The Sauk Centre herald., 1922-08-10
BANDITS TO HAVE
HEARING AUG. Il
MEN CHARGED WITH MURDER
OF MARSHAL WILLIAMS
LANGUISH IN JAIL
THIRD MAN Is AT LARGE
ONE OF THE PRISONERS KNOWN
TO AUTHORITIES-HAS GRIM
INAL RECORD

IL
surrounding country caused Wednes-
day of last week by the arrest OF
McTeague alias Frank Riordan, Min
neapolis and w. j. Hughes claiming
st. Cloud as his home, alleged bandits
in connection with the murder OF Mar
shal williams and attempted robbery
of the State Bank of Hewitt, TODD
County, by Capt. Roy Scott and posse
of Machine Gunners near Sauk Cen
tire, has subsidized.
When the men were arranged for
their preliminary hearing in Justice
Court at Long Prairie last Saturday
morning Attorney Carey of Minnie
apolis. the man who kept Mike Wels-
man out of Leavenworth prison for
several years, was on hand to defend
them.
The prisoners had not been allowed
to communicate with any one since
their arrest in Sauk Centre on wed
nesday, but It's generally taken Tor
granted that Carey is the legal rep
resentative of the criminal element OF
the Twin Cities and he was probably
communicated with by the unoer
world gang and sent to Long Prairle
to look after theeir pals.
This man Carey is one OF the
shrewdest criminal lawyers in the
West and it is generally admitted
that when he is employed to defend q
criminal action his client or clients
realize that he is in desperate SIT
uation.
When the men were arranged AT
tomey Carey moved to have the
hearing postponed until Thursday
Aug. II, and the prisoners were re-
manded to the Todd county jail. The
warrant on which they are held
charges them with murder in the
first degree, and this crime is not
bailable. ),
The third man alleged to have made
ND the bank wrecking crew is still
at large. There have been many
rumors that the fellow was in the
woods near the lakes of this vicinity
very badly injured, but this state
ment has no foundation of fact.
Tuesday morning A. Kruger llv-
ing mile and half northeast OF
Sauk Centre, called up Chief OF Po-
lice Jos. Miller and stated that ne
saw stranger acting mysterously
near his place. The territory was
Immediately thoroughly secured by
Chief of Police Miller and Capt. Scott
and a posse of Machine Gunners and
citizens, but without result.
The Todd County District Court
will meet in September and there
isn't any doubt but what the State OF
Minnesota has sufficient evidence to
bind the two prisoners over to the
forthcoming Todd County Grand
Jury. W
The Herald has not learned wheth-
er or not Todd County will employ
additional legal ability to assist
County Attorney VIM. Wood in the
prosecution of this action. Mr.. Wood
undoubtedly realizes the Importance
of this case and it is generally as
sumed that he will ask for legal as
sistance to cope with the shifty at
torney for the defendants.
McTeague alias Riordan has a
criminal record in Minneapolis and
was Immediately recognized by de-
tective Brown of the Minnesota
Bank Protective Association. Nc
league has never been convicted OF
a felony although he has served sew
eral workhouse sentences.
He is alleged to be member OF
a band of automobile thieves ard is
said to be one of the cleveriest auto
mobile mechanics in America spec
ializing in Buick cars. 1t is also al
legged that the Bankers Association
has believed that he was mixed
up in several bank robberies bu. III
til his arrest in Sauk Centre Wednes-
day of last week it was impossible
to git anything "on him." It is said