The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-07-22
IDENTIFIES MAN
who R0BS
One Time States Prisoner Identified
As Robber Who Held Up and
Shot and Robbed Hover.
GIVES NAME OF eEARHARD7
M. c. Hover, Of Sioux City, Positively
Recognizes Ruffain Who is Placed
Behind Prison Bars.

Mention was made in the Review
some time ago of the hold up of NJ. c.
Hover, of Sioux City, early in July. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. Hover
was lurcd across bridge in Sioux City
and was robbed of considerable jewel
ny and gold watch and the robber
shot off one of Mr.. Hover's fingers in
the mixup. Later Hover recovered
some of the jewclry when letter was
mailed him from Omaha enclosing a
pawn ticket advising him to cash 1t in
if he wanted his valuables. A new
turn has now taken place to this af-
fair which will be of interest to read
ers of this paper as Mr.. Hover was a
former resident here. The Sioux City
Journal of today contains the follow.
ing information in regard to the arrest
of the alleged robber:
Newton Gerhardt, paroled convict
was positively Unidentified yesterday by
NJ. C. Hover, West Third street, piano
tuner, as the man who lurcd him
aoSoss the combination bridge July 6
and shot off one of his fingers in rob-
bling him.
Gerhardt, a painter, lives in Peoria.
III. A few months ago he was parolcd
from Anamosa reformatOry, having
been sent to that prison for robbery
committed in Davenport. He was par
oiled to II. l.. IIoughton, of Sioux City,
probation officer He has been stay
ing at the Y. NJ. C. A. while in Sioux
City, was a member of the Y. NJ. G. A.
orchestra. and took an active interest
in the affairs of that organization.
Gerhadt was arrested yesterday
! morning a short time after he had
| stepped from train from Omaha. He
denied the Hover robbery, and said
all he knew about it was what he had
| read in the newspapers. Hover's wife
visited Gerhardt at police headquar-
| tiers and declared he was the man who
had called at the Hover home for her
husband.
Shot Hover Twice.
On the afternoon of July 6 Hover
was summoned over the telephone by
Sioux City wanted her piano tuned.
Hover met the man and was driven
across the bridge by him. Shortly af-
ter the end of the bridge had been
reached, the man drew revolver and
shot Hover in the forehead. Then he
robbed Hover OF his watch. shirt stud,
ring and a small sum of money.
| A diamond ring on Hover's finger
could not be pulled off, and the man
shot Hover's finger off to get the gem.
A few days later Hover received a
pawn ticket for the ring, mailed from
Omaha. Later the other jewels were
sent to him, mailed in Sioux City.
Hover was able to give good descrip-
ton of the robber and the Sioux City
detectives have been working on the
case since that time.
Cornet Theft a CIew.
| A few days ago a young man went
to the home of Meyer Shubb, 1913
Omaha street, and said that Shubb had
sent him after cornet. The instru-
ment was turned over to him, and that
was the last Shubb saw of it. The
description of the man who disappear
ed with the cornet tailed with that of
Gerhardt, who was close friend Of
Shubb.
Then Gerhardt disappeared. Shubb
received a number of cards from him,
one of which was mailed from Omaha
on the same date that the pawn ticket
was mailed to Hover.
| A letter came to Shubb telling him
Gerhardt would reach Sioux City yes
terady on the early morning train from
Omaha. Detectives met the train, but
missed Gerhardt. They went to the
Y. NJ. C.. A. and found him. Gerhardt
protested against the arrest and de-
clared he had committed no robbery.
He said he had been running around
the coutry working at his trade.
When Hover and his wife confront
ed him at police headquarters ycster-
day and positively Unidentified him,
Gerhardt cody asked them few
questions and then told the police it
was case of mistaken identity.
Gerhardt is % years old. From Ana
mosa the detectives learned he was
known by the aliases of the Chicago
Kid" and "Hooknose Harry" When
detectices arrested Gerhardt he told
them his name was Harry Benton.