Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-14
DESPERATE KILLED IN DCS
MONIES IN BANK HERE
WHILE BEING HUNTED.
WANTED TO RENT BOX
IN SECURITY SAVINGS
The Day Following His Visit Pres dent
Vawter Recognized His Visitor OF
the Day Before by a Circular Re
eeivcd - Cross Again Visited Sc.
curity Bank Two Weeks Later.

That William J. (DutcM cross,
notorious criminal, desperate and sua-
pcutcd OF bank rcbhcr. who was killed
in a sur battle with police in pcS
city recently and that he probably was
planning bank robbery here IS tho
g. belief OF Dcs Muincs detectives, local
officers and an officer of the lanN,
That cross did not attempt to pull
this robbery was perhaps due TO a CO.
incident that put President II. W..
NHwtcr OF the security savings Bank,
on guard and sci DeS MONIES and local
. officers on ross trail.
/ Tho incident resulted in a search of
/ several days being made here and IN
( nearby nrighporhcods for Cross 10y
. tiJr Paddock, detective for tho Iowa
State Bankers Association and local
officers. The search was unsuccessful.
hut that cross was twice in the
Security savings Bank within two
weeks while the state was being
-courcd for him is unqucstioned.
Looked the Bank Over.
President Nawter, OF the Security
SAVINGS. says ii was about five weeks
ago that a Gan came into tn" bank
. md expressed a desire to rent a safety
deposit box. He was shown boxes OF
different sizes 10y Vawter. which neceT-
stated the caller being taken to RI"
rcar Of TIE bank room. TIL" man did
no: choose a box hut instead left, Civ
ing an excuse for doInG 50.
The following morning circular
rom the Iowa state Bankers .Associa-
ton Was rcCel we'd at the rank contain
M picture and description of cross
who had yaped from custody a few
weeks before. Vawter and employees
Of the bank recognized the picture and
=. description is that Of Tie man who
cyamncd safety deposit boxes the da>
n,iorC.
Called Second Time.
Abou; tNo "cchs ,Ite' cross came
again to the Ink a.:d asked to b.
shown sace.y deposit boxes but Mr..
Vawter told him tina, the bank then
nal none TO rent Cross left .mmn-
GIately. After Cross had been ident.-
ned by Mr.. VaWter after receipt Of the
circular the shcriTs Office was mott
led and after Cross second visit to
the police and the sheriff, At about
that time Gus Paddock came TO The
city and with the sheriff searched for
Cross in the city and in neighborkoods
where il was believed h might be hid
ing. So far As is known no trace Of
Cross vas found here. Ii was tn
opinion Of Crlddock when told Of the
visits Cross made "a the bank. that the
desperate was probably planning a
daylight robbery.
Was Sho: to Death.
Cross was shot to death Thursday
night while resisting arr est. In the
battle Chief Of Police e. c. Jackson
Of the Des Moines police. was seriously
wounded. Cross was anted for muir
der committed thirteen years ago. He
was suspected Of the robbery Of
bank at Valeria and was captured last
March in St. Joseph. Mo. He VA;
confined in the Newton jail from which
ne escaped in September. His hom-
in Des NOines had been watched for
two month until Thursday night it VAS
tipped off 10 the police he was there.
officers led by Jackson raded the
place and shot Cross down as he
made a rush to escape.