Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
CROOKS WHO HAVE HELD HIGH
CARNIVAL IN. NORTHWEST
IOWA OUT OF BUSINESS.
SEVERAL KILLED. OTHERS
SENT TO pEN'TENT'ARy
Last Of Noted Burxetts Gang Sem
tsnosd-Automobils Bandits Round.
cd Up and People Of Sioux City
and Northwest Iowa Feel Relieved
Sioux City Bandit Headquarters.
Special to Times Republican.


Sioux City. Feb. 23.-During 1919
and so far in 1920 wave of crime
spread over this section of the state
OF Iowa that has been unequaled in
any other similar period in the his
tory of the territory. In coping with
this wave of criminalism Sioux City
and Woodbury. county officers have
been busy and have had hand in
bringing many Of the evildoers to
justice.
Since the day Of the gun battle
between members of the notorious
Burzette outlaw band with the po-
lice in the carbarn restaurant on
July %, 1919, when Detective James
Britton and Bandit Red" BurZette
were killed. three criminals have
been killed while plying their trades
and two have been woundd, seven
are serving life sentences in the state
penitentiary at Fort Madison, thirty
two have been fined or sentenced to
prisons or jails with punishments
varying from $25 fines to thirty
years in the penitentiary, nine are
held for trial, eight we're dismissed
thru the leniency Of the courts or
juries and three have escaped, tho
they are known to the authorities
and are being sought with prospects
of their early capture.
Red Burzette was shot and in
i stantly killed BY Detectives Britton
and Farley when he resisted arrest.
Jack Davis was shot and instantly
killed by a man whom he attempted
to hold up.N Bob Davis was killed in
a gun fight in the streets of Boyden.
Iowa, with officers when he and two
Of his pals were surprised as they
were robbing a store there.
Last of Gang Sentenced.
The Burzette gang became a mat
ter of history Saturday when third
sentence was pronounced on William
McClain, the only member of the
ring who is not doing time in the
penitentiary. James Davis and Will
liam Convey, two of the leaders of
the gang, arc serving life sentences
for the murdar Of Sheriff Maxwelrs
son, William. u LeBfars, when they
broke from Jail. Mccain has total
of thirty years against him. "Tex"
Maynard is in for ten years and
William Siglin is in for eight years.
Lee harrington, James J. O'Keefe,
w. Cullon and Harold Smith, who
were caught an hour after robbing
the Westfield bank, are serving life
terms at Fort Madison for the MUIR
der Of Sheriff <Maxwells son.
Harry Hartman pleaded guilty to
the murder of 10-year-old boy
Some years ago and is doing q life
term.
~ Robert ("Blackie") Wilson is be-
i ing held for the robbery of the
Leeds bank last summer, other mem
hers of that band being the West
field robbers who are doing time.
William Gustoft (Omaha), James
Manning, James Casey and Fred Le-
Roy are being held for the attempted
robbery few weeks ago OF the bank
at Smithland, Iowa. They were cap
tured after a g,lnbattle with the po-
lice in a Sioux City suburb.
George N. Marsh and c. J. Wool
bridge pleaded guilty to charges of
cheating by false pretenses and are
doing five and seven years respec-
lively.
Other Crooks Rounded Up.
These are the more important
cases which have been disposed of,
tho dozen or more are doing terms
Of five years each for automobile
thievery and a number have been
sent over for passing worthless
checks and forgery. A number have
. also been sentenced in state and
federal courts for violating liquor
and narcotic laws.
The police Saturday arrested four
men. Who are being, held for recent
safe robberies in the city. The men
are all said to have done time in
penitentiaries or to have been con-
nected with crime before. The rooms
in which they are arrested were like
arsenals, number of the finest re-
volvers that money will purchase
being found, along with tools. of va
rious kinds used by cracksmen. The
men arrested give the names of Will
liam Murphy. SO; Dennis Maloney,
81; Fred Kelley, %, and Bernard Nc
Laughlin, g. They all claim to be
iron workers, but have not been ac-
lively engaged recently at their
trades.