Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-04-28
OFFICER BURKE
GETS DWINNELL
Catches Youth at Devils Lake AZ
ter Station at Merrirnack Had
Been Entered Now in Jail
(From Saturdays daily.1

Clark Dwinneu, charged with rob-
bing the Merrimack depot Friday
night and the North Freedom depot a
few night ago, was caught this morn
ing at Devils lake by Railroad Detec-
tive William D. Burke The railroad
officer will prefer his charges against
the former Baraboo youth. in the court
! of Justice Adolph andre.
Mr.. Burke was on the morning
train and noticed the suspect walking
the track near the Devils nose. The
officer was let off the train and Clark
was caught near one of the cottages
at Devils lake. l.. D. Prader and Of
fice1 Burke accompanied the youth to
Baraboo and in court Dwinne1l stat
ed he has not had much sleep for the
past few nights.
He carried with him a box of candy
and about one dozen eggs, also ap-i
proximately $500 worth of stamps in
his pockets, with other accessories.
The youth did not outwardly seem
much alarmed at various questions put
to him but showed a slight quivering
occasionally. Dwinnell carried a point
ed iron wedge that much resembled a
railroad tie spike, only much longer
Officer Burke stated the tool was just
the think for prying open doors, etc.
The candy the young man had taken
was from a railroad shipment near
Madison and the eggs from Merri-
mack resident, it is believed.
Officer Burke states that DwinnelPs
partner has been caught in Madison
but his name is not given out as yet
1t is stated he is the son of promin-
ent business man in Madison.
Dwinnell's partner told the author
tiles at Madison that the Baraboo
youth lives in high style when pros
erous, but does not know the value
Of money. He stated the local suspect
dresses in the heighth of fashion and
has a room at the La. Sale hotel in
Chicago while business is good *The
Baraboo lad must have been in poor
circumstances just at present as he
showed no signs of prosperity when
picked up by officer Burke, He stated
in court this morning that he had been
south since Thanksgiving and has only
been in this vicinity for about two
weeks.
After the railroad charges have !
been pressed against the youth local
authorities will hold him for other rob-
berries he is suspected of committing. !
Dwinnell has been in the state re-
formitory at Waukesha and several
months ago was released to come
home
His parents for time thought
he would behave but soon lie was up
to his old tricks and disappeared with j
several articles of clothing from the
house lie youth is about 19 or 20 |
years Of age and has not changed |
much in Looks since his departure |
~un u H.. his ago.
Sheriff Herman Neitzel and Chiee Of |
Police S. A. Pelton have him IN safe /
keepi1g in the local jail une'l lattcrs
have been decided
A Long Record /
There is a long record back of the
youth 1t will be recalled he was found
with companion, burrowed beneath
the high school building a year ago
last November This was after he had
touched" places roundabout, includ-
ing a cooked goose at a farm home
northwest Of Baraboo. The North Free
dom station was entered about that
time. When Hugh Kelley heard the
two fellows pitter patter down the
hall in the school building the zig"
was up.
Troubles began anew last summer
when Smiths restaurant, the Henry
Feed mill, and other places were en- /
tered. A youth was arrested and broke
from Jail, evidently having an oceom-
plice on the outside.
Later in the fall came the Nehs, /
Miss Glarner and other robberies. |
These were followed by the homes of
Mrs. A. G. Ringing, Charles A. Coll
mar, H. E. French, E. F. Dithmar Mrs.
w. E. Conway, L. M Jacobs, L. B. |
Schneider, cottages at the lake and
other places being entered. In some
of the houses money was taken. in
others they made themselves at home
for some time, the occupants being
away. At the home of H. E. French
jeWelry valued at several hundred
dollars was stolen. 1t was not known
whether or not Dw,nnell was to blame
for all of this but many laid the crimes