The Sentinel=record., 1913-01-11
FOX PICKS OUT THE MAN WHO STEERED HIM HERE AND TO
 WHOM HE HANDED $2o,ooo.
SHERIFF REFUSES ONE BOND
Locks Wilk in a Cell for The Nioht And Declares War on The Whole of The Operators Interested in
 The Gigantic Swindle.
That's him. .

That's him."
 Frank F. Fox of Indiana conclu sively convinced officers they were on the right track in the arrest of Big Charlie" Wilk--Ward. last night on the Rock Island depot platform when, before the glare of automobile headlights, he positively identified Wilk as the man who rode" him here to rob him of $20,O00.
 Wilk was just being returned from Little Rock, where he had been ar rested, and was nandcuffed and in custody of Sheriff Williams.
 Fox, his counsel, John Hickey of Indianapolis, and Attorney Wooten of this city, met the train.
 As Sheriff Williams. w. w Gen. try. and Attorney w. H. Martin. step ped from the car in company with the h ~ldcuffed prisoner, Sheriff Williams called Fox to come to look at Wilk.
 The men faced each other on tle platform. Big Charlen lowered above Fox, who is man of short build.
 Lift your hat, asked Fox of Splz.
 Wilk compiled.
 That's the man" exclaimed Fox.
 Sheriff Williams was spoken to by Attorney Richard Ryan, who had a hond in the sum of $5,000 prepared and signed by C. c. Rusl, R. Murray and w. G. Rogers.
 T won't take it at all. They are on enough bonds" answered the sher- iff
 Then will you wait until we can get others on the bond?" asked Ryan.
 I will wait in the sheriff's office a short while answered Williams
 In the sheriff's office Mr. Williams got to thinking of the case.
 T don't have to take any bond, said the sheriff "The bond must be fixed by justice of the peace or court. with the prosecuting attorney present won't fool with it tonight"
 Sheriff Williams sent Wilk to a cell in the county jail where he spent the night
 In the sheriffs office Attorney John Hickey questioned Wilk closely abod, diamond stud, valued at about $l,2Gt which Fox lost in the Pullman com partment when coming here WillS was with Fox when the diamond was lost
 It had been ascertained that Wilk had pledged a diamond for $1,000 just before leaving the city, but Wilk claimed that the diamond he had pledged was his own, one he had own ed several years, and which he had lost here and later had been found for him.
 There were five originally covered m the warrants sworn out by Fox Of this five there have been arrest cd Arthur Slayin, Joe Aberly and Charles Wilk.
 The two still missing are Joe Den ton and J. H. Ward.
 The preliminary nearing is set for this morning at 10 o'clock, but it is very likely will be deferred until there are more developments. The hearing will be before Justice of the Peace DeVall.
 Attorneys Hickey and Wooten werc questioning Wilk closely about the diamond affair. Wilk claimed tha, Ae had put the diamond in for $1,00t and that he did not know it had been taken out Finally he said if it had been taken out ~he guessed Jackson took the diamond out He didnl know much about this party, except that he was card player, was about Omaha once, and he probably would see him about Omaha again some time
 DO you mean that a man almosl unknown to you could go and get the ulamond you had pawned?" Hickel asked Wilk.
 Well, 1 guess anybody could have sot II. l told Mir. Boles to let any or the boys have it." was Wilk's ans wer
 About the time Wilk was getting considerably twisted on the diamond question Attorney Ryan entered tho sheriffs office, informed his cien W