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| plished the robbery Of the post office
at Winton, n. c., that Jimmy was
plentifully supplied with funds. This
safe was blown without incident, al
though the trio did have to make
run for it after getting on the out
skirts of the little town, where they
were held up by policeman. Strange
to say, they refrained from shooting
and ran, outstripping their pursuer
and getting clear away. This Job
netted upward Of $4,000 in stamps
and cash, although there was very
little Of the latter An effort was
made to cash the "stickers" (stamps)
in Delays saloon in Norfolk, but this
failing Delay advanced the funds for
Shorty" to go to New York and dis
pose Of his plunder at a well-known
Bowery resort. Jimmy and Cross re-
mained in Norfolk, and their share
OF the plunder was expressed to them
by Augusta Shorty" after he had
consummated the sale in New York
city.
Frequently In their trips through
the two Carolinas and Virginia tho
paths Of"Irish Jimmy" and Charley
crossed that Of Portland Ned" and
Mccarthy and the little band these
two worthless led. On such occasions
they cast their lot with Ned and
Johnny, for Ned and Johnny rarely
failed to "cash" when they set out
to land an Office"
Detectives and post Office inspec-
tors are a unit in asserting that
Irish Jimmy" Is an arrant coward
and, desperate though he is, he
would invariably run If an opportun-
ity offered rather than stand up and
exchange blows or shots with an
adversary. This seems to be borne
out by the number of running fights
ne figured II while cornered In towns
where he was surprised at his work
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better of the encounter and then his
antagonists, the hated bulls" Right
and might finally prevailed, and
when dubbed almost into state of
exhaustion the prisoner threw up his
hands and cried out that he would
give in, as he had enough, but that
if he lived to be a hundred he would
yet even the score against his enc
mics, the inspectors who had "kanga-
rooed" him.
Battered and bruised, Jimmy was
slowed safely away in a cell, and the
deputy who had come from North
: Carolina to take him back to Raleigh
sought Inspectors Jacobs and James
| to talk over the safest method of
transporting his prisoner. Jacobs
! jocularly suggested an iron cage. A
pillory wonld be about the right
thing, James thought. The deputy
agreed with both, but lacking these
| restraining instruments he waxed Sc
| rious and said, What am l going to
do with hyena like that when am
alone on the road with him?"
Jacobs then admonished him.
Jimmy" said the inspector, "is
a man you can't afford to take a
| chance with. He will do you lust as
sure as you are alive IL he gets the
chance. You have an eighteen hour
Journey ahead of you, and to play 1t
safe you must break 1t up into short
| jumps. In the first place you must
shackle your man and keep the
shackles on him. Under no circum-
stances allow him to wheedle you
into removing the irons. Nor must
you ever have your gun whers you
can't get your hands on it at sec
ond's warning Arrange your Jour
ney so you will travel in broad day
light at all times. When you see
night settling down leave the train
at the first stop and as soon as you
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Uncle Sam's War on the "Yeggs.' -

alight take your prisoner to the po-
lice station or Jail and have. him
locked up. Don't leave the jail your
self. Sacrifice a little sleep if need
be and mount guard over your
charge, even if you have to camp at
his cell door all night. The night Of
the second day should see you safely
in Raleigh, but under no circum-
stances take your eye off your pris-
oner, because he is @ wicked chap and
will hand you a back handler at the
first opportunity and then leave you
in the lurch. l know him, and so do
some OF the men he just kicked
around the corridor out here like
foot balls. Jimmy is bad yegg, and
that is saying whole lot"
1t was evident that Jacobs words
Of advice had sunk in, for when the
Tar Heel deputy sailed forth with
his prisoner he could not have han
died him more gingerly had he been
a Bengal tiger. Jimmy was heavily
shackled and the bracelet on his
right wrist was chained to a similar
one on the left arm Of the deputy
The latter's right hand rested easily
In the right outside pocket of his
coat, which concealed "A Colts re-
volver ready for action. Had Jimmy
made one suspicious move on the
trip to the train, chances are that
little deputy would have drilled him
through with his leaden pellets. But
Jimmy evidently realized that his
doom was sealed, and the last seen
Of them aboard the train was Jimmy
huddled in corner of the car with
the deputy, his hand still grasping
the butt OF his eyer-ready gun and
prepared to draw at a moments no
tice. The trip proved to be Of lit
tie moment, for the deputy acted
upon the advice of Jacobs to the
letter. There were no further out
breaks on Jimmy's part, and now he
is hard at work on the rock pile in
Cardinals prison yard. For a man
who has relied upon nitroglycerine
10 do his work for him and provide
him with the thousands of dollars
he has squandered in riotous living
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1t is crushing blow to 0ok forward
to ten years on rock pile, where a
task-master stands over him from
sunrise to sunset with a rifle slung
across his arm. SO much for Jim
my's immediate future-his past Is
far moro interesting.
While Jimmy has been an offender
of national reputation for many
year, the records do not show how he
broke into yeggdom. He Just drifted
into 1t, no doubt, as many youths do
who prefer lives OF idleness and vice
to those Of industry and rectitude.
He spent some years in New York
city, but, like those of his ilk with
whom he elected to fraternize. he
chose a rowing life, and that OF a
yeggman appealed to him, inasmuch
as 1T meant plenty Of money at times
for the least possible effort, and Jim
my was never fond Of work.
Like all other yeggmen who one
rate in the South, Jimmy soon drift
ed into Norfolk, where he loafed at
Delays Campbell Wharf place as
we'll as at Delays residence in Falk-
land street. Both were favorite hid
ing places for yeggmen, and both
were always under police surveil-
lance. He also hung out at Rudolph
Rabens's cribs in Charleston, S. G..
when he got so far South, and in
that way met the boldest operators
of this class of burglar. 1t was at
Norfolk that Jimmy first fell in with
Johnny Mccarthy and Portland
Ned" In that first gathering were
such celebrities as Charley Cross,
Jimmy's bosom friend and co-opera-
tor in crime; Pennsylvania Swipes,"
Connecticut Shorty" and Faces"
Instead OF proceeding South from
Norfolk the band split up, and Irish
Jimmy and Charley Cross cast their
lot with Portland Ned" and pulled
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naturally took his word for 1t and at
extreme personal sacrifice procured a
lawyer to defend him. But Jimmy
had not been square with his wife OF
his lawyer either, and the tears OF
the former and the pleas o. the lat
ter were unavailing when ne stood
before the bar of justice.
OF course, the inevitable came to
pass. The testimony was so over.
whelmingly and conclusively adverse
to the prisoner that his commitment
to the North Carolina authorities was
but a question of minutes. AS the
words were pronounced from the
bench which were tantamount TO a
ten or twelve-year stay behind the
bars, and at hard labor, Jimmy arose
in his wrath and at the top OF his
voice shouted, II am being RAMA
rooed These bulls are framing
me-"
In a second the court was in an
uproar. A deputy in charge of the
prisoner laid hand on his shoul der
and swinging him around sought to
drag him from the court room. RUt
Jimmy was in fighting mood, and,
crazed with rage, flung the little den.
uty from him and wheeling again
shouted to Judge Hand, You are
kangarooing me. | am being
framed"
BY this time the little deputy had
regained his feet and aided by scve-
raj others, he literally dra eyed the
prisoner to the court room door. But
again Jimmy flnng out his powerfuI
arms, and freeing himself OF ne
grip Of the law struck out with RI NJ
and left. Two deputies wCn5 down
under the weight of his crushing
blows, and before he could be re-
strained Jimmy fell upon one OF them
and administered an unmerCtiuisbCat-
ing until he was dragged aWay.from
: his PROSTATE victim. The imfuriated
yeggman was hurled from the room
to the hallway, and as the doors Of
the court room closed on him the
fight was resumed. For at least Ave
mintues the battle ragged fast and
furious, with first Jimmy having the
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Irish Jimmy One of the Wickedest
Yeggs in America, Brought to
Justice in Federal Court, De-
nounces Judge and Strikes
Down Two Deputy
Marsha1s.
Marsha1s.

"These bulls are trying to frame
me. l amt done nothin' and they
amt got nothin' on me, but sure
they are goin' to kangaroo me.
At great length and pains, and lib
orally punctuated with oaths that
fairly made ones flesh creep, Jimmy
explained that "to kangaroo" (yegg
parlance) means to railroad one to
prison without one scintilla of genu-
inc or corroborative evidence, but to
accomplish this end by means Of per-
jured testimony from sufficient
number Of witnesses to make the
case conclusive and bring about the
conviction desired. Furthermore,
Jimmy added that all bulls" whe-
ther municipal, State or Federal, are
crooks and that he wouldn't believe
one Of them on oath. He has been
victim of this type Of persecution,
he said, since he reached manhood's s
estate, and in conclusion he had
never done a thing in his spotless,
blameless life that was in the least
counter to the laws of the land.
OF course, that is the way Jimmy
tells it. He had come to hate all
mankind, inaSmuch as all his life he
had been a hunted, prosecuted crea-
ture, and at a tender age had arrived
at the conclusion that since society
had opened war on him he would
measure swords with it. The world
owed him living, and If he couldn t
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After looting the safe of big -four
mill at Ellicott City, Md, Jimmy and
Charley Cross were trailed by the
towns lone policeman to the out
skirts Of the little town. The police
man knew they had robbed the mill
office, but he trailed along in the
hope that he might meet some one
he could call on to aid him in arrest
ing the two strangers. 1t was in the
early hours Of the morning, and as no
help appeared the policeman decided
to tackle the two single-handed Ha
ordered them TO halt and throw up
their hands. His summons was
signal for the two to take to their
heels. The. flight led them to the
tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, the policeman meanwhile
sending a fusillade Of bullets in their
wake. Evidently Jimmy and Charley
had determined to take no chances
in losing the swag they had just pro-
cured, SO darted in and around the
freight cars, not returning single
shot Of the policeman. When they
found themselves hard pressed, how
ever, they hid behind a freight car,
and as the intrepid policeman came
dasbing toward them they opened
fire on him, although he wasn't 20
feet from them. Their aim was poor,
however, and the policeman sped to
cover and continued his fire, al
though Jimmy and Cross succeeded
in getting away toward Illchester,
Md, where they were lost in the
dense forests that skirt each bank of
the Patapsco river.
Watchman Felled with Revolver.
The bank at Mullins, S. c., netted
Jimmy and Charlie a tidy sum. "Chi
Nolan Portland Ned" Dutch
and Walter also figured in this raid.
Upwards OF $4,000 was procured
for this nights work, and Jimmy and
Cross, together with "Chi Nolan,'
were the "stick-ups," or outside SEN
tinels, while the actual inside work
was done by portland Ned" and
Walter.
The presence Of the little band was
not discovered until they were leav-
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get it by fair means he would by
foul, and so there you are,

get it by fair means he would by
foul, and so there you are!
Jimmy Becomes Excited.
AT this stage Jimmy waxed so ve-
hement and so explosive that his
caller felt 1t was time TO draw the
interview to close, so Jimmy was
left to his solitude, still railing at
the bulls" and Justify shouting that
he was being "kangarooed."
While the post Office inspectors in
New York were negotiating for jim
my's transfer to another State they
found they could greatly strengthen
their case by the testimony of man
now in prison, a fellow yegg Of jim
my's and one who had worked with
him. Jimmy had on more than one
occasion double crossed" his old
comrade, and the inspectors knew
there was no love lost between them
This man told Inspector Jacobs that
should the case against Jimmy fall
down he would volunteer to testify,
but If this could possibly be avoided
he hoped 1t could be so arranged, for
he shrank from testifying against a
comrade in crime. He hoped, he
said, when he emerged from his cell
to freedom that he would be minus
the brand Of "snitch." That, in his
opinion, was the meanest and lowest
of all crimes. His wishes were re-
spected and Jimmy was sent away
without the testimony Of this man.
Prior to being brought into court
there was an affecting scene between
Jimmy and his wife. This Womf n
protested that she had been ignorant
OF her husbands past and never
dreamed she had married a notorious
criminal. She would not believe that
the record standing against him Is
authentic, and when her husband ve-
hemently protested his innocence she
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ing the bank. Then the watchman.
who had left the building to get
something to eat, returned just in
time to see Ned and War emerge
from the rear window. I 3 others
scattered and ran as the watchman
sounded the alarm, but before he
could repeat his outcry blow from
the butt OF Ned's revolver stretched
MIN out and he was Silenced until
all hands escaped to a waiting hand
car. A wild ride followed to q point
or safety, where the car was ditched
and the bandits skunk away in the
woods.
The identity OF the burglars re-
manned secret until Mccarthy con-
fessed In the Vermont prison. He
said the full details of the robbie ry,
fight and escape had been told to MIN
by Portland Ned" who referred to
1T as one Of the closest calls he had
ever had, for as he said, "tnat
watchman would have gotten me had
| been second later in handing him
his sleep punch"
This Is how Jimmy Is listed in a.
voluminous report devoted to those
Of his ilk:
Irish Jimmy or William l.,
Dunn, forty years, feet inches,
LAP pounds, dark complexion, black
hair, gray eyes, clean shaven, lower
front tooth out, full face Tattooed
in red and blue ink On right fore
arm, heart and clasped hands. Was
dlscharged from Moundsville, w.
va, penitentiary, latter part of 1908,
after four years sentence, together
with Charley Cross and 'Swede
Whitley for the Cape Charles (Va.)
post office robbery. Has frequented
resorts at Norfolk and Alexandria,
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Dunn. alias IrI.H Jimmy alias Ken
aas Ji'. BUly. Ige. and s..lu ...owc..
Juno 4, 190O-Arrested near
Criesfeld, Md; charge, burglary Of
post office at Cape Charles, Va.
June IL, 1900-Sentenced to
serve four years in States prison and
fined 500.
January 25, 1913--Arrested Co
lumbus, Ohio; charge, drunkenness.
Held in $500 bail. Forfeited"
After scanning this criminal record
one would be prone to remark that
Jimmy is not such bad fellow after
all, ana that many another man in a
moment OF weakness had yielded to
temptation, fallen and then taken his
- medicine like man. And then, too
nuhdreds OF MEN hn~<- neen arrested
because OF hilarity following too long
session over the cup that cheers.
But still another entry concerning
lrIsh Jlrl ny can be found in the post
once archives provided the seeker
knows where to search.
1T was only a few weeks ago that
Jimmy was removed from New York.
He was there a week or two, the
while a notorious but unhonored
guest OF the city. His advent was not
voluntary, despite the fact that his
wife lives in the greater city and this
Is the one place this rowing plunderer
calls home. Jimmy, long and eagerly
sought, was captured upstate and
safely incarce rated in the Tombs
"hlle the necessary papers were
made out by which he could be trans
terred to that jurisdiction where the
longest prison term awaited him.
BY strange coincidence, while in
New York city the same roof covered
Jimmy beneath which temporarily
dwelt his od-time partner in crime,
west Philadelphia Johnny. But so
far as post Office inspectors have been
able to ascertain they did not meet
or consult during Jimmy's brief stay
at Father Knickerbocker's expense.
Turned Over to Tar Heel Officer.
Jimmy was arrested in Albany last
september. He was wanted for the
robbery Of post Offices at Piermont
and Ardsley, on the Hudson, as well
as several others throughout the
state While the post Office nspec-
tors who brought about his arrest
mad clear case against him, they
were so familiar with his past that
tneY decided they would let the
charges standing against him in New
YORK wait, provided they could turn
MN over to the authorities of some
otner state where his depredations
mad been more daring and more num-
erous. Since Jimmy had operated
through nearly every State in the
south east OF the Mississippi river. II
was finally decided that with least
trouble and expense to all concerned
ne should be sent to North Carolina.
80 he was turned over to a Tar
heel marshal, who safely landed him
IN the peniten tiary, where he will do
from seven to eight hours of toll
each day in part payment for the
cost OF MS keep. But this was NOT
accomplished without one of the most
thrilling episodes ever Witnessed IN
court OF law In New York CITY,
day or two before jimmy wos
finally arragned in the Federal court
there the writer talked with him
Desirous Of clearing up several points
in connection with the prisoners
past, Jimmy was sought and engaged
in a brief chat, the burden of which
so far as Jimmy was concerned, was:
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E0 NOE yeggman always
MNlSN\M q crook, is the theory Of
1MeS\NHN the post Office inspec-
M6@ wa tors, who know more
ES&S-IX1 about yeggs than any
&AA|>n--1l other men in Uncle
Sans service. They
contend they have never heard OF a
genuine reformation among this
type Of criminal, despite the hun
dreds who have professed change of
heart.
One of the wickedest yeggs in this
country, whose activities have caused
post Office inspectors more sleepless
nights and days of feverish excite
ment than any others, is Irish jim
my. While his road monniker might
readily call to mind a rollicking,
good natured, rouStabout sort Of a
chap, yet there is nothing good ma
tured or playful about him. Accord
ing to those who have spent the last
ten years tracking him from crime to
crime he stands without one redeem
ing feature.
To-day he is locked up in a cell in
the North Carolina penitentiary at
Raleigh. To quote Inspector Jacobs,
attached to the New York division
and one Of the most noted authori-
ties on yeggs in this country, Jimmy
outjimmied hmeslf this time, and
his stay in prison (unless he succeeds
in repeating previous escapes) will
be question OF many years"
For purposes Of convenience as to
record, Jimmy stands accused Of
twenty-four post office robberies. AS
matter of fact, his operations are
said to mount into the hundreds. and
not even Portland Ned, West Phila-
delphia Johnny or Charley Cross. all
boon companions of Jimmy, have
been more brazen or daring in their
operations. All operated over a
wide territory, although their princi-
pal depredationS were committed in
the South, where police protection
has not kept pace with other progress
sive steps In the reconstructed sec
tions OF this nation.
Irish Jimmv's Many Aliases
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Continued on Sixth page3
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Copyright, 1913, by the New York
Herald Co. All rights reserved.)

NCE a yeggman always
a crook, is the theory Of
the post Office inspec-
tors, who know more
about yeggs than any
other men in Uncle
Sam'S service ThnY
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-17
COWLES

II. q. keeney and Elmer Simons are
shelling corn this week.
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Good were pass,
engers to Red Cloud Wednesday.
Emery Waller and Guy Scott motor
ed to Red Cloud Monday evening.
Mrs. Ida Squires was visitor at tn,
home of G. +. Walker in Red Clou,
Tuesday.
Chas. C. Bennett got in car of Fore
cars this week. Anyone wanting car
will do we'll to see him.
The NJ. +. people are holding reviva
meetings at their church this week
Everyone is cordially invited to attend
Last Monday morning the people
were very much erieved to learn o
the death of Mrs. Kanan Sprenkle
She leaves husband, three smal
children and large number of rela
tives and friends to mourn her death
Sad is life, but what God wills surel,
must be for the best.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-17
GARFIELD

Will Fisher was sowing oats on Sat.
urday,
Eli Houchin sold John Raws horse
Monday.
George Smith spent Saturday nigh,
in town.
Ray Davis made a trip to Red Cloud
Monday on business.
Fred Harris baby who has been sicl,
for some time is better.
Howard Allies from McC0ok was Wis
iting in Garfield Sunday.
Harry Harris and family we're visit.
ing at the home of Al Smith Sunday
After the rains and SHOWS of last
week the ground is in fine shape foi
farming.
Vern Harris and Len Railsback was
driving on wind mill row Sunday. oh
you kid
Sammie Thompson cut one of hi
fingers pretty bad last Saturday, and
had to have the doctor dress it.
Four scholars from district 50 took
the eighth grade examination in Red
Cloud last Thursday and Friday.
Bert King was on wind mill row
Monday assessing and trying to fiEd
out how much the people are worth.
Those who shipped stock on Sunday
from Garfield were: Amack Bros,
four cars of cattle; Coon ~ Smith,
one car of hogs.
Little Charley McElhaney met with
quite bad accident on Saturday
while helping his father with a manure
spreader. In some way he got his
arm in the cylinder, which tore some
of the flesh off pretty bad and the
doctor had to put several stitches in
1t. lie is getting along nicely now,
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-17
Red Cloud Lady
Attends Wedding

Mrs. Geo Coon aul children hav,
returned from "a short visit with rc.a.
tivcs in Wisconsin, and Geo. once
moro wears "thc smile thitwont come
or"
During her absence Mrs. Coon ul.
tended the wedding of one of her
relatives, an account Of which follows:
Miss Mae Julis, daughter Of l.. A..
Prcgcut, East Canal street. was united
in marriaga 30 Gu "a Rowan ut soclock
this mornInS Nt the South Side Holy
Ghot church. Rev. o fin oiliciatiny.
Miss Lotiie Pregeut. sister Of the bride
was bridesmaid and the groom was at.
tended by Matt l. ,faivc.
The bride and bridesmaid wore gowns
alike Of white embroidered vuile over
messaline silk, the bride carrying II
shower bouquet Of bridal r, ses. After
the ceremony the party went to the
home Of the bride where q wet ding
breakfast was served to rs guests, in.
cluding friends and relatives.
The table was tastefully decorated
with carnations, roses and smilsx and
wedding bells figured largely in the
house decorations. Mr.. and Mrs. Ro.
wan departed on the noon train fov
Wsupscs on brief honey They
were given good send of 1T the de.
pot by the many friends who shOwered
them with rice. The newlyweds will
reside in Lafayette where the groom
has farm. The bride until recently
was employed at the l.. & W. Shoe Co.
Many beautiful wedding presents
were received by them of which some
we're costly. The bride Ia we'll known
In the city and is favorably known by
all her friends and acquaintances.
The out Of town guests were Mrs. G.
Coon and five children, Of Red Cloud.
Nebr. Mrs. William Tuttle, of Stan.
ley. Miss Alma Nelson. Of Superior and
Miss Anna Scheel, Of Eau Claire. The
Chippewa (Wisconsin) Herald.