Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-06
POLICE LEAVE
FOR ST.PA AUL TO.
]. SEEK BANDITS
Two Bank Employees Accom-
pany Officers in Effort
To Identify Finn
Brothers.

Chief OF Police Eberstein in Com.
pany with two detectives and two
victims of the holdup, of the Farmers
and Mercha,'s' bank at Benson on
December 81, left for ST. Paul, Mimi
la,t night with extradition papers
for the return to Omaha of George
Finn alias Thomas Mckay, and his
brother, Mike Finn alias George
Brown, who are held by St. Paul po-
lice on a charge OF robbery in con-
nection with the holdup Of the bank.
Detective Chief Dunn did not go
to.St Paul with the party as he was
snnpocnaed TO attend the Kirk "fur-
Tough" investigation at Lincoln to-
day.
Extradition Papers Signed.
Detectives Dolan and Hageruan,
Bert Morten. 6l08 Military avenue,
and Wilford Lang, employees of the
Farmers aud Merchants bank. left
for St. Paul with Chief Eberstein.
Mr.. Mortcn and Mr.. Lang were two
{. the u victims Of the ROBBERY when
iour bandits held up the bank and
looted the vault OF Sl05,000.
Miss Irene Rose and Mrs. Helm
ing, employees of the bank. did not
leave with the detectives AS was ex-
pected Chief Eberstein IS taking
Morton ard Lang to St. Paul in an
effort to strengthen the alleged iden-
tihcation by photographs of Mckay
and his brother as members OF the
bandit gang that held up .he tank.
Detective Hagerman went to
Lincoln yesterday to have the ex-
tradition papers signed by Governor
McKelvie.
Mckay and his brother were ar
rested in S.. Paul Saturday night on
warrants signed by Detective Chief
Dunn charging them with robbery.
The Finn brothers will fight their
cNtradition from Minnesota into Ne
braska Chief Dunn was advised by
wire from ST. Paul police.
Identified by Pictures.
George Finn, better known as
Thomas Mckay, and his brother
were identified through pictures OF
them in the rogue's gallery at Cen
.ral police station. 1t is mainly upon
this identification coupled with in
formation gained recently about
Mckay that Chief of Detectives
Dunn signed the warrant for their
arrest
Dunn would not say whether he
will charge Mckay with robbery in
connection with the recent looting
OF two vaults in Hayden Brothers
store. The KirkMcKay gang is
believed to have committed the rob-
berry of $o3000 from the vaults.
With a charge of robbery still
hanging over Harry ]. Porche, 2ll7
Sherman avenue, the first man ar
rested in connection with the hold
up OF the bank at Benson, police arc
combing the country with kilograms
for the arrest of John Appleby, al
legged fourth member of the bandi'
gang. Appleby, alias Frank Adams,
also is a member OF the Mckay
Kirk gang. and was identified as
one Of the robbers in the Benson
bank robbery, it is claimed by the
police.
ApplCDy Is sun dt large.
Porche is under $4,000 bonds for
his appearance in Central police
court today for hearing OF the
charge placed against him. He was
rearrested Sunday and booked as a
fugitive from justice upon his
Identification as alleged ringleader
OF gang OF automobile thieves that
operated in Lincoln two years ago.
Porche was taken to Lincoln Sun
dag in the custody of Deputy
Sheriff c. H. Moore of Lancaster
county
Chief OF Police Eberstein is taking
MI. Morten and Mr.. Lang to St,
Paul to attempt to identity the Finr
brothers because of the legal trouble
expected in extraditing both men in
case OF lack of positive identified
ton of them.