The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-09

Police Get
Dewey Mallory, Oil Station
Bandit, Admits RESPONSE
bility for Double Tragedy
Was in Jail Here.
Will Be Returned at Once

Dewey Mallory has confessed to fhs
Cleveland police that he is the MAJ
who shot and fatally wounded Charle.
siefkin, 4. and his son, Robert. Is
on the night of May 20, 1922, whgs
attempting to rob the younger Siefkil
! in the Nicholas oil station at Thirty
eighth and Farnam streets. accordin.
TO word received l. Chief Of Dete,-
tiyes Van Deuzen yesterday
The man was arrested in Cleyels nj
and while in jail there he confessed
to police that he was the lone bandli
who was responsible for the doubl.
tragedy at the oil station here. D.
tective William Gurnett viii ieava
Omaha today 70 bring Mallory back
here for trial.
Mallory is well known 10 police hes-e
and has beer arrested several Ntimes
on minor charges and was once sen
fenced to the state prison on a charge
OF robbery. He is now under indie.
ment on charge OF carrying con
cealed weapons.
Was in Jail Here
Police discovered yesterday thar two
weeks after the murder Mallory was
arrested in the Missouri Pacific Ri
road company yards carrying a rer.,i
yer He was held in the city jail for
investigation for several DAYS. but was
never connected in any way with The
murder At that time the man went
under the name OF William 4. Rich
and, under this name. he was held ID
the grand jury under g.. 500 bond
The bond was posted. but the man
never came 10 trial. Whether he had
failed TO appear in court on the dale
set and had forfeited his bond or
whether the case has not been called
as yet could not lie determined last
night. but the officers who made The
arrest believe that the bond has been
forfeited.
The murder TO whiah Mallory II - -
to'haVe confessed Was committed js~-
May and was one 0. the most sens
t!enal murders in the history of
Omaha Young Siefkin was employed
as attendant al the oil station and. he
fore his death. five days after he was
wounded. confessed 10 hospital attend
ants that he had been afraid Of being
held UP for more than a week presf.
ods To the night of the murder.
Told OF Fears
Robert had told hls parents @ his
I fears and his father had offered :.
come 10 his aid II he was ever ueede.i
On the night Of May 20. sasurda
I'd -
father that the man who had aroused
/ his suspicious was again ioi.ersns
about the filing station.
Mr.. Siefkin. with his Wife ard
daughter. Gertrude. -. GOT into his
automobile and drove 20 the station
Z That WAS a few minutes after .. ara
when they arrived a. the station. TIE
man Of whom Robert rad SPOKEN
was sitting across the street Air.
S.efkin started 10 drive around the
block to pass The tine unt1 the s-s-
don should either close or the msa
should go away
( Just as they reached a point d.
rectiy east of the station. Mallory eof
up from his seat stepped behi-1
some bushes and began to sdjus; hs
mask then he ran toward the staflon.
Father Was Armed
Ar slefkin had armed himself s.e.
fore leaving home and he drew tbs
pistol. German automatic. from hs
pocket as he ieaped from his car and
started toward the station behind the
bandit, lie pressed his weapon against
the side of the bandit. who had 'ecN.
cred Robert. as he entered the Sys-
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