Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-03
RClBBER WHO KILLED DETEC-
TIVE AND IN TURN SLAIN
is IDENTIFIED.
N-YEAR-O OLD
BRIDE IS FOUND
Miss From the Ozarks Tells of Grim
inal Career of Theodore e. Gates
Companion of Gates Not Vet Dis
covered--Dead Detective Sacrificed
Life Rather Than Kill.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, July 8. - The young
bandit killed here after he had shot
and killed Detective William Gooden-
bour, of the Waterloo police depart
r1ent, Thursday, is Theodore z.
Go.tes, Of Chicago. An officer was
sent to Chicago Immediately follow
ing the shooting and located the
dead mans widow. Retta Baird
Gates, 15-year old girl of the Ozark
mountains. She will arrive in Wa
terloo Saturday.
She Is said to have admitted to
Chicago police that her husband and
a companion made their money by
robbing railroad depots of money
orders. Gates usually cashed them
In clothing stores. He would dress
in old overalls and purchase new
pair. In a trunk at her home they
found big supply Of new overalls
and loaded automatic.
No trace of the dead mans COM
psnion has been found.
Gave Life Necdlessiy.
That "Bili' Goodenbour gave his
life in order to avoid killing q human
being Is the belief of all of his
brother officers. Hn was known to
be- an expert shot ,lnd could easily
have killed or wounded his man with
the first bullet from his gun. IN
stead Of safeguarding his own life.
however. he fired two shots high,
the bullets striking the ceiling. II is
probable he did not believe the
criminal whom he was placing under
arrest would resort to murder In an
attempt to escape. Even when the
man began to shoot the detective
tried to close in on him, and capture
or disarm him.
1t was only when he saw his dead
~ peril that he shot to hit, but II
was too late. The Others unerring
aim. at short range. hit him twice
before he had opportunity to FIRE
the remaining cartridge in his re-
volver.
The bandit used softnosed steel
tacketed bullets, the most deadly
used in weapons, al. they fiatten out
ard tear the victims flesh and crush
the bones.
A notebook found on the body OF
tire dead outlaw reveals the fact
that the two men evidently came
from Chicago. Pawn tickets for
several articles Of jewelry from
shop in Chicago furnish a slight
caew.
The outlaws. apparently hardened
criminals of the worst sort, had first
gone to the Waterloo Clothing store
and cashed an American Express
order for s4S. Later they went to the
Marx Clothing store, and while one
stood outside, the other went in and
attempted to cash a second express
check for s4s. Mr. Marx, manager Of
the store, became suspicious and be-
lieved that it was forged. Saying that
he did not have sufficient funds to
cash the check, Marx went into q
nearby barber shop and called for the
police. Detective Goodenbour In plain
clothes and Patrol Driver William
Wilson, rushed to the scene in the
police car.
As soon as Officer Goodenbour ar
rived Marx met him outside and both
men entered the store where the
bandit awaited his change. Wilson
remained outside. The man seemed
to entertain no doubt as to the situa-
ton when the plain clothes man and
the proprietor came In. The crook
made dash for the rear Of the store.
He tried to find u back entrance to
make his getaway, but there was
none.
in the early days the store had
been saloon ard the rear was a
large icebox, now used to store lner-
chandise in. Jumping into the big
cooling room the bandit swung the
heavy 1o-inch door partially shut and
got behind 1t. Goodenbour started at
ter him. As he went. the officer fired
into the air and asked the OUTLAW If
he would give UP and come out of the
icebox. The answer was a vollcy of
shots from the bandit. Grasping big
plank the detective attempted to use
Is as shield bat the bullets from
tIlS UaAulIS gun, d SG-IV SOlt, -iIOT0
thru it and three OF them pierced his
body. causing almost instant death.
Shooting Lasted Few Seconds.
One Of the bullets went entirety
thru the body Of the policeman.
The gun play lasted only a few Sec
onds. Officer Wilson, upon hearing
the shots rushed inside. At that time
Goodenbour had fallen to the floor
and the outlaw was making rush
for the front door. Wilson started
fireng as he entered the building ur-
ing tables and counters as shields.
The bandit had two more shots In his
gun and with these he attempted to
kill the oncoming officer. In turn
Wilson fired six shots at the bandit.
Three of them took effect.
with his gun empty, and MORALLY
wounded the bandit is reported to