The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-29
IT WAS A LUCKY MOVE
When Chief Accused Men Held on
Other Charges, They Tell
EverythIns-In the
County Jail.

goods out OF c.. B. & @. freight car IN
the lower yards on Monday night. as
recorded exclusively in The Gate City.
Today, however. In confession to
John NJ. Kenney. chief OF police, he
admitted that he was connected with
several other recent robbeffes and
that his team mate was William Kel-
ley, who has been serving thirty days
las vag. Now he is In the county
Jail on two counts with another one
coming and Kelley is keeping him COM
lpany.
Kelley later confessed also and as
"a result several mysterious robberies
lperpetrated during the last few weeks
Ior SO, have been cleared up.
Kelley was arrested several days
ago for yagrancy. but John NJ. Kenney,
chief Of police. had suspicion that
he was in some way or another con-
inected with recent robberies of Q
freight cars from which live hogs
were taken, so he was held. When
Carpenter was brought in yesterday
by the railroad special agents for
breaking into a car. the chief realized
that he had another suspect. With
nothing sure to go on. he accused both
men of having stolen the hogs and
also with having stolen several pairs
of shoes which had been recently dis
Erosed of in West Keokuk, and by a
streak Of luck found that they had
been working together. Each heliev.
ing the other had "squealed,' gave q
confession.
When the police were looking for
the robbers that entered the saloon OF
IL. r. Green, 22S B street on Christ
mas eve, they found that shoes had
been disposed of in the neighborhood
but had received no report Of rob
berry. This was cleared up in the con-
ifession secured The shoes were Sc
Icured from the Huiskamp Bros. shoe
factory.
How Shoes Were Secured.
In this confession, Carpenter told
Chief Kenney that he and Kelley and
la tramp named Mckinney. the man
who got away when the special agents
ARRESTED Carpenter, had secured the
shoes at Huiskamp's on the night OF
December %. Carpenter said that
Kelley had climbed the fire escape
and made his way into the building
through the roof, securing twelve pair
of shoes. Seven pair were later sold
for 81 and each split, 1925.
Carpenter also confessed that he
and Kelley entered freight car In the
lower c., b. & @. railroad yards on
the night Of December 13 and stole
live hog. Kelley IS said to have gotten
the hog out OF the car, after which
it was stuck and cleaned. Half Of it
was given away and half sold for $3.65.
On December 16 there was another
raid on freight car and another hog
taken. This was sold for &245.
Carpenter, when he appeared In the
superior court this morning, waived
preliminary examination and was COM
mitted to the county jail to await the
action of the grand jury on $1,000 bond.
$500 each on the counts Of stealing
the shoes and the sugar and canned
goods.
Kelley also waived the preliminaries
and was committed to the county jail
on $500 bond on the charge Of enter
ing the shoe factory. On the hog
stealing matter no informatfons have
been filed and 1t is probable that
case will be made out OF
1t.
All Waive.
William Outright. colored. charged
with shooting Laura Caruthers in the
hip and attempting to shoot Richard
Fulton, waived preliminary examina-
ton in the superior court this morn
ing and was bound over to await the
action of the grand jury under $500
bond.
William Holmes. colored, charged
with attempting to cut Florence Carl
with a knife, waived and went to the
county Jail under $500 bond.
Had Poor Chance.