Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-09

from his sick bed that Reynolds be
spirited into town.
1t was arranged to have Jim" Nc
Combs, with closed cab, meet the
train from the west at sixth street,
and that the train stop there. All
immense throng had assembled at the
depot on July 80 to meet the train, ana
it was the duty Of Officer Charles
Miller to lead the crowd to believe he
was expecting the prisoner. McCombs
had dashed his horses on a run to the
JAIL and Reynolds was safe in jail al
most by the time the train had reached
the station. Jim" Smalley, was jaiier
at the time Reynolds was captured.
Reynolds Tells Of Escape.
The Times Republican interviewed
| Reynolds, and the prisoner told al
length of his escape. With the excep-
ton of little bran, that he had taken
| from a barn, he had had nothing 10
| eat from the Tuesday afternoon of his
capture until the next Friday, when ne
returned to this city, went down Main
street to the depot in the evening, ana
| bought a sandwich and some cakes al
a South Third avenue restaurant. ne
talked to traimen. and even TO po'
liceman at the depot. asking the time
of train to Council Bluffs. He had
hidden under the matched roof or ar
Old barn one entire day While men
| were searching for him. He would not
admit the shooting of Wait, altho ne
did not deny that he had shot the
marshal as he referred 20 McCod.
Both Sent 20 Pen.
REYNOLDS and Bedford were indicted
Dec. II. 1884. Reynolds for the attempt
ed murder of Charles Wait, and Key
nolds and Bedford jointly for the at
tempted murder Of Sheriff McCord. Az
the January, 1885, term of court, Judse
Henderson presiding, Reynolds stooo
trial and Bedford pleaded sulitS"
Reynolds was sentenced to twentS-t"o
years in the Fort Madison penlteh-
tiary, and Bedford to eleven years. AZ
February, 1892. Governor Boles con,
muted the sentences TO ten years eacii'
REYNOLDS never lived to complete even
his committed sentence. for he dleo
in the insane ward of the prison.
Bedford a Smart Fellow.
According to n. O. Michaels, who re-
members the facts OF the eheire ease
very distinctly. and who's: story 10 lis
T.-R, as told Tuesday, is borne out
even to minor details by the llmes-
! Republican files. says that BEDFORD was
the brains OF the pair.
/ Altho he does not know personally.
j Mr.. Michaels was told in later years
that Bedford had invented lock 1or
prison cells while he was IN fort
! Madison. that he had his wife apply ior
J a patent on the device that Mrs. Bed
/ ford received $4,000 for the patent,
! and that the lock is still in use in the
! Fort Madison prison ana other state
prisons.
After he gained his liberty Mr..
! Michaels says that Bedford went BACK
to Philadelphia. fell in with members
of his old gang. made all arrangements
for rohbing a big bank by tunnelins
underneath the bank building. and was
shot and killed when just about ready
to complete the job Mr. Michaels said
that he had been told that the safe
wasn't known that Bedford could not
open without damaging it in the least
Another Display of McCord's Nerve.
Another display OF the nerve OF
Sheriff McCord, which also brought
him into great prominence. was when
he went down into Virginia to arrest
| Jim" Bailey. OF State. Center, who had
been indicted for stealing cattle. The
complaining, witness in the case was
the late sBeniaminfF Nichols. McCord
! came across BaiIey in a little tavern.
Bailey saw Mccord first, and fired at
him. The bullet MISS d. and McCord
closed in on Bailey before he could fire
again, WresIcd the revolver from him,
and brought him back 10 this city for
trial Bailey Went to the penitentlary
Sketch Of George Mccord.
George B. McCSrd was a native Of
Erie county. Pennsylvania, where he
was born April s., 1914. He served
during the civil war in Company G.
One Hundred Eleventh Ohio infantry,
was made orderly sergeant, and later
first lieutenant. commanding Company
+. He participated in the different
battles of the Atlanta campaign, and
at Cedar Bluff. Ala. was taken prisoner.
He effected his escape, but was hunted
down by bloodhound,s and recaptured.
He was imprisoned at Cahaba, Ala,
and later transferred to Andersonville,
where he remained six months.
That McCord was destined to a life
of thrills was shown early in his
career. After being released from the
rebel prison he was taken to Ficksburg,
and there paced on board the Inflated
Sultana, the boilers Of which burst.
McCord was in the waters of the Mis-
sssipp for several hours, and was
picked up by the steamer Jennie Lind.
Shortly after he retired from the
sheriffs office Mr.. McCord went to
California He, first made his home at
Pasadena, then at Oakland, and then
went to Tulare county. where he bought
land on Tuare lake He built reclama
ton levees, developed artesian water.
and established fine stock farm. He
took an active part in politics, was
prominent n the movement to establish
Kings county and upon the establish
ment of this county sold his ranch and
went to Hanford, where he leased the
leading hotel. Later he entered the
real estate business and then went into
the automobile business at Oakland
Mr. McCord was a member Of the G.
A. r. belonging to Lyon post, in Oak
land.
Mr. McCord is survived in his i'm
ediate family by his widow two sons
and one daughter. The sons are Frank
McCord. of Indianapolis, and Donald,
Of Detroit. The daughter is Mrs. Vera
McCord, who lives at home. Mrs
George McCord is a sister Of James
Smalley, formerly Of this city but now