Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-10
FATAL ACCIDENT TO THIEF AND
CONFESSION OF COMPANION
LEADS TO ARRESTS.
BEN LyoNs' ADMITS
HE is ROGER MORRIS
Sioux City Police Department. Recov.
ers Five Stolen Machines ia One Day
Two Men Arrested There Taken to
onnaha-Gans Shown to Have Had
Agencies in Several Cities.

Sioux City detective and police de-
partments in their campaign to break
up the gang of automobile thieves
which have operated in seven states.
and who have stolen hundreds OF
automobiles, valued at more than
100000. In the arrest of ben Lyons
and his confession to the Minneapolis
police last Saturday that he was Roger
ris, superintendent of Woodbury. coun-
ty schools, the Sioux City police and
the departments at Omaha, Minneapo-
lis, Kansas City, Des Moines, and other
cities, are said to have secured infor-
nation which will lead to many arrests
in connection with the wholesale thefts
Of machines and the apprehension Of
men who are claimed by the depart
ments to be the "higher-ups."
c. w. Pipkins and John A. Unger,
detectives from the Omaha depart
ment, arrived in Sioux City to aid
the local detectives in their efforts to
break up the Sioux City end Of the
gang and take into custody A. l. ASS
man and Harry Goddard. The two
men, Detective Unger asserted today,
are wanted in Omaha In connection
with the theft recently Of two automo-
biles. The men, with two others were
arrested Friday when Chief of Detec-
tives Richard and detectives raided a
rooming house operated by Joe Sheeiey
In East Fourth street. Wilbur owens,
attorney, Saturday in the district court
secured writ Of habeas corpus to Sc
cure the release of the two men. The
hearing was held at o'clock Monday
morning.
Assman and Goddard were ordered
released on the lhabeas corpus writ AND
rearrested on warrant
from the Omaha courts charging them
with the theft of an automobile in that
city. The men left at noon IN Gus
tody of Omaha detectives. having
waived all extradition papers.
Tried to "Saw" Out.
Chief of Police Harve II. Hawman
asserted that if the men were success
full in securing their release that he
would Immediately rearrest them
Assman and Goddard according to
Hawman, Saturday night attempted to
escape from one Of the matrons' wards
in the city JAM by saving thru the
steel bars. The attempted escape was
foiled by Detective Fred Spencer. The
men were permitted to saw on the bars
for over an hour before the police en-
tered the cell and confiscated three
knives which had been made into
saws. The men were later transferred
to the county Jail.
Goddard and Assman are badly wanted
by the Omaha authorities. The de-
tectiye said they were two members Of
the Omaha gang which is affiliated
with the gangs in Sioux City. Minne-
apolis and other cities. Assman, the
detective asserted. is the proprietor of
q drug store at 1106 North Sixteenth
street. in Omaha.
Many Cars Taken.
Sixteen automobiles have been re-
covered by the Omaha authorities
since the arrest last week Of Morris.
Morris with Walter A. Tyler, Sioux
City man. according to the MiI1ne-
apolis authorities, were fleeing In
stolen automobile when the machine
was wrecked near st. James. Mimi.
Tyler was almost instantly killed.
Lyons, alias Morris, was taken into
Detective Pipkin, at the police sta
ton, asserted that the gang is as well
organized as some extensive business
concern. Motor cars which were
stolen in Sioux City were taken either
to Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City or
some other city and turned over to
fence or an agent" who easily dis
posed Of them. Cars stolen in Omaha,
or Kansas City, were
brought tos Sioux City and sold.
Recover Five Cars.
I The Sioux City department yester-
day recovered five machines which are
said to have been stolen, in various
cities. The~cars are being held until
The ownership is established. Two OF
the machines recovered were taken
from Jack Gaillet, q. Sioux City taxi
cab driver The machines, the police
assert, had been stolen. Sioux City
Iaxieab license plates were on both
cars.
Deputy Sheriff A. A. Buck. of Mime
apolis. automobile expert for the
sherifts department in that city. who
nas been in Sioux City since Saturday
night, left this morning In q seven
automobile for Minneapolis.
The machine was stolen by members
II the gang several weeks ago. The
was recovered by Chief |
1t was in possession Of a
.axicab driver.