were
captured: Most of these We're the
smaller fry Of yegglom. but the post
ed over the capture Of Robert L..
Shainback. alias William Johnson"
alias Will" James Sherwood. alias
James Shannon:" Fatty Chez"
John King. alias James F. Brennan"
alias John B. Stillwell," alias PA.
(Pennsylvania) Swipes:" John Adams.
alias ID. c. District of Columbia)
Jack" and Charles Nor, alias
Charley Norway Slim
The captives were speedily arraign-
ed before United States Commissioner
Rogers. and each "a held in default
Of $4,000.
The inspectors, ela,ed over their
nights work, called On the police to
institute raids on the other resorts
that had been watched. Detective
Bradley led the invading party on one
only a few shots were fired, night
sticks and blackjacks We're freely
swung, m it was a badly battered
band of burglars that was hailed to
the city prison at the conclusion of
the hearing before the commissioner.
In this haul John Smith alias EN-
erson Palm" alias Frisco Slim (but
not the original Frisco SLIM;
Frank Burns. alias Thomas Grady"
William Smith, Edward Fitzpatrick.
atlas burlington Fatty" III James
A. Gallagher, alias St. Louis jimmy
We're seized. All of this group were
taken to La Plata. Nd, where three
were positively identified as particle
pants in the robbery Of the village
bank. 1t vas an easy matter to con-
meet the others. together with some
Of those taken in the earlier raid, with
the Mt. Airy bank burglary. and. this
done. they Joined their companions in
the Baltimore City Jail for safe keep.
ing. Detective Bradley meanwhile
had arrested Robert Cassidy. alias
Big Casey" alias wilmington Rad"
after a k~nockjown and drag-out fight.
But one more Of the yeggmen's re-
treats remained to be raided. The
detectives on guard had conveyed in
formation to the p~os.ofice inspectors
very men working under the direction
Of Ned" and Connecticut Shorty
were in this dive" and Furthermore
they had reason to believe that the
principals themselves were not far
The roundup must be MADE
at any cost. for by striking while the
ron was hot a dozen desperate roughs
and thieves had been seized and those
still lettering about the y~egg-infested
evidence, all but forged, complete.
1t was nearly midnight when two
police patrols drew up within a block
of the saloon in Caroline street which
harbored this band Of thieves. At a
given signal police pounced into the
place from the front and a At the
windows Of the houses adjoining Oh
zach side which commanded a view Of
the side and ear yards Of the saloon
police stood with pistols drawn and
under orders to fire on the first man
who made a break for the surround
ing fence.
After the first volley of shots nred
in h saloon men scurried through
the side and e . doors to the yard
like rats from q scuttled ship. The
pistols Of the police stationed in over
han<inx windows barksd out their