Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-21
NOTED CRIMINAL
NOW AN INMATE
OF COUNTY JAIL
Clyde Stratton, Noted Yegg,
Brought to This City on a
Murder Charge.
HAS BEEN HELD IN PEKIN
Sheriff FluegeI Ct TszewelI County Es-
corts Prisoner Here-Tried
This Term.

Clyde Stratton, notorious criminal, IS
an inmate Of the county Jail. He was
brought to this city from Pehin this
morning al II O'Clock over the Rock
Island by Sheriff Fluegel. Deputy
Sheriff George II. Siemon. who was
telegraphed 10 By States Attorney
Thompson TO come 10 Pekin in Taze-
well county TO asgis. in bringing the
desperate ycEg 70 Rock Island, left
for PeSin lasi evening, but in some
way failed 20 make his train connec-
tons and he was not in the party
when H. alighted from the train al the
Twentieth street depot.
ALREADY INDICTED.
Stratton is already indicted here on
a charge OF murder, Il being alleged
that he killed Banker J. Lee Crowder
Of Sllvis, Dec :. Thomas Jefferson,
who was arrested shortly after the
crime. ana who Is ia the county jail
here. Is alleged 70 have "peached" TO
the states attorney. claiming that
Stratton. alias Frank Williams. plan
ned the holdup and was the brains"
OF the outlaw gang Stratton is under
indictment at Pekin on the charge Of
burglarizinE a store ~ Nackinaw. but
States Attorney Thompson was able
to convince Sheriff Fluegel that it
would be q better plan to have the
defendant tried here FIRST on q murder
charge. nollc pressing the burglary
charge and should the prosecution fail
- IL J. -
reindict him in TaGewell county.
HEAVILY GUARDED.
That StrattOu Is dangerous man
is well known by the officials. Il is a.
legged that he has escaped a number
of times from panitentiarips, his last
escapade being ct Fort Leavenworth,
where he crawlcd through q sewer to
liberty. Sheriff Fluegcl consented to
bring the man himself TO Roci; Island
On Monday q cell Eey and .ong
argyle bar was found N STATIONS bed
clothes and this is said to have worn
On Sheriff Fluegei's nerves. The mat
ter OF sending him back 10 Fort
LaavCnwCrth where q sentence CT FIVE
years awaits him was considered, b.,
States Attorney Thompsoa's aTgu.
mon. was so plausible and conclu
give, the requect Of Rocs Island ou
;hc-.tes 90 brias S;rat;or Iere va!
G--ltci.
To IL: Careful.
Tho shcriffs ONCE expects to be
mighty careful Of their desperate
guest He will be guarded, night and
d2y and # he makes Jail delircry
here, he will have n Job On his hands
lie vii naturally be KEEP. apart from
Thomas jefferson. his alleged pal an,
no opportunity will be given them Z
communicate with each other or win
the outside world.
TRIED THIS TEV-5.
Strattoa will be tried this term A
least that is States Attorney Thomp
sens plan. Stratton was secretly in
diced by the last grand jury. TIL,
death penalty will Pre- baby be aske,
for. as the states attorney believe
that IN the confession Of Jefferson
there is evidence enough 20 hang him
States Attorney Thompson viii re
main in Pekia until tomorrow as b
Is investigating STATIONS record.
Upon the arrival Of Stratton. ala
Clyde Harrington. in the city. he wa
taken into circuit court where Judg
X. NJ Olnsted sent him TO jail pend
ing his arraignmeuJ
In conversation with Sheriff FiuC
gel OF Pekin, Stratton denied that h,