The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-04
CHICAGO GUN man
ARRESTED FRIDAY
MURDERER OF SAUK CENTRE
WOMAN'S HUSBAND PICKED
UP IN ST. PAUL
CRIME COMMITTED in BANK
MRS. ROUILLAKD AND SON Go
40 ATTEND fltELiMll>1Ah1
hEAhlNG

James Gallagher, the Chicago gun
nau, VINO SnUL and kliied a. y.
koulllara, husband OF urs. Rodillard
OF Saun CenCre, III Dann IN Chicago
on JUNE 40, ISAU, was airesreu III o..
faul thursday.
1ailagner mas been taken back to
Chicago lor srrIaI. win GaliagneI
was terrible tommy O'Conner, al
SO wanteu III CnIcago TOR murder.
The palr nave been aodg1ng the po-
hce OIL the country Tor more tnai. a
year. Both admlrted their identity
and will, In all prouaoillty, hang lol
their crimes. y
: Ine murder of Mr.. Rouillard in
the Dressel BANK IN Chicago, was one
OF the most brutal Killings Oh the
police records OF tnat city.
Billy Rouiliard, who was on the
scene of the murder before the smoke
of the gun battle in the bank had
cleared from the building, told a her
aid reporter FRIDAY o. I.le manner IN
which his father met his death a. The
hands OF the bandits.
While in Chicago, Mr.. Rouillard
conducted picture and vaudeville
theatre within a half block of the
Dressel Bank. *
On the morning OF June 16, 1920,
Mr.. Rouillafd ielt the .llealre short
ly aIter the opening OF banAlhg hours
to MAKE deposit OF the FUNDS re-
ceived at the theatre the day pre-
ceedlIg. lie, hau completed his busl-
ness at the bank and had stepped
aside from the casnIer S window to
place his glasses in his pocket, when
three men walked into the bank and
demanded that those in the room
"stick iem up" s
Shortly before this, Mr.. Rouillard
had suffered an attack of paralysis
from which he had never fully re-
covered. For this reason he was
slow in his efforts to "stick 'em up, 2
and because of his condition and fail
ure to conform to the order Of the
bandits, Gallagher, who was the near
est to him of any of the stick-up men,
opened fire upon him. When the
shooting commenced, Gallagher, APP
parently the leader of the gang,
shouted to his companions to kill 'em
ALL" meaning to shoot everybody in
the bank, but a police officer in the
rear of the bank building opened fire
on the bandits and wounded one of
their men. Dragging their conapan-
ion with them, the others made their
escape into an automobile and got
away. During their get away, they
engaged in running battle with a
motor police officer, but escaped.
Mr.. Rouillard was shot four times,
in the head, neck, breast and back
and was dead when assistance reach
ed him. The police officer in the
bank was slightly wounded.
Gallagher, after his arrest in st.
Paul last week, denied any connec-
tion with the Dressed bank killing
He said that he was being persecut-
ed by the police of Chicago and that
he could prove that he was not mix
ed up in the bank robbery OF the
shooting of Rouillard.
Billy Rouillard, son of the murder
ed man, told Herald reporter that
Gallagher was positively recognized
at the time of the shooting-that the
police officer who engaged him In the
battle at the bank, knew Gallagher
well, as did all other officers in the
city. The man has long police re-
cord and has served several years
previous to this time.
At the time Of his arrest last week,
Gallagher was also wanted upon a
charge in St. Paul of carrying con-
cear,a veapons- q matter for VIII ch
he had jumped his bail following his
arrest. a
mrs. Rouillard and son Billy left
Sauk Centre Saturday for st. Paul
where they told their storV to the
police in connection with the death
of their husband and father. They
went from st. Paul to Chicago where
they will. in ell probability aid in the
prosecution Of the man Gallagher.
They EXPECT to be absent from Sauk
Centre about ten days.
GROOM LANDS IN JAIL
Several of the ola cronies of Dewey
O'Gara. recent benedict, made an in
formal call at his home on Main
street Monday evening to welcome
him back from his honeymoon trip
While Mrs. O'Gara was showing a
nupaber of the friends about the new
horne. several of Dewey's old pals