Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-16
ROUND UP ROBBER
GANG IN CHICAGO
GET CONFESSION
One Member Of "Mob" Said tc
Have Confessed to Looting
St. Pau! Federal Gus
toms Office.
WOMAN LAID PLANS. GLAZING
Alleged Yeggmen May Be In
volved In Famous Bank Case
Revenue Stamps Worth
$575, 900 Found.
WOMAN LAID PLANS, GLAZING

YO y O,OOO OulO.
Chicago, Feb. l4.-Confession to the
robbery of the internal revenue office
at ST. Paul, January 6, when revenue
600 in value were stolen from the old
federal building there, was obtained
today from one of the three men ar
rested with their wives here last night.
Peter G~rautzburg, an operative of
federal secret service, nnounce the
confession, but would not say from
which of the prisoners it was OBJ
tanned.
1t was reported that John ]. Zeck.
a motorman, was the man who made
the alleged admissions.
Says Case Is Complete.
The case is practically complete
said Michael [. Igoe, assistant United
States district attorney.
Capt. Thomas l.. Porter. chief Of the
local secret service, kept his office
locked against all save government Of
ficials.
The prisoners were to be arraigned
this afternoon.
Chicago, Feb. 14.-In addition to
three men and three women arrested
'NSS AS ~ Via ! SOlAlPA1S1Sy
in the recent robbery of the ST. Pau
federal building, when $675,000 in in
ternal revenue stamps was taken, sew
efal other suspects are under surveil-
lance, the police said today. The po-
lice believe at least two of those ar
rested We're implicated in the robbery
of a bank ct New Westminster, 3. c.,
in September. 1911, when $272,0 600 was
taken.
Edward Leonard, Julia Leonard,
John j. lack, Mrs. lack, Michael
Flanagan inc Mrs. Catherine Flanni-
gan are the six arrested last night.
The officers are said to have recovered
$4,000 worth of the stamps.
According to the officers, Mrs. Elan
nigan is charged With having planned
and directed the robbery.
Leonard is credited by the police to
have the men who did the actual work.
With MIR. and Mrs. Leonard, when ar
rested, was little 6-year-old Evelyn
Zeck, who led detectives to the home
of her father, on the north side, where
John Zeck and his wife were arrested.
The officers believe Flanagan and
Leonard were implicated in the New
Westminster, b.. c.. robbery.
The ST. Paul robbery engaged the
attention of secret service men and
revenue agents, private and municipal
detectives of a number of cities.
The stamps taken were negotiable,
and every wheel in the government ma
chinery was set going for their re-
cover The clerks worked all night
counting the mount recovered, but it
is believed the two unk contained
most of the booty. The stamps ranged
in denominations from 1-cent to $500.
History Of the Hunt.
The alleged solution of the case
started when several of the secret
service men came to the conclusion
Il fhof tho t.n1hnry c,,~~or<11 %I,~ No.
madam bank footing. In this connec-
ton it was recalled that Flanagan
was arrested on a charge of passing
mol;ey thought to have come from
the bank. He cleared himself on the
charge, but not Of the suspicion OF
began with the shadowing of his house
and saloon.
Two trunks, said to have been those
recovered. were brought to the house
by Leonard. He was followed and il
was learned that prior to the robbery
in Minneapolis. The booty, it is said
was brought from st. Paul in an au-
tomobile, which has been traced tc
this house.
Detectives and secret service mer
watched all night outside Leonard's
home and that of Flanagan and ther
made the arrests.
Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. lack are sait
to be sisers. The lacks were arrested
it was said, after several packages 81
the stamps were found concealed ir
the flooring of their home.
Express receipts on the New West.
minister office Of an express company
were regarded as possible clews tc
the bank robbery mystery.
Two more arrests were made by tho
federal officers in connection with the
stamp robbery in ST. Paul.. George
and Frank Bissett, brothers. were
taken while in bed, the officers keeping
the men covered with revolvers while
they were dressing.
Warrants for all of the arrested per.
sons. with h exception Of Frank Bis.
sett, We're issued late in the day
Edward Leonard and George Bis.
sett were charged with robbery ant
stealing money and stamps; Mrs. julia
Leonard was charged with assisting il
the robbery: Zeck and Mrs. Zeck wer,
charged with concealing stolen prop.
erty, and Flanagan and Mrs. Flanagan
with failing to inform the government
of a felony of which they had knowl,
edge.
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