Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-19

years, OF Kellogg, was shot and killed
on the platform of the union sta
ton by Special Agent John T. Watt,
Of the NJ. & ST L., and his partner,
giving the name Of Walter LaBelle,
Of Minneapolis, was arrested. Saun-
ders was shot after, he had drawn q
revolver and threatened the life OF
the officer. LaBelle. in a confession
to County Attorney A. B. Hoover and
Night Sergeant Frank Campbell. fol-
lowing the shooting. told OF a brief
but exciting career Of crime, covering
at Toledo, Tama, LeGrand,
and Victor. IS,
The two men, according to LeBelle,
1t was said by the police, attempted
the robbery of the Schultz's grocery
store at Toledo, early last Saturday
morning: held up Night Waterman
L. N. Thompson, Of Toledo. and
locked him In the county Jail; stole
Ford car east of Tama, Saturday
held up the ]. M. Fried
man family and stole, their Oldsmo-
bile, west Of LeGrand, Saturday
night; robbed the school house near
Brooklyn, and held up q jeweler at
Victor. took his keys and robbed his
store. They were en- route to Min
neapolis, according to LaBelle. to join
the navy, when their career Of crime
was cut short.
Sanders Shot Thru Body.
Sanders was shot with the revolt
yer he had taken from Nishtwatch-
man Thompson. At Toledo, and lived
only q few minutes. One shot passed
entirely thru his body. He died en-
route to st. Thomas hospital, where
he was being taken by Night Ser
geant Campbell, Watt and Merchant
Police George Clements. Watt and
Campbell supported Sanders In the
rear seat, and the latter said the
mans pulse ceased to beat
when the car was at Main and sixth
streets. DR.. II. H. Nichols, surgeon
for the M. & st. L., and DR.. r. s..
Grossman examined the body imme-
diately on its arrival at the hospital.
Both bullets entered Sanders
back. one probably the first Aired.
passing thru his body. This bullet hit
Sanders in the middle of the back.
Just below the heart. The other enter
ed few inches lower and lodged in
his body.
Watt did not fire until Sanders
had refused to stop when ordered
and had drawn a revolver and start
ed to wheel to fire at the officer.
Laeslie First in Custody.
Tho shooting OF sanders and the
events leading up to the death OF the
young outlaw were described by
Watt, to the Times Republican. II
make it q business to meet the night
passenger trains" he said. land was
at the station when No. s, north
bound M. & st. l., arrived about 2
o'clock. I passed to the front of the
train and carefully observed the
blinds. LaBelle was on the blind In
the doorway, directly behind the
tender. I said come ION, get on tthe
ground; unload He made no answer
but was fussing with a pair Of COW
erals he had apparently Just slipped
into. He was attempting to fasten the
buttons and before he had finished I
caught sight OF a. green and yellow
sweater underneath.
The green sweater with yellow
stripes told the story. That garment
was the distinguishing garb Of one
OF the car thieves from Toledo. I
knew at once that he was one of the
lads who had taken the Friedman
car. The engine had been uncoupled
and had started down the yards and
LaBelle still worked with his cover
alls. told him to let his clothes alone
and come to the ground. He jumped
down and as he did SO put his hands
inside his coveralls as If to reach
Watt souffl.. with LaB 3,
AS soon as he made this move I
started for him. yelled, Get your
hands away from your clothes. I
want your gum He answered, I'll
get It, but he didn't for took Il
from him. I grabbed him by both
wrists. We scuffled little and J. J.
Kirby. Of the Chicago Great Western,
and Patrolman Maurice Cummings,
who were on the north side Of the
train, came around the tender. La
Belle had 3S-caliber special blue
steel Smith & Wesson. the gun taken
from the night Waterman at Toledo,
He also had two billies leather COW
son this morning identifedeoiLlUeta
cred, in his clothes. Marshall Tomp-
son this morning identified the re-
volver as his. On La Belle we found
two rings. a pair of goggles, two
watches, a fountain pen and $3.50 IN
money.
LaBelle was hard boiled He said,
I'm a desperate character He
stuck out his hands and said, Well,
G-d-it. you better put something
on my wrists He was taken to the
baggage room in the station. where
he was guarded by Officer Cum
mings.I believed his partner could
not be far away and started out to
look for him. Kirby went to the west
end of the platform and I started to
the east. A man on the platform said
he had seen someone start across the
tracks toward a string of freight
cars.
'sIepusS 6unoA oauI sunH
There's that guys partner now.'
called the stranger, pointing to q
man coming toward the east end Of
the platform near the taxi stand. He
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