Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-01
Radio Used
in Hunt for
Chain Man
Lincoln Divided Into Districts
and Combed for "Manacle
Man" Who Held
Omaha Girls.
Gus Hyers Takes Charge

Fred Brown. alias Gus Grimes. ex.
convict OF Iowa and Nebraska. now
wanted in connection with his chain
atrocities against two girls and their
would-be reseuer at Benson Sunday.
is still at large.
State Sheriff Gus Hyers, who re-.
:urned hurriedly from the sandhills
district OF the state TO take charge OF
the man hunt. broadcast dcscrip-
lions OF Brown by radio from the sta
ton Of State Engineer George John
son in Lincoln last night.
;. A regular military siege OF the
city oi Lincoln was mapped out by
the state sheriff and posses spent the
.ntire day in the search. The town
was divided into districts and the
officers divided into small groups.
each assigned to a district.
Posse on Trail
IN the posse are Omaha detcc-
tives, Douglas and Lancaster county
shcriifs. kincoln city police. Warden
Fenton with guards from the pcni-
tertiary and parole officers who
would recognize Brown by sight
Railroad detectives are aiding in this
hun. and searching all trains lcav-
ing Lincoln.
Action Of the officers was ccntcrcd
on Lincoln because OF Browns bold
appearance on the street there
Tuesday afternoon when he was set
upon by woman VINO used to live
at the same rooming house he oc-
cupied. but escaped and eluded
crowd of several hundred pursucrs
by lodging into another rooming
house.
= Here he forced an occupant to
give him food, keep watch while he
rested and allow him to depart in
peace, at the point OF two revolvers.
Omaha Residents Excited.
Meanwhile, numerous reports were
being received at Omaha police
headquarters OF "a man answering
the description Of that fellow Brown
acting queer out here"
These reports came from all sec
tions of the city. Each was fol-
lowed up closely, the police work
ing on any possible clue toward cap
turing the "manacle man of Ben
son."
State Sheriff Gus Hyers arrived in
Lincoln yesterday morning at 2. he
has been up insthe sandhills Of north.
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liquor law violators.
He conferred with Omaha and
Lincoln officials, sheriffs Of the two
counties, and agreed with them the
hunt should be centralized in Lin
coin.
He asked for men from, all
branches Of the law enforcement III
the two cities and counties and
called the conference for IL.
At that conference the city OF Lin
coin was plated off into blocks. Of
ficers were assigned to each block,
and the careful combing of every
block in the city was inaugurated.
From Omaha, Deputy Sheriffs
Charles Hoye and Nick Halter and
Detectives Andy Trap and Benny
Danbaum were sent to joia the
search.
Meanwhile Omaha. deputy sher-
IFS and police officers were keeping
sharp lookout for Brown should
he succeed in making the trip to
Omaha.
Gets $500 in Cash.
Charles Robinson. teller in the
First National bank at Lincoln yes
tcrday morning verified the story that
Brown had entered tine bank between
a and 2 Monday afternoon and with
drawn $500 on deposit there in his
name.
Il He said he did not call police be-
cause at that time he had not read
the morning papers and knew noth-
ing Of the Omaha story
Freight trains leaving Lincoln were
boarded by officers all night Tues
day and ridden several miles out ot
the city as the officers searched
Aehem for Brown.
Brown will shoot to kill when cor
nercd. Omaha police al!cge, recall
ING one occasion when Detective
Arthur Cooper, who was shot and
Killed by Nels johnson, a burglar,
sought to arrest him near Fifteenth
and Cass streets for the alleged theft
Of an automobile.
Brown drew 4 heavy pistol and
snapped the trigger, but the cartridge
failed to explode and Cooper Crap
rled with him.
Other officers came to Cooper's
aid and had to beat Brown into in
scnsibility before they could get him
to police headquarters.
Shot Bob Samardick.
While being closely questioned the
next day Brown told Detective Jack
Pszanowski "You can cut off my
head before you'll get me to say i
word"
Again, when Robert Samardick
former city detective, sought to ar
rest Brown in Benson on charges o.
sending threatening letters demand
ing money, Brown stepped suddenl,
from behind tree, fired twice a
the officer and wounded him in tht